Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-24
DOINGS THROUGH THE WEEK
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
An Interesting Collection of Items from
the Two Hemispheres Presented III +"
Condensed EurIn-Culled from the Tel
eIgraph Reports.

A weekly service will soon be establish
ed between Valparaiso Panama and Ocas.
Henry Irving has positively denied all
statements regarding his retirement from
the stage.
The North German Lloyd steamer,
Stuttgart has been chartered to repatrl-
ate Cuban troops.
Admiral Scbley, who is living with his
family in New York, is suffering from an
attack of la grippe.
The transport Mobile has left Savannah
for Havana with Indiana, Illinois and
Virginia troops.
Nine. Schumann- Heink, the famous
contralto singer, has given birth to her
eighth child. a son.
California is being visited by a general
rainstorm, which is most welcome, on ac-
count of fears of drouth.
Miss Catherine Campbell, the actress,
who is charged with theft at st. Louis, is
believed to be of unsound mind.
Lord Strathcon has announced his in
tention of endowing the new Victoria col
lege for women, at Montreal, with $780,
900.
The United States government, since
the cessation of hostilities, has spent
about 100000 in feeding the starving
Cubans.
The steamer Aurora, the finest wooden
vessel on the lakes, was scuttled on Lake
Erie to prevent total destruction by fire.
Five deaths have recently occurred in
Butte, caused, it is claimed, by the dread
full sulphur and arsenic fumes from the
sn1elters.
A smooth gang of counterfeiters are at
work in the Mississippi valley. 1t is be-
lieved 100000 silver dollars have gained
circulation.
The British steamer Winchow, from
Portland, Or, to Yokohama, had two
boats washed away and her cargo dam
aged during the trip
Prices on all kinds and gauges of black
steel and galvanized iron sheets will prob
ably be advanced from 10 to II per cent. |
over the present rate.
Two ghouis recently took the body of
colored girl from its grave in Woodland
cemetery, Kansas City, and sold it for
$40 to medical students. They were ar
rested
By the explosion of shell at Fort Con
stantine, at Cronstadt, nine soldiers were
killed and three offers and seven soldiers
wounded.
Nine De Rayne Barrios, widow of the
late president of Guatemala, and children
are in San Francisco, where they will
probably make their home.
Loz I'D ho
mendation of Gen. Wheeler and com
muted the death sentence imposed on
Private Lindsay to life imprisonment.
Hale Adali, the terrible Turk, will at
tempt to gain four consecutive falls from
Farmer Burns and j. j. Rooney, within
ninety minutes of wrestling.
The trustees of the American Universe
ty held their semi-annual meeting at the
Arlington Hotel, Washington. Many
speeches were made,
Preparations are being made by the
soldiers of the Fourth regiment to leave
their winter quarters at Fort Sheridan.
They will probably leave for Manila
within three weeks.
John d. Hayes, Red Cross nurse at
Santiago during the war, was shot and
killed by his brother in New York over
an alteration about money affairs.
Four persons were killed in the Brook
lyn fire. as follows; Mr. and Mrs Joseph
w NobIett Mrs. Strathern and John
Winnie Those missing have been ac-
counted for.
John B. Day has been secured as man.
ager of the New York baseball club for
next season. Day is to have entire
charge Rusie, Meekin, and Gleason will
be either sold or exchanged.
Charles Tracey, aged Is, was shot and
instantly killed at Indianapolis by Tim
Connors, custodian of Greenlawn ceme-
terry Tracey and other boys were snow
balling Connors.