Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-06-18
GLANCE OVER THE WORLD
NEWS ITEMS FROM ALL PARTS.
Business pointcrs-perAOnnI Notes
Curious Facts-RecOrd of Crimes
and CnsunltIes-PrOgre of Manu-
factOries-ReIIgious Notes.

tectiye has been called into government
service to hunt down Spanish spies.
Government crop reports show fayora-
bic condition of growing wheat, oats and
cotton. Corn is somewhat backward
Arthur Zimmerman, former champion
bicyclist of the world is dying of Mex-
can fever at his home in Trenton. ~ J.
For the eleven months ending May 81,
the United States treasury receipts show
an increase over 1897 of over SG0000000.
Thus far this season 100000 quarts of
strawberries have been consumed in Gin
cinnati.
Another slide has occurred on the Val
dez glacier, Alaska, burying II number of
pack animals.
\ ward in the City of Philadelphia
claims to be the banner asparagus grow
ing section of the world.
Congress has passed bill providing for
the establishment of post offices at mill
tary posts and camps.
There is run ON the Bank of Spain
in Madrid, the people demanding the eX-
change Of notes into silver
Owing to the difficulty in shipping
horses so far, it is likely that no cavalry
will be sent to the Philippines.
\ giant torpedo boat is to be built by
Russia, at st. Petersburg 1t will be of
1900 TONS or about four times the dis
placement of the largest torpedo-boat de-
stroyers.
The towns of Romano and Lost Springs,
Kan, have each a population of about
200. Neither town contains an idle man
or boy, tippler, a dog an unoccupicd
house or a place where liquor is sold.
French papers are now discussing the
probability of French-American COM
pact.
The senate has passed a bill providing
for the appointment of two matrons for
every volunteer regiment to mend ana
wash clothes.
President Mckinley is said to have in
formation which points to the early ces-
sation of the war on account of SPANS
deplorablc condition.
The Wisconsin Superior Court has de-
cidcd that specification in Il contract
requiring the contractor to employ union
labor is void.
III llNll 1OlOllldl i1t'Itt'l NHf'lll'' l'''iA
thinks an alliance between the United
States and Great Britain is certain in
the near future.
\ cOnhagration at PcshaWur, India, in
; the Puniab district, has destroyed 1000
houses, doing damage to the amount Of
$50 100000 The flames ragged for twenty
> four hours
Senior Polo de Banabc late Spanish
; minister to the United States, has been
appointed under secretary in the foreign
office of the Spanish government.
The United States court at Milwaukee,
Wis has pronounced illegal an ordinance
of that city to compel street railways to
sell twenty five tickets for 81.
The economic situation in Spain daily
becomes more critical The distress among
the poor is terrible, and the government
is beset with great financial difficulties.
A bill has been introduced in the house
of representatives by Mr.. Lacey of Iowa
to enable soldiers in the field to vote in
congressional elections during the war
with Spain.
Ice is seriously interfering with the
establishment of communication between
the revenue cutter Bear and Lieut. Jarvis,
who went to the relief OF the imprisoned
whalers off Alaska.
The relations of Mrs. Serena Turell, who
died recently in New York, will contest
her will, which provides for her washer
woman, dressmaker and several hotel
walters. without mentioning relatives.
'The irony of fate is illustrated in the
case of John Rochel, of Sioux City, Ia,
who amassed a fortune in the Klondike
country, and recently died on the trail in
Alaska while returning home.
Cannibals attacked the village of Nom
bare, New Guinea, carried off all the
women and murdered eighteen men, ten
of whom they ate.
Soldiers have a special mail service
privilege that most of them are not aware
Of When they mail letter without
postage prepaid the letter will be for
warded with postage due at the usual
ia te. to be collected on delivery.
William Patterson of Andrew county,
Mo, sold by telephone $4,000 worth OF
cattle and then went to Maryville and
enlisted to fight against Spain. lie has
no relatives, and leaves his fortune OF
$4,000 to little orphan girl whom he has
known since her birth.
An organization of 600 mounted rifles
to be known as Palma Mounted rifles,
American volunteers, is under way III
New York to augment the ranks OF Co
mez and to aid the United States IN the
invasion of Cuba. Five hundred picked
men have already been enrolled.