Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-10-29
SUMMARY GENERAL KENS.
ITEMS FROM FAR AND NEAR.
rrbe Minor Happenings of the Day
In All Parts OF the wOrld-The
Aftermath of the Wnr-BuSiness
Features-Crimes and Accidents
Facts of Interest.

The yellow fever in Louisiana is of
very mild type, and has been named vel
devoid
The emperor and empress of Germany
nave started on their journey TO the Holy
Land.
Congress will be asked at its next ses-
sion to provide for the defenses of Puerto
Rico and Hawaii.
Tho captain and crew of the steamer
sea Ghost were killed and eaten by Sol
onion Island natives.
Cora Smith, a life prisoner in the Iowa
neritentiaIy, committed suicide by swal
loving live spiders.
The railroads are said to be planning
a movement for reduction of price for
riding in Pullman cars.
Capt. james Goldsbury of Warwick,
Mass. who reached his Tooth birthday
February 10, 1897, is dead
Yellow fever has paralyzed business in
Mississippi and thousands of people are
fleeing from their homes.
Nearly $4,000 Spanish soldiers, included
in the surrender of Santiago, Cuba, have
been transported to Spain.
The Spanish government is employ
mo twenty-one vessels in transporting
troops from Cuba and Puerto Rico to
spain,
The insurgent camps throughout Cuba
are celebrating the anniversary of the be-
ginning of the ten years war.
Fifty-fve war-ships for the United
States government are under contract,
and twenty are nearing completion.
Recent census report on agricultural
products of Massachusetts, shows S52, $780,
43I worth and 1919 ,957 PA land value.
Three Spanish vessels have adopted the
American flag under which to sail in tlat-
scking among the Philippine islands.
Pension sharks are already sending out
circulars to Spanish war soldiers offering
:nlucements for business in their line.
The United States representative on the
Island of Guam, in the Pacific, admins
cers all OF the offices from governor down
Captain McCalla, who commanded the
cruiser Marblehead through the war. has
5een given command OF the Norfolk navy
yard.
Citizens of Portland. Ore, have SUB
.clited $1,000 to buy sword of honor
70 be presented to Captain Clark Of the
5atte ship Oregon.
samuel Ensign of Rockford, ILL.,, just
released from Moro Castle at Havan1,
Cuba. where he was imprisoned Tor eight
zen wears. arrived home last Wednesday.
William f. Travis has been arrested III
New York as a professional burglar. lie
hld handsome home, and his wife and
sanity. ii is said, knew nothing Of his
calling.
1t is estimated in Madrid that the cam
Daigns in Cuba and the Philippines have
cost Spain total of 3,OOO000,O00 pesetas
or about $GOOO0O.000,
The war department has discovered
system OF frauds whereby enlisted sol
aers are seeking discharge by means OF
forged appeals.
The Corean minister of Justice has been
dismissed for permitting the savage nu'
citation of the bodies of executed men ana
women.
Sheriff Houpt of Hot Springs, Ark, has
been indicted, charged with being short
about ST. 900 in his accounts
II I
for Honolulu. there to establish the lrsI
National bank of Hawaii, with capital CT
100000.
The sultan has ordered the withdrawal
| Of all the Turkish troops in Crete III com
pliance with the Joint note OF the powers
\ monument was dedicated IN Parl' To
she soldiers of France who fell III I'e
Franco Pussian war.
Anti-scmtic riots occurred at hosaoW III
Austria -Galica. Ten persons were killed
and others wounded
DIS. Lane and OReilly have made re-
2 port to the surgeon general insisting upon
the immediate establishment at Havana OF
an American fever hospital for the purpose
1 OF isolating yellow fever patients
Colonel Clous has received a plan OF eN-
cry fertilization on the island OF Cuba
Gen. Wood received requests from TWO
companies for railway concessions - one
ane between Santiago ana ManzanlIlo ana
the other between Santiago and Havana.
these requests will be forwarded to Wash
sngton
Hobson expects to get the lntanta le-
gesa of to the United States by the end OF
october He finds it impossible to raise the
Nnstobal Colon from the sea because OF
The swell, and has built trolley line out
90 distance of $50 feet, with a suspension
bridge, and the compressed air pumps are
now in position.
y owing to the yellow fever quarantine at
New Orleans the Morgan line OF steamers
VIII use Sabine Pass. Tex. for all Texas