Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-06-24
OOINGS through THE WEEK
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
AD Interesting Collection of Items from
Efae Two Hemispheres Presented I'm a
Condensed Form-OuIIed from tho Tel
@igraph Reports.

Wednesday.
Talks with cabinet officers bring the
belief almost to a certainty that the pres
ident will upon his return from his east
arn trip issue call for volunteers of at
least $4,000 men.
The Masonic grand lodge at Washing
ton has passed resolutions modifying their
action OF last year in extending recogni-
ton to negro lodges. The effect of the
resolutions is to leave recognition OF ne
gro Masons with each subordinate lodge.
Wilbur Boyce of Butte, Mont, commit
ted suicide by taking an overdose of NOR
phine. He was sergeant of Rough Rid
ers in Captain Stivers' troop, Grigsby's
command, and son of James r. Boyce
formerly a prominent merchant of that
city.
A cloudburst occurred in the mountains
north of Spoiiord junction, Texas. The
immens volume of water rushed down the
mountain, side sweeping everything be-
fore it and converting dry arroyas and
small creeks and rivers into raging tor
rents and completely flooding the valley
and level country below. At the sheep
ranch of NJ. l.. Butler every living thing
was swept away, and the entire Butler
family were drowned.
Ex-United States Senator Benjamin
e. Harding of Oregon, is dead.
The German derby in Berlin was
won by Baron Springer's Galifard.
Rev. DR.. Wood, of London, former
president of the Wesleyan conference.
is dead.
Lawrence Townsend, the new United
States minister to Belgium, has been
received by King Leopold.
Nicol (2:0SH) the fastest trotter
bred in New England and owned by j.
Malsolm Forbes, of Milton. is dead
Howard Blackburn of Gloucester
Mass set sail in his little sloop-rigged
four-ton boat. the Great Western, to
cross the Atlantic.
In collision off Frederickshaven be-
tween the German steamer Arthusof
and the British steamer Mauritius, the
Arthusof was sunk, ten of her crew be-
ing drowned.
Johnson's island, Lake Erie, which
was famous as prison for rebel SOL
diers during the civil war, has been
sold at auction for $45.000.
Blase Patri. of Cleveland, a railroad
section hand, has proved himself hero
and was fatally injured in an attempt
TO save a woman from death.
An eaStbound freight train from
Portland collided with an excursion
train returning from Astoria east of
M OF nV,A l.; IA.l
and five injured.
The trials of the Occur d'Alene strik-
ers are likely to extend over a period
of months. The defendants will insist
on separate trial each, and will make
every effort to prolong the hearings.
1t is announced semi-officially that
any increase in the tax on American
bicycles in Germany is impossible be-
cause commercial treaties with Austria,
Russia and Italy exclude such thing
Eli ]. Stubblefeld, connected with
the robbery of Missouri Pacific train
near Sedalia in November last, was
found guilty and his punishment to be
10 years Imprisonment in the state
penitentiary.
Exports from the United States to
Canada continue to increase, despite
the legislation of two years ago intend
ed to give special advantages to i'm
ports into Canada from the United
Kingdom over those from the United
States.
The building occupied by Allen Bros.
wholesale grocery of Omaha was de-
stroyed by fire. During the progress
of the fire magazine filled with pow
der which the firemen were moving to
a place of safety exploded. Eleven fire.
men, including the chief, were injured,
two seriously.
New York Tammany is going to ar
ray itself against the trusts. It's
Fourth of July celebration this year
will be mainly devoted to sounding the
antitrust war-cry for the campaign of
next year. The principal speakers
will devote their eloquence to marking
the lines of battle in the national fight
The KolniSche Zetin0, of Berlin,
Germany. announces "the complete
failure" of the disarmament committee
of the peace conference at The Hague
A we'll developed case of smallpox in
barn few rods from the bull pen
where the strikers are imprisoned, has
complicated the situation at Wardner
Idaho. The patient Is a laborer named
Allen.
The wife of James Michaels, the bicycle
rider, has secured divorce from him.
Charles Il. Littlefield, republican, has
been elected to congress to succeed the late
Nelson Dingley.
Captain Lorenzo Danforth, serving his
sixth term as congressman from the Six
teenth Ohio district, is dead.