Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-12-15
IHt TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
Complete Review of the Events OF
the Past Week-In This and For
eign Lands--Tnken From the
Latest Dispatches.


The czar's recovery Is slow, but the
royal patient seems certain to regain
health.
Orders have come from Washington
forbidding the sailing of transports
from San Francisco on Sundey here
after.
A fire at the arsenal at Cherbourg
has destroyed several workshops and
number of historic relics, including
Napoleon's launch.
DR.. Thompson of Williamsport, Pa
and Adam Bailey of Panther, w. Va
were shot and killed by James Fl. Cham
bers a prominent merchant of the lat
ter place
Richard Baker, proprietor of the
New Queens hotel on Leicester square,
London, and other hotels, has been de-
clared a bankrupt His liabilities are
estimated at e650000.
Joseph Manley of Augusta, Me-, the
republican national committeeman
VIII not accept the Office of commits
sioner of internal revenue to succeed
the late Commissioner Wilson.
Henry ]. Hayden, vice president Of
the New York Central Hudson River
railroad, jumped or fell from the
fourth story window of his residence
in New York City, recently, and was
killed
The Alton smelling plant of the Hell
vetia Copper company, 50 miles south
of Tucson. ..riz., was burned recently.
Loss. 100000: partially insured. Two
hundred and fifty men will be thrown
out of employment.
A report from St. Luke's hospital, N.
Y, says that physicians were perform
ing an operation on Actor Roland Reed
and that his condition was critical.
This is the third operation which the
actor has undergone.
Admiral KauJz has received orders
to sail without delay to South America
and in accordance with these instruc-
tons preparations were hurriedly
made at San Diago for both the Iowa
and Philadelphia to leave.
Under the patronage of the United
States Philippine commission an exper-
iment farm will be started some 200
miles from Manila. where the growth
of all sorts of seeds and plants from
this country will be tested.
A model lodging house along the
lines mapped out by Mayor Harrison
! for municipal lodging house, for the
temporary accommodation of the wor-
thy poor of Chicago. is to be built ana
separated by the Chicago Aid and Relief
society
The Illinois supreme court has deni-
ed petition for a hearing in the case
of former banker E. S. Dreyer, who
was convicted last March of the en-
bezzlement of $316,0000 of the funds of
the West Chicago park board, of which
he was treasurer.
The bill authorizing Representative
Boutwell, of Maine as a captain on the
retired list upon his resignation from
congress was favorably reported from
house committee on naval affairs, over
which Mr. Boutwell, presided until his
present affection.
The secretary Of state for the colon
les, Joseph Chamberlain, has announc-
ed in the house of commons that civil
government will shortly be established
in the Transvaal and Orange river col
ony. Sir Alfred Miner he said, would
be appointed governor of both.
1t is announced at Vancouver, B. c.,
that the government will cancel natur-
alization papers issued in that PROV
ince to some 1900 Japanese on the
ground that these papers were fraudu-
lently obtained, the applicants not hav-
ing resided in Canada during the statu-
tory period Of three years.
The complete report of the deep wa
terways commission was sent to the
house of representatives recently by
Secretary Root. The project is one for
a deep waterway between the Great
Lakes and Atlantic tide water The
estimated cost of q foot waterway
is given at 5000, 35S,0O0 and or a 30
foot waterway at $317,284 500.
Health officers are laboring to prevent
the spread 81 smallpox in New York
Laborers Of Porto Rico will soon be
urged to affiliate with American organiz
ations.
The German ship Gertrude, which put
to sea last week from Astoria, Ore. on her
way to the United Kingdom and wa
later reported as foundered off the Wash
ington coast with all hands on board los;
has been sighted.
At Marysgille Cal, one man was kilel
aud three injured as the result OF cave
in on the 1900 foot level of the Pennsyl
yania mine recently. The killed. Albert
Cornelious The injured: John Barrett,
Nelson Houck and George Johnson.
With perfect weather and in the pres
ence OF vast throng of people Governor
Il T. ~ RecL ham was recently inauo1,-