Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-29
ITEMS FROM ALL AROUND
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
A Complete Review of the Evenss for
the Past Week In This and For
etgn Lands--SummRrtzed Eroxn the
Latest Dispatches.

Belle AfcHeIB lle pedullluI actress, pass
ed away at Warren, Pa, recently.
Justin Mccarthy, the novelist and his
torian, who has been member of paria-
ment for North Langford since 1892 and
who was formerly chairman of the Irish
parliamentary party, announces his re-
tirement from public life on account of
failing health.
There is considerable activity through
out Luzon. Fighting is reported in the
vicinity of Carig and Estella, Isabella pro-
vince Insurgents are estimated at 500,
which is probably much exaggerated, but
are in sufficient force to make trouble in a
district heretofore quiet.
Five policemen were overcome by smoke
recently in the fire at what is known as
the Terminal Stores, warehouse block
bounded by Twenty seventh and Twenty
eighth streets and Eleventh and Twelfth
avenues, New York. The fire loss is es-
timated at $4,000.
Warren +. Harrison, foreman of the
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone company,
was shot and instantly killed at Brigham
City, Utah, recently by James Burke, one
of his linemen. Harrison was standing in
a drug store when Burke entered, and,
without a word of warning, emptied the
contents of a shotgun into the back of
Harrison's head. Burke was placed I'M
der arrest, but refused to give any reason
for the act. Both men had been close
friends.
Every man who is willing to work has
been pressed into service at Galveston.
The wreckage is fast beng cleared away
and an air of business once more pervades
the city. The Houston Post prints a re-
vised list of those who persisted in the
great storm. This list has been carefully
compiled from various sources and places
the number of known dead at IS. The
railroads have large forces of men at work
and outside communication is now only
a question of very short while.
OF the 5000 Beers who retired from
Komatipoort before the British advance
from Machadodorp, 700 have entered Port
uguese territory, others have deserted in
various directions and the balance are re-
pCIltu 10 nave CIOSStQ lle NOlIldlA IlNcA
and to be occupying spurs of the Lom-
bobo mountains south of the railway. A
general tumult seems to have occurred
when they recognized the hOpelessness of
their cause. Their long toms and field
guns have been destroyed and nothing is
left of the Boer army but few maraud-
ing bands Kelly Kenny is dealing with
one of these which occupies a position at
Doornberg.
Six more warships will be added to
the fleet now in the Orient.
The inheritance tax on c. P. Hunting
toms estate will amount TO more than
100000.
Galveston, Tex, martial law has been
abolished and the civil government re-
sumed control Of affairs.
The extraordinary rainstorm in
northern India lasted week. Half the
city of Calcutta is submerged.
United States Senator Hanna will
make an extensive tour of the west,
particularly in Nebraska and South Da-
kota.
Colonel Joseph H. Wood, grand mar
shall of the Grand Army parade during
the recent national encampment in Chi
cago, is dead.
James ]. Corbett, the pugilist, will
return to New York by the first avail
able steamer to effect reconciliation
with his wife.
All the trainsmen's brotherhoods'
men of Sunbury, Pa, about 1000, en-
ployed by the Pennsylvania, have insti-
tuted a boycott against the Reading
Railway company.
A recent fire in New York totally
destroyed the large grain house and
elevators on the Atlantic dock. Brook
lyn, causing loss of 100000 to build
lngs and contents.
Four masked men recently held up
the express car on the st. Louis-Port-
land train on the Burlington road at
the village Of Wooodlawn, few miles
northwest of Lincoln.
Methuen has recently completely
routed Boer convoy at Hart river,
west of Klerksdorp and recaptured a
l5-pounder lost at Colenso. He also
captured Is wagons, 5000 cattle, 1000
sheep, 10000 rounds of ammunition and
20 prisoners.
The FIJI islands are taking steps to fed
crate with New Zealand.
Earl Howe of London Richard Viii
liam Penn Curzon- Howe is dead.
General Stewart L. Woodford, former
minister to Spain, was married to Miss
Isabel Hanson, his secretary, recently.
Ferguson, Ia, was almost entirely de-
Stroyed by a cyclone recently. Four per-
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