Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-09-15
THE TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
Complete Review of the Events of
the Past Week--In This and For
eign Handkerchief From the Lat
est Dispatches.

Chas. Warren says he is not to command
British troops in Canada.
General Barry goes to Manila to be chief
of staff under General Macarthur.
The threatened strike of coal miners in
Pennsylvania will affect million people,
The Beers are not ready to quit, as the
annexation proclamation spurs them to
renewed activity.
The stockholders of the 0. Il. & n. re-
Gently reelected all but one for their new
board of directors.
Schools teachers are wanted in the
Philippines. In addition to good salaries,
all expenses will be paid.
William j. Morgan OF Buffalo, comp
troller of the state of New York and who
was renominated for the office recently,
died the next day after mis- nomination,
The secretary of war has instructed
General Shafter, commanding the depart
ment of California, to discharge all volun-
teers in San Francisco About 400 are now
there.
General Macarthur has been instructed
to forward all sick volunteers who the
medical officers think are able to travel
or who will be benefited thereby Those
convalescent will be sent to the hospitals
for treatment and will be discharged as
soon as cured.
The Pittsburg Fifth Avenue Savings
& Loan Association of McKeesport, Pa,
is insolvent.
The business portion of the town of
MantoW, Y miles south on the Peoria
& st. Louis railroad, was destroyed by
fire.
The English salt market is excited
over the report that an American syn
dictate cOvets control of the British salt
market.
Lulu Turbening, an insane woman
confined in the Wayne county, Mich,
asylum, garroted another female in
sane inmate named Rebecca Herman,
causing her instant death.
Deciduous fruit shipments from Cali
fornia to eastern points so far this sea-
son show a falling off OF 225 carloads,
as compared with the same period last
year.
Thomas Potten and his niece, Annie
Potten, aged 10, drowned in White
river, near Waverly, Ind. The girl had
gone in bathing and got beyond her
depth, and her uncle went to her res
cue.
John Reider a veteran Of the civil
war, killed his wife and himself at
their home in Brooklyn recently. He
was 50 years OF age and his wife 20
years younger. Jealousy was the
cause.
General Nelson A. Miles and F.
Kitchener, aide de camp; Major j. D.
Black of Valley City; J. V. Foster, of
Evanston, H.; Thurman Miles and
Mrs. Miles, are on their way to the
coast, inspecting posts on the way.
The American manufacturers prom
Use to be rewarded by securing orders
for 800 large coal trucks, involving
E150,000, about to be placed by gold
mining companies on the Rand, of
which quick delivery is vitality import
ant.
The Athens o., officers, accompanied
by posse, had a pitched battle with
alleged safebloWers at Canaanville to-
day. James Watkins and Henry Will
liams were captured after % shots had
been exchanged. Watkins was serious
ly wounded.
The much discussed plan of Prince
Andre Poniatowski to control and con-
duct racing at Tanforan and Ingleside
has taken definite form The San
Francisco Jockey Club has been organ
lied, with 100000 of preferred stock
and a similar amount of common stock.
Reports from northern Labrador re-
veal the existence of great distress
among the shore men, owing to the ice
remaining on the coast so long Many
vessels have been crushed in the foes,
losing their supplies and fishing out
fits. The others are meeting with but
poor success. The Labrador cod fish
cry is a virtual failure.
The census bureau up to last Satur.
day, had tabulated the returns of "a
cities. These show a population of a.
GATH. This is an average increase in
population per city of 279O per cent.
The same cities in 1890 had a popula-
ton Of 11,150,045, making a total gain
of 3,494 666 The percentage Of in
crease in 1890 was calculated on the
aggregate gain and not on the average
increase per city. The result was that
the percentage of gain, according to
the census bureau officials, while APP
pearing to be larger, namely, 31.33, was
not so in fact, owing - the different
method followed in making the calcu-
lations.
Struck by Lightning.