Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-05-19
THE TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
A Complete Review of the Events of
the Past Week-In This and For
eign Lands-Taken From the Lat
est Dispatches.

Situation is unchanged and only mail
cars are running on the st. Louis street
car system
Marion Butler of North Carolina has
been reelected chairman by the Bryan
populists.
Commander Seaton Schroeder, the
successor of Governor Leary of Guam,
has sailed for his post of duty on the
steamer Coptic.
The Japanese government is reported
to be taking vigorous measures to re
strict emigration to America which has
recently been assuming alarming pro-
PORTIONS.
Serious reports are current that the
Ashantis are determined to throw off
the British yoke; that they have Sc
cured the cooperation of eight other
tribes and that they are now able to
raise $4,000 warriors.
Mrs. Nettie r. Craven has been in
dicted by the grand jury at San Fran
cisco on a charge of perjury for her
testimony given before that body in
relation to her claim for a widows
share of the James G. Fair estate.
George Cunningham was burned to
death in Victoria in a shack of which
he was the sole occupant. He had been
drinking heavily. Cunningham was
an Englishman and was highly con-
nocted in England and was graduate
of an English university.
II. S. More, of Edinburgh, manager
of the Union Bank Of Scotland, was
found dead recently at his residence.
His head was half blown away by a
gun. Apparently he committed suicide.
His action is attributed to the fact that
he had been suffering from influenza.
The matter of the settlement of the
indemnity claims is temporarily de-
layed. Well informed circles say that
the Turkish minister in Washington,
All Ferrough Bey, has given assur-
ances of the settlement of the claims,
but asks for short delay, which is
granted.
Special treasury agents under the
direction Of Agent Converse J. Smith
of Boston. have just unearthed an al
AN0NN oNhOllO anu dS d IOSulI
100 sacks of wool valued at 5000 have
been seized in Boston, Lawrence and
Bristol, R. I. 1t is estimated that $780,
600 worth of wool has been struggled
through the port of Boston during the
past year.
Charles E. Webster chief clerk of
the national military home at Marion,
Ind, has been arrested by United
States marshal on a charge of embez-
Element and grand larceny, growing
out of the mysterious disappearance
OF $1,000 from $225,0O0 of pension
money sent to the home for disburse-
ment and placed in the safe to which |
only Webster and the treasurer had |
access.
The arrival of Admirals Kempff and |
Remey of the American navy April IS
at Yokohama was made the occasion
or a great naval demonstration, the
transference of flags being accompan-
led by continuous salutes. In addition
to the three American admirals now
in port, England, Russia and France
are represented by naval officers of the
same rank and there are many social
exchanges.
Mail advices from Yokohama give
particulars of the big fire at Fukin, a
large town on the western coast of
Japan, April Is. Sixteen hundred
houses, including 80 temples and all
the principal buildings were burned.
Sixteen persons persisted and nearly a
hundred more were injured. The prop
erty loss is estimated at 100000 yen
or about $2,500,000. There was but a
small amount of insurance.
On the st. Louis transit companv's rail
way system cars are being operated with
the help of non-union men, many of whom
were secured from outside points.
resolution was adopted by the Min
nesota republicans indorsing former Sena-
tor Washburn for vice president and in
structing the state delegation to present
his name at Philadelphia if circumstances
seem propitious.
Two persons were killed, one is miss
ing and IA were injured as the result of
hire which destroyed the Hotel Helena
at ITO and ia Fifty-Third street, Chicago
flye OF the injured will probably die. The
dead are: Charlotte Peterson, dining
room girl; Lena, -- (surname un.
known.)
An unknown man jumped from the
Brooklyn bridge Wednesday. When he
came TO the surface he was picked up
by passing tug. 1t is not known wheth-
er he was hurt
Burned to Death.