Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-02-17
ITEMS FROM ALL AROUND
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
A Complete Review of the Events for
the Past Week In This and For
eirn Lands-summarized From the
Latest Dispatches.

nority report on the bull Tor election OF
United States senator's.
Ernest Wendtand, a prospector, was
killed by a snowslide on Sugar Loaf noun
tain, near Leadville, Col, recently.
Captain Smith of the Nineteenth infan-
try died at Soged near Manila February
s. from gunshot wounds in the body. The
body in d sealed casket viii be SHIPPED to
San Francisco.
William +. Miller, absconding head OF
the Franklin syndicate OF Brooklyn, a
concern which promised to pay investors
10 per cent a week, has been brought to
police headquarters in New York. He
Sas arrested in Canada.
Mrs. Scott Bennett, highly respected
lady of Post Falls, Idaho, and wife of
member of the town council committed
suicide by taking carbolic acid during
tit of temporary insanity brought on By
female complaint. She was a prominent
worker in the church and lodges
General Otis will return home at his
own request and is to be relieved of his
duties in the Philippine islands He vii.
probably be succeeded in command by
General Macarthur, subordinate to the
Philippine commission. The office of mill
tary governor will be abolished and the
commission will be at the head.
Congressman Jones appeared before the
house committee Tuesday and made
strong argument in favor Of the northern
Pacific cable. He particularly urged upon
the attention of the committee the bill IN
troduced by himself providing tor a com
mission to locate the best route, stating
he was confident the commission would
be readily convinced of the desirability
of a route by Alaska and the Aleutian ISL
-ands His remarks were listened to with
great attention and made favorable i'm
preston.
San Francisco is almost certain to
have the Jeffries-Corbett battle.
The British bark Birkdale, with con-
traband, has been seized by the British.
Buffers third attempt to reach Lady
smith has failed and the British have
again retired south of the Tugela river.
The mutiny of the Soudanese troops
at Khartoum has assumed serious pro-
portions and is causing great anxiety.
Minneapolis last week experienced
the severest snow storm of the winter.
Business was paralyzed and trains
were all late.
A telegram received from the south
says the British cruiser Arethusaw,
1900 tons, is due at San Diego on her
way to Esquimalt.
The report circulated in the United
States that Bogota, capital of Colombia,
had fallen into the hands of the tnsur-
gents is without foundation.
The sum of 100000, the balance Of
the 100000 stolen from PARIS bank
year ago, has been mysteriously re-
turned. The notes were found enclosed
in steamer pass book.
Three railroad employees were killed
and three seriously injured in head
on collision at Williamsport, Pa, be-
tween fast freight trains on branch
OF the New York Central at Gordon
Heights.
The assembly at Sacramento has re-
fused to adopt a joint resolution pro-
bSOtlh6 against LuO pIOPOoCd AOoNE
with England relative to the Nicara-
qua canal new pending before the Unit
ed States senate.
The war department believes that
Aguinaldos has escaped from the island
of Luzon. The department officials
would not be surprised to hear from
him next as being in London or Paris
with Agoncillo.
The body of Burton M. Hardiman,
cousin of Mrs.J K Miller of Oakland
better known in the literary world as
Florence Hartman Miller, has been
washed ashore on Angel island in the
bay of San Francisco.
Joe Cans, the Baltimore lightweight
pugilist, gained a we'll earned decision
over Spike Sullivan of Boston in the
fourteenth round of bout at the light
weight limit, before the Broadway
Athletic club, New York. From the
start-off the fight was hard one, and
Spike at times looked like winner,
but the negro outpointed him in lead
ing.
The blizzard in England recently did
much damage in all sections of the coun
try.
The recent storms caused much damage.
Rivers were swollen and traffic suspended
IN New England.
Independent Brotherhood of Building
Laborers of Chicago declares itself and
will stand by the trades council.
Recently ex-Alderman Richard Kennon,
John M. Cordell, a miner, and William
Kelly, fisherman, left Nanaimo to shoot
ducks and all were drowned.
Robert Fitzsimmons has deposited a
$1,000 forfeit to bind another match with