Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-03-24


ion declared that strikes would be call
ed Immediately in all parts of the
United States and Canada. Such
strikes would involve 100000 men and
cause to be shut down for an indefinite
time plants having an aggregate earn
ing capacity of millions OF dollars. Chi
cago labor troubles are responsible for
the disagreement which is expected to
precipitate the general machinists'
strike.
Compulsory vaccination is to be enforc-
ed in RoSsland, b. c.
Machinists' strike at Chicago will not
be as sweeping as predicted.
Lieutenant Schroeder will succeed Cap
tain Leary as the new governor of the Isle
of Guam.
Thousands of deaths from bubonic
plague in the stricken district of India
are reported.
Peter Bemer is in Jail at Wallace, Ida
no, charged with the murder of f. d.
Whitney December, 1897.
A recent fire at Red Lodge, Mont,
burned two big brick blocks, and farm
er by the name of John Davis persisted.
John f. Norton, a Northern Pacific
switchmdn at Tacoma, was run over in the
yards and received such injuries that death
followed few hours later.
Secretary Root has returned from his
brief stay in Cuba and is full of data and
ideas concerning the natives and their ca
pacity for self-government.
The American warship sent to Taku is
intended to participate in the eventual
joint naval demonstration should China
persist in her refusal to suppress the sects
hostile to the Christians.
j. NJ Falkner, foreman Of the wholesale
department of Stewart & Holmes, drug
gists at Seattle, jumped from an ascending
elevator at the second story, missed it and
fell to the basement. He died, in an hour.
Three hours after the shooting of Miss
Annie Strother, cashier of a restaurant,
in Chicago, recently, Mrs. Charles Smith,
wife of a well known saloon-keeper, with
wnom Miss Strother is said to have asso-
ciated, was arrested and made confession
saying she had shot Miss Strother.
Thirty persons were injured by the fall,
ing of a freight elevator in the rear of the
building at 1900 Market street, Chicago
where the victims of the accident were EN-
ployed by the Blakely Printing Company
1t is thought none of the injured will die
although several were badly hurt. The
accident was caused by the breaking of the
engine in the basement.
General Osman Pasha, the famous mill
| tarv leader of the Ottoman empire, is
, dead. He was a veteran of two wars, the
latest between Turkey and Greece, wa:
one of the best generals in Europe and
the mainstay of the Turkish army IL
times of war. He was famous for hi:
fighting qualities, but his reputation as {
! strategist was also excellent.
General Lew Wallace has written al
open letter charging that the administra
ton is attempting to make colonies 0
Puerto Rico and the Philippines, to b.
! governed by the president as colonia
empire. General Wallace proposes con
stitutional amendment forbidding legisla
ton or sovereignty over any island, terri
tory or country now foreign, except will
the consent of the people of the United
States.
The steamer Amur, arriving from Skag
! way, reports that the bodies OF Claysol
and his missing companions, Relic and Oh
sen, have been found under the river ic'
and enough evidence has been obtained t.
/ convict O'Brien. The coroners jury on thu
bodies of Burt Horton and wife returned
verdict of murder by Indians. Sever
Indians have been arrested at Klukwal
for the murder of Mr.. and Mrs. Horton
| 0Brien is in custody at Tagish.
Riot Narrowly AVerted.