Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-07-28
The TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
4 Complete Review of the Events of
the Past Week-In This sud For
eign Lands-Taken From the Lat
est Dispatches.

alton of Labor is proposed.
After a bitter contest the Idaho state
democratic convention voted to seat the
W Gods, or an-Steunenberg delegation from
Shoshone county by Il vote OF l22 to 10.
Major John c. Caperton of Louisville,
one of the wealthiest and most prominent
men of kentucky, died in Chicago of heart
failure Major Caperton made his start
in life in California and was the first mayor
OF San Francisco. The body was today
sent to Louisville.
The government depot in Jacksonville
Ind, has received orders from Washington
to begin making 100000 flannel blouses
and 100000 pairs of drawers. This is in
anticipation OF operations in China and to
clothe the soldiers in the Philippines for
the changing seasons.
The commission of Brigadier General A.
Il. Chaiiee as major general OF the Chinese
eXpeditionary forces has been made out at
the war department and sent to the White
house for the presidents signature. Cable
notice of the appointment will meet Gen
eral Cha1fee on his arrival at Nagasali.
A great forest fire is raging on the lands
of the American River Land & Lumber
company, Il miles north of Placeryille,
Cal. Should the fire continue it will en-
tail a loss running into the millions. In
addition to many houses and ID miles of
railroad, over l2.000000 feet of logs are
lying out and parked in the woods await
ing a drive.
The pest house at Nome is full and over
flowing with patients afflicted with small
poX and the government officials are
erecting two other large structures, one
of which, with adjuncts, will cover an
acre of ground. The disease has spread
rapidly and lots of cases are for the present
quarantined in the tents in which they
were discovered.
Judge Lacombe of the United States cir
cult court, New York, rendered a decision
in the case of Charles +. w. Nicely, charg
ed with having defrauded the postollice
department in Cuba, in which he declared
that the mere presentation of an indict
ment can not be held sufficient for Neely's
eXuadition and that further testimony will
be heard when the case comes up on July
I23.
Executors Of the viii of George NJ. Pull
man have turned over to the board of di-
rectors Of the free school of manual train
/ ing Sl,250,000, the amount decreed for
building that institution and to carry into
execution the stipulation of the will. The
board OF direcors of the proposed institu-
ton have effected permanent organization,
and as soon rs the officials, together with
the board of trustees can determine what
the scope OF the school will be work will
begin
Beckham has been nominated by the
democrats Of Kentucky for governor.
The strike of the Rotterdam dock
laborers is practically ended and work
has been generally resumed.
John J. Woolley, prohibition candi-
date for the presidency of the United
States, has been formally notified of
his nomination.
The allied troops in China will num-
Der about $4,000 men of all nations.
A German military authority believes
the powers can master the yellow-skin.
ned fighters, even if the rising be-
comes general.
Advices from Washington announce
the steamship Garonne, which recently
arrived from Alaska in charge of a
special agent of the treasury for the
violation of the revenue laws, has been
released upon payment of a 100000
fine.
Colonel William Grosvenor, an edi-
torial writer on the New York Trib-
une, died at his home in Englewood,
N. j., last week. He served with dis
tinction in the civil war. Afterward
he entered journalism and became in a
short time editor of the st. Louis Dem
ocrat
Charlie Cross, the boy murderer of
Stamford, Conn, in whose behalf
strenuous efforts were made by many
influential persons to obtain a modifi-
cation of the death sentence to one of
life Imprisonment, was executed at the
state prison recently.
Mount Azuma, near Bandaisan,
which was the scene of a volcano dis
aster in 1888, broke into eruption Tues
day, July H. Two hundred persons
were killed or injured. Several vii
lagos were engulfed by the stream of
lava from Mount Azuma and great
damage was done in adjacent districts.
Three people were drowned at Camp
Goodall, near jacksonville, Cal, last
week. They were bathing in the surf
and venturing out too far were caught
by the undertow. They were John Nc
Grath, aged Is, of Santa Clara, Cal 4;