Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-04-27
THE TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
A Complete Review of the Events OF
the Past Week-ID This and For
eign Lands--Taken From the
Latest Dispatches.

Langley, Il. u; Mrs. Ballile OF MOUNT
Lehman, b. C.; John Mack, deckhand;
Henry Phipps, deekhand.
The injured Richard Powers, purser,
probably burned fatally; James Maynard,
mate, probably burned fatally; George
Knowell, fireman, badly burned; three
Indians, seriously burned
The boiler explosion occurred mid
stream, while the steamer was en- route
from New Westminster to Fort Langley,
the latter being n farming settlement
about 25 miles from Vancouver, b. c.
The New York Evening Post says;
The summary of the United States treas
urys report shows that the governments
aggregate gold holdings for the first time
in history have passed the half billion
dollar mark The actual total was $780,
27s.506 of which 1852, O7SS59 was held
against certificates in the hands of the
outside public, and Sl50,00O,0OO as re-
serve against outstanding United States
notes, the balance being free assets.
An attempt of three convicts at the
penitentiary at Santa Fe, n. NJ, to effect
their escape resulted in the killing
of Convict George Stephenson, the mortal
wounding of Convict Simmons, the serious
wounding of Convict Jose Monica Sena,
Captain of the Guard Felipe Armijo and
Guard Pedro Sandoval. George Stephen
son, convicted of murder, had in some
manner armed himself with revolver
William Simmons, sentenced for cattle
stealing, and Frank Carper, sentenced for
cattle theft, were in the conspiracy to
break Jail.
Frederick Berstecher was beaten to
death with rifle last night by Adolph
Won Grueningin at Bethany, a village
IL miles from Portland, Ore.
The glove contest between Jimmy
Burns and Ed Cuff, heavyweights,
which took place at Rossland, was won
by the former in the second round with
left hand blow on the jaw which put
Cuff out of business.
United States Consular Agent George
L. Schetky, who recently returned from
San Francisco, gives a most pessimis-
tic account of the condition of the coal
trade there. He says oil Is putting
coal out of business everywhere except
for domestic use. The slightest fiuctu-
alton in the present prices would be
fatal to the coal industry.
Four men confined in the Carbon
county (Wyo.) Jail cawed the bars of
their cells, waylaid the jailer on his
evening round and locked him in a cell.
The prisoners secured the jailer's pis-
tolls and coatless and hatless escaped
to the hills. A large possee Is search
ing the country. Two of the escaped
prisoners, Orno McSwain and James
Mcmahon, were awaiting trial on the
charge of murder.
Final arrangements have been made
at the Russell house for the building
of steel and iron plant at Sault Ste.
Marie canadian side), which will en-
ploy 10000 men and be capitalized at
$50,000,000.
Recently four innocent white men
were shot, one perhaps fatally, negro
was shot and another badly cut, the
result of a drunken fight started by
crowd of negroes in Rosedale, Kan,
suburb of Kansas City.
Joseph Hume, the pioneer salmon
packer of the Pacific coast, is dead.
Death was due to heart disease. Mr..
Hume established the first salmon can
merry on the Columbia river in 1874.
In 1896 his business interests were
transferred to Alaska.
The horribly mangled body of John
A. Smith was found on the tracks of
the Seattle & International railway be-
tween Fremont, suburb of Seattle
and Ballard. There is a belief that
Smith was sandbagged, robbed and
then thrown on the track to cover up
the crime.
The London war Office has received a
dispatch from Lord Kitchener report
ing that since April Is various British
commanders have taken 81 prisoners.
together with 100000 rounds of small
ammunition and many horses, cattle
and wagons. Lord Kitchener reports
also the surrender of 20 Beers since
that date.
Henry II. Morrick, a 7-year-old
grandson of Henry Harris, a we'll
known rancher. was instantly killed
at the Roup farm, on the Yellowstone
railroad Sunday night. The youngster
entered the granary to drive out some
chickens and while he was doing so a
chicken flew against a loaded gun in
the building. knocking it down. the
force of the fall causing the weapon to
be discharged. The contents struck
the little fellow, killing him instantly.
A high wind that struck Chicago re-
Gently loosened a huge iron water tank
from its fastenings on the roof of the