Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-08-17
SUMMARY TELEGRAPH NEWS
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
4 Complete Review of the Events of
the Past Week-In This and FOr-
eign Lands--Taken From the
Latest Dispatches.

/ Peter jackson, eX-pugllSI, uleu re
Gently at private sanitarium at Roma
near Sydney, N. S. W., of consumption
The census returns will show the
population of Canada to be, in round
figures, about 100000 over figures OF
1891, which were 50S,000 over those OF
1881. The returns of 1881 gave an in
crease of 635 900 over the figures fol-
1871.
The official program for the seventy
eighth triennial conclave of knights
Templar, to be held in Louisville the
last week of this month, has been an
nounced by the executive committee
which has had over 100000 to draw
on to make the features of entertain,
ment attractive.
United States Court Commissioner
Heacock has, upon the request of Secret
Service Agent George w, Hazen, issued
warrant for the arrest of Walter N.
Dimmick, former chief clerk of the
United States mint at San Francisco,
charging him with embezzling 100000
in gold coin, the loss of which was dis
CONeI6u early ldSC mOnCn.
There are gravely important develop
ments in the strike situation. The
United States Steel corporation moved
decisively in the direction of the De-
wees-Wood plant at McKeesport, order
ing it removed to the Kiskiminetas val
ley. President Gompers or the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, after a two
days conference with President Shat
fer and his associates, has issued for
mail statement specifically pledging the
federation to the moral and financial
support of the Amalgamated.
General Macarthur has submitted
statistics bearing upon Philippine mat
tiers for the last year which show that
conditions there are improving on the
whole and which indicate that it is
only question of time when complete
peace will prevail throughout the ISL
ands. There has been fighting during
the year, but the instruction as a for
midable waging of war by anything
like a central organization has practi-
cally come to an end. There remain
gagged in separate guerrilla campaigns
and these are becoming gradually sup
pressed.
Naval officers are deeply interested
in the visit of Captain Chadwick to
Secretary Long at bingham, as it is
believed that the secretary was told
the true state of Admiral Simpsons
mind. When Chadwick visited the Bos-
ton hayward his talk with Sampson
disclosed the fact that the latter was
completely unstrung, in highly ner.
vous state and his recollection of
names, dates and places seriously i'm.
paired. The most important events in
the administration of the yard were
unknown to Sampson, Chadwick
found, that the nearest and best friends
Sampson had were strangers to him
to quite the same extent as if they lived
on the other side of the world.
At Victoria, B. c., Sergeant Edward
G. Meades of the regular army here
shot himself while on duty. The cause
is unknown.
Forest fires are beginning in western
Washington. Reports throughout the
entire western section of the state say
that the yearly oonfagrations are
breaking out.
The United States steamship Iowa
has sailed from the Puget sound navy
yard for San Francisco. and it is
thought from that point she will sail
for Panama.
According to dispatch from the Dai
ly Mail from st. Petersburg, in the re
cent conf1agration at Witebsk 1000
houses were destroyed and 100 lives
lost. The prison was burned and many
prisoners persisted.
Pernoids absinthe factory at Pom
tarlilier one of the largest in France
was struck by lightning and within a
few moments all the buildings, as well
as the immense reservoirs of spirits
were in flames. A stream of burning
alcohol was soon pouring into the river
causing the utmost alarm. The factory
was completely destroyed. The loss Is
estimated at 100000 francs.
Signor Francesca Crispi, who has al
various times been designated the IBIS
marck" and Grand Old Man" OF Ital
ian politics, after long and varied car
eer, wound up his political life as prime
minister of his country. Born on De
tober 4, 1919, at Ribera, Sicily he early
entered political life. In 1S43 Crisp
was journalist and for years attacked
the monarchy.
The call of the national executive
committee of the United Mine Worker,
on President Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor to convene a conn