Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-08-03
SUMMARY TELEGRAPH NEWS
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
A Complete Review Of the Events OF
the Past Week--In This and For
eign Lands-Taken From the
Latest Dispatches.


killed Sunday morning about four
miles west of the city by an extra
freight on the Northern Pacific main
line
Earl Jenkins of Seattle, Miss Flor
ence Nevins and Miss Anolia Cole of
Puyallup were drowned Sunday after
noon by the capsizing Of rowboat on
Spanaway lake. David Hanshaw of
South Tacoma was with the party, but
managed to retain hold of the boat
until rescued.
Budapest papers are filed" says a
dispatch to London Express from the
Hungarian capital, with accounts Of
project to be promoted by American
financiers for the creation of another
but more luxurious Monte Carlo on
Margarethen. opposite the upper end
of the city in the Danube"
At Muncie, Ind, Peter Tillby, an iron
worker. called on Mrs. Mary TORY
Sunday night and threw the contents
of small bottle of carbolic acid into
her face. The acid burned out the
woman's eyes and burned her neck,
breast and arms frightfully. Tillby
had vainly pleaded with the woman to
marry him.
Phil McWilliams, a rancher living
few miles below Trinidad, Col, shot
and Killed Salvatore Paerce and his
con, Charles Paerce In the fight that
occurred at least dozen or more shots
were exchanged, the Paerces shooting
McWilliams' horse from under him.
The shooting is the outcome of an old
feud.
Mrs. Antonion Van Osten, an aged
Holland woman, fell dead from the
heat on the street in Grand Rapids,
Mich. while on her way from church.
She was supposed to be in very poor
circumstances, but cloth pouch was
found tied about her waist, under her
skirts, containing $1045 in gold and
bills.
Rear Admiral John Irwin. retired,
died at his residence in Washington,
after an illness of several months, due
to a complication of diseases. He was
SO years old, He entered the naval
academy in 1847 and had good war
record. He leaves a widow and a
daughter and a son, John Irwin, pay
master on the Essex, now stationed at
Newport.
Captain Thomas +. Schley, eldest son
of Admiral Winfield s. Schley, who is
stationed at Fort Douglas, in Salt
Lake outlines some points that will be
brought In the court of inquiry as to
his fathers conduct at the battle of
Santiago. He declared that some start
ling facts will be brought to light If
the whole truth shall become known
and that the reputation of persons
other than his father are likely to
suffe..
The transport Meade has arrived at
San Francisco from Manila in the rec
ord-nreaking time of q days. The
Meade brought $50 men OF the Eighth
field battery. Il United States signal
corps men. 35 insane. 369 convalescent
soldiers, time-expired prisoner 202
discharged soldiers from Manila and
103 bodies. including that of Helen D.
Cochrane. a contract nurse who died
in Manila of acute nephritis. 1t is the
first body of a woman to be brought
from the Philippines. There were
about 100 passengers. including Brig
adler General R. R. Hall, Colonel C. R..
Greenleaf, Colonel Moale and a number
of other army officers. Drs. Humphreys
and Gilbert of the United States solar
eclipse expedition were also on board.
Four deaths occurred during the voy-
age, those of Lieutenant E. ]. Hinchen.
Forty-fourth volunteers: F. r. Bradley,
Second cavalry; John Blue, Third cav
airy, and Joe Murphy. Fifteenth in
fantry Information was brought by
the Meade that the transport Sheridan
will arrive here about August 8, bring.
ing General Macarthur and party and
the men of the Fourteenth infantry
U. s. A.
A heavy rain and windstorm pre-,
vailed Sunday afternoon over a good
part of North Dakota Great damage
is reported at Tappen. west of Fargo
where a church. store and some
dwellings and barns were blown down
and the Northern Pacific depot was
unroofed.
Amid the enthusiastic cheers of near
ly 10000 people Cresceus, worlds cham
pion trotting stallion, again demon
strated that he is the peer of all trot
ters by trotting a mile over the Glen
vile track in 2:O214. This establishes
new worlds trotting record for both
sexes, replacing the former worlds rec
ord of 2:03M held by The Abbott.
Sunday, for the first time in II
years. Walla Walla. Wash. was {
closed town throughout Stores. sa
looms ice cream parlors. soda foun
fains and oin.a. IL !, -