Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-08-24

n. Y, Tuesday. Senior Vicuna was one OF
the best known South American states
men Pneumonia was the cause.
There is a renewed feeling of hopefulness
that the war in South Africa will soon be
at an end, says London dispatch to the
New York Tribune. The position is diff
ferent from that obtaining at any time
since the outbreak of hostilities in Octo-
Der. 1899 Natal is clear; Cape Colony is
rid of Kritzinger; in the Orange River
Colony there is practically little opposition,
while in the Transvaal there are not many
symptoms of Boer activity Rumors OF
important developments are freely current.
Ii is stated that the funds Of the Boer
leaders in Europe are now absolutely eX-
hausted aud it is certain that the rigors OF
winter have told on the burghers in the
field.
At San Francisco. Cal, secret service of
fcers have arrested three men accused OF
passing bank notes purporting to be Is
sued by the State Bank of New Bruins
wick. n. j., an institution long defunct.
The plates had never been destroyed, and
in the hands of some criminal had fur
nished over 100000 notes in denomina-
tions from 81 to $40, which have been dis
tributed all over the United States. On
information furnished by Frank J. Perry,
who was captured week ago, they have
lust taken into custody William Hogan
and i. w. Smith. The latter, who, accord
ing to Perry, is the leader of the gang,
has been for eight years chief clerk OF the
federal life saving service in that city. He
has been released on bail, but the other
two men are in Jail. Other arrests are
expected to follow.
The Pennsylvania republicans plat
form strongly indorses the administration
of Mckinley.
Jack Winters was sentenced to ID
years at Folsom for robbing the Selby
smelter recently.
Another heavy test of the respective
merits of the English and American loco
motives on the railroad at Kingston, ia
maca has resulted in great victory for
the latter.
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organizing petition in favor of interven-
ton in South Africa. The petition will
be presented to the ear on the occasion
of his visit to France.
The committee on foreign affairs of the
chamber of deputies has refused to grant
the funds necessary for the representation
of Chile at the Pan-American congress, to
be held in the City of Mexico.
General Miles leaves for the west about
September %, and his first stop will be
at st. Paul where he will make an in
spection of Fort Smelling. Thence he will
visit other forts in the northwest and
those of the Pacific coast.
Henry Doan, who died in New York
recently, left an estate valued at $1,000
600. He has no near relatives there and
his property is to go, it is understood, to
his niece, Mary L. De Forrest of Irving,
Marshall county, Kansas.
The Colombian gunboat Lapopa sank
recently on leaving Savanila for Carta-
gena Steam launches were imme-
diately dispatched to search for the Lapo
pa, but no trace of the gunboat was
found, She recently underwent a thor
ough overhauling at Colon, the repairs
costing $4,000.
The Hummer" the Alton fast Kansas
City train, ran into a freight that had
failed to clear the siding at Prentice, a
station eight miles north of Jacksonville,
Ill. SO far as known there were but two
killed, Engineer Shehan and Fireman Adj
ans of the passenger train, although sew
eal were badly injured. The passenger
engine and baggage ear were wrecked and
the other coaches were derailed.
The Carrie f. Roberts, fishboat, has ar
rived in Boston from trip off shore with
the biggest swordfsh introduced to the
Boston market within recent memory Be
fore he was cut up or sawed off he tipped
the scales at nearly half ton. His
length was close to II feet. He was
armed with a raper of three feet, with
which by chance he might have rammed
and sank dory if not a schooner.
The big oil fire at the Atlantic Refining
company works at Point Breeze is burn
ing more tiereeiy than at any time since
the first explosion occurred. Another
tank has exploded, the force of the eX-
plooion causing a big tank near Passay-
INK avenue to careen, the blazing oil flow
ing over the street and forcing the fire
men to abandon that part of the works
The oil ran into the sewer, which empties
into the Schuylkill river, and the officers
say the sewer is a raging furnace. and the
flames will soon find their way to the
river surface.
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