Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-10-05
WORLD SNEWS BRIEFLY TOLD
cULLED FROM DISPATCHES.
Complete Review of Happenings In
Both Eastern and Western Hemis-
pheres for the Past week-NntiOn-
al, Historical. Political aud Per-
sonal Events TerseIy Expounded.

PRESIDENT Roosevelt Will make an eX-
tended visit to the Pacific coast next
year.
Charles Hudspeth, of Mason, ILL.,, re-
Gently shot Charles Curry, of Lexing-
ton, Mo-, being jealous over the atten-
| ton paid to Mrs. Hudspeth.
He quotes letter from member of
the volksraad to a member of the Cape
Colony assembly, declaring that 1.-The
time is ripe to drive the English from
South Africa
At Kendrick, Idaho, Miss Della
Reeves, 16 years old, attempted to COM
NIT suicide Sunday afternoon by swal
lowing the contents of a two ounce
bottle of carbolic acid.
A proclamation has been issued pro
viding for the sale of properties of the
burghers still in the field, in accord
ance with the terms of Lord Kitchen
er's previous proclamation.
Recently Kirkland B. Armour, the
packer, died at his residence in Kansas
City. Mr.. Armour suffered with
Bright's disease and a weak heart and
had been sinking gradually for three
days.
Lord Kitchener then proceeds to ex-
plain that the responsibility for the
war rests with the burghers, whose in
vasion of unprotected British territory
opened the saddest page in South 'Afri-
can history"
IN no 1xy h y
lished a report that Lord Kitchener
has asked for $4,000 more seasoned
mounted men and for power to hang
traitors and murderers without refer
ence to the home government.
At De Soto, Mo-, Daniel and William
Greenhill are under arrest on suspic-
ion of having murdered Mrs Uren.
their sister, and John Meloy, a sutton
for her hand. The couple were killed
recently at the home of Mrs. Urens
father.
The biggest forest fire ever known in
the locality of Redcliff, Colo, is raging
on Battle mountain, and threatening
the mountain. The fire is travelling in
the direction of the mining camp OF
Gilman, and that place is IN even more
danger than Redcliff
In the Schley court of inquiry Judge
Advocate Lemly read a letter from Ad-
miral Sampson, dated at Lake Sunapee,
N. H, asking that Messrs. Stayton and
Campbell be allowed to represent him
in the case. The court decided that
they could not appear
A dispatch from Bayonne to the Par
is Figaro describes a bull fight that
occurred Sunday, in which an automo-
bile replaced the horse of the picadore.
The novelty drew an enormous crowd,
but seven bulls in succession turned
tail and fed at the sight of the auto
mobile.
Mr.. Squires, the United States secre-
tary of legation at Pekin, has forward
ed to the state department three condi-
lions necessary for the continued sue
cess of American traders in China. We
must respect the natives, the entire
country must be open to trade, and
Likin tax should be supplanted.
At Pittsburg, as result of using oil
to hurry along the kitchen fire, Mrs
Barbara Sturgent is dead, her husband
and their son are dying, and two other
children are badly burned. The Stur-
gents lived in a tenement house. The
building caught fire and other families
had to be rescued by the firemen.
Charles Golf, the Spokane middle
weight, recently defeated the British
Columbia heavyweight, Fitzgerald, in
what was to have been a 20 round go,
at Cranbrook, B. C. The contest lasted
but four rounds, when Golf landed on
the provincial mans jaw and the latter
sank to the floor and was counted out.
In conclusion Lord Kitchener de-
clares that, having annexed the two re-
public to Great Britain, he can not
break faith with the people who have
shown loyalty to the new regime, and
so far as clemency to Cape rebels is
concerned this is the prerogative of
the ruler, which must be exercised
with unfettered discretion.
Mrs. James Coverly, wife of the cap
tain of police at Spokane, died Sunday
morning as a result of burns which
she received at $50 O'Clock Saturday
night. In an effort to save her home
from burning Mrs. Coverly had thrown
hersf upon the flames of broken oil
lamp Her clothing caught fire and she
received burns that were fatal.
A strange story comes from West
lawn cemetery, at Canton, Ohio, where
q cOmnanY of raol1Iars are onia I'd in o