Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-02-09
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,rws OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
..a Review of the Events of
me past week-In This and For
Iands--TnkeR From the
,.,.st Dispatches.

piU ~na anti-Jesuit demonstrations,
s,Ob began in Madrid in connection
Wiz ,.s the anticlerical play, Electra"
nave spread to Valencia
na rho French torpedo boat NO. "a sank
at,v within a mile of shore at
Leo as a result of the boiler explod-
30 All the crew were lost with the
ovception of two.
eAI yohn p. Mason, 4S years old, the al
,.ssd defaulting clerk of the CONT
Nsv hank of New York, committed
.,o;ae by shooting himself in the
head. ooo 40
,.roved the large plant of the National
MR. VIVA company of Fairhaven. Conn.,, en-
falling a property loss estimated at
s325,OOO.
,u,,s from Adjutant General Corbin to
tote steps to graduate the first class
!, cadets on Monday, February IL, at
West Point.
Fire at the W. b. Earthman Lumber
company's plant, at Nashville, Tenn,
aogtroyed lumber, ware houses, IL ten
a,nent houses and nine freight cars.
Loss, 100000.
At all the blast furnaces throughout
the Mahoning valley, Ohio, the bottom
alters and helpers have accepted a re-
duction of 10 cents per day in wages,
taking effect Immediately.
Recently John Greer, woodchopper,
sleeping by campfire, awoke to find
b;s garments were ablaZe. He tore off
the remnants and walked two miles to
Endicott Wash, in the cold for relief.
The number of vessels built in Can
ada during 1899 was 277, measuring
21O98 tons registered. Estimating the
value of these at $40 per ton, it gives
total value of $949,410 for new YES
sells.
The German war Office has received
dispatch from Count Won Waldersee,
dated Pekin, which announces that
railroad communication has been re-
stored between Pekin, Feng-tai and
Pao-tingfu.
1t is asserted that Russia and the
United States have concluded a secret
agreement, admitting Russian sugar
free of differential duties to the United
States. Russia in turn makes certain
concessions to America
No promotions yet for Hobson, Clark
and others, as Secretary Long init
mates that when congress recognizes
the presidents wishes regarding Rear
Admiral Sampson, heroes of Santiago
will be fully rewarded.
The bill for pension court of ap-
peals, which has attracted considerable
attention as G. A. R. measure, met
reverse in the house committee on
invalid pensions, where, by vote of
to Z, motion to report was defeated.
David B. Hill is not candidate for
president. This announcement three
years in advance of the national con-
Vention is not a result of pique. He
says his law practice is so lucrative
mat ne has no time to idle on presi-
denotes
Five thousand new recruits are want
ed by Uncle Sam. Army reorganiza-
ton law is giving the military authori-
Ties much concern. The president will
nave TO appoint about eighteen hun
ared officers. The principal ones have
been decided upon.
congressman Shafroth of the COM
mittee ON coinage, weights and meas
ures, has prepared the minority report
upon the bill directing the secretary
Vi the treasury to exchange gold for
Rsai lender silver dollars, when pre-
sented to the treasury, and filed the
same Monday.
The state department has received
report from the consul at Chung
KING China, to the effect that the Ger
man steamer Sui-hsiang has been to-
eaiiy wrecked in the rapids of the
iahg-tse, go miles above Ichang. The
oaptaln was lost, but all of her passen-
gers and the remainder of the crew
were saved.
Andrew Carnegie spoke in Carnegie
nal last Sunday afternoon on "The
"lordI Character of Queen Victoria"
one Oh the important traits" said Mr..
,oarnegle, of Queen Victoria was her
large, liberal and generous federation
VI all sects. Queen Victoria kept her
Sourt pure. The chief jewel in her
lower was purity. No scandal or loose
'slng was ever tolerated there"
Inc house committee on buildings
s anu grounds acted favorably on what
= Anown as the omnibus public build
lug DILL increasing the limit of cost
en-, number of public buildings. The
.OhoWlng revision of increases was
n maue before the bill was reported:
sNneyenne, Wyo., 1926, 900; Helena
o .@ont', $35O,Oo0; Salt Lake City, $780,
VO0, Seattle S75n nnn and for sites