Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-30
WORLDS NEWS SUMMARY
cULLED FROM DISPATCHES
Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-NatiOnnl,
historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Expounded.

was struck by a wheel killing him.
Machinery has been installed on the
Silver Dollar in Republic camp and
sinking commenced.
1t is reported that the famous Bats
iey-Elkhorn mine, near Baker City,
Ore, will resume operations.
A fiye-stamp mill is being installed
on the property of the Monarch
Mining company at peBorgia, Mont.
An unknown man jumped from the
Willamette river suspension bridge
connecting Oregon City and West Ore
gon City and was drowned.
w. R. Valley, aged 80 years, a
brakeman on the Southern Pacific rail
road, was instantly killed at Steinman,
eight miles south of Ashland, Ore.
News from Venezuela that in conse-
quence of the reoccupation of the port
of Carupano, Burmedez, by govern
ment forces, the blockade at that place
has been terminated.
An official report of the trial trip of
the first class battleship Maine over
the Cape Ann course shows the mean
speed, uncorrected for the tidal errors,
is 17.60 knots.
The Northern Pacific has announced
a special rate of one fare plus 81 for
the round trip to Butte, Mont, on ac-
count of the International Mining con-
gress which will be held September
to s.
Rumors are current on the isthmus
that several detachments of insurgents
have been at the various stations along
the railroad line between Colon and
Panama and an attack at either end
of the line is expected at any moment
Senator Hanna can do no more for
coal miners strike. He abandons eff
forts to end the strike. Gives it as his
opinion that the miners will not give in
as long as they are able to fight. Oper.
ators will not arbitrate. Morgan
would take no part.
At Norfolk, Va, in a headend col
iision between two cars of the Bay
Terminal line three persons were
killed and many others badly injured
The dead: w. H. Yandall motor.
man. C. B. Golden, motorman; Lin
wood Fentress, aged 10.
In freight wreck on the Southern
railway near Georgetown, 10 miles
west of st. Louis, Engineer Duvail,
Fireman Cox and Brakeman Ross Of
one train were killed outright, and En-
gineer Harry Goodall and Fireman
George Meyers of the other train were
fatally hurt.
Reports received at brigade he' a.
quarters show the entire anthracite
coal fields to be very quiet. Gen. Cor
bin says that settlement OF the strike
appears to him to be as far off as when
he arrived here nearly four weeks ago.
The troops will in all probability re-
main here until the strike comes to an
end
Ten members of the native constab-
ulary were ambushed at point near
Magdalena in the province of Sorso-
gen, Lu1on, by band of 60 Ladrones.
The latter were armed with rifles and
boloaI and desperate fight at close
range took place. One member of the
constabulary was killed two were
wounded and three were captured.
Cholera official statistics show a
total in the Philippines to date of "a
266 cases and 1000 deaths. The act
uai number of deaths is greatly in ex-
cess of the official reports In Manila.
there were but eight cases reported
last Saturday. In some of the prov
tnces of LuZon the cholera situation
IS bad. There were Ala cases and 317
deaths reported from the province of
fiocos Norte last Saturday
Four hundred telegraph operators,
one half of the force employed by the
Northern Pacific, will get an increase
of wages September /. An order in
creasing the minimum salaries in
amounts from $3.50 to $40 per month
was issued by the company Saturday.
This action, which was voluntary, will
add $4,000 to the pay roll of the COM
pany, and affects operators along the
entire system.
Taps were sounded Sunday for Gen
eral Franz Siegel. Simple and unos-
tentatious was his funeral Surround
ing the flag covered coffin, wherein lay
the dead general attired in the we'll
worn uniform he had used during the
war, stood few surviving comrades,
who had fought shoulder to shoulder
with the veteran in wars in two hem
ispheres. Some of these spoke simple
eulogies, and then the body was car
ried to it's last resting place in Wood