Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-11-22
WORLDS NEWS SUMMARY
CULLED FROM ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCHES.
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Westean Hemisphere
During the Past Week-NationaI
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Terse1y ExDounded.

Events Terse1y Expounded.
Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimer died
recently in London from congestion OF
the kidneys.
Indications point to general in
dIerease of wages of railroad employees
% alp0per the county.
shT They Hittsburg a. Lake Erie Rail
buroad company will meet the wage ad-
r.; vance, of the Pennsylvania system.
sh,aIhe old home of the poet William
-,Cplept Bryant, at Roslyn, l.. l., was
destroyed by fire recently. The house
was occupied by w. Butler Duncan.
AT Lebanon, Pa, eight persons are
Dihn how i.Head as the result of the boiler
'snexficsfon in a, furnace OF the Ameri-
oean iron e. Steel company recently.
sdtHaaHitor Lawshe figures up the
bsI6sses to the Philippine treasury on
account of the depreciation of silver
since January, including the last de-
cline at $1,054,000 gold.
The Royal Blue Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern flyer, St Louis to New
York, was wrecked recently 20 miles
east of Washington, Ind. Several per
9issons were injured, one fatally.
9dt The Central National bank CT Bos-
ton has failed, the comptroller of the
sn.eurrency having ordered Bank Ex-
aminer A. w. Neal to close its doors
and take charge of the business as
temporary receiver.
RGi 1t has became public that the New
'1hYork Central railroad recently has in
lis creased the wages Of some $4,000 men
bIGini its employ from to 10 per cent.
dfiThe increase adds nearly $1,0000OO
7g9a year to the payroll of the company
M After a hearing that lasted nearly a
week the grand tribunal of Illinois
for the Knights of Pythias has voted
unanimously to expel John A. Hinsey,
who was retired from the head of the
board of control of the Endowment
rank last year.
Canadian lumbermen who are in
touch with what is going on at Wash
ington and in Canadian government
circles are alarmed that duty of 81
per 1000 feet will be levied on Cana
dian sawed lumber entering the Unit
ed States.
Three of the Washington City thea
tiers have agreed to yield to the de-
mand of the striking stage hands, ac-
cording to members of the National
Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees,
but the managers of the other theaters
playing the leading attractions, say
they Will not give in.
The Lake Shore road has announced
a 10 per cent increase for switchmen
along the entire system. The wages
of the switchmen in the Chicago yards
were raised recently and the notice
will apply to all other .switchmen. 1t
will affect about 100 men. 1t is also
stated that the Nickel Plate will fol
low with a general increase.
The officials of, the Pennsylvania
lines west of Pittsburg have given no
tice that the wages of all employees
receiving less than 5000 per month
would be advanced 10 per cent to
meet the increase made by the east
ern system of the Pennsylvania com
pany recently. The advance will af-
feet about 10000 employees
At Elyria, Ohio, Marshal Henry
Krohm was perhaps fatally shot and
an unknown burglar had his head
blown off in a battle. The shooting
occurred during a fight with four
robbers who terrorized the town The
gang stole horses and rigs, entered
several houses and shot recklessly in
wild charge down the main street.
Colonel Ed Butler, millionaire and
politician of st. Louis. on trial char G.
ed with attempting to bribe DR.. Chap
man of the st. Louis board of health.
in order to influence his vote on the
Endorsement of a garbage contract
with the city, has been found guilty
by the jury, which assessed the pun
ishment at three years in the peniten-
tiary.
Attorney A. r. Sneed, who last
summer made an attempt to kill II. V.
Platt, now Oregon Short Line agent
at Salt Lake, died in Pocatello recent
ly from the effects of a self admins
tered morphine hypodermic injection.
surrounded by circumstances indicat-
ing suicidal intent.
According to a report which has
reached Tangiers, Morocco from Fez
the imperial loops have succeeded in
capturing the pretender to the throne
The funeral of Liu Kun Yu, the ia
nous viceroy of Nankin, which took
place recently at Nankin, was the oc-
casion of unprecedented demonstra
tions of respect on the part of the
foreign representatives in that city
The funeral cortege was of great
length and tho nv