Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-05-03

where a connection will be made with
Newport News or Baltimore, either by
purchase of the Western Maryland,
owned by the city of Baltimore, or by
the building of a new road. The new
system thus would be composed of
Senator Clark's Los Angeles road, of
Gould's Missouri Pacific and Wabash,
and of the line from Cleveland to
either Baltimore or Newport News.
The naval appropriation bill report
ed Monday carries an appropriation of
more than $1,000000 for the Puget
sound station. The committee, in re-
porting so large an amount for Puget
sound, stated that it was a compare
lively new ground and growing rapidly
in Importance.
report from East Helena says that
at a meeting of the smeltermen's
union there, strike had been ordered
at the plant of the American Smelling
& Refining company and that the inn
mense plant. employing nearly 1000
men, would be closed down by the
failure of the day shift to report.
A feeling prevails among members
of the Washington delegation that
President Roosevelt will withdraw
from the senate the nomination of G..
w Ide for collector of customs. In
fact, it is believed that not only may
Ide's nomination be withdrawn, but
that the name Of B. d. Croker of
Walla Walla will be sent in.
A tornado passed over Glenrose, d
small town in Someryille county, Tex
as, recently, killing five persons, injur-
ing 40 more and demolishing much
property.
An attack by Bishop Kelley of Sa-
yannah on President Roosevelt, in an
address delivered there Saturday, ere.
ated great interest among leading
Catholic authorities
Every white laundry in Portland,
Ore, is closed on account Of a strike
of the employees, who demand recogni-
ton of their union and an per cent
increase in wages. There are about
300 men on the strike.
A dispatch from Brownsville, Ore,
says that at noon Monday J. H. Glass
cashier of the Bank of Brownsville,
locked the bank, as has been the Gus
tom, and went to dinner. On his re-
turn an hour later it was discovered
that robber had effected an entrance
by breaking the bolt upon the rear
door and had carried away about $500
which was left outside OF the vault.
w. c. Morris, assistant general man
ager of the Kettle Valley lines has
made public an official statement re-
specting the defalcations of T. E. Bir-
beck and w. g. Haywood, until recent
ly the general freight and passenger
agent and auditor respectively of that
Mr.. Morris said the com
plete audit shows a shortage of $5884
in the accounts of Birbeck and Hay
wood
Representative Sibley of Pennsyl-
Vanla created a sensation in Washing
ton, d. c., during the general debate
on the agricultural bill, denouncing
General Jacob II. Smith for the orders
he issued in the Samar campaign. He
declared that General Smith was a
disgrace to the uniform he wore, and
expressed the hope that the president
would strip him of that uniform within
4S hours. Mr.. Sibley's speech was en-
applauded by the demo
Gratis, and was received with some evil
dence of approval on the republican
side. The speech was considered the
more remarkable, in that it came from
republican who left the democratic
party on the issues raised by the Span
ish war and who has since been an
ardent expansionist.