Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-16
WORLDS NEWS SUMMARY
cULLED FROM DISPATCHES
A Review of Happenings I'm Both
Eastern and Western Hcmispheres
During the Past Week-NRtional,
Historical. Political and Personal
Events Tersely Expounded.

OI L uDlIC LeuSeI anu Tie IulIduSlpnId
Times"
King Edward has signalzed his cor
onation in a memorable manner by the
muniicent gift to the nation of Os
borne house. one Of the favorite resi-
dences of the late Queen Victoria.
At Kansas City a windstorm that
broke out about o'clock Sunday
morning and ragged for half an hour
accompanied by lightning and rain, is
said to have been the severest in Is
years.
Walter A. Scott, the Chicago million.
aire, was stabbed in his Office recently
He engaged in controversy with Wal
ter L. Seedlings, which resulted in a
scuf1ie and ended with death The
murderer was overcome on realizing
the result of his act.
The fourteenth week of the anthra.
cite miners strike begun Monday.
President Mitchell is authority for the
statement made today that the strix.
ers are in good shape. Heavy rain fell
in Shenandoah, making things disa.
greeable for the troops in camp on the
hill outside of Shenandoah Sunday.
News from Venezuela states that af.
ter three days of very severe fighting
in the streets of Barcelona, in the
state Of Bermudese, the revolutionists
under the command of General Peno-
2oza captured the town from the gov
eminent forces. The government lost
go men and General Puerto Bravo.
The Cuban-American league has is
sued a statement concerning the
Cuban loan, which states if the plant
ers are to be aided, the Cuban soldiers
paid and the Cuban bonds honored the
help must come Immediately in order
that Cuba may command future credit
The loan require, $33,000,000, it is said
was not too large. Before the war
Spain sold bonds based on her Cuban
revenues for $600,OOO,O00, from which
liability the United States relieved
Cuba. The league suggests that Cuba
authorize her banks to circulate a ma
tional currency based upon their hold
ings of Cuban national bonds, which
bonds the United States should guar
antee, These bonds should be issued
so that if Cuba ever became part of
this country they would become solely
a United States debt.
Building operations for the month of
July in % of the leading cities of the
United States, as compiled by the
Construction News, shows the greatest
percentage of gain for any month this
year The most notable gain is made
by Seattle, with 266 per cent Buffalo,
n. Y, coming next with 231 per cent;
Los Angeles, 16S per cent; New York
city, 1873 per cent, and Detroit II per
cent.
At London Joseph H. Choate, the
trait of Washington in Masonic regalia
in the presence of many Masons III
Free Masons' hall The earl of
Warwick, the deputy grand master Of
the Free Masons of England, who pre-
sided, paid a tribute to Washington, in
which he referred to the great venera.
ton in which the great American pres,
ident was held in England and his con.
sistent remembrance of fellow Masons
during the war for American independ-
ence. Mr.. Choate read an eulogy of
Washington.
At San Angelo, Texas, a fire discov.
cred in the Landon hotel at o'clock
Sunday morning destroyed the struc,
ture, burning seven people to a crisp
and doing a property damage of SIS,
600. The dead are Mrs. Landon, who
was the proprietress of the hotel Ed
ward Hendrick of Waco; Mrs. Fowler
of Houston and her grandson; Mrs
Schulimpsky of Houston and two sons
All of the bodies that have been recov
cred are fearfully charred and in nc
Cuba at the time Of the withdrawal OF
United States authority May 10, 1902
condition to be moved except II
blankets.
The interstate commerce commits
sion has issued accident bulletin No. 3
showing collisions and derailments o
trains and casualties to persons 70
the three months which ended with
March 81, 1902. The number of per
sons killed in train accidents was PIP
and of those injured 2111 Accident
of other kinds, including those sus
tanned by employees while at work an,
by passengers in getting on or OF
cars, brings the total number up t,
S13 killed and 995S injured. Durini
this period there were 1920 collision
and SSS derailments, of which 221 co
hsions and "a derailments affected pas
senger trains, resulting in Al fatal az
cidents there were II passengers kille
and 433 injured, making total of 8
passengers killed and 1859 injured