Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-03
WORLDS NEWS SUMMARY
cuLLED FROM ASSOCIATED,
PRESS DISPATCHES.
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National
Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Expounded.

Hadda Mullah, who caused so many
outbreaks on the northwest frontier
of India, died recently.
Rev. N. b. Naylor of Armstrong
Mo-, performed a marriage ceremony
recently by which five couples were
united.
General Leonard Wood has accent
ed an invitation of the Kansas Day
club to respond to a toast at their ban
quet, January %. General Funston will
probably be present.
The total number of students in
attendance at Cornell University to
date is 1868, a gain of 176 over last
year.
Count Tolstol has sent a personal
appeal to the press asking the papers
in view of his advanced age and i'll
ness, not to publish any further re-
ports of his condition, as they cause
him pain.
1t is reported Oh good authority
that Archduke Ferdinand and the
crown princess of SaXony and their
companions propose going to the
United States, there being little prob
ability of their finding congenial
homes in Europe.
Al Los Angeles, CAL Mrs. Jessie
Benton Fremont, widow of General
Fremont, died recently, aged 70 years
According to the Railroad Gazette,
railroad building in the United States
during 1902, aggregated COPS miles,
total not exceeded in any year since
1888. Second track, sidings and cleo
trio lines are not included. Oklahoma
eads with 507 miles of new line; Texas
comes next with 496 miles; Arkansas
is third with 81 miles and Indian Ter
ritory fourth with 1863 miles
Signor Mascagni, the Italian COM
poser, who abandoned his American
trip while playing in Chicago has been
placed under arrest on charge of en-
bezzlement, made by his former mana
ger, Richard Heard.
Max Hayes, prominent socialist
and labor leader, has sent a long let
ter to David M. Perry, president Of
the National Manufacturers associa-
ton at Indianapolis, challenging him
to debate the relative rights of labor
and capital. The place Of meeting
and date is the privilege of Mr.. Parry.
Papers found among the effects of
George Pleydell, who was frozen to
death at Duluth, Mimi. recently, al
most within reach of his own doorway,
indicate that he was the son of Major
Thomas Pleydell of Acton, Middlesex,
England, formerly of the royal army,
and man of wealth.
President Dryden of the Prudential
Life Insurance company of America
has issued statement announcing
that the plan proposed for the merger
of the Prudential company and the.
Fidelity Trust company of Newark
has been abandoned.
Mrs. Mary Hartweel Catherwood
the well known authoress, died at her
residence in Chicago recently of can
Ger.
Fire in the center of the business
district of San Pedro, Cal. destroyed
about $4,000 worth of property re-
Gently. One half of the most promi-
nent business blocks Of the city was
burned out Two lives were sacrificed,
r. w. Smith, a laborer, and Findezen,
retired sea captain
Dan Mcleod won the championship
Of catch as catch can wrestling and
the $500 end of $4,000 purse in Me-
chanics' hall at Worcester, Mass, be-
fore HOO people recently by getting
the better of Tom Jenkins.