Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-05-16
TELEGRAPH MEMS SUMMARY
FROM ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCHES.
\ Review Of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-NationaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Told.

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miral, has been gazetted life sena-
tor
| The battleship Wisconsin, which has
been at the Puget sound navy yard for
several months undergoing repairs,
has left for her station in the far east.
Heavy withdrawal of foreign credits
from New York is shown by an in
crease of 100000 in New York bank
loans. The money is wanted for suu-
scriptions to the new Transvaal loan
In the strike situation at Montreal
everything is quiet. Work progresses
slowly, but the piles of merchandise
on the wharves are growing bigger,
with no immediate prospect of moving
them.
Postmaster William O'Leary, soldier
and newspaper man, died recently at
Dallas, Texas. He served with Gus
ter's cavalry in many Indian fights.
| He was connected with the Dallas and
| Galveston News and Texas Siftings
during his newspaper career.
A serious conflict, the outcome of la
Dor troubles in Fremont Ohio, oc-
years DID, was shot and killed, and
Albert Gummell fatally wounded, the
shooting being done by gang of non
union men, three of whom are now in
JAIL
The Kansas supreme court has af-
irmed the decision of the lower court
in the case of the state VS.. Jessie
H.
clared guilty of killing Mrs. DIN Cas-.
tie three years ago at the Castle home,
in Eldorado. The decision means 20
years imprisonment.
The first weekly crop report for the
1903 season issued by the freight de-
partment of the Northern Pacific, in
cludes the following: Idaho, Wash
ington and Oregon-Winter wheat IS
backward. The amount is the same as
last year; spring wheat seeding IS per
cent completed; increase in acreage.
10 per cent; season two weeks late.
Miss Louise Hadley, a chambermaid,
at hotel in indianapolis, Ind, has
been discharged for refusing to make
up bed occupied by Booker T. Wash
ington the night before.
Six men employed in the train serv-
ice on the Santa Fe on the Kansas d.
vision have been discharged for fire.
quenting saloons. The employees were
engine men and conductors.
Ten or II persons were severely in
iured and three business houses in the
center of Stockton, Cal, were burned
by an explosion, which was followed
by fire recently. Cause unknown.
1t has been learned that 227 Of the
235 presbyteries of the Presbyterian
church in America voted solidly for
creed revision as based on the II over
lures sent down by last years general
assembly.
The investigation Of the affairs of
the postoffice department, which has
been dragging along for two months,
! took a sensational turn recently when,
| by order of Postmaster General Payne,
August w. Machen, general superin-
tendent of the free delivery system and
one Of the most widely known gov
eminent officials in the country, was
relieved from his duties.
An important DEAL including the
holdings of the Alaska Commercial
company at Nome, has Just been con-
summated, and the John J. Sesnon
company incorporated, is now the OWL
er of the large mercantile establish
ment in the northern camp, besides
seven warehouses, lighting plant and
much real estate. The consideration
is said to have been 100000.
Nicaragua is contemplating a change
from the silver to the gold standard.
George H. Ketcham is prepared 70
take Cresceus, 2:02 IA, to Europe this
fall
Carl Bruner, the bird man and
warbler, who was known as an able
ornitholsgist, is dead.
| A, fight to finish between the or
ganized business men of Denver and
Union labor has begun.
Overcrowding at naval training sta
tons along the Atlantic coast is caus-
ing concern to the navy department.
With the Panama canal, the Ha-
waiian islands, the Tutuila and the
Philippines, the United States holds
the most strategic positions in the
western hemisphere, where some day
her supremacy will be indisputable
Detectives recently recovered all but
5000 of the $4,000 in currency stolen
from the safe of the United States Elk
press company in transit from Potts
Vile, Pa, to Philadelphia. VIM. ]. MUIR
ply, an express messenger, is said by
the police to have made a confession