Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-10-10
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
cULLED FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.


Historical, Political and Personal
Evens TerseIy Told.
The railroads of the entire country
are face to face with what promises
to be the greatest car shortage in their
history.
Martin Casey, aged S3, volunteer
fireman of old Chicago, is dead as the
result of an accident recently.
Colonel Richary Henry Savage, sol
der, lawyer and author, was run over
on Sixth avenue, New York, recently,
and now lies in Roosevelt hospital
seriously injured.
General Frederick Funston has ap-
proved the findings of the court mar
tial which tried Major ]. B. Goe, Nine
teenth infantry, on a charge of drunk
enness. Major Goe pleaded guilty to
the charge and the court sentenced
him to be confined to the limits of his
post for eight months and to forfeit
$50 per month of his pay during that
period.
Uncle Sans postal service is on the
increase. New offices are reported at
Carlin, six miles north of Harrison,
Kootenai country, Idaho; Stacy, in
Douglas county, Oregon, and CASTLE,
in Jefferson county, near Clearwater.
Prince Ferdinand, accompanied by
his mother and children, have arrived
at Sofia. Their coming at this time is
regarded as tending to show that war
is not expected.
David Nation, divorced husband Of
Mrs Carrie Nation, who was taken i'll
of stomach trouble at Medicine Lodge,
Kan, is dead.
Without an accident to mar the exc
cution of the death penalty imposed by
the trial court, sustained by the court
70 appeals, and not interfered with by
Governor Odell, Willis, Frederick and
Burton Van Wormer were put to
death in 10 IL minutes at Clinton pris-
on, New York state, for the murder of
Lneir uncle, Peter Hallenbeck, at
Greendale, on Christmas eve, 1901.
The Chicago packers have signed the
agreement providing for a wage in
crease for cattle butchers of 25 cents
a day The advance affects all butch
ers receiving over 81 a day.
AS a result of a reconciliation re-
Gently brought about between Emperor
Francis Joseph and the king of Bel
GUM concerning the latter's attitude
toward his daughter. Princess Ste
phanie, whose first marriage was with
the Austrian emperOr's second son, the
late Archduke Rudolph, King Leopold
will arrive in Vienna in the middle Of
this month on a visit to the emperor.
The announcement causes general sur
prise.
Efforts have been made to put the
late King Milan's illegitimate son, Mi
Ian, by madame Christich, into an
Austrian military school, but the gov
eminent refused the request for po-
litical reasons. The boy will there
fore be sent to a German school.
The following officers were recently
elected of the William Cramp & Sons
Ship & Engine Building company:
President, Henry S. Groves; vice presi-
dent, Edwin S. Cramp; general man
ager, r. w. Davenport.
The latter was also chosen di-
rector of the company.
The whole quarter surrounding the
Place de la Liberte at Valence dag
enais, comprising a distillery, three
cafes and number of shops, covering
1000 square yards, was destroyed by
fire.
H. M. S. Flora, after a cruise extend
ing as far north as Sitka, has returned
to Comox and reports the loss of Sub
lieutenant William G. Pearce, who was
drowned while the ship was in north
ern waters
Alfred j. Fritz, who shot and killed
Fred j. Bailey, naval storekeeper at
Esquimalt, on June 81 IN one of the
naval stOrehouses at the navy yard,
has been found guilty and sentenced
to be hanged November 81.
w. ]. Bryan has gone east and will
not return until after he has COM
pleted his European trip. Mr.. Bryan
will be accompanied by his son Will
liam. Mr.. Bryan will stop in Ohio
en- route east and make number of
speeches.
Maitre Labor, the lawyer and de-
fender of Dreyfus, has accepted an
invitation to attend the international
law congress at the ST Louis fair and
will read a paper.