Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-02-20
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
cuLlEp FROM DISPATCHES or
rAE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
a Review OF Happenings In eoth
Eastern and Western hemisphere
During the Past Week--NationaI
historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Told.

Il
elry store of Bloomfield Bros, at Mon
treal, two men and a woman were
burned to death. Six others were res
cued In a serious condition and remov
ed 10 a hospital.
The American National bank OF
Syracuse, N. Y. has been closed by
National Bank Examiner Joseph Van
Rankin No statement of the bank t
condition has been given out.
The adiutant generals office in Den
yer, has received word from the war
department that an allotment of
nearly $3.50, 90 has been made for the
reconstruction of the Whipple bar
racks. in Arizona.
Automobiles will soon be taking the
place of wagons on many farms in the
United States and Canada" declared
Isaac B. Potter. president of the Am
erican Motor league, before banquet
of the league at a Chicago hotel re-
Gently
Friday, Lincoln's birthday, was OBJ
served for the first time in Colorado.
In Denver, banks were closed and
schools dismissed after commemorate
i've exercises.
A westbound Great Northern passen-
ger train backed into the rear of
freigth train at Pennok, Mimi. Ed
ward Hetfner and Mr.. Hansome of
Minneapolis, were killed. Two other
passengers were seriously bruised. Ali
were passengers in the caboose.
Burglars blew open the safe of the
Nelson's bank at Aylemer, Ont, and
stole $4,000. They also blew open the
safe of the private bank of James Mum
70, at Embro, securing large sum of
money.
A street car at Paduch, Kansas,
filled with passengers was struck by
passenger train and 13 passengers
were injured. one fatally. The motor.
man, it is said, tried to beat the train
to the crossing, despite the protests
and shouts of the passengers.
While experimenting with gasoline
and volatile chemicals in an endeavol
to perfect an invention, A. j. Brunson,
president Of the First National bank
Of Plainfeld, N. j., has lost the sight
of both eyes.
William Miller, known all over the
west as Dad" Miller, and probably
the oldest engineer in service in the
United States, has been crushed to
death under his engine while making
repairs. He was employed by the Rio
Grande road at Leadville, Col. The
switch crew ran some cars against the
engine and the wheels passed over
Millers body, killing him instantly.
Miller began railroading so yeras ago
on the Reading.
The United States navy collier Nero
was rammed by the gunboat Concord
in the harbCr at Panama recently.
The injuries sustained by the collier
were SO serious that she had to be
beaehed. The Concord was not in
jured.
United States Minister Powell re-
ports to the state department from SAT-
Domingo, that it was reported in the
capital that fierce battle had been
fought in Sanchez and great many
people killed.
Speyer e. Co., OF New York, have
contracted to take the $50, 900 900
Cuban loan. The price to be- paid for
the bonds is 901a, which is d per
cent, above the minimum.
Frank Loomis, for many years spec
ial counsel for the New York Central
d Hudson River railroad, is dead.
The State Bank OF Pittsburg, CAPT.
talized at $4,000, has been closed by
order of the state bank department
The state bank examiner is tempora.
rily in charge.
The United States transport Logan
has arrived in San Francisco with
) three batallions, headquarters, staff
and band of the Twenty seventh in.
fantry. Colonel S. d. Vital is in
command. Among her passengers were
Brigadier General Jesse NJ. Lee, Briga.
der General Whit and Colonel GirarC
of the medical corps.
James Britt and Young Corbett hav,
signed articles TO fight March 81, un
der the same conditions as their prev
ious arrangement.
A composite estimate of the los
from the fire by the 20 experts of tn,
leading insurance companies outsid
OF Baltimore places the figures at $s5.
900, 900.
1t is feared that if opportunity offer
there Will be q national nnrisinn |,