Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-12-17
CULLED FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
During the Past Week-NationaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Told.

steel rail pool has decided to maintain
the price of $2S ton on steel rails.
Rio Janeiro-The senate has passed
to a final reading the bill authorizing
the government to build % war ves-
sells.
Halifax, N. S.-The Allan liner Sco-
tia, with Earl Grey, governor general
of Canada, on board, has arrived at
quarantine.
Irwin. Kan.-The country home OF
Charles Smith has been destroyed by
fire and four children under IL years
of age burned to death.
London. Burns family Bible
containing interesting family entries
was sold at auction here for S3250. The
purchaser was London dealer.
Emperor Nicholas has conferred up
on Lieutenant General Sakharoff and
Lieutenant General Bilderling gold
swords of honor set with brilliants and
inscribed For valor."
Bombay.--Viceroy Curzon has ar
rived here from England and met with
an unusually cordial reception. Many
of the native rulers travelled to Bonn
bay especially to welcome the viceroy.
Tangier.-Ensign Malutine of the
Russian torpedo boat destroyer Pro
solivni and son of Major General
Malutine, shot and killed himself with
a revolver.
Vancouver, B. C.-John Kay, the II
year old boy under sentence to be
hanged next Friday, died Saturday in
the penitentiary at New Westminster
of tuberculosis.
st. Petersburg social demo
cratic labor party has issued an in
f1ammatory proclamation denouncing
autocracy in bitter terms, demanding
an immediate end of the war.
Chicago. N. Perry, the former
bank president, who was accused OF
setting fire to the American Locomo-
tive works to obtain the insurance, was
discharged after a long hearing in the
court
New York.-Inspired by the national
vote of 100000 for Debs at the last
election, the New York section of the
socialist party issued a statement to
the effect that 1t has laid plans for
establishing a school of socialism.
Hannibal, Mo.-Dr. J. B. Vernon OF
St. Louis, convicted of bribery in con-
nection with the selection of postottice
sites in Missouri cities, was sentenced
to the penitentiary for three years.
Governor-elect Douglas of Massichu-
sets announces that General Nelson
A. Miles would be at the head Of MS
staff. 1t is understood he will be made
adjutant general, or possibly inspec-
tor general.
Observation-Disclosures cotton spin
ming mills, employing capital amount
ing to over $15,00U,000, made a profit
Of only $150,000 for the year ending
November 80 The same mills last
year lost 100000.
Brooklyn, N. 1.-THE Eagles Wash
ington correspondent says: Senator
Dietrich of Nebraska has scheme for
employing convicts to work upon the
Panama canal. The matter has ap-
pealed to sociologists and to practical
politicians of the capital.
Paris-The Port Arthur crisis Is
shaking the faith of French military
critics who heretofore have been posi-
tive that the fortress was impregnable.
They claim there is an inner line of de-
lenses, where as the British critics
deny that an inner line exists.
San superintendent r.
Leach of the San Francisco mint has
made good the defalcation of former
cashier Walter NJ Dimmick by turn
ing over his Oakland home to the sur.
ETY. company which was on Dimmick' S
bond for $4,000.
Chicago.-ln reviewing building op
erations in the rs principal cities OF
the United States for November, 1904
as compared with the same month II
1908, the Construction News says that
there has been a total increase of u
per cent.
ashington.-Senator Newlands Of
Nevada announced the engagement Of
his youngest daughter, Frances, tt
Lieutenant Leopold Won Bredow of the
German army. Lieutenant Won Bre
dow is an officer of the Cuirassier reg
iment of the guard. stationed at Der
lin. He was an attache of the German
embassy at Washington during 1903
Washington.-That there may b,
changes in the diplomatic service ant
possibly in the cabinet is evident from
statement made by high official O