Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-06-18
cULLEo FROM DISPATCHER OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Told.

was run into by a boy riding on a
bicycle at the capital and thrown vio-
lently to the ground. His right collar
bone was broken, his left side badly
bruised and he was otherwise injured.
A. c. jenkins, living six miles east
OF Norton Kan, while beating his wife
was shot dead by his IL year old
laughter. Jenkins was no doubt in
sane. as he had often threatened to
kill his whole family
Governor Pennypacker of Pennsyl-
yania has appointed Philander c. Knox
successor of the late United States
Senator NJ. S. Quay
Joseph II. Choate, ambassador to
Great Britain is President Roosevelts
first choice as attorney general TO
succeed Mr. Knox.
Miss Lena Morton, daughter of Levi
p Morton of new York, died recently
in Paris from the effects Of blood
poisoning, following an operation for
appendicitis.
Young Peter Jackson knocked out
Joe Walcott in the fourth round of
a 10 round bout at Baltimore.
Lawrence Humon, the author, died
recently at Princeton, N. j., OF pneu-
monia, aged 81 years.
Mayor Harrison of Chicago has an
nounced that no bookmaldng would be
allowed at Washington park on Derby
day and that no betting would be al
lowed during the meeting.
Three persons were drowned during
a waterspout which fell near Mill
creek, |. T.
Lord Dundonald, commanding officer
of the Canadian militia and veteran
of the South African war, must resign
his position or his appointment will
be cancelled by the Canadian govern
ment. The cause of the rupture was a
speech delivered recently at Montreal
~ Lord Dundonald in which he said
that the appointment of officers in the
militia was by political preferment.
The Ottoman government declares
the report published in dispatch from
st. Petersburg that the porte had con-
scented TO the passage of the Darda-
nelles by the Russian Black sea fleet is
unfounded.
A concert platform fell and four
hundred children were thrown in a
panic at San Jose, Cal, recently. No
one was seriously hurt
Three thousand members of The boot
and shoe workers union, who were
locked out six weeks ago at Chicago,
will return to work.
The General Managers association
has decided that for the time being
no further concessions could be made
to organized labor employed on rail
roads centering at Chicago.
Mrs Hannah Elias of New York has
been discharged on motion of Assistant
District Attorney Rand at the conclu-
sion of the testimony of John II. Plat,
the old millionaire who caused the ar
rest of the negress for extortion.
1t is announced that Earl Gray, lord
lieutenant of Northumberland, has
been appointed to succeed the earl of
Mimic as governor general of Canada.
Abner Mckinley, brother of the late
President Mckinley was found dead
in a chair at his home at Somerset.
Pa. last Friday, His death came with
out warning to his family.
Ii is reported that the sultan is ready
to concede the brigand's terms and
release Perdicaris.
Louis EtZel, the American who was
killed by Chinese while acting as cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph, has
been buried at Newchwang, by direc-
ton of the American minister at Pekin.
The strike of the employees of the
International Paper company at Glenn
Falls, ~ Y, has been settled. 1t was
a victory for the unions.
Moses WE'LL, a New York man, has
ended his life with two fatal wounds
Mrs. Mary Etzel, mother of Lewis
Etzel Of Denver, the war correspon
dent who was killed by Chinese sol
diers, will file claim against the Chi
nese government for $20,0 damages
Levi z. Letter of Chicago died OF
heart failure recently at Bar Harbor
Maine. He was Chicago millionaire
and father of Lady Curzon.
1t is reported that only FIVE of the
nine largest Russian ships at por
Arthur are capable of going to sea. ant
that steam is kept up on only thre,
OF the five sound vessels.
5. NJ. Wanamaker, a leading mer
chant of Philadelphia. and brother O
former Postmaster General John Wan
amaker. died recently.