Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-09-10
CuLLED FROM DISPATCHES 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.

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The Johnson-Dunar Mills company
of North Adams, Mass, has made al
assignment.
A tornado recently struck Coving
ton, Tex, injuring several persons Sc
verely No one was killed.
Fire has destroyed the cement plant
of the Struthers Furnace company, five
miles east of Youngstown, Ohio.
Six persons were burned to death
and four terribly injured during a fire
and oil explosion at Elyria, Ohio.
About 900 men are on strike in the
Coal Creek district, Tennessee, aug
menting the number of strikers to
1850.
King Edward has approved the APP
pointment of Earl Grey as governor
general of Canada to succeed the earl
of Mimic.
Eight persons were injured and sew
eral residences badly damaged by a
tornado in the southern part of La
Crosse, Wis.
At least 10000 Sir knights Temp
lars, from all parts of the earth, are
attending the conclave in San Fran
cisco this week.
The archbishop of Canterbury, who
recently arrived in the United States,
comes to attend the convention of the
Episcopal church, which is to be held
in Boston in October
President Roosevelt manifests the
Int ! H.
situation in the far east, and follows
carefully the press reports of the op-
erations of the contending armies.
The maritime supremacy of Marseil-
les as the second city in France is
threatened with extinction, owing to
the continuance of the strike and the
tieup of the entire marine industry.
In saving a newsboy who had run in
front of his automobile, Robert E.
Fouse of Chicago, drove his machine
into telegraph pole. His left arm
is broken and his vehicle wrecked.
Memphis, Tenn.-Fire in the heart
of the Wholesale district has destroyed
property valued at $S00,000 The fire
originated in the Oliver-Finne Gro
Gerry company from an unknown cause
Although Napoleon never hesitated
to sacrifice his soldiers, he never. ex-
cept on one occasion. entered an en-
gagement with as many men as have
been fighting under Kuropatkin and :
Oyama.
The United States South Atlantic
squadron, consisting of the cruisers
Brooklyn (fagship) and Atlanta and
the gunboats Marietta and Castine, has
left Cape Town for the island of st. !
Helena.
Minister J. Barrett warns Americans
of lack of employment in Panama. He
says the boom will not be sudden and
that a force of $4,000 men will even
tually be engaged, but will arrive
gradually.
M. Leroy, a Partisan clockmaker
has just achieved a triumph in watch
es. He has been at work since 1897
upon chronometer which he has just
completed. 1t contains 975 pieces, and
cost $4,000.
Carroll d. Wright, commissioner of
labor, says he would resign from of
fee at the end of the present year.
He will devote his attention to his
duties in connection with the presi-
dency of Clark college.
A Lethbridge, N. w. T., special re-
ports the killing of three painters, res
idents of Chicago, who were engaged
in the painting of the standpipe erect
ed in connection with the municipal
system of water works.
Arrangements have been completed
for teaching the Igorrotes, Moros and
Negritos the English language. and a
school will be regularly conducted at
the Philippine reservation until the
close of the worlds fair.
A note left by Princess Louise of
Saxe-Coburg, who escaped from her
hotel, for her maid Elga, requesting
the latter to keep her belongings care
fully closed with the words:
Il am gone. God has heard my
prayer. Farewell"
Bobby Walthour of Atlanta. Ga.
won the 100 kilometer motor paced
professional championship of the
world from Simar of France at Lon
don recently, by 4 "a lengths. The
time was one hour 33 minutes an(
81 3-5 seconds.
The Indian war records have beer
transferred from the interior depart
ment to the war department. Man,
OF the veterans who served in thes,
wars and who have heretofore fount