Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-01-23
cuLLEp FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week--Nationai,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Told.

$4,000
c. Z. Bacon and A. II. Butler, pres
ident and cashier of the Lockport, Ill.
bank, which recently failed, have beer
indicted on charge Of embezzlement
General John C. Black, recently ap
pointed a member of the civil service
commission, has taken the oath of of
fee and will at once enter upon his
duties,
The supreme court has issued the
mandate committing Blanche Boise tc
Jail for 80 days and to pay fine OF
800. This is the affirmation Of the
district court sentence wherein Miss
Boies was sentenced for smashing sa
loon fixtures ana windows.
The Dime Savings bank of Ports
mouth, Va, closed it's doc 5. The al
legged defalcation Of Cashier John
Downing several weeks ago is said to
be the cause Of the failure.
Elias f. Perry. treasurer of the In
ternational Association of Machinists,
has been arrested on a charge of steal
ing $3.50 of the unions money,
John ]. Brennan, the Chicago alder
man sentenced to one year in the
house of correction for completely in
election frauds, was put to work ty-
ing bundles of brooms in the broom
factory department. He was atttred
in the regulation prison suit and his
hair and mustache had been trimmed.
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white and colored. He was convicted
OF buying votes.
The commercial committee of the
house of commons of England has ca
bled to the American parliamentarian
arbitration group at Washington the
heartiest congratulations ON it's forma-
ton and promising gladly to cooperate
with it.
A recent fire among the wholesale
establishments and warehouses in the
triangular block formed by the juno
ton of Pearl and Erie streets at Buff
falo, N. Y, caused a loss estimated at
$3.50 900.
special from Eustis, Fla, says
James l.. Blair of St. Louis, formerly
general counsel of the Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition, is dying. He was
taken with a congestive chill and is
slowly sinking, His physicians give
but little hope of recovery. Mrs. Blair
and their son are with him.
Archbishop Harry has landed at Ma
Mia and met with most enthusiastic
reception A water pageant added bril-
liancy to the affair, the bay in the vi
cinity of the landing stage being pack
ed by boats gaily decked with varicol-
ored bunting. Fully 10000 people took
part in the shore parade, in addition to
5000 school children representing all
the Catholic societies within the arch
iepiscopate jurisdiction.
A report of headon collision near
Woolsey, New, of freight train which
ran into the eastbound Atlantic ex-
press, moving at the rate of 20 miles
an hour, is confirmed. No one was
killed, but several injured.
The statement of Uncle Sans treas
ury balances shows; Available cash
balance, $226,254, DOL; gold, S95,112,-
974.
Young Corbett is reported broke
The rich stake he received for beat
Ing Eddie Hanlon he took to the race
tracks at Emeryyille and Ingleside
Cal, and played it away $1,000 at q
crack on the ponies
1t is reported on good authority that
F. l. Whitney general passenger agent
of the Great Northern. has rendered
his resignation and will retire from
the railroad business.
Because Franklin Union, No. 4. OF
Press Feeders. Chicago, had failed tC
satisfy judgment of $4,000, due the
state as fine, which Judge Holdrun
entered against the organization, aftel
finding it guilty of contempt of cour
as corporation, Judge Brentano has
entered an order naming Allen Nc
Lean as receiver for the union.
Workmen engaged in digging gray
ell at Winnemucca, New, have discoy
cred at depth of about 10 feet a mum
Der of bones that once were parts o
the skeleton OF a gigantic human be
ing. DR.. Samuels pronounced then
the bones Of a man who must hay
been nearly II feet in height.
Three thousand five hundred actors
stranded in strange lands by the dis
banding of 1S5 companies on the road
have, for two months, been wanderin
their devious ways back to New YorI
Many of these are able TO tell offhan
how many crossties there are to
mile of railroad track When the
arrive in New York they are no bette
on than those who have fallen by tn