Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-04-02
COLLEp FROM DISPATCHES OF
The ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western hemispheres
During the Past Week-Natonai,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Told.


The American Locomotive company
has discharged one half of its en-
ployes in the Scranton shops, includ-
ing several draughtsmen, to save eX-
pense.
Al Manila w. d. Ballantine. eX-in-
spectsr of customs, has just been &C
quilted by judge Amber, on a charge
of conspiracy to defraud the customs
by furthering the lnegal entry of non.
exempt Chinese.
Two cars ON the Los Angeles-Pacific
railway CRASH together in headon
collision at the junction of the Holly
wood and ColegrOye lines, and as a re-
suit Mrs. Maria y. Fowler of Portage,
Wis, was probably fatally injured and
number of orner persons were more
or less bruised.
At Seoul, Marquis Ito was the guest
of honor at a luncheon given recently
by the British minister j. N. Jordan
and the British colony.
Porch climbers have entered the res
idence of Edward T. Jeffrey, at Chi
cago. and carried off $4,000 worth of
diamonds and jewery.
Colonel Vincent Marmaduke of St.
Louis died recently, aged 73 years.
He was a confederate and as a mem
Der of the Knights of the Golden Cir
Gle, during the civil war, was arrested
while on a trip to Chicago
The bubonic plague has broken out
at San Pedro. Gallo and Lima.
The sixty-tirst annual boat race be-
tween crews representing the uniyer
stiles of Oxford and Cambridge was
rowed over the usual course from Put
ney to Mortlake, about four miles and
a quarter, and was won by Cambridge
by four lengths.
At Chicago Aurelio Herrera recent
ly knocked out Kid Abel of Chicago in
the third round of what was to have
been a six round contest
A liberal-raulcal demonstration in
London, in which 10000 persons took
part against the introduction of Chi
nese labor in South Africa, was held
recently.
While King Victor Emmanuel was
driving from the station to the har-
Dor man pushed his way through
the crowd and approached the royal
carriage and tried to hand a petition
to the KING. The man was arrested.
Several hundred houses in Indian
apolis are flooded and 800 families
have been driven from their homes.
The property damage will be very
heavy. All the food records since
1872 have been broken.
Port Louis. Island of Mauritius.-A
tornado caused widespread ruin on
this island March q and %, doing an
enormous amount of damage.
destructive storm recently caused
the death of three persons, injured
several others and laid waste much
property in GAINESVILLE, Ark.
w ]. Bryan has gone to New Haven,
Conn.
The will of the late Jesse Spalding
of Chicago leaves an estate of $4560-
900 entirely to members of the family
The bubonic plague is spreading at
johannesburg.
Two more negroes have been put to
death near st. Charles. making II ne
groes that have been killed as the re-
suit of the rioting.
Two men were drowned at Portland.
Ind. and a boy was drowned at Hunt
ington. as a result of the flood. The
loss will reach 100000
The car barn bandits, Marx, Neider-
meier and Vandine, have been denied
new trial The date of the execution
was set for April %
Union, Mo.-George Collins, the bank
robber, was hanged in the jailyard
here.
London, Ont-The most serious
flood that has prevailed in so years
has inundated the residence portion
of London. The Thames river rose Is
feet in four hours.
The senate in executive session has
ratified a treaty with France extend
ing TO Tunis and other French protec-
torates all of the existing treaties be.
tween France and the United States.
The flood situation throughout low.
er Michigan seems less hopeful. AT
present the point of greatest danger
seems to be at Grand Rapids and along
the course of the Grand river. Esti
mates made at the various stations
place the flood damage in the mil
lions.
San Francisco.-Investig have
been made by the board of health 10
determine the sanitary condition of the
public schools, and reports made by
the inspectors are said to warrant the
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possibly 25-will be condemned and