Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-01-30
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
CulLeD FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review OF Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerselJ Told.


local banks, Chicago trades unions
have started movement for trades
union bank, with the union label over
the door.
The Emperor of Austria will pay
return visit To King Edward, which
will occur the latter part Of April.
The Simultaneous breaking of two
of the so inch mains which feed the
reservoir and supply water to the net
work Of pipes throughout Harrisburg,
Pa, has caused the worst water fam
inc ever known In that vicinity. Ho-
tells, houses, ranroads, mills and fac
tories have Deen cut on. This state of
affairs is most serious.
The German financial papers regard
the capital Of So,000,000 with which
the German petroleum company was
organized to compete with the Stan
dard Oil company as a small tribe
compared Win the paid up capital of
the Rockefeller concern.
The four masted schooner Augustus
Hunt was wIeched recently west OF
the Quogue life saving station, on the
were saved, but Is others were lost,
the bodies being washed away from
the wrecked ship. The schooner was
totally wrecked.
A report has been received from
Mindanao to the effect that Lieuten-
ant Campbell w. Flake had been kill
ed and that Lieutenant William E.
badly wounded wnen out on a scout
ing expedition against unfriendly Mo-
ros. All Of tne men belonged to
the Twenty-second infantry.
Allentown, Pa.-rhe jury in the case
of Mrs. Catherine Bechtel, charged
with being an accessory before the
fact in the murder of her daughter,
Mabel, shop girl, returned a verdict
Of not guilty.
The town of Allesund, Norway, was
practically destroyed by fire recently,
but so far as can be ascertained there
was no loss Of life. The church, the
schoolhouse, shops and three quarters
of the town have been burned and the
latest news received said the remain
is busy port trading town OF Norway
of over 5000 inhabitants.
The second Shipment Of big timber
for the Washington state building at
the fair in st. LOUIS, has arrived.
With the timbers came a 60 foot flag
staff, which will form feature Of the
house of Hoo-Hoo.
poIioa Dntoctiyac II M,,rpI,v
and Gotten, of / os Angeles, Cal, held
on charge of manslaughter for the
killing of Joseph and Louis Chesser,
father and son, at the Hotel Broxburn,
on the night OF December II, have
been released ~ Justice Chambers,
who exonerated the men for the kill
ing.
The Korean government has made
formal declaration of neutrality in
the event OF war between Japan and
Russia.
Sharon, Pal our men and a wom-
an who attempted to ford a. swollen
stream near here, were swept away
and 1t is rumored all were drowned.
The result of the recent presidential
tain, according 10 a dispatch from b.
gotta, by way of Panama. Affairs gen
orally are reported to be quiet.
Recent Mania advices to the war
department throw light on the present
agitation in the knllippines over the
proposed expulsion of the Mexican
dollar from circulation. 1t seems the
MI
by foreigners, are strenuous in their
opposition to the proposed abandon
ment of the Mexican silver piece, the
principal currency medium in the Phil
ippines, because of the large opportu-
nifty it affords for making profits in
exchange.
Military activity at the Black sea
scale than ever. cables a Russian cor
respondent. Men are arriving for ship
ment on transports for the far east.
The railways are gorged with military
stores. Private freight is sidetracked
in order to expedite shipments of sup
plies
The Cleveland. Ohio, grand jury has
returned an indictment against Geo.
A. Rose, cashier of the Produce Ma
tional bank. which closed its doors
Rose is charged with having embez-
zled s1S9.000 Of the banks funds.
The protected cruiser Charleston
was successfully launched recently at
the yards of the Newport News Ship
building & Drydock company in Vir-
ginia.
st. John, N. F.-Another violent
snow storm ragged over the whole isl.
and recently. Four schooners are fast