Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-12-24
THE WORLDS NEWS NOTES
CuLLEp FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review OF Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemisphere.
During the Past 'Week-Natlon.l.
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Told.

Justice jerks or the appellate diyi
sion of the New York state supreme
court has handed down a decision that
an injunction against the organizers of
a strike can not stand
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the application of j. ]. Hag.
gerty, William A. Connell. John w.
Roberts, S. l. Silverman and M. d.
Leahy to organize the American Ma.
tional bank of Fairbanks, Alaska. with
$4,000 capital.
The Chickasaw and Choctaw Indi-
ans have paid their lawyers $3.50, 900
for unearthing land frauds This is
said to be the largest fee for legal
services ever paid in the west.
A conference lasting over four hours
was held recently in Fall River, Mass.
between representatives of the cotton
manufacturers and their striking OPP
eratives, but no agreement was reach
ed, and a settlement of the strike in
volving $4,000 millers is as distant as
ever.
Nan Patterson, who. is now on trial
der of Caesar Young, will probably go
on the witness stand in her own be-
half
Brazil is at present under martial
law and the government has been
authorized to build % new war vessels.
Negotiations for a new commercial
treaty between Austria-Hungary and
Germany will be resumed in Berlin
this week
Governor-elect Douglas of Massachu.
sets recently wrote Secretary Taft
asking him is he would detail Lieuten-
ant General Miles, retired, for his, the
governors staff if he should make
the request after his Inauguration. The
secretary replied to Governor Douglas
stating that he will make the detail
when requested to do So
A loss estimated at 100000 was
caused by fire recently in the Hecht
building, a five story structure in At
lantic avenue, Boston.
Men prominent in Irish organiza-
tons in New York have been inform
ed, says the Herald, of the strange dis
appearance of the wealthy woOllen
goods manufacturer Owen Kelly of
Philadelphia.
Pho Contra, the faithful attendant
of the late Pope Leo XIII, died Sat
urday of apoplexy.
It is semi officially stated that EN-
peror Franz Joseph will come to Buda-
pest early in January and dissolve the
Hungarian parliament in state. 1t is
also asserted that general election
will be ordered for January 26 and
that the new parliament meet Feb B..
The British war office and the treas
ury have at last reached an agree
ment to provide funds for the rearm-
ament of the artillery.
Premier Azcarraga presented to the
king of Spain for his approval a de-
cree proroguing parliament sine die.
Three persons were killed and sew
eral injured, two fatally, in fire in
a three story brick residence at 1874
South Main street, in Williamsburg
section of Brooklyn, Saturday The
fire was caused by the explosion of
an oil stove.
Joseph W. Ray, an election judge,
who is serving a sentence of months
in iail at Denver, Col, for contempt
of court, has received word that his
aged father, A. M. Ray, dropped dead
at his home in McLainsborough, ILL.,,
after reading a letter from him giving
a complete account of the circum-
stances leading to his incarceration.
Geraldine Farrar, the American pri-
ma donna at the Royal opera house,
Berlin, sang the title role in Ambrose
Thomas "Mignon," for the first time
in her career Saturday night.
The President has issued an order
placing under civil service rules all
positions in the forest reserve corps
of the general land Office. This Will
affect about 538 employees of whom ~
are employed in Washington.
1t is understood that Ambassador
Never will figure prominently in the
diplomatic promotions Incidental 10
the Inauguration of President Roose-
welt. and that he will be succeeded Dy
Henry White, now secretary OF the
American embassy in London.
Since December New Workers nave
sent through the postofice money or
der department almost $4,OOO,O0O IN
cash as Christmas presents to rela-
tives in foreign countries.
In hope of fully restoring the slgnt
to an eye, the skin covering or CON
junctive from the eyeball of rabbit
was transferred to that of a boy at
Habnamann bosnital in Philadelphia.