Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-12-23
news OF THE WORLD
SHORT TELEGRAPH ITEMS FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE GLOBE.
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
Durinq the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

Contributions to the relief fund for
Russian sufferers have reached a total
of $1,l72659.
John Il. Shoemaker, who was at one
time widely known in politics, died re-
Gently in Indiana.
DIR. John Alexander Dowie announ-
ces that next June he will appoint a
large number of new oyerseers for
Zion City.
The wholesale grocery house of c.
w. Adams Il Sons at Louisville, KY,
was recently destroyed by fire. Loss
$4,000.
Medical Inspector David Oldham
Lewis, fleet surgeon of the United
States Pacific squadron, died recently
at Honolulu.
The last treasury statement shows:
Available cash balance, S13S, 490,071;
gold coin and bullion, $S7, 565, PIG; gold
certificates. $50, 695.140.
The navy department has awarded
the contracts amounting to Sl500O,UO0
for 10 sets of wireless telegraph out
fits for the Massie system.
Diamonds and other jewels valued
at $4,000 were recently stolen from
the rooms of Mrs. James Morgan at
the Hotel Green at Pasadena, Cal.
The Nickerson gas works at Hyan-
mis-, Mass, were destroyed recently by
an explosion which killed OSBORNE e.
Crowell who was in charge of the
plant.
President Castro having withdrawn
his note to M. Taigny, the French
charge daffaires, which gave offense
to France, the diplomatic incident is
closed.
Judge Brace of Milwaukee has de-
cided that Charles f. P6ster was not
guilty OF larceny as bailee as charged
in the indictment returned on August
4 by the grand jury.
Italy has accepted the proposition of
Spain to hold the Moroccan confer
ence at Madrid. 1t is now expected
that the representatives of the indie
pendent powers will meet January 10.
The announcement is made that with
the close of the year the Baltimore &
Ohio will cease to issue passes and
reduced rate transportation of all
sorts, except to officers and employees
of the road.
The secretary of the interior has
sent to congress draft of a bill, fix
ing maximum penalty of $4,000 fine
or ten years Imprisonment or both
for fraudulently attempting to obtain
title to public lands.
The appellate division of the New
York supreme court has handed down
a decision holding that a man cannot
be deprived of his vote even though
someone else has already voted fraud
ulently in his name.
The Salt Lake Herald says that the
Gould lines running into Salt Lake
City, which comprise the Rio Grande
Western and the Western Pacific
which is now under construction, viii
build shops there costing $4,000 900.
New York.-After a conference last
Ing over two months the Brotherhood
OF Carpenters made an agreement will
the Master Carpenters association, af
fecting 10000 men, by which wage,
will be increased from $3.50 to S4.S,
a day Cl July /.
The federal grand jury at Topeka
Kan, Wa4en has been investigating III,
land frauds in Kansas, has returned al
indictm- Il against state Senator +
Eumont Smith on the charge of in
huencing a federal officer to neglec
his duty. Five other indictments wer
returned
The army transport Thomas ha
arrived in San Francisco from tn
orient She brought home a piece
artillery which originally belonged I
the United States, but which wa
found in the possession of the Ru
sian forces at Port Arthur when til
Japanese captured that stronghold.
One of the most interesting piece
OF political news in London, Englan
developed during the week filled wit
political movements, is the practice
certaint that Lord Curzon OF Keddl
ston. former yiceroy Of India, y!
represent the city of London in tn
house of commons in succession to 81
Joseph Dimsdale.