Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-12-22
news OF THE WORLD.
SHORT DISPATCHES FROM ALL
PARTS OF The. GLOBE.
A Review of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
During the Past Week-National
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.


Another attempt on the life of AID.
miral Dubassoff, ex-governor general
of Moscow, Russia, was made Saturday
afternoon, but he escaped with slight
injuries.
Notices have been posted at all cot
ton mills in Lowell, Mass, of a Ave
per cent increase in wages to go into
effect on Monday. About 1900 opera
tives are affected.
Members of the house and senate
have been denied more salary by q
vote Of 1SS to 100. but house speaker
and vice president will draw $4,000
yearly, also cabinet members.
Governor Magoon of Cuba has issued
a decree directing all rural guardsmen
to be especially vigilant in arresting
all persons bearing arms without IL
cense. Another gubernatorial decree
provides for the expenditure Of 1896
600 for sanitation in various towns
throughout the island.
ST. Louis, Dec. 15.-Adolphus Busch,
the mui millionaire brewer, says he is
n favor OF an income tax law.
SIA more theaters will be added to
the Sullivan and Considine circuit of
The vaudeville playhouses within a
year.
An unidentified newsboy was killed
recently in the gallery of the Majestic
Jheater Chicago, for applauding q
player on the stage with whom George
Dunraven, another spectator, was dis
pleased. Dunraven tried to hit the boy
with an umbrella. The point of the
umbrella pcnetrated the boys brain
thr0' e. 80 4C.t eye. Dunraven was ar
re- I'd.
! representative Jones has introduced
bill providing that after July 1, 1907
lie sa ally of each and every civil ser
wee ellrloye of the government shall
lie increased twenty per cent.
The condition of Bishop McCabe
suffering from apoplexy, is slightly i'm
proved
Two thousand machinists employed
in Denver shops, will receive an ad
vance in wages January l ranging
from to Is per cent.
The Standard Oil company an
nounces that it will advance the wages
of all its employees now receiving less
than 500 a month by 10 per cent, be
ginning January l.
;,.N@ &c,
sion will Investigate into the shortage
of cars in hearings which begin al
Minneapolis December II and extend
to Kansas City, st. Louis and Chi
cago.
Flora G. Adams has obtained a di
vorce in Seattle on cross complaint
from Henry Austin Adams, better
known as Vincent Harper, author and
magazine contributor.
On the recommendation of the gen
eral staff the secretary of war has or
dered the trial by courtmartial of Ma
jor Macklin of Company c, First bat
talon of the Twenty fifth infantry, un
der the 62d article of war for "con
duct to the prejudice of good oraer anC
discipline" in failing in their duties IL
preventing and suppressing the riot by
negro soldiers at Brownsvnle, Texas
last August.
Simplified spelling has received 6
final quietus in the house of congress
The Indian appropriation bill fol
1908, carrying about 100000, hal
been agreed upon by the house com
mittee on Indian affairs. The appro
priatioH for the Indians for 1907 wa:
$9,405,000. The estimates submitted
by the bureau of Indian affairs FOL
1908 aggregated $7,970,000.
Representative Roberts of Massa
chusetts introduced a bill making the
noncommissioned officers and enlisted
men of companies B, c and d, 25th in
fantry, the negroes discharged from
the service by the presidents order
eligible for reenlistment in the military
or naval service. The bill is intended
to restolc to these men all the rights
lost under the order of discharge.
Ex-Mayor w. w Rose of Kansas
City, Kan, has sent to the clerk of the
Kansas supreme court a check fol-
1852 to pay his fine and all costs il
the contempt case decided against him
Robbers looted the safe in the bank
at Lincoln, Ark, recently, getting away
with $500, all it contained.
The Utah federation of labor has
resolved to circulate a petition to con
gress asking the creation OF posta
savings banks. The move is said to be
under the auspices of the American
Federation Of Labor, with which the
Utah federation is afflliated.