Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-03-31
news OF The WORLD.
SHORT TELEGRAPH ITEMS FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE GLOBE.
a Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
During the Past Week-Natlonal,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

The gunboat Callao has sailed from
Canton to cruise the West river.
One of the heaviest snowfalls of
the winter fell in Ohio Valley last
Sunday.
The battleship Wisconsin, at Manila
has received rash orders to sail for
Shanghai.
Former Mayor Ashbridge, of Phila-
delphia. one of the last of the Quay
politicians, is dead.
Chicago Orchard Ivens, charged
with the murder Oh Mrs. Bessie Hol-
lister, was sentenced to hang.
The mine strikers are returning to
work at Lens, France. and an early
termination of trouble is expected
Fort Worth, Texas, has been flooded
with counterfeit $40 bills of the "Buf
falo" type, closely resembling the
genuine.
Redvan Pasha. chief of police of
Constantnople, was recently murder
ed en- route from his country home to
his Office
By unanimous vote the house COM
mittee on judiciary agreed that insur
ance can not be regarded as inter
state commerce.
Representative Sibley has introduc-
ed bill preventing officers of the
government from buying goods made
by convict laborers.
A power house of the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit company was destroyed
by fire recently with a loss of $175,-
900; partially insured,
Eighty lives were lost and 81 ships
were wrecked along the coast of New
England and the mari zine provinces
during the past winter
Hazing at the Annapolis naval acad-
envy was dealt with in the house by
repeating the law making compulsory
dismissal Of the guilty.
A Standard Oil company launch was
seized by pirates and looted of a num-
Der of rifles and 1000 rounds of ammu-
milton near Canton, China
AT a recent funeral at Brooklyn,
Anne Arundel county, Maryland, Wal
ter Potee, while insane, shot five per
sons, two probably fatally.
The final figures show that in add
ton TO the regular Russian troops,
1,012,269 army reserve men were mo-
bilized during the recent war.
Banwell, the crown bank teller who
pleaded guilty at Toronto to stealing
over $4,000 of the banks funds, was
sentenced to four years in prison.
Thos. M. Casey, former general man
ager of the Salmon bank at Clinton,
Mo, pleaded guilty recently to forg-
cry and was sentenced for five years.
Secretary Taft has appealed to the
senate committee on military for an
increase of coast and field artillery,
and to make the latter a regimental
organization.
An engagement between the CON
stabulary and fanatical pulajanes on
the islands of Samar, is reported
Governor George Curry is reported
missing since the fight
The American, Spanish and native
press of Manila sustain General Wood
against the charge of killing women
and children in the recent battle of
Mount Dajo, which they claim was
unavoidable
The steamer New England has ar
rived at Vancouver, b. c., with n cargo
of halibut weighing 265,000 pounds,
the largest catch on record for this
variety Of fish anywhere in the world
hn
Christiania.-The state council has
appointed Christopher Ravn Norwe-
gian consul general at New York and
Brunei Horst consul general at Ha-
vana. M, Lund has been given the
post of consul at San Francisco.
At Mount Holly. N. j., George W
Small and Rufus Johnson, both CON
victed OF the brutal murder of Miss
Florence Allison, and sentenced to
death after long and sensational
trial, were hanged for their crime.
The president has approved the sen
fences of Lieutenant Hugh Kirkman.
Eighth cavalry, dismissed, and SEN
fenced TO two years at Leayenworth,
for embezzlement, and Lieutenant
Horace Little of the Philippine scouts
dismissed for drunkenness.
carpet tack, caught between cog
wheels, caused a spark that resulted
in the blowing up of the works of
the Phoenix Powder company, eight
miles from East st. Louis. killing
John Nash, aged So years, and Edward
Higginbotham
A political prisoner named Glasgof
terrorized the prison guard at Mos.
COW, Russia, with an imitation bomb,
and walked out of Jail The Credit
Mutual bank, which was robbed on
March 20 of 1920 offers a reward
of 10 per cent of the amount stolen
to any person who will return the
money taken by the robbers.