Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-09-08
news OF The WORLD
SHORT TELEGRAPH ITEMS FROM
ALL PARTS OF The GLOBE,
A Review bf Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

grocers, who have been appointed u
attend the state convention at Spo
kane this year, will try to secure tn
next convention, that of 1907, for thel
city.
The world famous collection o
precious stones and jewelry, thu
property of the late Mrs. Jane Stan
ford, valued at nearly $1,0OO,000 vii
be sold by the trustees OF Lelanc
Stanford, Jr, University association
as soon as possible.
Queen Edna the First, Empress OF
All the Inland Empire" is the title
officially bestowed upon Miss Edna
Lavell, formerly of Butte, who will be
queen of the carnival arranged by the
10000 club for the opening night OF
the Interstate fair at Spokane.
Five more Japanese have been ar
rested at St. George island, one Of the
Pribyloff group, by the government
agent, accused of poaching seals.
Andrew Fruseth. secretary of the
sailors union. states that all coastwise
vessels to Alaska and British Colum-
bia have raised the wages of crews
from sac to $45 per month.
Social revolutionists of Moscow in a
proclamation claim the credit for kill
ing General Min but deny respons-
Utility for the attack on Stolypin.
Byran announces a change of plans
and says he won't go to New Zealand,
as he intended, until after the election
Geneva.-The mangled body of a
young Italian named Feraro has been
found lying at the foot OF the precipice
over the glacier de Triolet
Emphatic denial is made at the state
department of all reports that sny
movement is in prorgess looking to in
tervention in Cuban affairs.
Mrs. Emma Daley, proprietress of
lodging house at 52816 First Avenue,
in Seattle, was shot and instantly kill.
ed Tuesday afternoon by burglar trap
arranged by one of her dodgers, Gene
BasteaIene, in his trunk.
Mrs. Daley and another woman
went into the lodger's room and Mrs.
Daley asked her companion: "Won-
der if one of my keys will open the
trunk" Suiting the action to the
words, the woman inserted key turn
cd the look and lifted the lid There
was report and crying: "I'm shot,"
Mrs Daley fell dead.
Dying from the effects of oarbolic
acid, after having ATTEMPTED to kill her
companion, William Burgett, by shoot
ing him with a revolver, Bridet Koe-
gan of Sprague. Wash, vows that she
will finish the crime she attempted.
Burgett. was shot by the woman while
the couple were out riding, is slightly
wounded in the right side. The
woman is though to be insane. She il
26 years old and Burgett is 80 years of
age.
Clarence Steele, electrician for the
British Columbia Copper company's
power house at Greenwood, B. G.
There was no witness to the fatality,
but it is supposed that in making some
connections he was entangled with q
live wire. The body was frightfully
burned.
Dispatches from Cienfuegos, Cuba,
say that band of 80 rebels have sack
ed the small town of Castella de
Jagua, situated on Cienfuegos bag.
The rural guard in garrison at Cas-
tella de Jagua and the officials of that
place meanwhile shut themselves up in
the fort.
A train on the Union Pacific rail.
road was wrecked recently at Rec
BLttes, 40 miles west of Cheyenne
The entire train, including six coaches
left the track, and the engine and bag
gage car turned over. Fireman w. J
Cook was badly scalded. A tramp
name unknown, was killed and an
other fatally injured. The cause of tn,
wreck is unknown.
The Armenians recently burnet
eight Tartar villages and large Tar
tar factory in that region.
Secretary Root and his party are a
Valparaiso inspecting the ruins cause,
~ the recent earthquake.
The second son of the late Rear Ad
niral Sampson to enter the presen
been sworn in. He ID Harry B. SamI
on and was appointed by Senate
)epew.
A destructive fire occurred at Bul
ey, Idaho, last Wednesday. The lot
viii exceed $40 900.
Floods have devasted large sectio
the Behar district in India.
Jerry Corcoran, lineman, 90 Eyea,
Id, living in Sacramento, Cal, W,
lectricuted by coming in contact wit
live wire.
Peace is in the air, and on all sid
Havana there is hope that matte
ill be arranged between the govern
ent and the insurgents so as to avo
Itrher tloodshed
The strike of the streetcar men {
10 United railroads of San Franicsc
cidentally also that of the lineme
ectricians, foreman and consrtucti'
orkers, has come TO an end.
Sparks from a threshing machin
property of John Nelson, started
ia near Sites. Idaho, causing a lC