Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-06-09
news OF THE WORLD
SHORT TELEGRAPH ITEMS FROM
ALL PARTS OF The GLOBE.
A Review of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-Natlonal,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

EGYPT is sore at Britain and FEARS
are entertained for safety of the Eng
,ish.
Mineral school lands of Oklahoma
are to be held for benefit of state.
Archbishop Ireland of st. Paul ar
rived in New York on the steamer La
Touraine from Hayre.
More building is being done this
spring in Butte than ever before.
George w. Skies, a newspaper man
well known in Helena, succumbed to
Brights disease at Butte recently.
The senate has passed the resolution
providing for the purchase of supplies
for the Panama canal in tn United
States unless the president deems the
prices unreasonable or eXtortionate.
, The governments of Sweden and
Norway have negotiated loan of $15,-
100000 at 31s per cent with Swedish,
German, French and Belgian banks.
According to the Metropole King Lee
opold is about to reply energetically
to British interference in the Congo
Independent state and to the accusa-
ton that foreigners are shut out from
the Congo.
Italy is passing through a series of
labor troubles.
The sudden but natural death of AL
eddin Pasha vail of the archipelago.
gave rise to a story that he had been
assassinated.
Mrs. Emma Watson, daughter of
Claus Spreckels of San Francisco, was
married to John w. Ferris of San
Francisco in New York
Bill Miner, the noted crook. who was
convicted at KamIoops, b. c., last Sat
urday. of train robbery, was at once
sentenced to Imprisonment for life
William Dunn was also given a life
sentence and Lewis ColquhOun was
sentenced to serve % years. They will
appeal.
Arizona and New Mexico have been |
given a right to vote for or against |
joint statehood proposition.
Clarence Eddy the well known or
ganist, has been divorced
United States Senator Joseph r. Bur-
ton of Abilene, Kansas, has placed his
resignation in the hands of the govern
or, who accepted the same. Foster
Dwight Coburn was appointed by the
governor to succeed Senator Burton.
Coburn has not definitely accepted the
appointment.
President Roosevelt has declined to
entertain any proposition lookin to
further investigation of the alleged
drug trust before the proceedings re-
Gently instituted at indianapolis by the
attorney general are pushed. Follow
ing interviews with representatives of
the National Association of Retail
Druggists, the president has concluded
that he will leave the whole matter in
the hands of the department of Justice.
Meager returns from all parts of the
state OF Oregon indicate that George
Chamberlain is reelected governor by a
substantial majority. The indications
are that the remainder of the republic
can ticket is elected hands down.
The body of Earl Ferris, who was
drowned couple of weeks ago in the |
Entiat rapids near Wenatchee, Wash.
was found this week at Trinidad. The |
body had fioated down the Columbia a |
distance of 40 miles.
john r. Maxwell, Iowa state golf
champion in 1900 and uransmississippi |
champion in 1908, died of Bright's dis |
ease recently.
An earthquake shock was felt in San |
Francisco and in Oakland last Monday
night. 1t was of short duration. No
damage has been reported.
The Kansas City journal SAYS: 1t is
estimated that the business done by the
packing houses located in Kansas CITY
viii suffer to the extent of $40 900 900
as result of the. agitation in connec-
ton with presidents crusade against
canned meats. Representatives of the
various plants seen agreed with the es-
innate in the Geographic dispatches
that the business of the whole country
will show loss of at least $3.50 .OOO.-
600.
The Russian giant Machnow, o feet
3 inches tall, who was engaged for ex.
hlbltlon purposes in New York. after
long showing in London baked at the
last moment owing to his unconouer-
able aversion to the sea.
his wife added her tears and entreat-
les to the persuasions of his agent. but
the giant was immovable. Finally 90
OF the ships crew went after him and
after long and fierce struggle dragged
out OF his car and shouldered him and
took him aboard. He is now en- route
to his destination.