Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-03-02
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,

Denver-Arthur Sweeney, II
Gently on the charge of counterfeit
ing.
The Hague-The Netherlands gov
ernment has announced its readiness
to receive the delegates to the second
worlds peace conference on or about
June l.
Berlin-The disaster off the Hook
of Holland will undoubtedly strength
en- the European sentiment in favor
of tunnels to England under the chan
mel.
William H. Musham, ex-chief of the.
Chicago fire department, and one Of
the best known fire fighters in the
country died at his home recently
from pneumonia.
At a conference of leading republi-
cans of Chicago it was decided to
nominate Postmaster Busse for mayor
despite the injuries he received in the
Pennsylvania wreck at JohnstOwn.
Salt Lake City-In railroad COLI
sion Friday afternoon on the Copper
Belt railway, near Bingham, Clinton
B. Leigh, a we'll known newspaper
man of Salt Lake was killed outright.
F. l.. Morse, who has had charge of
The Salt Lake street railway system
since the purchase of the control by
E. II. Hartman, confirms the report
that he had rendered his resignation
Former General Manager Styner
OF the Mexican Central railway
will recover from his mysterious
wounds, which so nearly proved fatal,
and he will be reinstated in his form
er position.
New Orleans-A crevasse IS feet
wide opened in the ievee recently 25
miles below here, and unless filled at
once will allow overflow water to back
up to Gretna when much damage
will result.
London King Edwari and o. cen
Alexandra held the first court of the
year at Buckingham palace last week,
the affair being attended by large
body of the peeIase and a brilliant as
scmblage of diplomats.
Observation-Disclosures between the
railroads and trail.men are still in
progress and further concessions on
the part of the railroads have been
made. Otherwise the striking condi-
tiCns remain unchanged.
Mrs. Flora Mcdonald was arraigned
RECENTLY upon the charge of killing
Webster Guerin. Her mental condi-
ton was such that the case was con
tinued until March 5. Her physicians
say that her reason may never be
restored.
New Y0rk-RoEert Lynn Cox of
Buffalo has been elected secretary
and attorney of the recently organic
ed association of life insurance presi-
dents, of which Grover Cleveland is
chairman. His salary will lie $1,000
a year.
At the next session of the provin-
clal legislature Of British Columbia
an amendment will be introduced
which will pass. it is thought, increas-
ing the timber fees for the province
The coast districts will be raised from
$40 to $3.50 annually.
One of the surprising features of
American foreign commerce is found
in the fact that the United States
which produces three-fourths of the
worlds cotton, imported last year
from other countries nearly $11 900
coo worth of raw cotton.
LOndOn-Hon. Mrs Hartford made
daring anG successful balloon trip
across the English channel rec, ntly.
The ascent was made at Chelsea, the
tescent being at StayelOt, Belgium
in fierce snowstorm. the balloon be.
ing IN the air some ii hours.
The deadlock in the Rhode Island
state legislature oyer the election of
United States senator is to be
broken by the republican state cen.
trail committee, according to hforma-
ton here, the plan being to unite the
Colt and Wetmore forces and thus to
secure the election Of a republican,.
James Bryce, ambasssssador from
England, was formally presented to
President Roosevelt last Monday nv
Secretary Root
By vote of 43 to 10 the senate rati.
fled the Santo Domingo treaty. This
was one more vote in the affirmative
than was required.