Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-01-26
news OF THE WORLD.
SHORT DISPATCHES FROM ALL
PARTS OF The GLOBE.
A Review Of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-NationaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

''SNS'' S@J TO''AISdl anu PERSONAL
Events.
Bishop w. w. Duncan of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church is very i'll at
Spartensburg, S. c.
Whitelaw Reid, American ambassa-
cor 20 the court of st. James, has
sailed for Europe.
Walnut river and Timber creek are
flooding the bottoms at Winfield, Kan,
and families are moving out.
Fifteen hundred cloakmakers en-
ployed by Freedman brothers, a New
YORK firm, are on strike. About one
fourth of them are women.
Fred E. Lenbrock who on December
Il attempted to assassinate Judge
Charles S. Cutting Of the probate
court in Chicago has been adjudged
insane.
King Edward has headed the Man
sion House Kingston relief fund with
subscription of $4,000, the corpora.
ton OF London adding a similar
amount.
st. Petersburg statistics show that
during 1906 1852 persons were SEN
fenced to death for political offenses.
Thousands were sent to the mines, and
| 49, editors prosecuted.
Sienens and Dabner the gaspipe
thugs of San Francisco, were SEN
fenced to hang,
The house of representatives, by
vote of 1873 to go, has voted to in
crease the salaries of members to
$1,000 per year.
| The anniversary of the birth of
Robert E. Lee was elatorately cele-
brated at the New Willard at the
National Capital in the presence Of a
distinguished audience. The decora-
lions included the intermingling of the
stars and Stripes and Stars and Bars.
The Marine band was present by di-
rection OF the secretary of the navy.
| Addresses were delivered by Repre-
sentative John Sharp Williams and
others.
President Roosevelt was unable to
attend, but sent letter paying tribute
to the character and public life of Gen
eral Lee.
The Earl of Aberdeen, former gov
ernor general of Canada, and now lord
, lieutenant of Ireland, has abandoned
his dream of riches from the Cold
: stream ranch in the Okanogan district
Of British Columbia, and the famous
, property is to be cut into FIVE ant
. ten acre tracts. He will retain the
| nf fo,
John S. McMillin has resigned as +;
q member of the Washington state rail
$ way commission. His resignation ha
, been accepted and the place made va
I cant thereby has been rendered b,
= Governor Mead to former GovernO
John H. McGraw, who is at present il
the east
Forced to leave one child to perish
in the snow while she pushed on will
q the other to the nearest house afteI
her own home had burned to thu
= ground, Mrs. c. E. Jaques, living or
, Lake Wenatchee, finally reached shelf
T er in terrible condition. She was sc
badly frozen that one of her feet haC
, To be amputated. The child she res
q cued is also badly frost bitten but
+ will recover
, James Evans, wanted in Seattle on
a charge of larceny and embezzlement
q has been arrested in Los Angeles, Cal
The French cabinet has approved
> the bill provi ling for the suppression
of courtmartial in time of peace. The
bill applies to the navy as well as
} tC the army.
q, Bakersfield, Cal.-There was a ter
I rife explosion at the mouth of the tun
= nel of the Mount Summit Lime com
pany, II miles from Keene, Saturday
and as a result George Drogesh was
! AIned and three other workmen were
, injured.
a More interest was taken in the nun
icipal election this year in Phoeni2
, than ever before. George w. Rum
berger. mayor, was a candidate fOl
reelection, and was opposed by ID. j
MathesCn, postmaster. The latte
won.
0 The convention of the Nationa
Woogrowers' association, which was
in session at Salt Lake last week, aft
. er electing it's old officers, with one
. exception, to serve another term, pass
ing resolutions favoring legislative &C
ton in the interest of the sheep in
dustry, choosing Helena as the mex
meeting place after a spirited con
test, and getting on better terms will
the forestry department than ever be
fore through Clifford Pinchot, chic
forester of the United States govern
ment.