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WORLD'S NEWS SUMMARY CULLED FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPTACHES. A Review of Happenings in Both Eastern and Westean Hemispheres During the Past Week-National Historical, Political and Personal Events Tersely Expounded. Sidney S. Benton, one of the best known citizens of Whitman county and a pioneer of the Pacific coast, died suddenly recently. Word has been received of the murder of Guy Barton at Arvada, Wyo., by Agatha Barton, his daughter. He was shot and instantly killed. Bishop H. C. Potter, in commenting upon the decision of the operators to refuse to recognize the United Mineworkers of America, said in an interview: "It is a great mistake, a great mistake, and one which will become apparent sooner or later. The labor unions of this country have come to stay." Frank C. Andrus, the convicted vice president of the wrecked Citizens' Savings bank of Detroit, has left for Jackson and the state prison to begin serving his 15 years' sentence. Cholera has made its appearance among the men of a detachment of the Fifth infantry, which is stationed at Manila. Seven men have already died, and a number of others are seriously ill. Oil of the finest quality has been struck 25 miles from Santa Rosa, N. M., a new town on the Rock Island railway. The sinking further of this well and the boring of others will follow. Eastern oil men who sunk this well, spending thousands in doing so, believe that the region will be a second Beaumont. Five men who are charged with having robbed the Exchange National bank of Gardner, III., of $5,000 several weeks ago, have been arrested in Chicago. The men were hiding in a small cottage in Halsted street. They made little resistance. All were identified by the town marshal of Gardner, who at the time of the robbery was captured by the robbers and tied to a chair. Mrs. Margaret Ruddy quarreled with her lover, F. J. Whitney, at Harrison, recently, and left him in a fit of anger. She went down to the water's edge and engaged the little steamer Powder Horn to convey her to the other side of the lake. When about half way across the woman walked out to the stern of the boat. The captain called to her to come back, but she refused. He returned to his work, firing the tug, when he heard a scream and saw the woman struggling in the water. She sank before assistance could reach her. Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimer died recently in London from congestion of the kidneys. Indications point to a general increase of wages of railroad employes all over the country. The Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railroad company will meet the wage advance of the Pennsylvania system. The old home of the poet, William Cullent Bryant, at Roslyn, L. I., was destroyed by fire recently. The house was occupied by W. Butler Duncan. At Lebanon, Pa., eight persons are now dead as the result of the boiler explosion in a furnace of the American Iron & Steel company recently. Auditor Lawshe figures up the losses to the Philippine treasury on account of the depreciation of silver since January, including the last decline, at $1,054,000 gold. The Royal Blue Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern flyer, St. Louis to New York, was wrecked recently 20 miles east of Washington, Ind. Several persons were injured, one fatally. The Central National bank of Boston has failed, the comptroller of the currency having ordered Bank Examiner A. W. Neal to close its doors and take charge of the business as temporary receiver. It has became public that the New York Central railroad recently has in creased the wages of some 15,000 men in its employ from 8 to 13 per cent. The increase adds nearly $1,000,000 a year to the payroll of the company a After a hearing that lasted nearly week the grand tribunal of Illinois for the Knights of Pythias has voted unanimously to expel John A. Hinsey who was retired from the head of the board of control of the Endowment rank last year. Canadian lumbermen who are in touch with what is going on at Wash ington and in Canadian government circles are alarmed that a duty of $4 per 1000 feet will be levied on Cana dian sawed lumber entering the Unit ed States. Three of the Washington City thea ters have agreed to yield to the de mand of the striking stage hands, ac cording to members of the National Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes but the managers of the other theaters playing the leading attractions, say they will not give in. The Lake Shore road has announced a 10 per cent increase for switchmen STATEMENT