Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-07
EASTERN ITEMS.
TRAIN HELD UP" IN THE INDIAN
TERRITORY.
Lynn, Massachusetts,, Visited by De-
structive Fire-Four Detroit Coun-
cilmen Indicted for Bribery.
Skipped to Portland.

An Ishpeming gold mine assays $780,
600 to the ton.
Syracuse, New York, had a $3.50, 900
blaze last week.
Four Detroit councilmen have been in
dicted for bribery.
Secretary Tracy has refused to accept
the cruiser Vesuvius.
Horses worth $75, 900 were burned at
Valley Falls, Kansas.
The ship Willie and Ida was total
loss off New Bedford, Mass.
TN. Bailey, $4,000 bank defaulter,
has abscounded from Chicago.
The Denver & Rio Grande will be
changed to a broad gauge track.
The Woman National Indian associa-
ton is in session at Newark, N. j.
The Denver, Texas & Fl. Worth has
been bought by the Union Pacific.
The Western Unions tower in New
York was seriously damaged by fire.
1t is now said that no harm will eDsue
from the repeal of the presumption law.
The Hecla iron works at Williamsburg,
New York, were damaged $25O,O0O by
fire.
General Howard says the people will
be ready for general pension list in
1915.
Natural gas explosions are doing great
damage to pipe and property in Pennsyl-
vAnia.
The nations postoffices have increased
1923 the past year, the total now being
$1,000.
The new Hidden Treasure gold mine
at Helena assays as high as 1876 % to
the ton.
A benefit fund for Jefferson Davis is
being largely contributed to throughout
the South.
Rev. Martin Horenson, an Episcopal
suicided With an ak at Codn-
ell Bluffs.
Ivan Panin, a Russian infdel and
noted author, has accepted Christianity
at Minneapolis.
The prison congress at Nashville rec
the establishment of federal
prison bureau.
Plymouth church has called Congre-
gational council to install DIR. Lyman
Abbott as pastor.
The Canadian government has lost
100000 in revenue from struggled
opium this year.
Seven miners were buried by the fall
Of a rock i'll a mine at Negaunee, Mich.
Three were killed,
Modjeska will leave Booth next spring
and star as before. Booth and Barrett
will resume their partnership.
Congressman Wilson, of Washington,
will introduce bill into congress to re-
duce the fees OF land office officials.
The comptroller OF the currency says
legislation is needed to prevent the con.
traction of national bank currency.
The annual report OF the bureau OF
equipmentand recruiting estimates that
for the next fiscal year 100000 is re-
quired.
North Carolina celebrated the centen-
NAL of its ratification OF the federal con-
stitutiCn at Fayetteville with great en-
thusiasm.
Joseph Smith, of New York City, in
fit OF desperation, murdered his two
babies, aud made an Intellectual attempt
at suicide.
Gallagher & Baer, wholesale dry
goods merchants OF New York, have
failed. The liabilities are expected to be
about 100000.
The postoffice department recommen Is
a more sweeping law for indecent mail
matter, such az those Of quack doctors
and scientists.
Marquis, the late democratic candidate
for lieutenant governor of Ohio, has de-
cided to contest the election of the repub-
lican candidate.
1t is given out that consolidation of
print works in New Hampshire and
Massachusetts under an English control
has been effected.
The twentv-seventh triennial conven-
ton of the General Grand Chapter OF
Royal Arch Masons of the United States
is III session at Atlanta.
During a riot in Flat Top, mining
district in Mercer county, W. Va, seven
men were shot, two being killed in
stantly. All parties to the af1ray were
negroes.
The ore producers convention at Salt
Lake demands the free coinage of silver,
the repeal of the Bland law, and IL e
IF SilVap ttffpotnC 1nnncito IF
silver bullion.
Congressman Fowler, OF New York,
W IL introduce legislation to provide for
the election by popular vote OF pobtmas-
tiers and revenue, custom house, and
other officials.
The courts have sustained Henry
George in his claim to $4,000 bequest
for the dissemination of his doctrines.
The chief justice paid high tribute to
Georges works.
Missouri laws bid fair to prevent the
prohibition and union labor parties from
putting tickets in the field next year.
They failed to poll the requisite per cent
OF the total vote.
The Lawrence bank, OF Pittsburg, has
failed to meet its obligations and closed
its doors. The bank had a capital stock
OF $4,000, and was supposed to be one
Of the most solid in the city.
A meeting of ore producers from Utah,
Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming; Montana,
and Colorado, at Salt Lake, adopted a
resolution opposing Secretary WINDOWS
ruling onMexican lead ores.
A constable at Lancaster, Col, al
lowed two tramps to take the places Of
two vagrant prisoners he was conducting
to jail. He has been arrested and the
outlook is not pleasant fer him.