Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-03-30
NEWS MISCELLANY.
DISCOVERY IN THE HOLD
OF THE MERRIMAC.
The Oklahoma Boomers Elected from
Indian Territory-The American
Flag Publicly Insulted by a
Canadian "Chippy."
Mrs. Cleveland's picture still sells.

Mrs. Cleveland's picture still sells.
Germany is having built sixteen tor
pedo boats.
Premier Won TIA has rendered his
resignation.
Berlin, Germany, has suppressed the
salvationists.
There are fourteen Indians in the Kan
sas penitentiary.
A fine of 800 will be imposed for sell
ing vote in Maine.
Nebraska pays a bounty OF one cent a
pound on beet sugar.
Damascus, Syria, will soon have gas
lamps and street-cars.
The Pittsburg law and order society
employs female detectives.
During the month of February 5000 ne
groes enIigrated from North Carolina.
The Russian government will spend
120, 900, 900 roubles on her new navy.
Robert Sigel, son OF General S;gel, has
pleaded guilty Of forgery in New York.
Miss Mary Anderson's physician de-
nies that his patients mind is affected.
A Washington county, Penn, man
churns his butter by natural gas power.
Booth and Modjeska have signed a
contract for thirty weeks starring tour.
Ex-President Cleveland and Mr.. Villas
have been elected members of Tammany.
Strawberries from the South made
their appearance in the Chicago market
last week.
King Alexander has written his moth
er, ex-Queen Natalie, to remain away
from Servia.
During the present year there have
been fifteen duels and sixteen suicides at
Monte Carlo.
The storm which has been raging on
the Atlantic coast for several days past
has subsided.
John G.. Klein, of Samoan fame, is
anxious to appear before the Berlin con-
ference as witness.
The Ottawa government is considering
a measure excluding American lard by
an exorbitant duty.
The Catholic Total Abstinence News"
of Philadelphia, has come out squarely
against prohibition.
Ex-President Cleveland celebrated his
SD birthday last week by embarklng on
pleasure trip to Cuba.
John Adams, the $4,000 forger, died
of self-imposed starvation IN the Georgia
last week.
The great scheme of Henry Willard to
all OF Edison's electric COM
panies has fallen through.
A lively skirmish occurred in Oklaho-
ma last week between the soldlery and
the persistent boomers"
General Sherman's son, Thomas Ewing
Sherman, will be consecrated a Cathollc
priest at Philadelphia in July.
General Franz Siegel's son has been
sentenced to six years in the penitentlary
for defrauding pension claimants.
Hon. Enoch Hoult, twice senator from
Linn county, and author of the railroad
law, died at Harrisburg last week.
Mrs. Langtry is reported quite sick
with tOnsilitis, and in consequence all
of her engagements have been Cancelled
A bill has been introduced in the In
diana legislature to ascertain the relation
between the ground hog and the weather.
The customs authorities OF Toronto
have seized and destroyed 100 copies OF
Zola's novels, for being OF immoral char
acter.
The Union Pacific claims that it has
been Systematically robbed of rolling
stock for the last eight years by other
roads.
Bv the closing down of the mines OF
the Pennsylvania company at Scranton
last week 1000 men will be thrown out OF
Ex-Mavor Hewitt, OF New York, will
remove his extensive steel and IRON
works from Trenton, n. j., to Chatta-
nooga, Tenn.
A bill introduced in the Indiana legis-
lature provides that property purchased
with pension money shall be exempt
from taxation.
Martin White, Of Jackson, committed
suicide Friday night by placing the muz-
zle of a shot gun in his mouth and spring
ing the trigger with his foot.
The recent performance OF Yale stu
dents in dragging the statue OF the late
Professor Stillman from its pedestal has
excited no little indignation.
Gen. Wade Hampton has returned two
battle flags to the survivors OF the Goth
Pennsylyania volunteers, which were cap
tured bv his troops in the late civil war.
The Pennsylvania board of pardons
has refused to commute the death sem
tence of Mrs. Sarah Jane Whiteling, for
poisoning her husband and two children.
The pope, according to late speech OF
Cardinal Harocchi, the pope's vicar, will
seek refuge in the United States, if it be-
came necessary for him to leave Europe.
The West Virginia Republican sena-
tors have agreed to refuse the call for an
extra session, on the ground that Gov.
Wilson is not the legal executive Of the
state.
A white man, engaged in promoting
negro emigration from North Carolina,
was arrested Thursday on the charge OF
enticing hands to break their contracts
with farmers.
Excitement has been created in King
ston. Ont, over the act of young chippy
stamping upon the American flag while
personating the role of Victoria in pub
lie performance.
Joseph Mendor, Tilted lover of Ash
land. Wis, entered the room Of Ellen