Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-05-11
HONE AND ABROAD
Work on the Eleventh Census Begun
London to Have an Underground
Electric Railroad.


sugar producers.
Preparatory work has already begun OIL
the eleventh census.
The Welden Extradition bill has passed
| the Canadian senate.
The crop reports from Minnesota and
Dakota are favorable.
Beautiful modern houses near London
rent for 5000 per year.
A rich gold discovery is reported iH
Franklin county, Va.
There was a $75 900 fire at Buena Vista
Col, on the 2Sth inst.
Henri Rochefort's son committed sui
eide at Bona, Algeria.
Silk weavers to 90 to New York are
advertised for in Switzerland.
The American Samoan Commissioners
are at London, on their way to Berlin.
A team from the Manhattan Athletic
Club will be brought to the Pacific Coast.
Edinburgh has voted the freedom OF
the city to Parnell by vote OF IA to ID
The Standard Oil company has come
into possession of the st. Louis Gas Trust
Burglars secured $23, 900 from the post
office at La Harpe, Ill, on the 9th inst
James, the deposed Long Branch
preacher, has been arrested on three
| charges.
There were 123 deaths from pneumonia
in New York city during the week end
ing April l3.
London is to have an underground cleo
trio railroad that will 'do" two miles IN
ten minutes.
Yellow Jack swung southwark from
Floriday and has killed 1000 people at Rio
since last fall.
Those who didn't get good claims in
the Oklahoma rush declare the whole
thing a swindle.
Some uneasiness is felt at the City Of
Mexico over reported filibusterlng III
Lower California.
Emperor William has been instru-
mental in the building of four new
churches in Berlin.
A man died from sunstroke at Okla
homa City last week while sitting on his
claim unprotected.
Lady Lonsdale sailed on the Umbra on
the 27th inst, to join her husband, who
is in San Francisco.
A fire in the Lee Deening Company
establishment at st. Louis, on the 18th,
caused loss Of $l25,OOO.
Scott Bailey, the negro who assaulted q
young lady at Halifax courthouse, Va,
recently, was caught and lynched.
In Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn
which was opened in 1910, the 250, ,OOOth
| interment took place there recently.
The City OF Paris, the new steamer
which has Just completed its first trip
cost $4,000 and can accommodate
2000 passengers.
George Francis Train has tasted eleven
days. He drinks only water, which he
thinks is sufficiently nourishing to any
one but glutton.
At the Texas Spring Palace in Fort
Worth, 173 varieties OF Texas grass vii
be exhibited. The exhibition will be
opened this month.
Billy Wilson, OF st. Paul, Mimi, {
heavy weight, says that he is anxious to
meet Peter jackson in fight to finish
Both are colored men.
Barron's amendment to the supply bill
increasing the duty on saw-logs for eX
port from Canada, has been rejected by
| the Canadian parliament.
The women of Paris now indulge il
cigarettes made of tea, and the effect Oh
the nerves is much more marked thar
that exercised by tobacco.
There is bad show for wheat in Rus
sia as well as in Austria, but there IS
bright outlook in all the wheat-groNlnG
districts of the United States.
Colonel D. B. Dyer, OF Kansas City
has been elected mayor OF Guthrie, Okla
homa, as compromise candidate
Gamblers are being driven away.
The Prussian Minister of War, at re
cent reception to the Emperor, surprised
his guests with music furnished by al
orchestra made up OF army officers.
An Englishman has made toy con
tanning 400 animals and men. They arr
all put in motion by windmill turned
py the current from burning candles.
There is considerable excitement il
Saline county, Mo, over the discovery o
GOLD near Arrow Rock, California ex
pert having pronounced it rich find.
The bark J. w. Scammell, from St
Johns. n. F., for Rio JaneirO ran int
New York, her crew having mutlned
They say that the vessel is unseaworthy
The managers of the Western road
met at Chicago on the 9th to conslde
the proposition of lessening the time be
tween Chicago and Ogden. 1t is claimed
fast trains are too expensive.
Lieutenant Dorr, who eloped iron
West Point with the wife OF Lleutenan
Tottten, about two years ago, is nov
manager of the Rarrios estate IN Guate
mala and is living splendidly.
Postmaster Edward S. Jimison, at Ash
horne. Penn, shot burglar dead Will
breaking into the postotice, on the 9th
Unison who was sick in bed with pneu
monia, was appointed only two week
ago.
At Chelsea Park, Kansas City, Mo-, ol
the 2Sth, bridge across an artificial lax
gave way and precipitated about seventy
FIVE person into seven feet OF water
Most Of them scrambled out or were as
sisted on shore, more frightened thai
hurt, but fifteen were injured, four
them severely.
On the 2Sth inst, a horrible railroa
accident occurred on the Grand Trun
road, near Hamilton, Ont, in whlc
.a., ,,oo,,lo sprara killed Two car