Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-05-11
ELECTRIC FLASHES

Della Il. =. Parnel has been allowed
pension Of SIS per month.
IL is understood that bullion certificates
are to go "a legal tender heneeforth.
The president has approved the bill
classifying imported worsted cloth as
WOODEN.
Numerous petitions have been received I
in Washington advocating the free COIN
age Of silver.
A bill ia the senate, increasing the mum.
| Der of pension agents, passed by vote oil
3 to "a, Friday last.
1 The revenue cutter Bear is at Seattle
\ ON her way To the Behring sea, 10 assist IN
the protection OF the seal fisheries.
There are 3.Wo semi bltuminous coal
miners out ON strike IN New York Tor
| higher wages
Dilworth Choate, the New York re-
/ porter has been sentenced to imprison-
| ment Tor contempt OF court in the tlack
case.
The New York legislature has adopted
a bill giving the sheriff Of New York city
a salar; of s.O,OD per annum with twelve
salaried deputies.
The Oregon Transcontinental company
has notified the New York stock exchange
that the transfer books will close May ~
for the annual meeting OF stockholders.
Mrs. Hicks. living al Oakland. Csliior,,
MIA. undertook 10 start "A fire with coal OIL
ON Friday and was nearly burned TO death,
, while her husband was seriously burned
The comptroller Of the currency has
authorized the establishment oil slN
national banks in Wisconsin. tennessee
I and Texas. with an aggregate capital OF
sl,0D.UO.
. IL haz hoa ra-
+ lievcd from duty in Dakota and ordered
!, to Arizona. Mayor W. {. Davis has been
ordered TO resort to st. Louis for assign
ment to duty.
The whaling bark. Thomas Pope. ten
: der for the North Pacific whaling neet,
9 will start ON its mission about the middle
of June The Pope will carry provisions,
oils and clothing Tor the entire Iieet.
: The San Francisco board of supervisors
: have received "A communication from the
- Nevada state board OF trade protesting
against that city using Lake Idaho water
: stating no one has authority TO drain thai
: body OF water
u Lee White and his pal hghwaymen who
II robbed the station and tra,nmen at Ian
Il ming, New Mexico, OF money and watches
= Wednesday morning, were arrested FRIDAY
by the sheriff and his deputies In thu
'e mountains and brought 10 the above citl
~ the next day.
u The factory strikers at lsler Valley
France. attacked number OF factorie
today. They forced entrance 10 dineren
ii factories aud damaged machinery am
~ compelled the working weavefs 10 qul
n work.
RS San Francisco clothing house collec
,t tor went aboard ship at that place
:, collect a bill. but was resisted. He wen
W ashore and obtained reinfOrcements, whe
Is he arrested his men and brought them u
Is for trial.
er The candidates for the late Senate
Mt Beck's place are: John Il. Carlisle; eN
Governor N. u. Mctireavy. Judge Wn
Lindsay. Judge Wells Reeves, ex-Coi
Isl gresham w. j. Stone. Governor Buckns
30 and Ex-Governor Proctor Knott
ny At Corning. California. Abraham Al
~, derson, an old resident, attempted
:" cross the Thomas creek last night in
81 buggy. but finding the water too deep !
he cut the traces and held ON 10 the rein
air The horse carried him down stream an
=, he was drowned.
nv The murder case of Edward Gallahe
who killed Lewis Warse August 10. ISIS
has terminated by the jury bringing In
- verdict Of murder in the first degree.
% was committed for plumber, the murder
ne mans house being robbed of 500 In cas-
get besides clothing aud stock.
oil Miss Henrietta Girard, niece of Steph,
full Girard. the millionaire. died In Philade
n., phia Friday. Mays. She was one-th
owner Of the estate. but has lived up'
!" charity the last few years. owing TO q
wn skulduggery Of her brother and sister-i
law.
1t l. stated on the best authority tn
ity George j. Hunt will build sOOmiles Of ra
are road from Pendleton. Oregon, to Portlar
irs, which will parallel the main line Of .
Oregon Navigation company. The 70
'hu will run south of the Columbia river
m short distance from the Oregon Navig
the tion road.
ur- The number of bodies found in the rui
of the poor house at Preston alrea
reaches 10. The impression Is that I
,ns growing loss Of life will far exceed I
first estimate. In the building were ma
heN very aged men and women. some OF wht
ing have not left their beds for months. W
n are believed 10 he among the number
a. those reported To have persisted.
RON The general conference OF Illinois,
session at East st. Louis, asked for
annual conference to be known as the
diana conference and for the establi.
om- ment of a church at San Francisco. I
Inn conference also asked that women sho,
~, not he granted license to preach. For
uuy four years ending March 81. 1880,
ally churches have been aided with dOnati,
ONE aggregating s6,sO1.