Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-02-08
News of the Week

becoming confident that he will be APP
pointed United States district judge for
Washington.
A SIC, 900 bridge is to be built over the
Umatilla river at the upper end OF Pen
dleton by private subscription, assisted
by the county.
United States Judge NJ. P. Deadly, Of
Portland. is at the Sandwich Islands on
a vacation. His bench is occupied by
Judge Sabin, of California.
The new fair association at Portland
reelected Frank Dekum president. The
exposition for 1890 will be held from
September % to October 25.
Geo. w. Wright, secret order default
ing treasurer, has been fined 81 900 and
sentenced to four years and nine months
imprisonment at Philadelphia.
The statement that Mr.. Reid has tele-
graphed the secretary of the Astoria and
South Coast road that all pending nego-
tiations are off, has been denied.
The CITY of Albina was enjoined from
carving out high priced contract by
taxpayers, and sooner than fight the case
gave the work to another competitor.
Frederick G. Young, of Madison,
South Dakota, has been elected principal
of the Portland high school. He has
accepted the place at salary of $1,000 a
year.
Isaiah and Charles Dent were hanged
at Clinton, La, for the murder Of Mr..
Praeterhous near Ethel, La, whom they
waylaid and shot on the LIST day OF last
July.
At Cincinnati William Gerling, mu-
latto, aged 80, died in fit of sneezing.
He had been suffering from influenza only
during the evening, and died before re-
lief could he obtained.
James Bell, a pioneer, persisted in the
snow on Dunlap mountain while at
tempting to make his way from Fresno
flats in the mountains. He was found
frozen to death.
The Chronicle fixes the orange crop of
1sS9-90 at 1,069, 435 boxes. The acreage
in oranges is set down at 81 ,461 acres,
which will be increased before the close
of the present year to over $4,000 acres.
waters is estimated at 100000 VI
these 100000 are brooding seals and
young, one-half being pups and million
and a half young males and yearlIng
females.
1t is said that Mexicans nave in the
past two years coined 5 ,000,0 of our sill
yer dollars, and after shipping them
across the border, have disposed of them
with a profit to themselves of % cents on
each dollar.
The city council at Tacoma has passed
an ordinance to suppress gambling. 1t
provides that any person running or
keeping any gambling house shall be
fined in any sum not less than $50 or
more than 500.
The interstate commerce commission
has presented a report on railroad casual
ties in the United States during 1880,
from which it appears that the number
of passengers killed was 3l5, and the
number injured was 2,lSS.l
Professor Pickering, of Harvard uni
versity, discredits the Vienna cable of
few days since, which stated that the
"Star of Bethlehem" is again to be Wis,
ible this year, being it's seventh appear
ance since the birth of Christ.
The Canadian government, on recon-
mendation of the Canadian Pacific rail
way, has decided to enlarge the dry dock
at Esquimalt, making the total length
GA feet. Parliament will be asked to
vote $400, 900 for this purpose.
A. Sherman was working near Fresno,
thinking he was rapidly making for
tune in the raisin industry, when let
ter was received from England, stating
that he had fallen heir to $4,000. He
is now en- route to secure his property.
In his inaugural message to the legis-
lature, Governor Leon Abbott of New
Jersey comes out fat-footed in favor of
ballot reform. He says the best senti-
ment of the country in all the states de-
mands ballot reform and honest elections.
Dalton Mccarthy, has introduced a
bill in the Dominion parliament to
amend the northwest act. The measure
provides for the abolition of French as
the official language in the Canadian
Northwest. 1t is only opposed by the
French members.
Frank Slavin cables from London,
challenging Sullivan to fight for $12, 800 a
side, London prize ring rules, in America
or Europe, or fight with small gloves, for
$4,000 side at the California Athletic
Club, provided the club adds a $15, 900
purse to the stake.
Carlton G. era, e, the agent of the
Vanderbilt lines in Portland, has been
promoted to the office of Pacific coast
manager, to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of William S. Baldwin.
Hereafter there will be no general
agencias at Portland and Los Angeles.
Nearly 10000 shares of Atchison stock
were represented at Tuesdays modified
five-year trust meeting in Boston. BP
Cheney, Levy G. Wade and William J
Roche were chosen new trustees. The
trust indenture is modified so that any
vacancies in the trust shall be filed by
the trustees.
Owing to the severe weather, deep
snow and short feed, cattle men on the
Uintah range are gathering together all
their cattle for the purpose of shipping
them into Kansas and Nebraska to feed
1t is estimated that over 80, 600 cattle will
be shipped into these states during the
next two months.
The president of the committee which
is studying the Panama canal works, says
the committee found the condition of the
works and plant extremely satisfactory
He denies the statement that the COM
mittee, five members of which are now
on the ground, is, or has in any way, been
influenced by De Lesseps.