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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-08-02
He Had Nerve.

oSAN FRANCISCO, July 27.-Loyal Oak
btei, in Alameda, took fire early this
trning. Stephen NJ. Hart, a lodger,
n whose room the fire began, dashed
slnself through burning window sash
ED escaped alive, but was terribly
y rned. The upper part of his BODY
d literally roasted. After forcing his
s y through the window he walked across
% street, burnt pieces of flesh falling
d m him with every step. Strange to
ate, ne retained consciousness and his
. peais Tor water were pitiful. He is
'eu alive. The fire was extinguished
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-08-02
The Population Of the state.

WASHINGTON, July 26. -Superintend-
ent Porter of the census bureau has
written the following to Senator Allen:
"I have received information from the
population division that the popula-
ton OF the state of Washington
is $685. This is an estimate and not
very reliable The special agent in charge
Of the work thinks the count will run
1900 to 5000 over the figures. Show
this to Senator Squire you ought to be
happy. The count for the state of Waeh-
ington is the first count to be completed
and this was hurried through in order
to give the governor an opportunity to
call the legislature together and make
legislative reapportionment on the Gen.
sus. The count is especially gratifying
to the Washington delegation as it gives
them another representative who will
probably be elected this fall with the
provisional agreement that one is to have
bona fide title and the other conditional
upon action of the house. The super
intendent of the census has received sew
eral communications lately from citizens
OF Seattle and Tacoma in which protests
are made by dwellers in each city that
returns are too large in the other city.
No specific charges of fraud are made,
but each city seems bound to give him
warning to watch the other. The SUI
perintendent said to-day that while he
should carefully compare schedules be
returned from those cities the only thing
he could do which would be satisfactory
all around would be to make each city
about 1000 larger than the other"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-08-02
A Horrible Accident.

BALTIMORE, July 28.-The excursion
steamer Louise and the Bay line steamer
Virginia collided tonight near Fort
Carroll. -Four people are known to have
been killed and about seventy-five in
jured. Many believe that a number
were drowned. Just how MANY lives
were lost can not be positively deter
mined tonight.
There are seven others missing. Thew
may have jumped or been thrown over.
board. Twelve persons have been taken
to the hospital in badly injured state.
just how many people went over into
The water is not known, but some eve
witnesses of the disaster say that great
number of people, men, women and
children, were sitting on the starboard
side when the crash occurred. and i'm
mediately disappeared. Not since the
I1yoll disaster has such thing han
pened near this city, and all sorts of ru-
mors are atioat as to the number killed
and injured Ths streets are thronged
with anxions relatives and friends. Who
Is to blame for tho accident is not
known. Naturally, the pilots of both
boats deny negligence. The captain OF
Inc Louise disclaims all responsibility
for the accident, and intimates that the
blame is entirely with the Bay line
steamer. The Louise was carving
l,45e passengers, and the scene on
board was an awful one. It will not be
possible to learn until tomorrow Of the
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-08-02
WaShfngton's Population.

WASHINGTON. D. G., July 2S.-Super.
iendent Porter has transmitted to Rem.
} sentative Wilson of Washington an es.
nate OF the population of that state
sed upon the reports of the enum-
ators and cards not yet received. Ao.
rdlng to this estimate the population
about 100000. In his letter Mr.. Por-
says: "These postal cards show the
mes which the enumerators took each
y. If there is no change in the esti-
ates and the cards not yet received
I'D good the population will be about
lat is represented. You will of courso
iderstand that this is not in any sense
official estimate, nor is it an estimate
which you could rely. I might add
'wever, that the chances are the nonu-
lion will exceed this estimate rather
an be less.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-08-02
Discovery OF A Skeleton

WALLA WArLA, July 29.-Late Mon.
~ evening, just beyond Mayors mill
n the Touchet river, ten miles above
aYton, skeleton was found in tho
'ush. The bones were entirely denuded
flesh, with the exception of the right
'ot, which was in boot. The flesh OF
lie foot had hardened almost to stone,
he skull had q bullet hole entirely
trough it. The discovery was made
trough the agency of wild steers run
ing through the brush. They dragged
ut the bones with the boot on one foot.
bout year ago a young school teacher
4 that neighborhood disappeared, and
as not been heard Of since. 1t is
fought he shot himself. The brush
here the skeleton was found is only a
hort distance from his home. The cor
ner OF Columbia county has been mott
ed, and an inquest viii be held to-
borrow.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-08-02
Quickly Welded,

MEsTowN, N. d., July 26.-Miss
Ross, of Pittshurg, Pa, arrived
this morning and was married to
uel Mcdowell, of New Rockford.
her had seen the other before to-day,
union was effected through a Chi
matrimonial journal, in which Nc
ell inserted personal to which Miss
replied. He is well-to-do farmer
), who has 1888 acres of wheat and
head OF cattle and sheep. Miss Ross
!, very intelligent and rather pretty.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-08-02
Swept By A Cyclone.

LAWRENCE, Mass, July 25.-South
Lawrence was struck by fearful cyclone
at 10 o'clock this morning. Over $780,
900 worth of property was destroyed,
including about a hundred houses. Sew
en- lives were lost.
About seventy persons were injured,
some very seriously, and 500 people are
rendered homeless.
The telegraph and telephone wires
were entirely destroyed. The storm
first struck Springfield street, South
Lawrence, about two miles from Law
renee, and travelling thence to Salem
street, devastated section about 800
feet wide.
The storm was followed by numerous
fires, which broke out among the ruins,
and the enter fire department of the
city was called out to extinguish the
flames.
Fortunately the destruction did not
extend beyond South Lawrence.
Passengers on the Boston & Maine
train due in Boston at 10:45 a. m, got
good view Of the wrecked town as they
passed through. A passenger thus de-
scribes the scene: 1.-THE rain had ceased
and the wind had gone down. The first
thing noticed was building blown to
the ground, and then the trees were seen
twisted and uprooted. This was on the
left side of the track coming toward Bos-
ton. Timber, farm wagons, and objects
of all sorts were scattered in great con-
| fusion. We were Mortified to see mans
dead body lying upon the bridge at the
South Lawrence depot. Everybody was
running about in confusion, not having
chance to tell the extent of the damage.
The path Of the cyclone swept at right
angles across the track, cutting clean
swath, levelng houses, and cutting off
or uprooting the trees. The train stopped
but few minutes, and it was impossible
to find out anything definite.
Another dispatch says: At ten o'clock
the awful visitation came. The wind
was from the east and the rain was fall
ing heavily, when suddenly the heavens
became aglow with a bright white light.
In moment the wind veered to the west,
heavy black clouds shot from behind the
western hills high into the sky, and then
the dark mass parted. Down shot black
| streaks from the murky mass, and in a
moment the crash came. Buildings were
crushed like the shells of eggs, whole
houses we've lifted from their cellars, and
terror seized the beholders. The build
ings of the city were all of wood, being
pretty, cosy homes for toilers in the mills,
and IN thrice their ruin was complete.
The cyclone cut path in South Law
renee over mile in length and 500 feet
wide. Over a hundred buildings were
wrecked. The hospital is filled with the
injured, while the homes spared from the
wind are sheltering bleeding women and
children. The devastated section is in
cluded by South Broadway, Temple
street, Market and Salem streets. Com
munication with the outside world was
entirely cut off. The immense telegraph
poles were snapped as though they were
pipe stems, and the wires, which were
whirled into cloud of tangled skeins,
settled down to mass of Junk.
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did many hundreds of thousands OF
square miles OF Western Canada and
America. and reaching into the unknown
or little explored territories, had ulti-
mately narrowed down to one clue,
which, being quickly followed, revealed
the missing heir still enthusiastically
pursuing the adventurous life he loved
SO well. When he heard that he was
Lord Shannon he lost no time in re-
joining civilization. Boyle is now SO
years of age and unmarried. His ar
rival in ireland this week will I'M
doubleday be hailed with delight by
very many personal and family friends
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-08-02
Republican Primaries.

The republican primaries of Whitman county
will DO held at the usual place of voting in each
precinct, on Saturday, the I'd day of August,
county convention. to be held on a date to be
hereafter announced, i. e., after the meeting of
the state central committee. The basis of rep
resentation, as fixed by the county central COM
mittee, is one delegate for each twenty votes
cast for Congressman Wilson at the last election,
and one additional delegate for each fraction of
twenty-five votes above twelve, provided, that
each precinct is entitled to one delegate. The
precincts are entitled to representation as fol-
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-08-02
Deadly Ice Cream .

NEsNI1LE, Tex. July 27.-At a
given at Pilot point yesterday a
number Of people were poisored by
'am, which was made poisonous by
6 too long in the cans. Fifteen
Is will die. No names are obtain.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-08-02
Ter Alleged salradorian Victor,

LIBERTAD, San Salvador, July 27.--
eported from unofficial sources that
alyadorian troops had made an ad-
from Etescatempo, on the Jutiata
lgain met the Guatemalan army
the usual disastrous results to the
which has again been badly de-
l and was in full retreat on tht
ia, followed by the victorious Sal
.ians.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-08-02

staver & Walker carry a full stock Of
gang and walking plows, seeders, drills,
steel land rollers, spring tooth, acme,
steel frame and wood harrows. Call and
see them. D. G. MUNRoE agent.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-08-02

number missing and probably drowned.
Four are known to be dead, and many
are missing.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-08-02
G.. C. Boyeson & Co.,

General agents for Washington and Idaho for the
LEWIS SPRAY PUMP,
and Favorite washing machine, have appointed
Mcbride, Miller & Co. of the general mer-
chandise store, special agents for Pullman. The
pump, which is made of brass, is sold complete
at Sc, and is valuable for spraying fruit trees,
washing buggies and windows, and extinguishing
fires. A syringe attachment, and book of in
struction for killing insects is included. Also
sell the Mason Hamlin Organ, and tickets to
Europe over all lines. 26H
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-08-02

We now have for sale the choicest
town property, both business and resi-
dence lots, at reasonable prices. We
have some very desirable residence lots
at from $500, to 100000, according
to location. We offer
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-26
FOR INVESTMENT.
NOT JACK THE RIPPER
Who Killed the Woman Found In London
Friday.

LONDON, Oct. 25.-[Spcciall = The
body OF the woman found murdered in
South Hampstead locality last night
shows that the crime bears no re-
semblancc to those committed by lack
The Ripper, and medical examination
of the remains proves that the woman
did not belong to the Whitechapcl class,
from which the "Rippcr" selected his
victims.
The body is that of woman about 30
years of age, and was we'll clad. Her
linen was marked. Her throat had
been cut and her skull fractured. and
all the pockets in her clothing were
empty. "A perambulator containing a
blood stain and fur rug was found near
by, which it is supposed was used to
convey the body from the spot where
the crime was committed to where it
was found
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-26
cEYLoN's TREASURES.
Primitive Methods Employed by Foo
and Dissolutc Miners.

Primitive Methods Employed by Poor
and Dissolutc Miners.
Ratnapura, tho city of gems, is tho
center of district twenty or thirty
miles square. in almost all of which
stra tum of gravel six feet to twenty feet
under the surface exists Throughout
this area gem pits arc to DO seen near
the villages, some being worked now,
others being abandoned. The natives
work there in companies of six or eight
and pay rupee per man per month for
tho privilege of working q certain allot-
,ment, whore they begin by marking off
square of about ten feet.
After removing about three feet of soil
the sounding rod, a piece of iron about
half an inch In diameter and six feet
long, is used to sound for the gravel. If
successful the digging is begun in earn
est till about four feet deep. On tho
second day gravel is taken out by bask-
cts handed from ono man to another till
all within tho square is eXcavated.
Should the miners find the soil fairly
firm at tho bottom Of tho pit, they tun-
nel all around for about two feet, draw
ing out tho gravel and sending it up al
so to be hcaped with the rest, which
usually completes tho work of the sec
ond day, Il Waterman remaining near il
all night.
On the third day tho gravel is all
washed in wicker baskets by circular
jerking motion, which throws out all
the surplus light stono and rubbish till
a good quantity of heavy gravel is left
in the bottom, which is carefully exam
ined. There is hardly basl1etful that
ri nnf fuir ~, -,
value, which are usually sold by the
pound for about nine rupees Should no
valuable stones be found another pit is
sunk, and so on until one or two or per-
haps three really valuable gems are I'M
earth, when tho work is stopped and tho
whole party goes off to Ratnapdra with
the prizes. If these are worth. say
few thousand rupees, they are kept Sc
cret and only shown to ono or two men
of money, who make the owners an adj
vance and look after the custody of the
precious stones.
Then the miners gamble and drink for
some time, till another advance becomes
necessary, and SO on until half the
value is obtained. Then the party,
with the MORTGAGE, proceeds to
Colombo, or Italutara, where rich
Moorish traders are summoned to
purchase, and the gems soon find
their way to London. The general pub
lie knows nothing about these transact
tions, and valuable gems are never
heard of in Ceylon and never sec the light
of day until they reach Bond street
The natives have a great fear of ex-
posing their finds till they are sold,
and they have superstitious ideas about
showing them This system has been
in vogue for centuries. 1t is only occa-
sionally one hears of native having
enterprise enough to dig few feet be-
low. the first gravel to see if a second
bed of gravel is within reach, for they
fear the expense of bailing out water,
which increases as the greater depth is
attained, although the second gravel is
we'll known to be much richer than tho
frSt.-JcwelerS' Weekly
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VIRGINIA NOTES.

Congressman c. II. O'Ferrall. of the
seventh district, spoke in Richmond
Friday night and in Manchester Satur-
day night following. Colonel OFerrall
says the Mckinley bill has demoralized
the Republicans, especially in the West
and Northwest, In his opinion the
Democrats will certainly have a good
working majority in the next House of
Representatives. The next House Of
Representatives, which is certain to be
Democratic, will, in all probability, the
colonel thinks, pass reform tariff bill,
and many of the Republican Senators
from the West and Northwest will vote
for it. They were very shaky. he says,
when it came to voting on the Mckinley
bill, and now that they see the evil
eifects of their work they cann2t afford to
vote against the wishes Of their people
when the have an opportunity to help
undo what they have done
Governor Mckinney stated Friday
that if the bondholders' committee in
New York submitted statement in re-
gard to the State debt. he would con
slider their statement. and. if necessary
call an extra session. Otherwise he did
not see that any extra session would do
any good.
The Old Dominion steamer Ncwbcrno,
Capt Southgate, which arrived in Nor
folk Thursday night reported that on
Tuesday night, in Pamlico sound. she
was run into by an unknown schooner.
which displayed no lights. The steamer
was not seriously damaged, and the
schooner kept on her course. The col
lision occurred few miles north of
Long Shoal light.
The subject of special interest in the
Presbyterian Synod at Staunton, Va,
thursday was the report of the commit
tee on cvangclization. Five persons in
the State have offered to give S., 900. on
condition that the churches will give an
equal amount, thus securing $4,000
toward employing evangclists to preach
the gospel in destitute places, and to
keep abreast with the tide of population
flowing into the State. This sum will
enable tho synod TO put at least ten
evangclists in the field.
The case of c. j. Campbell. editor Of
the Amherst New Era, charged witch
malicious shooting of O. l.. Evans, a
young lawyer of Amherst Court house.
was tried Wednesday and resulted in a
verdict of acquittal. @
| Capt. Samuel Register, former Balti-
morean, has resigned the command of
the Stuart Horse Guards, Richmond. on
account of ill-health and pressure of
| business.
The First ward colored Republicans of
Petersburg have announced their inten-
ton of voting for Mr.. James +. Epes.
the Democratic nominee for Congress-.
| second Republican convention in
Alexandria, Thursday, declined to make
a nomination for Congress-, but resolved
to give no aid to either Hume or Lee.
M. b. Moomaw has been appointed
postmaster at Moomaw, Va, and s. Wat
kins at Rescue, Va.
William Hall, one of the oldest citi-
zens of Leesburg, died Monday, aged
eighty-one years.
John Moanley, prominent citizen of
Richmond, died Wednesday.
The Pension Bureau yesterday made
rcquiSitiOn for SOB 600 600 tn meat tho
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ginia, population 23,3I7, is advan-
4 tageously situated at the great
falls of the Appomattox, at the
head of tide water, eighty-one miles
west of Norfolk, 1928 miles east of
Lynchburg, and nine miles from the
port of City Point, on the James. 1t is
nine hours travel by rail from New
| York city, being thus nearer the great
metropolis than either Rochester or
Buffalo. 1t has large water power only
partially developed.
E5S -Four steamer lines to New York
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Norfolk.
! EsS Five railway connections. north.
south east and west, and another line
chartered.
| IS The largest quarries of gray
granite in the South; single blocks of
$4,000 pounds weight having been ship
ped northward by rail during the past
six months.
G:S Two hundred and sixty (oGO)
manufacturing establishments in sue
cessful operation, with an aggregate
monthly payroll of $500, 900.
eB- The largest silk mill in the
South, run by water power, now employ
ing 500 hands, and annually enlarged
and extended.
sB- A large and lucrative trade in to-
bacco manufactured for export, one-half
of the entire foreign export from the
United States going from this city.
EB- Six factories of tobacco for the
homo market one of them the largest
in the State
eB- Five factories making cotton
cloth.
eS- Four iron foundries, two trunk
factories, veneer works, flour and grist
mills.
rs Basket and woodward works.
planning mills, knitting mills. A factory
for all varieties of plain and stamped
tin ware, papcr-box factory, fireworks
factory, Sc, &C., &c.
All new manufacturing enterprises
receive the encouragement of ten wears
exemption from city taxati
Our industries are already we'll estab-
llshed; we welcome those who come to
assist in their expansion and develop
ment. paper mill would be a paying
investment, as the raw material is in
unlimited quantity, and the demand for
the various grades of paper requires an
immense amount of the article A tan
merry could also be profitably operated at
Petersburg. The raw material is in un-
limited supply, and ready market, at
home and near at hand, for large pro-
duction of leather.
The proximity of large bodies of hard
wood timber, the presence of skilled
labor, and the radiating system of rail
ways, mark this as the best point for
building railway cars and equipment.
a marked advantage to the person
who invests in Petersburg now is, that
he does not come on the tidal wave of n
scnseless boom, to be stranded by the
reflex current.
This company's property situated in
the western part of the city, on the
Petersburg and Asylum railroad, has
been graded and laid of in lots The
lots are beautifully situated and, being
| in the line of the natural growth of the
city offer rare opportunity to invest
ors, either as Il speculation or to per-
manently locate as home One of
these beautiful lots will be given to
each purchaser of four shares Of stock.
the designation and distribution of
which will be made
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Dillon and O'Brien Are Passengers.

HAvRE, Oct. 25.-[Spccial William
-OBrien and his wife and John Dillon
are passengers on the steamer La Cham
payne, which sailed from here to-day
for New York.
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THE TIMES is the only paper in Roa-
noke which receives by telegraph the
daily markets of New York and Chicago.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-26

GENTLEMEN's LIST.
Avery, r. ID. Hughes, Geo. C.
Anderson, a. p. Ingram CluiId
I3lankcnship. A. Kingsley, WIN. II.
brown, Willie. Line, Daniel.
brake, M: u. Miller, William.
Briscon, j. Frank. Martain, Chs.
iSateman, M: Moore, W. Is.
Ronsomer q. ID. Mole, NJ
Ghansent, S. ii. PcttiIs r. IT.
Dean, G. +. Petty, l.. W
Durson, Scott. Phillips, II. C..
Engle, Joseph. Rice Newton.
Easley, Ed Schaif, John.
French, Floyd. SchoT George.
ferguson, w ID. Scott, James w.
FARMER, Y. q. Wilt, Willard
EEoigdRin, Wm; Pr. Washington Lucy
air1ihth, NJ. &. Walker, W. s.
Grabill, James. Wool, Mark
Hopkins, Joe. Ward, Jake.
LADIES' LIST.
-Atwell, Eva. Oliver. EIjznbe,h
Cary, Miss NJ. Preston Ellen
Grant, Lama. Price, Maggie.
Graves. Mrs. John =. Richards, Carol.
Hewitt, BETTE: ltcnalds, W r.
Hogan, Susie A. Riddick Kate
Hanel, Mrs. LiIce. Scott Charlotte
Johns, Miss Nora. Stcpto. Mandy.
johnson, Cappic. Smithers, Jennie.
Ryle, Ada. Tinnel Marry s.
Langon, Bette. Taylor Luisa
Moore, A. w. Thomas Mary r.
Mack, Marian. W1lks, Savanna T..
Mathannay, Lizzie. Walker, s.
Webb, Sallie.
Persons caliing for letters will please say they
ARC adVer' 0sa A. >. ASDERRY. p. NJ.
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ADVERTISED LETTERS


List of letters remaining in the Postofiicc
Saturday, October %, 1890
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The Pension Bureau yesterday made
requisition for S25, 100000 to meet tho
payment of pensions.
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WEST END
WEST END
Land and improvement Co.,
PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA.

PETERSBURG, the third city of Vir-
Il tageously situated at the great
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Persons calling for letters will please saw they
are adver. Bed A. s. AsDEKRY. =. NJ.