Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-06-05
State News in Rrief.

ientail offices in the state. 1t is worthy
at Washington stands second in rank
states In increase in length of routes
service established during the wear,
or of miles being 366, and the estima-
the new services $780, s4. The total
the star service carried in the state is |
les, which costs S6S, 94l. 06 year; the |
mail service is 1888 miles in length, |
2469.O5, and the length of the railroad |
$50 miles, carried at an annual expen-
1853, 227.9l. The total length of all
es is 5,444, and the total cost is 1892
layer, who is confined in the DAYTON
ii, convicted of chicken stealing and
With burglary, attempted suicide Friday
lie cut his blanket into strips and at
to hang himself, but after finding that
ng hurt too much, changed his mind,
tries the crazy dodge, walking across
nd butting his head against the wall
nual statement of the insurance com
r of Washington shows the following
done by the insurance com panies:
Tritten, $50, 290, 638.6S; premiums re-
H,7S4, 605.79; losses sustained, 1885,
osses paid, $3.50, 80: percentage of
II. There are ninety-seven fire insur-
lpanies in the state
Leader, real estate man, shot one billy
restaurant at Sumas. 1t appears that
presence was objected to by some ladies
y and Leader returned him his admis-
When the two next met Nohla ac-
leader, and the latter shot him through
4. Leader has been tried and DISCHARGED.
lie will recover
leritt of Walla Walla county has received
;, together with 1000 rounds of ammuni-
nted by Governor Ferry, and has ar
W wen soldiers indicted for the lynching
-'. They are charged with murder in the
rec and are guarded at the Jail by 80
~ Vherl1fs. No trouble is anticipated over
SITS.
IA Hltsman, age %, has been kidnapped
home in East Portland. letter has
f1Teiyed by his mother from him in which
Se is with Indians in camp near Van
wash, and never expects to return
mong Indian camps is being made by
er for the missing son.
as G. Gritfits, the well-known attorney
aocratic politician, and John L. Wilson's
OF for election to congress two years ago,
ged by his former partners, Superior
'. II. Moore and Col. ]. W. Feighan, with
rating to his own use large sums of
belonging to the firm.
on the First National honk Of Cnol,ono-
turday and continued for several DAYS,
being averted by the other banks COM
rescue. The run was started by the
ION OF report that the bank was shaky,
n its last statement showed it to be in
'ndition.
boat that comes into Mount Vernon
loaded with immigrants and investors.
'hing uncommon to see 40 or so tons of
goods being unloaded at the wharf.
IKE the East had broken loose and that
'dy was coming to Mount Vernon-Mount
News.
Is being raised in Centralia to send the
Oh Myron Dobson and his widow and
Iiiuren back to New York. The remains
San Burns have been sent to st. Paul. and
the =, buried in Centralia The three
fellows. reported as suffocated
i Iis4OoO res, Of orohagd near wAlla
MN 9,he fr,;. ----.-s'As' four
back al in the vicinity of that |
-, nelits of excellent quality. One
rover Ships 1000 boxes of grapes yearly,
s sfHt bake wine and sell it in the local
Hamilton, Skagit county, deposit of
tine rock carrying veins of free gold, and
ASe 'sof chrome iron ore (chrominum) are the
discoveries. The annual product of chro-
in the United States is about 2, 500 tons,
value ranges from slS to $40 a ton.
Hn'ered IN Pacific is blocked at the juno
Olympia with the Port Townsend
the work of laying rails across the
-sPvrped. The Port Townsend Southern
tefuses to let the Northern Pacific pass I'M
,,oain conditions are complied with.
- et officers reported ito the unions in Spo-
hat 400 people eat at Japanese restaurants
ALI in that city. and the suppliers of provisions
Allang to refuse to sell to the Jap restaurants.
sliesnl boycott will be ordered against all
v;iatronize these restaurants.
+orjt there is a scarcity of wheat in the Villa
-Falley is proved by the high price now
for it. The Salem mills offer 81 cents
Pul Ael, and none to be had at even those
ten There are probably 10000 bushels of
has at left in that country.
;as Ionding of Chehalis county to the sum
1000. $4,000 of which is to be used in
the county's preseo Indebtedness, and
aoo asnce 70. be applied u gard the building of
road lads, has been voted on and carried with
Wasnajority.
q ro.M Methodist, Presbyterian, and Baptist
.. Of Gentralia united Sunday and held
ial services in commemoration of the
prcwho fell during the war for the Union.
the. A. ]. Joslyn, an old veteran, preached
Ton.
someeting of the directors of the Missoula
Racing association held recently it was
sly decided that the grounds of the
ooAo should not hereafter be used for
AS dog fights, glove contests, or fights
equalk l-.nassN
st.aichner, manager of the Pacific Coast
orr company, reports crop prospects pretty
eastern Oregon and Washington, and the
. made things look doubly promising,
Nv in the Palouse and Walla Walla coun-
sp
fbwell. wife of Port Gardner contract
eported as having skipped" with man
Pal acquaintance, taking the precaution OF