Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-02-07
State News.

vi LllenSDurgh, was badly burned
Thursday morning. Damage, $4,000.
There was paid out by the coal com
pany at Roslyn, on the 9th inst. up
wards of $4,000 for the payment of
labor alone. This is the largest pay
roll that has been witnessed since the
opening of the mines there.
Before next Fourth of July, says the
Tribune, Port Angeles will have electric
li8hts' water works, motor street car
lines In operation, and at least two rail
roads will be SO well under construction
that their early completion to this city
will be assured.
a party of ten or twelve persons from
Tacoma are on the Menastash, where
they are at work developing the Blu
chanan coal mines. 1t is claimed that
the prospects for more and better coal
than has yet been discovered in the state
are quite tlattering.
The Upper Sound has a Siwash who
Is coming to the front as pugilist. He
has distinguished himself by knocking
out two or three local celebrities. The
Chinese haye yet to add one Of their
countrymen to the prize ring and all
nationalities will be represented.
A loan of $4,000 has been procured
to purchase the site for the Congrega-
tlonal university of the Puget Sound
district, which is to be located at Olym-
pia. Work will be commenced as soon
as the weather becomes settled in the
spring, and its construction will be
pushed as rapidly as possible
The steamers T. J. Potter and Multi
nomah had an exciting race on the trip
over from Olympia Saturday night. The
big side-wheeler left the dock ahead of
the Multnomah, but the latter crowded
her over and landed her passengers first
at the Tacoma dock. The trip was made
in two hours and twelve minutes from
dock to dock.
Saturday evening the boss bakers of
Seattle held meeting to consider the
question of putting in ovens to do day
baking after February u, as the com
mittee on arbitration decided should be
done. No definite conclusion was
reached. The situation, SO far as the
men are concerned, is unchanged, and
the question of cheap bread in that city
is very unsettled.
The Chehalis Nugget says: THE
statement made that the attachment of
the Hunt road by the Northern Pacific
was piece of spite work and does not
hold out. We have seen a note given
by Hunt to the Northern Pacific rail
road company for 100000, ninety days
over due. They are only protecting
their just rights, and spite work don't
count in that deal"
Bud Young was accidentally shot at
Lidgerwood park, Spokane Falls, Satur-
day afternoon. Young and companion
were out walking, and in attempting to
crawl through a fence, the formers re-
yolver, which he carried in his hip pocket,
fell to the ground The conclusion
caused it to discharge, and the ball en-
tered the calf of Young's leg, breaking
the bone.
The site of the university of Seattle
has become SO valuable that the ques-
ton has been raised as to the advisable
ity of selling it and purchasing land less
valuable near the city. Mr. A. A. Den
ny, who made the gift to the territory
of the present site of the university, has
given his consent to such a procedure,
and it is quite likely that this will be
done before long.
Geo. W. Watt, of East Oakland, Cali
fornia, arrived in Walla Walla last week.
Mr.. Watt is practical jute worker, hav-
ing been foreman in large Jute works
for a number of years. and has high
He comes here to
take charge of the jute plant machinery
to be placed in the penitentiary at this
place, He will probably be given a
position of some kind at the penitentiary
until such time as bis services are needed
in experimenting the plant.
The interstate commerce commission
is coming to the Pacific coast in Feb
ruary to make a thorough investigation
in reference to the effects of the alleged
agreement of western lines to advance
freights. They will visit various points
along the coast in California, Oregon
and Washington, giving all interested an
opportunity to present their views or
formulate complaints. 1t appears to be
an open question with the producers
whether the commission has been useful
or detrimental to their interests
The North Yakima Republic wants the
sheriff to keep hands off. Be that as it
may, morality capped the climax on last
Saturday evening, when sparring ex-
hibition, which was being richly and