Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-12-25
ELECTRIC SPARKS.
What the World has been Doing dur
ing the Past Week.
Important Dispatches, both Domestic
and Foreign, Boiled Down.
Friday, Dec. IS.

Friday Dec. Io.
Russia is about 70 begin to import
wheat.
&c. Morris has been arrested FOL
illegally selling o!eomargerine in Sar
Francisco.
Northern Pacific stock was absorbed
TOR French account on the London stock
exchange yesterday.
Judge Macon. for the defense, was i'll
yesterday, and the Graves -Barnaby trial
was adjourned until to-day.
Habbens' Tin factory, near Laurel
Hill, Long Island, was damaged by fire
(Thursday) last night. Loss, $4,000.
The Nebraska state beet sugar con-
vention adjourned yesterday after the
formation of permanent association.
The queen, Princess Beatrice and her
children, have gone TO Osborne house,
Isle Of Wight, where Christmas will be
spent.
The negro who assaulted Mrs. Baugh
on Wednesday was taken from the sher-
IFS posse at Meridian, Miss, last night
and shot to death.
The comptroller OF the currency has
appointed Frederick N. Pauley OF Los
Angeles, receiver of the California Ma
tional bank, at San Diego.
The liabilities OF Bawtree, Dawnsv &
Cursor, private bankers at Colchester,
who suspended short time ago, are
E5l3,969; assets, 9339,956.
A gsmekeeper named Merrigan, in
the service OF Colonel Close, was found
murdered in the woods near Marybor-
ough, Queens county, ireland.
Frank Halleck was arrested at Denver
yesterday charged with being a high
waymen who helped to rob the Rio
Grande railroad train in the Wet noun
tain valley some months ago.
The remains of H. l.. Norcross, the
dvnamiter, who tried to blow up Russell
Sage, are IN the receiving tomb at Wood
land cemetery, Boston. Mrs. Norcoss
fears that they will be stolen.
The treasury department yesterday
purchased $4,000 ounces OF silver at
from $0956 to $0957 per ounce. The
offers we're 1,083,0O0 ounces. No more
silver will be purchased this month.
At large nesting of English holders
Of the Virginia debt, held yesterday in
London, it was decided to accept the
agreement effected between the Virginia
state debt commission and the select
committee TOR settlement.
Commodore Folger, chief of the United
States bureau of ordinance and the ex-
amining board, gave the Powell torpedo
another trial yesterday, which was SO
successful as to warrant the intimation
that contract for thirty torpedoes will
be filled.
President Gonney OF the worlds fair
auxiliary has mapped out a unique and
comprehensive literary connection with
the worlds fair congress. He sent in
vitations to famous men OF letters of all
countries, asking them to prepare some
contributions of prose or verse.
Saturday, Dec. 10.
=. 2. j. Cunningham, well known min
ing man in Butte, Aont, was mortally
wounded by pistal shot Friday night,
fred by Charles Price, cousin of the muir
dered man.
Owen O'Donnell was killed and an
other workman injured by the collapse
OF Oswald Krense's dwelling during a
fierce rain and wind storm in San Fran
Ni0NO 'ScHoiO Oa y thOI uIuS,
Judge Morrow of San Francisco yes
terday decided that young Hyer, wanted
in Jersey City, n. J., for embezzling
$4,000, would have to go back to New
Jersey and stand trial.
The British steamer Springhill and
the schooner Giandys were in collision
at the entrance of the British channel
The schooner was cut in two and tbree
,ilors were droSned.
LAFAYETTE Anderson, farmer and an
Important witness in seve.al Illicit dis.
tillery cases, was assassinated by .dsw'
makers Friday night at his home ir
Edwardsvilte, Cleburne county, Ala.
The corouer's jury in the case o.
Woods. who brutally outraged and nur
dered ive-year-old girl at Brighton
England, several days ago. has returned
verdict charging Woods with wilfu
murder.