Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-04-25

% to Puget sound For the purpose Of
with the Sound tugboat trust, .
which shipowners say is excessive in /
charges. The bringing Of additional
tugs will force reductions all around.
Local tugmen are anxious about the re-
suit of the competition.
Unless the school board of Spokane
win in the suit brought against the
County treasurer for $4,000, which he
withheld as his fee for handling the
1892, $50 that was raised to erect the
proposed buildings, there will not be
money enough to complete the high
school being erected. Forty-fve teach
ers are employed in the schools. The
new building when completed will cost
100000.
Nina Catriat, a l4-year-old girl, died
at Spokane Friday of too much prayer
and typhoid fever. Her father, Martin
Catriat, is a Christian scientist, anC
when the girl fell sick he refused to re
sort to remedial agents, rebuffed the adj.
vice of friends and knelt and prayed by
the sick girls bed for heavenly succor
until the girl died. A coroner's inquest
was held, but the jury returned ii cer-
dict that it was unable to assign the
cause Of death.
The young man who tempted fate and
was drowned IN the Yakima river, near
Prosser, while escaping from the officers
of the law, proved to be William Gordon,
a desperate criminal who had preyiousl.
gotten away from the sheriff at Spokane
by jumping from car window while The
train was in motion. Gordon had beer
sentenced to term in the penitentiary.
but swore by all that was sacred that he
would not be landed behind the bars.
and he kept his oath, but lost his life.
The crew Of the British bark Emble-
ton have deserted that vessel at Tacoma
because of various petty disagreements
with the captain. Only the cook re-
mains. During the recent trip to Liver
pool the Embleton was dismasGed three
times, and occupied twenty months in
making the trip. Smallpox broke out
among the crew shortly before making
this port. Several apprentices have
been drowned from the Emblelon, and
the sailors believe there is Jonah
aboard
The remains of the late Chief Tonasket
were buried with great pomp. The Ket-
tie Falls Pioneer says over 1909 Indians
attended the funeral. Already there is
considerable discussion among the In
dams as to who shall succeed to the
empty honor OF a chiefs title, to which
The Indians attach considerable import
ance, notwith landing the fact that the
government does not recognize aud
clothe with authority any more chiefs,
after those now holding office passed
away. a council has been called to meet
at Fort Spokane in July.
A colony, to be known as the First
Norwegian Colony of Washington, has
recently been organized at Port Towns
end. There are about twenty-five mem
bers at present, and more are being ad-
ded. Each member has a quarter sec
ton claim, and the objects Of the organ
ization they have formed Is simply for
mutual advantage and benefit The
colony is located near Swan lake, and
about thirty miles from ClaIIam bav.
The land is as yet unsurveyed, but it is
expected that it viii be surveyed this
summer
Coroner Horton, Of Seattle, has been
kept very busy since april I. The
record Of cases begins with that OF
Stephen I. Mclean, found dead in bed,
followed by that of NJ J. Booth, who
died of morphine poisoning; Gilbert G.
Walker, suicide; j. Hokibi, murdered:
Captain J. H. Winslow, found dead in
bed; Sherman W. Bell, asphyxiated;
Peter Saunders, died Of apoplexy; }.
Green, of Hillyer & Green, found dead
in bed; W. Lang, accidentally killed;
Chester Cleary, apoplexy; W. W, Kerr,
morphine poisoning.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer says a
new Touring mill is to be built in West
Seattle by well-known capitalists of Port
land, Oregon, who are worth in the neigh
borhood of $25. 100000. In a contract
which has just been closed in the East,
they guarantee an output Of 1000 barrels
of flour per day. The mill will have a
capacity of 1906 barrels daily. The
building will be five to six stories high,
and will give employment to $50 men.
The output Of the Seattle FIGURING Com
pany's mill, which is also 10 be built IN
West Seattle, will be 600 barrels daily.