Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-11-20
NEWS FROM Al QUARTERS
RECORD OF GRIM: AND MIsHAP.
Progress of Business at Home and
AbrOad-Fire Loses and Acciden-
tai Deaths - Political Appoint
mentB.

Fire has destroyed the department
store of w. A. Wi,boldt & Co., in Chi.
cago. The loss is about $l65,OOO.
Robert T. Lincoln has become the
head of the PulImaI Car Company, being
elected chairman o. the executive com
mttee having the management of the af
fairs of the committee.
William Jennings Bryan has contribut-
ed 500 to the Henry George memorial
fund.
Miss Frances Z. Willard, president of
the w. G. L. T., announces that she will
contribute $4,000 of her own money to
start the fund of 100000 which the tenn
perance women need to hold control of
the temple property in Chicago.
The Pacific Steam Whaling Company is
preparing to place q new line of steam
ers on the St Michaels-Y Yukon route next
spring. The line will have its headquar-
tiers at San Francisco and will be a direct
route The company has also gone into
the Copper river and Cooks inlet trade.
Upon the opening of the trial of JOS
eph f. Kelly at Dover, n. H., for the
murder of Cashier Stickney of the Som
ellsworth National bank Kelly retracted
his plea of not guilty and pleaded guilty
to the charge of murder in the first de-
gree.
A. G. Gillian, manager of the Jones'
Nixon Publishing Company of st. Louis,
and democratic candidate for state
senator at the last election, shot and kill
ed himself today. An injury received re-
Gently in a bicycle accident Is thought to
have affected his mind.
The police at Barcelona, Spain, have
seized 800 rifles intended for the Carlists.
Fire caused loss of $4,000 by the
burning of the Riverview hotel at Kan
kakee. ILL.,, insurance $4,000.
President Mckinley has issued a proc
lamation eXempting from payment of ton
mage duties to Mexican vessels which
come directly to ports of the United
States open to general commerce, because
of concessions made to United States YES
sells by the Mexican government.
Correspondence Just received from the
New York Herald correspondent in Pu-
erto Principe states that open mutiny of
Spanish soldiers occurred there recently.
The mutiny developed into a conflict in
the streets between the commanding of
ficers and the troops The soldiers mu-
tinted demonstrations were insufficient
and they could get no pay.
The finance committee of the chamber
of deputies at Buenos Ayres has fixed the
bounty on sugar for export at 10 cen
tayos
\ combination of steel tubing manufac-
tuners, representing 80 per cent of the
tubing output of the Union, has been
formed
William Knapp, clerk in the city
treasurers office at Oakland, Cal, has
fallen heir to $4,000 left him by his faith
er in Wurtemberg, Germany.
Alexander Pelky, fatherin-law of the
bogus Lord Beresford dropped dead at
Atlanta, Ga. His daughter, the only
heir, will receive $4,000.
Hon John F. Norrish, prominent
democrat, dropped dead Sunday at the
door of his residence, in Hastings, Mimi,
of heart disease.
Koong Sang Chinese priest, was prob
ably fatally stabbed in San Francisco
temple by an unknown assassin. Trouble
is expected to break out in Chinatown.
a revolutionary club has been Termed
at Havana and named the "Public Saliva
ton Club It's object is to avenge all
GEO, Castillo and Zayas.
The Gold Creek and Nevada Mining
Company in recent placer working at
Gold creek uncovered vein the assay of
which shows 1898 in gold and 1853 ounces
of silver. This is one of the richest dis
coveries ever made in this section of New
ada.
Frank Hogan, pioneer saloon man of
Portland, Or, is dead.
The Jesse Eddy wooden mill at Fall
River, Mass, announces an increase of 10
per cent in wages
y $4,000 fire loss is the result of the
burning of the packing house at New
Brighton, Mimi
Reduction in wages is announced at
various shoe factories at Haverhill Mass
Six NIohammedan immigrants at New
York, declaring their belief in polygamy
have been ordered deported, under the
existing immigration laws.
Reinforcements are now on the way
to the north Pacific squadron, which will
make it the most powerful fleet Great
Britain ever had in these waters.
The preliminary hearing at Farming
ton, Wash, resulted in holding William
Morse, charged with the murder of Or
vile Hayden.
Henry Sherry the millionaire lumber
man and paper mill man of Neenah, Wis,
has assigned Mr.. Sherry estimates his
debts and those of the associate companies