Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-11-27
NEWS FROM ALL QUARTERS
RECORD OF CRIME AND MlsHAP.
Progress OF business at Home and
AbrOnd-Fire Losses and Accidcn-
tai Deaths - Political Appoint
ments.

Attorney General McKenna's appoint
ment as associate Justice of the supreme
court to succeed Justice Field has been
formally decided upon by the president
and heartily approved by the cabinet.
A dispatch from Madrid says all The
important insurgent chiefs of the Philip
pine islands have surrendered to the Span
ish authorities and the captain general
announces the complete pacification of
that colony.
The rebellion in northern China is
spreading, and fears are expressed that
the insurgents will advance on Tien Tsin.
The imperial troops have been defeated in
several engagements and the number of
insurgents is steadily increasing.
Minister Woodford telegraphs the state
department that the Spanish cabinet no.
titled him that the queen had pardoned
the Competitor prisoners The state de-
partment announced that the Competitor
prisoners were turned over to Consul Gen
eral Lee last Monday and will be sent by
him direct to New York.
A terrific prairie fire passed through
Lubbock, Hale and Crosby counties, in
Texas. At least 600 square miles of ter
ritory was burned. Cattle suffered and
many were burned to death. North of
Emmett 1000 sheep were burned to death
and one flock and many farmers lost their
winter feed.
While recent performance of wild
beasts and their tanner was in progress
at a village near Kovono, Poland, the lion
tanner was killed by a lion and tlgress.
A fearful panic ensued among the spec
tators and So persons were crushed to
death, many others being seriously in
iured
The secretary of the treasury has issued
Il circular to employees to the effect that
clerks receiving a stated salary who ne
gIect to pay debts contracted for the
necessary support of themselves and their
families without presenting satisfactory
reasons therefor, will not be retained in
Office.
The jury trial of Alderman Durham,
at Minneapolis, charged with soliciting
bride of $4,000 from a contracting firm,
has been found verdict of guilty
Martin Bartholomew and George Roehl
were fatally injured and Robert Loren Sc
verely beaten in an attack of twenty
masked men ON the night shift of six
miners at Kolb pit near Mascoutah, Ill.
Both the fatally injured men have fam
lies
Thomas Edwin Cook who in his prime,
was Il leading circus clown. is dead at
his home in Paterson, \. J He was 06
years of age. Cook was born at Brenks
Hill and in 1886 came to this country
with his fathers circus, said to be the
first to exhibit in America.
Several cargoes of American cereals
which recently arrived at Buenos Ayres
could not be sold and will be taken to
Europe. This result is due to the fact
that Argentina's crop is more than sutli-
cient fro local use.
Currency reform will be the leading
feature of the presidents annual message
to congress, according to Washington
dispatch. President Mckinley is now
writing that part of the message which
deals with the proposed revision of the
financial system of the government. Re
vision of the financial system along con
sentative lines is to be made distinct
policy of the administration.
The Vancouver & Northern Shipping
Trading Company, working in connection
with the Canadian Pacific railway, with
capital of S750000, privately subscribed
by six shareholders, in London, have pur-
chased two old Cunarders. the Bothnia
and the Scythia, and two Cape mail
steamers, as the nucleus of fleet to run
from Vancouver to KIondike ports, com
mencing on March TO- 1898.
A boiler in Milton Artley's large wood
working factory at Carlton, Mich, ex-
ploded killing the fireman, Edward Graft,
and iniuring three Others The force of
the explosion shook every building III
town and left the factory a total wreck.
The cause of the explosion is unknown.
The Building Trades Council of San
Francisco has adopted resolutions petit
tioning congress to suspend all immi-
grafton for at least a period of 10 years,
that the great army of the unemployed
may have the opportunity of earning an
existence.
Alya w. Butler convicted of horse
stealing, has been sentenced to eight
years in San Quentin, Cal Butler served
seven years in the Oregon state peniten-
tiary for robbing the postofiice at Can
yon City and was released January 8,
1898.
Lieutenant w. d, Hughes of the Unit
ed States navy has been attached to the
naval militia of California His special
| duties will be to instruct the men OF the
six divisions of the battalion in the art OF
tactics of naval warfare.
Alderman Durham of Minneapolis,