Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-05-22

Grafton & Knight Manufacturing Com
pany. of Portland. Or. has been arrested
charged by his employers with adN.ns
embezzled $4,000. He was given an 'ppor-
tunity to make good the deficit, and wrote
TO his relatives in Walla Walla. lie Is IN
Jail.
A trial trip shows the new gunboat
Nashville to be the fastest vessel OF her
class in the world. The time for the %
mile run out on Long Island sound, w'i l
hour 35 minutes 80 seconds The elapsed
time for the second run was l hour, 80
minutes. 16 seconds. The speed required
bv the government was 1877 Knots. me
average speed made by the vessel was
900 for each excess knot, this means TO-
16. 76 knots, making an excess of speed OF
nearly three knots. With bonus OF ~
tai of $50 900 for the builders.
Telegrams received at the sheriff once
at Prescott Ariz.. state that two shetlHs
have left williams with large p1 It,
accompanied by bloodhounds, on not
trail of Parker. From other sources 10
learned that Parker held up sheep camp
near Nilnams and got fresh horse ana
a Winchester rifle with five rounds or am
munition. The chances for his capture
are thus lessened, as he Is now in coul-
try we'll known to him and well mounted
and armed.
Frank A Vanderlip of Illinois has oeeh
appointed assistant secretary OF the treas
ury.
Rriradier General Zenas r. Bliss has re-
ceived the nomination for major general.
The Cuban insurgents are said to nave
raised a loan of $3O00.00O in New YORK.
The government forbade the bull hght
announced for Sunday in the CITY o.
Mexico. The authorities claimed the
bulIs provided for the fights were so poor
they did not justify the price of admission
asked by the management.
The TTruguayan troops have defeated the
insurgents under Lamas and SaraVla' II
is officially announced that the insurgents
have been completely routed ana the reEo-
luton is considered ended.
The Very Rev. Edward P. Allen, ID. D.
recently appointed bishop at Mobile Ala,
was consecrated at the cathedral in BAIT
more Sunday. Cardinal Gibbons ofhclat-
/ ed as consecrator and was celebrant Oh the
pontitical mass.
Santa Fe passenger train No l, went
through the trestle six miles south OF
/ Ardmore l. T., and tumbled down a ~
! foot embankment. Fifteen passengers
and members of the crew were injured
! some fatally. No one was killed outright.
/ In the supreme court at Helena, Mont
! Chief Justice Pemberton decided the test
case declaring the anti-Scalpers ticket la"
/ legal and holding it unlawful to sell
! scalpers tickets. The case came up on d
/ test case the defendant being tried on IN
/ formation and fined 800.
William w Morrow of California has
/ been nominated United States circuit
Judge for the ninth judicial circuit.
w S. Rich. assistant in botonY at Ha'
ard university, has been elected principal
of the Spokane High school to succeed j.
/ d. Walker.
Albert Bacon, one of the pioneers OF
the state of Washington, was drowned IN
the headwaters of the Skagit the other
day.
The sultan has decorated the command
ers of the various corps of Turkish troops
/ which have been operating against the
/ Greeks in EDirus.
The children's coat and jacketmakers
/ of Philadelphia to the number OF $40 nave
/ struck for an increase of % per cent IN
wages.
! At a meeting of the University OF Mon
tana building commission it was decided
! that a main building, to cost $4',5OO; sci
/ ence hall $1250O, and a residence to cost
$4,000 would be first erected, being the only
buildings within the limit of the UNI
versity Appropriation.
/ The Western Federation of Miners, al
ter a secret session of eight days at Salt
Lake. reelected Edward Boyce OF ward
ner to the presidency of the federation.
For vice president John f. Mcdonnell OF
/ VIRGINIA City New. was elected.