Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-09-11

Standard mine, near Burke, Idaho, in at
tempting to start n mass of ore in
blocked ore chute, Tuesday, was carried
down with the ore and smothered to
death.
The Wardner public schools opened
Monday with an enrolment of l4l, a con
siderable increase over the first day last
year.
Young Critic of Australia and Charley
McKeever fought l5round draw at the
Olympic Club, Philadelphia, Tuesday
night,
Rev. Paul Muset, S. j., native of
France 43 years old, an active mission
airy of many years standing, is dead
at Missoua.
The duke and duchess of the Rio
Grande have been remanded by the Mari
borough police court, London, on the
charge of defrauding hotels and lodging
houses. The duke is said to be II Bn-
lillian nobleman and the duchess is as
serted to be the niece of United States
Senator Conger of Michigan.
John Shackelford, representing the
New York Security and Trust Company,
has asked the federal court at Tacoma
to appoint a receiver for the Tacoma Gas
and Electric Company. The trust com
pany holds a mortgage of 100000 on
which $4,000 interest is overdue.
Richard Croker was a passenger on the
steamer New York, arriving at New
York Wednesday from Europe. While
he will make no statement, it Is under
stood that he will be candidate for
mayor of New York. He says Tammany
hall will carry the greater city by 10000
votes and upwards.
The government will render all the as
sistance in its power to check the spread
of yellow fever in the south.
The republican organization of New
York has indorsed Seth Low for mayor.
An ordinance has been introduced i'll
the Spokane city council providins that
real estate, mining and other brokers
shall pay an annual license fee of $25
insurance agents, $50; and nickle i'll the
slot machines, $50.
The supreme court has reversed the
! Judgment of the Spokane superior court
in the case of the state against Thomas
! O'Hara. He was convicted in February,
/ 1896, on the charge of arson and sentenc-
ed to three years in the penitentiary.
The Spokane Rod and Gun Club has
elected the following officers for the year:
Rev O. j. Fairfield pastor of the Uni
tartan church, president; d. f, Wetzcl,
J | iahn
city comptroller, treasurer.
b. f. Woodman has been elected sec
rotary of the Spokane chamber of com
merce at salary of 500 per month. The
offer of Mayor T.. ID. Olmsted of two
large rooms in the city hall as quarters
for the organization was accepted. FIT
+ teen new names were added to the roll
of members Tuesday at a meeting
The trades union congress at Birming-
| ham, England, resumed its session Tues
day. President Stevens in his annual
address said the engineers strike was an
instance of one of the best organized and
most powerful combinations in the world
being in the throes of a great struggle
with a powerful combination of capital.
The delegates unanimously adopted a
special resolution pledging moral and
financial aid to the striking engineers.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson has
returned to Washington from a tour OF
the trans Mississippi states. He says
confidence has been restored, that there
are no idle men west of the Mississippi
valley who want work and he predicts
that wheat is going still higher.
The steamer North Star arrived at
Wardner, b. c., Tuesday morning, four
days from jennings with passengers and
freight for Wardner and other points
tributary to this town. All freight will
be distributed from there by wagon.