Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-05-15
GRIsT OF THE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
AT HOME AND ABROAD.
Industrial Pointers. Occurrence" In
Political Circles, Fire Losses
and SO On.


Dalles, Or, National bank, owing, 1t is
said, to a disagreement among the stock
holders.
John Bloor, secretary of the senate OF
the last Montana legislature, is on trial
at Helena on the charge of secreting the
salary bill, which would have reduced the
salaries of a number of county deputies.
| President Charles Spalding, of the de-
! funct Globe Savings bank at Chicago,
pleaded not guilty to 20 indictments, most
| ly charges of embezzlement, and was
taken back to the county Jail in default OF
$500 900 bail
! Ex-senator Call has been withdrawn as
! candidate for United States senator in
Florida, and N. G. Stockton, the Jackson
vile banker and supporter Of Call, placed
| in nomination.
The actual sales in Apri! by leading
! houses in each line of business in the prin-
! Cipal cities east of the Rocky mountains
are reported to average only about 10 per
cent less than in April, 1892, the year of
! the largest business hitherto, and were 81
per cent more than in the same month
last year.
r. Marpole, who for years filled the po-
sition of superintendent of the Pacific di-
vision of the Canadian Pacific, has oeen
appointed general superintendent in sue
cessOn of H. s. Abbott, resigned.
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futile attempts elsewhere has concluded a
| loan with the lighthouse administration
for E500,000 ($2 5O0,000) at per cent. Part
of this money will be devoted to war pur-
poses.
Brigadier and Brevet Major General
Wheaton has retired from the army, hav-
ing reached the age of 63 years, of which
AZ have been spent in the service. The
officers and employees of the department of
Colorado assembled at General WheatOn'S
office at Denver and babe him farewell.
The Turkish attack upon Valasi was
made without any previous plan. The
men were ordered to capture the place,
and they advanced quietly, shooting as
though hunting. The Greeks maintained
a whitening fire. The correspondent adds
that he saw Turk wounded in the leg
advancing to the attack on all fours.
/ Ex-Vice President Adlai Stevenson, Cen
eral G. G. Paine and United States Sena-
tor e. O. Wolcott, who were recently APP
pointed by President Mckinley as com
mission to confer with the heads of the
European governments relative to the
holding of an international bimetallic con-
ference, sailed for France.
instructions have been issued by Com
missioner of the General Land Office Her.
mann to registers and receivers of various
United States land Offices under provis-
ions of section g. the act of June 10, 1896,
which provides that homestead settlers on
all ceded Indian reservations be and are
hereby granted an extension of one year
in which to make payments now provided
by law.
Judge Thomas NJ. Ewing of Pittsburg,
Pa, is dead.
BY an explosion in the Shaeffel lead
mine. Isle of Man 20 miners were killed.
In reply to a senate resolution Secretary
Gage says the government should nave
more whisky revenue.
Fire has damaged Il. A. Small &, Co.,
wholesale clothiers, of Montreal, SIPS 600.
The death is announced at Cincinnati OF
James NJ. Hutchins, the veteran show
man, more widely known as Uncle Jim.
In filling the vacancies on the senate
committees Mitchell of Oregon finds a
place on privileges and elections, Turner
of Washington on public buildings ana
grounds Heitfeld of Idaho on territories.
Henry Smith of the Maryland Century
Cycling Club covered 10 miles at the end
of u hours, and 314 at the end of the 2ith
hour claiming to have established new
set of American road records.
The United States senate has agreed to
a resolution directing the commerce COM
mittee to inquire into the reasons for the
recent Mississippi river Hoods, ana report
next December.
A vigorous policy of extending mail fa-
cilities for the suburbs of large cities as
far as possible by both steam and electric
cars has been adopted by Second Assist
ant Postmaster General Shallenberger.
] August Normand of Larmore, the dou-
BILE murderer and ravisher, has been To-
Gated by the Indian police in grove OF
poplars u miles south of Fort Totten'
near the Cheyenne river. The place VIII
be watched so closely that escape will be
practically impossible.
The queen regent of Spain has issued a
decree authorizing the raising OF 4S'ooo
gah l.x 1-Th n
Spain, to meet the cost of military opera
tions in Cuba and the Philippine islands.
The Bank of Spain will undertake the is
sue.
Captain William Strong, leader of the
faction that bore his name in the STRONG
Amos and Strong Callahan teuds, Wnlch
have cost more than 80 lives in Breathett
county. Kentucky, was found on the road
side near his home. shot to death, with
seven bullets in his body. Two weeks ago
he met Ed Callahan, leader of the OPPOSE
ton faction, in Judge Days office at jack
son, where they shook hands ana deciareu
the feud ended.
The revolution is over in Honduras.
Quincy. ILL.,. reports fire loss of $nOc@,
japan makes heavy claims for damages
on Hawaii on the charge of having Nlo-
lated the existing treaty IN refusing "
/ landing to Japanese immigrants
Albion w Tourgee of New YORK mas
been appointed consul at bordeauA'
France; and Sidney Il. Everett OF MdsS"-
chusetts at Batavia, Java.
The grand jury of the United states
( court in New York has indicted Capt u
/ w. Reed of the ship T. f. Cakes for ma
licous and without justiiiable cause WIN
holding food from the crew on the voyage
/ from Hong Kong to that port
/ II is renorted that several cases of bu-
homie plague have been discovered ~ the
/ Tonkin officials on the Chinese frontier
and just on the boundaries of the Colony.
/ Precautions are being taken TO pr9'9"'
! the spread of the disease.
I Two bills, each asking for receiver to'
~. mart "a