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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-10-09
THE NEWS OF THE City.
Record of Happenings Of ! Week
In Pullman.
What People are Doing and how
They are Doing it.

Clyde Melvin, the eldest son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Young, died
at his home at Evansville Mohz
day, October 4th, of blood poisOnf
Jog, the result of a carbuncle on the
upper lip. Deceased was II years,
nine months and IS days of age.
The funeral exercises were held in
the Baptist church, Tuesday, at II
o'clock a. m., Rev. Barrows preach
ing the sermon.
Prof. Barry left for Spokane
this morning to see about the or
ganization of a class in Spanish in
that city. lie has had numerous
requests from Spokane business
men, whs desire 10 take up the
study of the Spanish language, and
if the class is organized he will go
to that city each Saturday to act as
its instructor.
Mrs. BarrOws conducts the SER
vices at the Christian church tor
morrow. Special Christian Ehr
deaver business meeting at $50.
Come and hear the reports, and
learn how earnest and active our
Endeavorers have been during the
warm summer months. All other
services Of tie church as usual. i
&C. NJ. Stearns, who has dis
posed Of his law business to G. II.
Rohrig, has decided to locate at
Colville. He sill not remove to
that place for some time yet, how.
ever, remaining in Pullman till the
first of the year.
Prof. Fulm.er win leave, next
Thursday, for Washington City,
where he will attend the meeting
Of chemists of the various agricul-
turaI college experiment stations.
He will be absent three or four
weeks. n
&C. H. Rohrig went to Gepesee
Wednesday where ho was one of
the attorneys in au attachment case.
Mr.. r. came home Thursday feel
ing jubilant for he had won the
case for bis client.
-Thos. Munroe is busy mending
Air-tight stoves that have sheet iron
bottoms that have been used only
one winter. Conclusion:-Buy an
air.tight stove with cast bottom.
The Buchanan Comedy com
pany has been playing to fair aud
fences this week, and has given
good satisfaction. 1t is much bet
ter than the ordinary company.
4 F. T. Abbott and Prof. Balmer
are at Spokane today, where they
will shoot in the live bird matches
in the Northwestern Sportsmen's 8
Tournament.
49, Lieut.. Stockle, formerly in
strnctor in military tactics at the
w. A. c., has returned to his COM
pany at Fort Meade, South Dakota.
Miss Haworth is now prepared
to do dressmaking, at the residence
of Mrs. w. NJ. Maher, one block
sonth of Palace hotel. 49t4
4 The price of wheat is again
stronger, and the tendency is up
ward. Some of the buyers are now
offering 644 cents.
< Under the supervision of Mar
shall Lanning, Main street has been
put 10 excellent shape.
7-The fruit fair is attracting hun
dreds of visitors from the Paloase
country to Spokane.
Mrs. A. Fl. Anderson and little
daughter have spent the week with
Spokane friends.
Try the new bakery at Murray
Henry's. First-class baker en-
ployed. i"
Prof Egge and family visited
Genesee friends the latter part of
last week.
Griffith will appear at the aud
Storium some time this season.
A new roof lie being put on the
McConneA Chambers block.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-10-09
The Cow for Milk and Butter.

The recent tests Of milch cows
under the supervision Of Prof. Spill
man at the Colfax fair, has gone
good way toward showing the rela-
tive merits of different breeds of
cattle. The Jersey has always BEEN
supposed by most people to be un-
approachable in butter making
qualities, but J. l.. Metsker has
proven that his grade short horns
are entitled 10 the PALM The tests
at the fair showed that hds grade
short horn COW was winner of first
prize by long odds, she giving a.
average Of 45.8 pounds of milk per
day during the test, hen nearest
competitor, a Jersey, giving but q"
pounds. The Metsker cow made
2.015 poands Of butter per day. the.
Jersey making but 1.449 pounds.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-10-09

The Northern Pacific will sell
tickets daily during the entire time
at two cents per nile, $3.40 for the
roand trip, good for five days. For
further information call on or write
then lacal or general agen1a
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-10-09

The Northern Pacificis now Daaa-
ing a low rSte to st. Louis, Mo.
Tickets on sale Tuesday ysand Thurs
days. For farther infoTmation call
ca or write their local or general
agsnsa. "a
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-21

the speculatlons. aud sent West and
settled on he border BREEDER len
Bethlehem on nsC ". issg ", A. ono,
went 10 Toronto. Can. aud while there
he determined Co 50 back 90 Be,hIs
hem. giye up bis ne Insurance and
take The consequence hut ID DO said
that bis family and friends prevailed
on him not 90 do ro lls arrived lp
81 Clair last spriug and together with
Walter Ash. Who bad shoun remarls
bic genius iot electrical uark and me.
chanics be- opened o. shop for the s,.
pert repairing % bicycles Mr. nrsIsr
purporicd 20 come from Neu lsrs,
lle was a good mechanic. ana The arm
OF BREEDER a Ash fact became rnpa.,t
as u was appreciated that thr u8ri
men knew their business Ilehad hssa
very square in hla business ibnue
lions about town. aud be- and hia fsmIl,
have been respected hy all aud the
people Of 81 clair seem quite amazed
~ hls arrest and regret the ocur
renee.
BREEDER had been cashier N tho hapt
Tor 10 yoaft. aad his mechanical wurk
had heretofore been onaned 90 luu,
ioht around home lic har not been .n
g. Clair under au assumed uamc. but
has constantly clung 20 the nam, ~
hreder , short time ago. the window.
Of The shop were decorated. bui tt,
firm name dld not adurn The aamr ana
o. was not until a few weeks aro ib,i
the nrm bought advertising rmrr I1
the newspapers % vaa the r,.b,nt
cashiers ash which went into its do
tle bicycle repairing shop at 90 Clair
Mr Aah. The business partner boz rps,t
lnr 20 The afalr said that nredsr had
not "a largo amount of none, when b,
same. and was quite urr chat bud UuI.
1i the banks money could have .u.t
Co The ringers 81 the senior partner
BEFORE be- went into enc birytlf or,.f
lnF business ho TALKED of huYinr an Dol.
iercat IL small boat Afh mys h,i
nrrder never spoke Of piai experience.
and The 81 clair young man mover
troubled bic head about whore h.a do.
ile white headed partner bad worked
~ the lathe before Young Aah rp,,t.
IN the highest terms Of BE treatment
by hfeder, and says he never met 4
ploaaanter man with whom 10 ha,,
business relations, and other So riai
men feel quite the fame Way whor
BREEDER lofl tor Port Huron be- assure.
bic family that be- would be- bach with
IN a week
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-21
Tho Ylr., NOV. In III. a.m..

The Secretary Of the Navy knows at
every hour Of the day Just where II IL
located and the dispatch boat Dolphin
lies At Washington with steam up all
the time. II. for Instance. war should
be declared today. the Dolphin would 70
flying out with dispatches 10 Admiral
slcarc sending him TO Hayti. 10 the
alternative ports (which are also coal
ing stationsl Of SANTANA Bay. on the
east coast, or Mole 81 Nicholas on the
west coast Both have cable commu.
nlcatlon with Washington for further
orders.
Then the commerce destroyers. Co
lumblA and Minneapolis. would be sent
straight away TO the coast Of Spain. and
the four American liners. st. Paul. 81
Louis. Paris and New York. would be
summoned 10 the brooklyn navy yard
TO have hye-inch guns placed upon the
twelve platforms with which each Is
equipped These siH scout" or obser.
walton ships would be told on to watch
the ports Of Cadlz or Terrol. the only
places In Spain where fleets can be
utilized They are not supposed 10 DO
any hghtlng In fact. n any battleshlp
come out after them they are TO run
out Of danger aud then return to their
watch
n one Of the Spanish boats should
break down the whole armada would
have 10 wait. for no boat would dare
attempt llmplng back 10 Spain alone.
one or two Of our scouts could easily
be- spared In such emergency 10 send Il
to the bottom. The Spanish feet will
have 10 come straight across the At
lantlc until II reaches about 80 degrees
west longitude H. coal capacity will
prevent any tortuous or dodging course.
From there IL has choice Of three
lanes 10 Havana. or possibly Santiago
de- Cuba on the south coast Of the b..
land where u must 20 for coal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-21

would signal its news that the enemy's
feet, so strong. at such an hour. In
such latitude and longitude. at suca
speed was coming on such a course.
This scout would signal this about
fifteen miles on port. saving from forty
Ave to sixty miles. and dash back al
full speed again with whatever instruc-
tlons the Admiral might give. Four or
Ave hours later another scout would
come In with freaher details and few
hours later sim another. Then the Ad-
mlral OF the main Zee, could get under
way with the assurance Of intercepting
and engaging his enemies at just the
point he might select
In case the FIRST battle should turn
In favor Of the spanlards our coast
/ feet. modified az Key West. could keep
them from following up the success.
This feet would include the double
/ turreted monitors Amphithrlte. Terror
and Minatonomoh. the dynamite cruiser
| Vosuylus. the Ave vessels ia the torpedo
boat notllla. and the light draft gun
boats Helena. Wilmington. Nashville
and Annapolis.
The heavy monitors alone fresh for
service. could keep back the short coal
ed and battle weakened Spanish battle.
ships
n our main feet should defeat the
/ spaniards In the frat battle this coast
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-21

In addition 10 this feet Of heavy
weights there are nov assembled a.
New York the torpedo boatn Porter.
Ericsson. Cushing. Fooio. stllcuo and
Dupont They and the ships Of the
North Atlantic squadron Will be- Kept In
West Indian and gulf waters during the
winter months n al IL well they will
cruise a. usual. but n there should be
a crisis In Cuban matters the American
Beet would BE- lying around loose" In
The Immediate vicinity. Navy depart
ment Oficlals make no secret OF the
TACT nov that while there h no purpose
of making the slightest threatening
Demonstration. care has AZ last been
taken that the North Atlantic squad
ron should be- today stronger Ia hghi.
Ing ships than a. any time since the
var. -.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-21

another hsht took place the same day
between the spanish forces under Gen.
Montaner and the insurgents under
Col Smiley. After three hours the In
surgents retreaied. LOSSES on both
sides were heavy and the Spanish
Major Vivar was seriously wounded.
a decisive victory was won ON Sept
. near Artemlsa. pinar del Rio. by
the insurgents. under Gen Pedro plaz.
over the Spanish battalion Of Verrara.
The battle was fought at q place called
Damaao Campo. After heavy fire the
insurgents charged the Spanish lines
and a hand-to-hand encounter cnHued.
with The complete defeat Of the Span
inrds The Spanish retrcalcd IN dis
order 10 San Jose and the Cubans fol-
lowed them 10 within sight Of the town
Cattle are being sent into Havana
from Punta Rosa, Fla. to supply the
capital
All the reports about the election Of
president of the Cuban republic are
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-21

a 'al, of the good ioriune which ~,
'''ai'ru "a poor Swedish servant s-rI
Who Invested $1,000. the saylnu M
years BOZ uub.ataklng a fellow COM,
u'man and who has now awakened
la ihr Tact That che has fallen b.gr..,
To 10000 a. result Of her ln,.',.
m'nl comes from Tacoma When In.
heard Of her good fortune Mary g,s,.
cen had just been DISCHARGED from /,
position ahe had held Cor many ye,r,
she had about On. having spen, re-,
" all her earnings taking esr. =,
sister ~ ihe man she had seni An A.
Ni''lc region. u vas at thls esls,s \,
hsf financial Affairs tina. letter 49,
received by steamer tem m. MAJ IN.
nAa tlhted, saying thpi hAhsd rt,,s,
u ileh her share being aboR, - go
ahd That he vas on hls way homo
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-21

within a w--E an our resources will
be- exhausted. and then ! don't know
how We will keep soul aud body toEe,h.
e."
Gen. wsyler IL needless Of the condl.
ton Of tho desolaisd provinces. In
stead - trying 10 remedy the situation
he has issued orders. which have read
10 destroy utterly tho towns Of Ia Sior
RI. Arimao. las Auraa San Anton. Loa
Guanoa. Arrloie. and punta Gurda in
Santa Clara Province. an Ia the neigh.
bofhood Of the city Of ClentueEus The
only reason he gives Tor this harbarlty.
which will leave homeless thousands "
people. To- that the spanish troops can
not defend those places against the
raids Of the Insurgents q H. the be-.
ginning % wsyler'n pulley 90 reduce
Cuba 10 ashes before aurrendsring D.
20 the Cuhana
Al loaoa MalanEaH Province an.
other train has been blown up with dy
Mantle, the armored car heing shatter-
ID hy the explosion. Ten Spanish
soldiers we're killed The other cars
we're sacked by the Cuhana
A large number % cattle have been
SEIZED by the insurgents near naonlno.
santa Clara Province The spanish
battalion Of America was esc0rilng
them. and lts lieutenant colonel has
been court .martIaled by orders Of Wey-
Ter
Al the Tuniru river, near aancil
spiriius. IN the same province. spanish
forces Of the Battalion u Arapllea had
an engagement with the insurgents on
saturday. both sides claiming ths vic
tory.
AZ Ban Puriales. Santa Clara also.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-21

a ollowing are some OF the latest dis
atehes on the subject They certainly
point TO approaching war with Spain:
Washington Special. President Me-
kinley'a Cuban policy may be a decld-
eddy pacific one. but II Is none the less
a fact that there has been quietly man
aged a concentration Of warshlps such
a. has never before been seen on the
Atlantic coast A rumor was current
ON Wall street today that ship OF war
had been ordered 60 the harbOr Of Ha-
vana. and a. a result kilograms poured
An here asking for particulars. The ru-
NOR was. Of course. entirely without
foundation. but the story simply re-
fleets the fact that the stock specula-
tors are At last waking up TO the fact
that the United sttaes IL ready TO aid
Cuba At short notice II need be. Al the
navy department Il Ia said that the
ships will be kept out OF Cuban waters
until they are needed. but there IN No
longer any attempt 10 conceal the fact
that the strongest feet ever put toge,h.
er In this country Ia today within a few
hours sail OF Cuba. and ready to be put
20 work on Havana At a few days no.
tice.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-21

The fleet which has Just concluded liz
tvolutions on Fortress Monroe consists
Of the double turret monitor Puritan.
with 10 guns; the battleship Indiana, 10
guns; Massachusetts,. ig guns: Te1as.
, guns: Maine. 10 guns: Iowa. Is
guns. cruisers Brooklyn. 20 guns. New
York. - guns; and the dispatch boat
Dolphin. Admiral sloard has under bis
Immediate command. fresh from sea.
one monitor. i've battleshlps and two
cruisers. with a total In the main bat
teries Of ii6 great guns. a force far In
excess Of anything spain has In Cuban
waters and quite sufieient 10 blow Ha-
vana into kingdom come. Besides
these there are AZ New York the
cruisers Cincinnati. Detroit. Marble
head and Montgomery and the monitor
Terror. with a total Of a. biz guns Al
Norfolk. ready FOR use. IL the monitor
Amphltrlte. with guns The cruiser
Lancaster. with ~ guns more. II on ~
way 10 Boston from Monteyldeo OF the
light draft gunboats. the Nashville and
Helena are on the Florida coast. the
Annapolis IL on a. way. and the vii
mlngton IA NJ Norfolk
This gives Immediately available for
any emergency a formidable fleet Of
three monitors. i've battleahlps. seven
cruisers and four light draft gunboata,
which, for reasons best known 10 the
president and hia advisers. are ln con
diiion for service AZ a moments notice
This fleet would have a total armament
Of 900 biz rifles. 20 say nothing Of the
secondary batteries. II would be amply
aufncient 20 blockade Cuba. and the
weight Of metal IL far heavier than
anything Spain has Ia or could send
into Cuban waters.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-21
EXECUTION or FRANK a0rlre
Details Of the Hanging q an A,.,,..
lian Murdsrsr

hH'ha 81 an AusiFa-
han NIurasssr
"' sydney papers received give AZ.
'aiia OF The hanging Of Frank Dnl
Nho murdered three men M the nlns
moua'alna and was exlNaied from
Hah Francisco after haylnlheen ehasss
across the Pacific by deiecIlyea pn,
'et was very pale. but calm aud a.sls,.
eu the officers. When he iolt the rome
ush'en around his neck he a..
claimed. let go let gol" lie h.a .
crop OF seven feet ak inches. ana h,s
death was instantaneous. The sen.
fence was carried out In the presence
OF only a few persons. az the shern
refused all applications for admltlabse
bu'ler confessed 10 the JAN governor
that be Killed Ice Weller. Preston ana
burgess and he added that he had
committed great many other crimes
Tor some OF which be ought To have
been hanged over and over again A
dozen llmea II that was possible" lie
oesseu the authorities 10 send 10 Pres.
tons relatives hls sorrow for HAVING
murdered the boy. Butler also admit.
tea having Killed a young prospeo,ol
named Davis, but he would give no Dc
tails as he said others we're impllea,sl
In the crime. In the estimation Of III
criminal experts Of Australia. Butte
was the worst murderer known sine
Deemlng. who hulohered his wife an
sn'AHNer avs hfd their bodies unds
the fireplace. - -.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-21

women who visit him In JAN 40 81 10.
seph No Ho would marry araln n
he had the opportunity. KneeIand \,
To- JAN on the charge Of blgamy ana Il
almost certain 20 get a hye-yoar sen.
tsnce in the penlientlary. lie has
been a bigamlat many Year,. and hss
already served tao terms IN prison fof
marrying one at Joliet M. and the
other a lansing Kan The prisoner
lniisaieF 1that be- has noe .ssai tp,u
ntss and TIM the officers have not
found all o. them yet The ten be mar
r.ed under bio right name How many
b. married under other names may
never us kuovn. a homellsr man than
Knseaud could not be- found 10 a
years search. bat be- has always been
popular with women. lie has large.
pleading eyes. and his occupation that
q an artist. appeals a. once o. their
fancy On many % hla oourtah.pa BE-
d, represented that be- had lmwe- e
vealh and had assumeHthe gaiae y
uanierfnr artss. cor the sole puipu
of andlur a wife Who would not maj
. him Cor BIZ money alone. kneeiah'
brother n u Knseland. lawyer =. I.
Columbus Ohio. says the prisoner
insane on the subject Of malf'mohl
and that IA Insanity IL due 70 -
De received IN Dis youth. When y
skull WAS fraotured-a lh' iion'"'
iust above the eyes
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-21

retired, Captain Henry S. Taylor OF the
battleshlp Massachusetts, and Lleuten-
ant Singer, chief Of the Bureau Of Ma
val Intelligence. Il has been brought
to the last detail within the last three
days by the stan Of the naval intelll-
gence bureau
The North Atlantic squadron now
cruising OF the oapes Of Virginia will
be the fleet TO meet and DO battle with
the modern Armada OF Spain. This
squadron IN point Of armor speed and
weight Of metal that can be thrown In
broadsIde In a given time. Is the strong
est ever gathered under the United
States flag. and II compares fayorably
with any squadron Of the worlds great
/ powers.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-21
30 pRIpE wAs psfsslnn.

ior the wsddiag whsa the nody ~
ths sulsids Lever was Feuaa.
A tragic suicide occurred the other
evening Al waynetown. ind The vie.
Tim vas John White. aged q yearn
the village baker We .uaa = have
been married 10 Miss Nsitie whitaker
most eaiimahle young lady. and had
been preparing Tor the nupilal event
apparently In an unusually happy
Tame oi mind Al & o'clock he vent
20 bic room 10 dress. and few minutes
later vas heard 10 leave the house Ne
went directly 10 the barn. climbed 10
The loii and drained a vial % carbolio
acid llIs body was found half an hour
later and bat an hour before the time
appointed ior The ceremony. The bride
vac partially dressed. and the guests
were beginning to arrive. when DE
n'Ht OF the groom'a awful fate was az.
nouu''d The shack which Il ocoa.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-21

considered here 10 be- premature The
general assembly Of representatives
held at Gualyamarlllo. Puerto Principe.
agreed before voting Tor the president
10 decide hrr about the reforms 90 be-
made In the constitution and the new
powers 10 be- bestowed upon the presl
dent himself This discussion was a
matter o. several days. and u the cleo.
ton has taken place the results are no,
yet positively known.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-21

Csarss 90 Ne Pursasd ~ THIS Couhty
a. the Eseut ~ Wsr.
New York Special. The news that
Captain Joae sohral. the naval attaehe
Of the spanish legation. had been spy
Ing around our coast fortihcations and
nayy-yards. has aroused the navy de-
partment 10 the formation Of plan
u campaign against the feet that spain
Il bound 10 send IN case war ia de-
rlared.
In greater part Il was worked out
nearly one year aEo Al the Naval War
college BY Captain a. 7 Mnhan. nov
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-21

on the pointing Of the armada for
any Of these three lanes the commander
Of the scouts" will detach one by pri-
waite long distance signal tabout fifteen
miles,, and Il viii start on under ull
steam 10 the Admiral Of our main or
defensive feet Any one Of our rl1
could get 10 Hayu eighteen hours iu
advance Of the Spanish feet aud a.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-21

Lord Justice Of Appeal Marnagbisn
had bic watch snaiched from hla pocket
by thief in London one evening 70.
Gently Though nearly seventy yeau
81 ago. he sprlnied. oaugh, him within
couple Of blocks. and got hls watch
back
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-21
cnnA ALnnsr N Asnra
weyIer Issues orders to destroy seven
Towns In santa Clara.


Havana. via Key Yves. Special. a.
Los Palacios. Pinar del Rio Province.
thlrty-two persons dlfa from hunger on
last Saturday Thu majority Of the
population are starving and crowd the
streets. demanding relief from the
Spanish authorities Los Palacios. be-
fore the war had at loast 1900 inhabit-
ants Now there aIe not over 500.
The same awful condition exists over
an the Province Of plnar del Rio Re
ports from the capital u the province
are no less terrible A magistrate Of
the Audlencia Judge Of the Superior
COURT writes thus to a friend In ila-
yana:
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-21
A CASHIER CAUGHT
CAPTURED At A LATHE IN HIS
SHOP.

So, a.. President Of the Ia''''u''""
Insane Wen, to canada and "ou'
a., u.,.rasd but for Ill FRIENDS
k,nt III Ous name
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-21

why 90 they call that little Miss
Filrtly a alsight Of hand performsrf''
'Beeauss shs hss refused a dozen sait.
ora 0f more"