Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-08
POINTS IN GENERAL NEWS
HOME AND FOREIGN OUTLOOK.
Accidents and Crimes All Over the
WorId-BusIness Affairs nnd TO
itIcnI Considerations OF
Items.


time expired troops on the island OF Crete
1t is conceded that the cotton mills IN
Maine will fall into line with other New
England mills and reduce the wages OF
operatives. Twelve thousand employees
will be affected.
Mrs Annie Fowler, aged 65, was burned
TO death in the house of Frank Graham at
Rordentown. \. j. The house and adj
Joining property were consumed, entail
inc a loss of $4,000. Grahams family
was aroused by the mewing of cat IN
time to escape.
The Farmers q Traders State bank ut
Oskaoosa. Iowa, has closed its doors The
following card is on the door: This bank
will receive no more deposits, but will at
once pay its depositors in full as fast as
their claims may be presented" The bank
had found business Improbable
The senate and house committees on
public lands and territories are at work
on legislation for Alaska, preparing the
way for action by the two houses The
matter has been talked over in the com
mittees and there will be some decisive ac-
ton shortly after the holiday recess. The
chief problem is to provide for better gov
eminent.
Gales and floods are reported in several
parts of Portugal.
Judge f.. II. Bennett, the venerable dean
of the Boston law school, is dead.
The usual quiet of New Years day was
disturbed by false report that Prince
Bismarck was dead.
Confirmation has been received from
New Guinea of the murder of the German
governor and police by natives. The bodies
of the victims were cut in small pieces.
The grand jury at Chicago has return
ed indictments against Aldermen John
Powers and William O'Brien for running
gambling houses
Vice Admiral Sir Ward Herbert Sey
mour, X. c. b., who has been appointed
British commanderin-chiefo on the China
station, succeeding Admiral Boiler, has
started from London for Hong Kong, ac-
companied by his staff
The gold output of Colorado in 1897 is
estimated at S2250OO00, an increase Of
$4,000 900 over that of 1896 The silver
S2T4l .672 copper, 81 209,053,
The agents of the leading cotton man
ufaeturing corporations in Rhode Island
have decided to reduce wages. The cut
down viii average II per cent 1t will
take effect January H.
Theodore Durrant has again been remov-
ed to the death cell in the San Quentin
(Cal) penitentiary to await the hour of
his execution. which has been fixed for
1890 a. M, January !.
Captain Rich, formerly chief engineer
of the Wisconsin Central, and later con
nected in the same capacity with the 500
line, has been appointed director of rail
ways in China
At the commencement of 1898 the Unit
ed States has lS4,4 miles of completed
railway. If the average of the last 10
years is reached in the next two years, as
seems not unlikely, the year 1900 will
open with 1911 800 miles.
The sash and door plant and planning
mill OF c. J. Hamilton & Co, at Buffalo,
n Y, has been destroyed by fire, together
with an immense stock of lumber. The
total loss is 100000, with insurance of
$4,000
The friends of William ], Bryan have
prepared a little surprise for him on his
return from his tour III Mexico in the
shape of a proiier of the fusion nomina
ton for congress from the first Nebraska
district Some believe he will accept. 9th
ers say he still confidently expects to be
the democratic standard bearer in 1900
The district has been represented by a
republican since MIR, Bryan retired.
New England farms are to be reclaimed.
restocEed and reoperated on plan that
is primarily philanthropic and secondarily
commercial. A corporation has been
formed with the secretary of the New
York stock exchange at its head to pur-
chase arabic land and farm buildings in
the States of Massachusetts, Connecticut,
New Hampshire and Vermont and to re-
sell on such terms as to attract purchasers
in large cities and so relieve the longest
ed centers OF population.
The biggest fire in the history Of Com
merce, Tex, has destroyed the entire east
side of the town. The aggregate loss is
estimated at 100000, with probably $780,
900 insuranc.
Rev. DR. George NJ. Searle, c. s. p. au-
thor, astronomer and noted theologian,
has been asked to become director of the
papal observatory at Rome, which is UNI
der the direction of the Vatican authori.
ties.
Violent weather prevails in the south of
France and Spain A cloudburst near
Toulon has done much damage. A num-
Der of vessels have gone ashore and the
promenade of San Sebastian has been
washed away in several places.
The lie Roi mine will pay another divi-