Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-15
The NEWS OF THE WEEK
GATHERED FROM ALL SOURCES
n,tbs of Noted Individuals-Record
80 Fires-BusiDessAf Affairs mt Home
md Abroad-Trend of Political
Events and SO On.

Gales and floods are reported in several
parts of Portugal.
Notice of reduction of wages averag-
inc about II per cent has been given to
tho 1000 operatives in the mills at He
knoxville and Dodgeyille, Mass.
The 1900 men employed in the York
cotton mills at Saco, Me-, have received
notice of 10 per cent reduction in wages
10 take effect January II.
Spain is considering a formal request to
Tho United States to use its good offices
TO stop the fighting in Cuba. limitations
have been received at the state depart
ment that the Sagasta government has be-
come convinced that the only way to save
Cuba was to accept the often proffered
GOOD offices of the United States. All eff
forts Of Spain to bride the subordinates Of
Gomez to surrender on the basis of home
rule have proven futile.
J. A. McRae of Vancouver, B. c., has
inst received a letter from his brother
Archie McRae, at Dawson City, in which
he states that he refused $500 for 200
pounds of supplies. Flour will probably
be scarce DclOIc SplIhS, Dub liCSll hiS'C -
plentiful at 81 per pound. He reports that
claims worth working are selling for
$4,000 for 20 square feet. In one day three
men shoveled into the sluice boxes of a
claim on Bonanza creek $4,000.
Under the auspices of the bureau OF
travel of the international committee of
the Young Mems Christian Associa ton, a
large party has just left on two months
trip to Egypt, taking in London, Paris,
Rome. Malta and Palestine en- route. In
London the party will be Joined by Sir
Lambert Playfair and Douglas Sladin,
who are noted in journalistic and scien-
tifc circles, and who will discourse to the
travellers as one after another of the most
interesting points are reached.
The United States government has
made contract with a Chicago company
TO transport $50 tons of supplies from
Dyea to Dawson City by means of steam
locomotive snowsleds, such as are in use
in the woods of Michigan. Cyrus Robin
son, consulting engineer of the company
is in this city for the purpose of having
the bobsleds and bOxcars made. He states
that the engines, boilers and all parts ex-
sept the framework of the snow ,ocomo-
tives are on the way to the Pacific coast
from the east.
A 'Lexow" committee is investigating
the Chicago police department.
President Mckinley has nominated
George w. Temple to be postmaster at
Spokane and Albert S. Dickinson to be
-
United States Consul Powell at Seoul,
Corea, cables the death of the emperor.
The comptroller of the currency has de-
eared dividend in favor of the First
National bank of Helena, Mont, of 10
and Paul Gutiwslti of Detroit, left here
per cent
party of 50 Michigan Catholics in
charge of Rev. Fathers Francis Mueller
today for six months tour in the Holy
Land. The pilgrims will be received by
the holy father while in Rome,
The interstate commerce commission
has notified Chairman Caldwell of the
Western Passenger Association of the
suspension for one year of the long and
short haul clause regarding rates into the
kootenay district of British Columbia.
The western roads asked the suspension
Of this clause in this district in order that
they might meet the reduced rates made
by the Canadian Pacific into the same
territory
Z. V. Smallev, general secretary of the
National Sound Money League, announces
that meeting of the executive commit
tee will be held at Washington on We'd
hesday, February 2.
The Chinese loan negotiations are pro
sressing. Great Britain has informed
CHINA that she is willing to find them the
money required, and the details are now
Beng discussed. The amount will prob
ably be 100000 pounds,
IL Is definitely announced by A. c.
bratnober that the Rothschilds will build
railroad into the Yukon country over
the Dalton trail. His brother, Henry Brat
AoDer, OF San Francisco, who is the Roths-
'hiids western representative, has the en-
'efprlse in charge. The railroad will be
SCOUT 400 miles long. the cost of construc-
non and equipment being estimated at
SS,o00,0O0
nfayton Ives, formerly president of the
Nofthen Pacific railroad, was today elect
~ president of the Metropolitan Trust
Iohpany, to succeed Thomas Hillhouse,
deceased.
a contract for long term of years has
1aS' been executed and confirmed by the
"eAican congress between the Western
mon Telegraph Company and the MeXi-
van telegraph Company for the exclusive
a,%1'elchange of telegraphic business with
at meeting of the New York board of