Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-02-25

jured.
The refrigerator transport steamer
Celtic has sailed for Manila via Honolulu
The president and party have returned
this morning from the trip to Boston.
Malon Thomas of Berkeley, Cal, is
dead at the age of lO4 years, after an ill.
ness of about three months. His wife,
with whom he had lived for more than
half century, died four years ago.
The Samoan complications are about to
pass into the safe lines of diplomatic
treatment, in the judgment of the off.
Gals at Washington, who say there is
really not much danger
The mysterious disappearance of Cap.
tain John NJ. Neall, at San Francisco, of
the Fourth United States cavalry, has not
yet been solved and the idea that he has
committed suicide is gaining ground. lie
was short $1,000.
The deal by which a syndicate, made
up of men interested in the sugar trust,
the rubber trust, the Standard Oil COM
pany, the Union Pacific and the Santa Fe
railroads, Palmer Oil company and 9th.
ers gain control of the Kansas gas field
and the big zinc mines in this district has
been closed.
ruling by the supreme court at Car
son, New, in the gubernatorial contested
election case decides one of the points
at issue in favor of Governor Sadler,
leaving four other allegations to be con
tested and tried on their merits.
An amendment to the constitution OF
North Carolina limiting suffrage has been
adopted by both branches of the general
assembly.
The Oregon legislature adjourned sine
die.
A tremendous snowslide came down the
side of Yellow Mountain, Col, one-quar-
ter of a mile below the town of Ophir,
and killed j. c. Warden, foreman, and
practically destroyed the Caribou Con-
centrating company's plant. The slide
was visible from the town of Ophir, and
those who saw it say it was the largest
they ever witnessed, it apparently being
about 100 feet deep and more than q
quarter of mile wide. The Caribou mill
was crushed like an egg shell.
A serious conflict has taken place be-
tween the Russians and Chinese at Tai
len Wan, 300 of the latter being killed.
1t is said to have originated in a ques-
ton of taxes.
The United States army transport
Sheridan pulled out of her pier in Brook
lyn at 1880 o'clock this afternoon on her
way to Manila, by way of the Suez canal,
with 1885 enlisted men.
The Denver Trades and Labor Assem-
bly, Feb. 10 decided to act with the Col
orado Art club in the erection of mem.
orial to the late Rev. Myron w. Reed.
Their proposition is to build labor tenn
pie, large building to be used as sort
of national headquarters by labor asso-
Citations, connected with which there will
be free art gallery, library and reading
room. The preliminary work will be be-
gun Immediately by committee appoint
ed today for that purpose.
The German newspapers in their dis
cussion of the Samoan question are tax
ing strong exception to the spirit and
statements of the letter of Chief Justice
Chambers of the supreme court of Samoa
TO his brother IN New York.
Fred Bartlett of Butte, Mont, dealer
in gentlemen's furnishing goods, is asking
for receiver pending bankruptcy pro-
ceedings.
a coroner's jury of Portland, Ore,
found that Mrs. John Rankin, whose
death occurred at the Imperial hotel,
committed suicide by shooting herself.
Mrs. Zacharian Chandler, widow of the
famous Michigan statesman, is dead.
The Greater New York bowling team
will begin its tour to the Pacific coast
this week
AT Ferris, Texas, the stables of J. NJ.
Bachelor, the well known racehorse man,
were burned and the famous thorough
bred J. NJ. B. was cremated.
The United States transport Mime
waska with battalion of the Fifth in
tantry and lot of government supplies,
cleared from Port Tampa for Cuba.
The health OF King Oscar has been re-
stored and he has resumed the govern,
ment amid general rejoicings
The republicans of Madrid in the cham
Der have decided to begin at once an en-
ergetie campaign against the government.
Ground will be broken at Cincinnati for
the great international ssengeriest build
ing. The centennial of this great organ
ization will be celebrated here next June.
John Rockwell, proprietor of the Re
we're house of New York, is dead, aged
SO years. He was famous for his striking
resemblance to General u. S. Grant.
Adyices from northern Nebraska indi-
cate that the winter wheat crop has been
badly damaged by the recent cold snap.