Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-08-26

iured and all miserable, arrived from Hat
teras.
Major Percy Willis, late of the Second
Oregon volunteers, has been appointed cap
tain in the Forty-fifth regiment of vol
unteers.
The church Missionary Society of Lon
don has received a report stating that 49,
600 persons have died of famine on the
east coast of Africa.
Hon. A. Henderson, attorney general
of British Columbia, has been reelected
by acclamation as member of parliament
for New Westminster.
/ Henry Nwsen, aged Is years, of Walla
Wala, Wash, was severely crushed under
the wheels of the Oregon express train in
| Red Bluff, Cal, and died there.
j. Hartman Jones, a well-known editor,
died suddenly in Seattle. Mr.. Jones be-
tween 1878 and 1883 was the proprietor
and editor OF Godey's Lady's Magazine.
An excursion train ON the Cincinnati e.
NIuskingum Valley railroad was wrecked
in the edge of Circleville, o., and five per-
sons were seriously injured and 20 others
badly cut and bruised.
Sioux City's 100000 union depot and
81 100000 worth of terminal property
were sold at auction under foreclosure to
the Trust Company of North America
trustees for 81 100000.
Loretto Villa, one of the chiefs who led
the Yaquis in their 10 years war against
the government ana who knows every
inch of the river jungles, is now fighting
with the Mexican army.
News has arrived stating that a mission
of Russian engineers and their escorts
were recently attacked by Chinese bri-
gands at khin on the China Russian from
tier on the main Manchuria railway. All
were massacTed.
A cable dispatch has been received at
the war department from General Davis
giving additional details of the conditions
in Puerto Rico. He places the number
of killed at 1000, and reiterates his esti-
mate of 100000 destitute.
Assistant Secretary Vanderlip instruct
ed the collector of customs at Port Town
send not to institute proceedings against
the seven Canadian fishing vessels seized
last month near Port Roberts for fishing,
as alleged, in American waters.
There have been numerous typhoons
raging in the vicinity of Luzon during the
past week, and very few steamers have
left the bay, while those at anchor were
ordered to keep up stream. All small
craft were ordered into the Pasig river.
Spokane has been very fortunate in re-
gard to securing officers in the regiment,
and Company a has furnished its share of
clerks There are nine commissioned Of
ficers from Spokane, and a sergeant-major
and four detailed clerks from Company A.
The steamer Doric which has arrived
in San Francisco from the Orient brought
large consignments of opium. The mani
fest shows that in the hold of the steamer
are 2l,566 pounds of the drug. The total
value of the consignment is $345 ,056. The
duty amounts to $4,000.
The United States cruiser Montgomery
has arrived at Rio Janeiro from Monte
video She reports having rescued the
crew of the British steamer Nettleton,
Captain Nigers, from Norfolk July 25 for
Rio Janeiro, which went aground at
Alarca 20 miles east of Rio Janeiro
Negotiations are in progress for bringing
the Washington volunteers from San
Francisco to Seattle in a body after their
muster out at the former place Levi
Ankeny, the well-known banker Of Walla
Walla has offered to bear the entire ex-
pense of the vessels charter, which will
amount to $1,000 or $4,000.
The l4th annual national encampment
of the Union Veterans Union was held
recently at Chautauqua Park, Des NIoines.
la, with an attendance of between 1000
and 5000 veterans, who came from all
parts of the country. In connection with
the encampment there was also held the
annual gathering of the Woman's Veteran
Relief Union.
The stage between Red Rock and Sol
mon was held up half a mile inside the
Idaho line, so miles from Dillon. Four
men, H. T. Reilney, manager of the dredge
company working on the old McNutt
property near Salmon City, was a pas
senger. He had more than $4,000 in gold
dust, which he was bringing to Dillon.
The robbers took it.
Lnurier VIII Visit England.