Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-04-28

ID. Curtis, was instantly killed. and ].
w. stanton, a fellow-workman. had
both legs broken and his skull crushed
and will probably die.
Judge Ruiz Rivera, Cuban secretary
OF agriculture, industry and commerce
at Havana, has written a letter which
is to be largely circulated, calling upon
political parties of all shades to unite
In order to present a united front to
the government and the people of the
United States, when asking that the
year 1901 be devoted to the formation
OF an Independent government for Gu
ba, which shall begin to act on its own
responsibility after the end of 1901.
The will of Rufus Wright, who was
mysteriously shot and killed in the
Leland Hotel at Chicago, has been filed
for probate. 1t disposes of an estate
valued at 100000. This is believed to
be a conservative estimate, and it is
expected that the estate will figure up
over $1,000,000. According to the petit
ton filed with the court the personal
property valuation is $500 900 and the
real estate 100000. The dead million
aire manufacturer distributed $12S,OOO
in personal requests among relatives
and others, but left nothing to charity
or public institutions.
Tammany Hall will go in a body on five
special trains to'Kansas City. July 4.
Quay's friends at Harrisburg, Pa, have
indefinitely postponed the celebration.
Ohio republicans at their recent conven-
ton Endorsed the administration of Nc
Kinley.
Pennsylvania republicans in convention
Endorsed Ex-senator Quay and adopted a
platform.
Portland, Oregon. is to agitate the mat
ter of an appropriation for The Dalles
portage road.
1t is announced at La Sale, H.. that
1900 coal miners employed by the Spring
Valley Coal company have struck.
\ telegram was received in Canton from
Picking that Shen Ping, leader in the
reform party, was sentenced to servtude
for life
Through the explosion of powder mag
azine at Kan Shau, China. recently, 224
houses were destroyed and 3 persons lost
their lives.
Congressman Fowler will give to the
city OF Elizabeth, n. j., a public library
building, fully equipped, the whole to cost
100000
c. \. Pitcher mining man, poisoned
himself with cyanide of potassium at
Seattle lodging house recently. Despond-
ency over financial troubles is supposed to
have been the cause
The yiceroy of Canton has taken active
measures to capture Au San and Fo Tsan-
hoi, leaders of the Saichiu brigands \
reward of $1,000 and official rank are of
fered for the capture of each.
Three persons were killed and three Sc
verely injured in fire recently at New
York, in the siX-story tenement house at
n Forsyth street. The dead are: Hanna
Liebowitz. Alelie Liebowitz, Joseph Lie
bowitz, all children.
One man was blown almost to atoms.
two men received injuries probably fatal.
and eight men and one girl received seri-
Gus injuries by an explosion of several
kegs of blasting powder and dynamite at
Arimer, Pa.
The plague seems to have entirely dis
appeared at Honolulu. and the United
States consul has issued the first clean
bill OF health to a vessel departing from
here since December II to the schooner
Bertha Miner, which sailed for Puget
sound on the 18th.
Seven thousand troops have been dis
patched to Shan Tung to suppress the in
surrection there. while the threatened ris-
ing in Canton seems to have ended in
smoke There comes statement that
around Wei-Hai-Wei the people are band
ed to oppose the British and serious dis
turbances are apprehended there.
The money market of Toxic is in a
state of stringency The banks have
raised the rate of interest and are taking
precautions in advancing money. Share
quotations are rapidly declining, Baron
Hayashi, the newly appointed japanese
minister to England, leaves Japan for Lon
dom May 5.