Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-04-21

and the lady is a member of one of the
best families of southern Illinois. She
will recover.
]. S. Simington of Denver, colored,
and her twin babies we're burned to
death recently in their home at Lin
coin avenue and twenty-nlnth street in
that city. The fire was caused by the
explosion of lamp.
The navy department has signed a
contract with the Holland Submarine
Torpedo Boat Company for the addit-
ion of some of its boats to the navy.
BY the terms of the contract the govern
ment pays $150,000 for the Holland.
Two boilers in the furnace of the Riv-
erside plant of the National Tube Com
pany, of Wheeling, w. Va, exploded,
carrying the boilers a hundred and fifty
feet and destroying three buildings and
boilers in the steel works and water
works. Several workmen were in
jured, two seriously. The tube works
were not effected. The loss is about
$4,000.
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Santo Domingo harbor the wreck of
the French steamer George Croise has
lain for more than two weeks. En-
veloped in the mass of her wreckage
are the bodies of four men. Her cap
tain, Francisco Cathrien, is alive but no
one knows of his whereabouts. He
is said to have deserted the doomed
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that were on board.
Terry McGovern failed to whip Tommy
White in six rounds at Chicago.
A telegram to the war department says
the transport Sumner has arrived at
Malta.
Chief of Police Main of Silverton, b. c.,
was hacked to death by Cinnamon re-
Gently.
The governor of Puerto Rico will be in
augurated with great pomp and ceremony
on Manila day.
Justice Gordon of the state of Washing
ton to resign and Hon. William H. White !
will step into the place
Hon. Sullivan NJ. Cutcheon, ex-speaker
of the Michigan house of representatives,
and prominent in local business circles, is
dead.
Orders have been given TO turn the
transports Tartar and Westminster over
to their owners, as the government no
longer has any need for their services.
The president has announced the reser-'
walton of about 25600 acres of public land
located at the mouth of Mission creek at
Eagle City, Alaska, for military purposes.
A boat on board of which were 20 mem /
bers of the Catholic Students Association,
while crossing the River Rhine from Bin
zen to Rudesheim, was capsized and Is OF
its occupants were drowned.
George S Taylor, known throughout the
state of Washington as "Uncle George
Taylor" was suddenly killed recently by
falling from high cliff ON the Nile, sew
eral miles from North Yakima.
Harry B. Wandell, city editor of the st. !
Louis Globe Democrat, and his sister, Mrs.
Adam West, have learned through a dis
patch from Albany, n. Y, that they were
heirs to a fortune estimated at Sl0Omo0O
to $2O,O0O,0OO left by Rousler Wandell,
hermit of that city. Most of the property
is said to be in the Canary islands.
News received from Colombia says that
two big battles have been fought at Ma
tamunda and Pradera, where the rebel
forces under Generals Ross, lbez and Cafe
cedo were completely routed, large mum
Der being killed. wounded or taken prls-
oners The Colombian government has sent
5000 additional troops north. Peace is re-
ported to be completely restored i'll the
department of Magdalena.
Ex President Harrison will preside over
the Ecumenical Council, which opens in
New York General Harrison will deliv-
er the opening address, but his private
secretary said Mr. Harrison would not dis
cuss in his address the proposed change
in the Presbyterian creed, but would con-
fine himself to the general work of the
council. General Harrison declined to eX-
press his views upon the creed question.
Trouble AVerted.
Croton Landing, n. Y, April IL