Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-11-03

NEWS ITEMS.
Mrs. Sarah H. 4. Burls is dead Al
Rochester, y. Y, aged 9S.
Edward Henry Stuart Blgh. seventh
earl OF Darnley, is dead. He was born in
1851.
England is Disguised, as she doesn't like
the promotion OF the marquis Of Lans.
downe
The British consul at Guayaquil, Ec.
uador, confirms the report of SMALLPOX
outbreak at that place, but says the disease
Is not epidemic, though it is spreading
among the children.
j. f. kedne, the American runner. de.
feated f. c. Bredin, English. in 35O-vald
race at Northampton recently for purse
OF fl0O. Keane, who had the best of the
start, won by two yards. Time 50 3-5
seconds
The Chicago & Grand Trunk railroad
was sold under first mortgage foreclosure
proceedings, brought by the Mercantile
Trust company of New York, in accord
ance with decree of the United States cir
cult court.
The Cologne Gazette of Berlin. confirm
ing the dispatch of the Associated Press
OF October 20, authoritatively denies the
stories of Germanys contemplated lease
from Venezuela of coaling station at the
island of Margarita, and adds: Ger
many does not covet any acquisition in the
vicinity of the American continent
a belated dispatch from Pretoria tells
OF the failure of British negotiations with
General Botha for the surrender of the
Beers. Botha received General Pagets
flag OF truce courteously and admitted his
defeat, but said it was impossible to treat
for surrender as long as any burghers wish
ed to continue the war. President Steyn
was more ineconcilabe He refused to
even see the bearer of flag of truce.
The civil tribunal at Paris has appointed
George j. Gould trustee for the Countess
de Castellane, his sister According to
the pleadings in the case, her husband,
Count Boni de Castellane, spent 23000OO0
francs in four years, whereas his income
from his wife's fortune is only 100000.
The action was the result of suit brought
by Mr.. Gould against his sister The court
granted his request and appointed him
trustee
The elimination of the October pork
corner, controlled by Sir Thomas Upton,
came last Wednesday, when pork for de-
livery in October advanced So, rising on
less than a dozen trades from $l7, Tues
days closing price, to $40 at the close
Wednesday. The buying was by shorts,who
had held off until the last moment 1t
was said that Sir Thomas could have made
the price 500 at well as $40 but he de-
clared he had no intention of Squeezing
anybody. That the October deal did not
furnish greater excitement was due, it is
said, to the fact that many shorts threat
ened with being swept off the board were
previously allowed to fix up thed deals
with Upton privately.
The names of the men who died on the
transport Meade during the voyage from
Manila to San Francisco are as follows:
James Thompson, private, Forty-seyenth
infantry; Harry Henderson, private, Twen-
ty-eighth infantry; Fred T. Treager, pri-
waite, Thirty-ninth infantry; Joseph Lilly
late, ex-soldier; Charles H. Tomlinson, PR
vate, Thirty-ninth infantry; Dennis Kelly
private, Twenty-irst infantry; Willard
Stone, private Thirty infantry;
Louis A. Huffa, private, Thrtieth infantry
The bodies of II soldiers who died in Ma
Mia were also brought home on the Meade