Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-05-04

mate, he says, Is that there will be AZ
beet sugar factories in operation
throughout the United States by the
end of next autumn. Everything in.
dicates that the industry Is thoroughly
established throughout the country.
Theodosius Secor, one of the earliest
American builders of marine engines, is
dead at his home in Brooklyn, aged 90
He leaves an estate valued at 81 100000
NIr. Cudahy will not compromise with
the men who abducted his son. He turned
down a proposition and said 81 feel as if
| would follow those men to the ends of
the earth"
Owing to the danger of importing
smallpox from the mainland the Honolulu
board of health has decided to fumigate all
mails coming there by steamer from San
Francisco.
Terry McGovern knocked out Oscar
Gardner in the fourth round recently at
Mechanics pavilion, San Francisco. From
the first minute until the end came there
was never a doubt nthe minds of the
spectators as to the outcome.
At Cayucos, Cal, the merchandise store
of Degettardi & Righetti was robbed re-
Gently. The burglars managed to open the
safe and secured over $500 in cash. Ne
gotiable papers and securities and about
500 in the money drawer were left un-
touched.
The gates of the Pan-American exposi-
ton at Buffalo were thrown open Wednes
day, May /, and Notwithstanding that it
had pined all night and conditions were
threatening, the various routes to the
grounds were well patronized by those who
desired to be present at the opening.
At San Juan, Porto Rico, the new $780,
eco pier caught fire and was destroyed in
half an hour. A large stock of sugar and
rum was lost in the fire The fire continues
to rage and the flames threaten to spread
to the stores of the customs house. Lives
may have been lost, but this is not certain.
Robert A. Maxey, manager of the Pond
Lumber company, committed suicide at
Arkansas City, Kan, by shooting himself
through the head. He is short in his ac-
counts. The amount of the shortage is
$364G.87. He left a note to his bondsmen
saying that his blunders had cost him his
life.
The leader of band of Yaqui Indians,
who as captured a short time ago at Cuesta
Alta by a detachment of government
troops, has been executed at Anteiuda by
order of General Lorenzo Torres. Prior
to his execution he was positively identi-
fled as "Apache Kid by Alexander Mae
Donald, an American scout in the service
OF the government, who says he knew the
Kid" well in Arizona
Twelve hundred machinists in Buffalo,
n. y, and probably 300 more in Erie coun-
ty, outside of Buffalo, struck May | to Sc
cure d nine hour day without decrease of
pay. 1t is understood that the local move
ment is the forerunner of a strike that may
extend all over the United States and Can
ada and Mexico, on May 20, when IA general
demand for a nine hour day will be made.
The California supreme court has re-
versed a former decision and declared that
the trust clause in the will of the late
James G. Fair is invalid. In his will Fair
left his estate, valued at $l5,O00,000,
in trust, the proceeds to go to his heirs,
but the principal to be kept out of their
hands. As Il result of the decision of the
supreme court, the estate will now be di
vided among Fairs children, Mrs. Herman
Oelrichs, Mrs. w. X. Vanderbilt and
Charles Fair.