Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-03-30

ticular suffered from the devastating
efects OF wind storm, driving several
vessels ashore and playing havoc with
the Nickel company's property. Trees
were uprooted plantations DESTROYED
ana houses wrecked, although there
was no loss of life. At Tonga. four
good sized ships were driven ashore
and completely wrecked. The steamer
Miowera also brings a tragic story of
the obliteration of native village near
Kumusi, New Guinea.
A race for $4,000 purse made I'D
OF $4,000 corner and $4,000 added
by Thomas W. Lawson, between Charlie
Herr, Cresceus and Boralma, is an
nounced by Mr.. Lawson of Boston. The
race will be at Readville, Mass, in the
week beginning September 16, all the
gate receipts to go to charity The race
is to be best three in five heats, first
horse to take $4,000, second $4,000,
and each owner to deposit $4,000 and
the remainder the night before the
race; all gate receipts to be divided
equally between the West End nursery
and Infants hospital and the Industrial
School for Crippled and Deformed Chill
dren, both of Boston.
The cruiser New York has been ordered
to Manila.
The employees CT the Pittsburg Trac ion
/ company will order a strike.
No show of force will be made to Il
lect the American claims against Morocco.
Colonel Joseph Gunter of Sherman,
Texas. says the entire wheat and cat crop
of northern Texas is threaten d with de
struction by the fly pest.
At New Orleans John Favalona and his
daughter Annie were murdered in their
home by burglars. who ranslcked tie
premises and escaped without detection.
At Berlin the Vorwaerts publishes in
side news" from Russia to the effect that
the number of students enrolled in the
army is still increasing and now exceeds
1900.
! Charles ID. Pierce. representative of the
Orange Free State, says that there was no
truth in the story circulated in Paris that
Mr.. Kruger was to come to this country
to give a series of lectures.
The monthly statement of the collec-
tions of internal revenue show that tor
the month of February, 1901, the total
collections were $22, &C., 37, an increase
of 81, S50,77l over the corresponding month
last year.
Through the suit in the supreme court
of Ohio. in the war between the Ar
buckles and the American Sugar Refining
company. has not been withdrawn, that
action will be taken. and the bitter fight
between the two companies is at an end.
1t was reported recently that j. Pier,
pont Morgan had postponed the date of
his sailing for Europe owing to advices
received from Scotland aYrd, London,
which told of a plot against his life. Mr..
Morgan could not be seen last night, but
Charles STEELE one of his partners, said
there was absolutely no truth in the re-
port. Mr. Steele said he did not know
when Mr. Morgan intends to sail.
At meeting of his parliamentary adj
herents at Yokohama, the premier, Mar
quis Ito, referring to foreign politics, sid
Japan had attained a position enabling
her to protect her legitimate interests and
to take whatever steps the eXigencies Of
the moment required. 1t was impossible
to deny that Japan feels the influence of
the complications connected with her
neighbor, and she does not ignore the
clouds on the horizon.
The president has pordoned Wight
Lancaster, who was convicted in 1891,
with number of others, of completely in
the murder of John G. Forsythe i'll south
ern Georgia The pardon is granted be-
cause OF the insuffciency of evidence upon
which he was convicted. John c. Boley,
convicted of embezzling money order
funds while he was postmaster at Paris,
Ky. also is pardoned on the ground that
no fraudulent intent was shown at the
trial
Sugar Plant for Cuba.