Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-10-26

Wash, will put up a fight which will
excite wide interest. The lie Roi Is an
alien corporation, and the people there
are aroused over its efforts to destroy
their town. This, they say, the COM
pany hopes to accomplish through it's
company store and by the building Of a
new town on the smelter grounds.
One of the flercest duels fought in
Waco, Texas, since the famous Brann-
Davis duel occurred recently, and re-
suited in the death of two we'll known
citizens. The principals in the tragedy
were ex4Sheriff w. t. Harris and his
son. w. T. Harris, Jr., on one side, and
DR.. Lovelace and his stepson, N. l. Rey-
nolds on the other. Bad feeling had
existed between the two families for
some time and trouble has been feared.
At Lowell. Mass. the financial trou-
BILE which unfortunately caused great
suspense to the officers of the Mer-
chants National bank for three days,
in consequence of the disappearance OF
it's teller, Albert G. Smith. and its
bookkeeper, Lewis H. Swift, has been
smoothed out The bank lost about
$4,000 The officials and directors
officially state this. and at the same
time they have returned valuable Sc
curities."
Sir Thomas Upton in an interview
says: Il am going straight back to
England to consult with Watson and
Fife as to designing new boat.
shall challenge again next year and
think 1t wise to do so with a new boat.
shall send notifications to the New
York Yacht club in the regular way
when | have consulted Watson and
Fife. Beyond doubt the new boat will
be ninety-footer, although she may
not carry as much sail as Shamrock.
| have not decided who shall build the
new boat, but l think the Dennys did
we'll with Shamrock II, and should be
given another try.
UnreQuited affection for the Countess
Frances de Correaux, known in Chi
cago as Mrs. E. P. Carpenter, is sup
posed to be responsible for the madness
OF Victor O'Brien, a rich young club
man of San Francisco, a student at the
university of Chicago, who became VIC
lently insane recently.
BY the marriage of Miss Alta Reaves
to Thomas Shea and of Miss Myrtle
Morr to Cliff Reaves by Rev. John Da,
mon at Seattle, the romantic courtship
and double elopement that stirred the
little town of Prescott, Walla Walla
county, Wash, to fever heat, was
brought to a fitting end.
Sir RedVers Butler has been relieved
of the command of the First Army
Corps, in consequence of the speech he
made October 10, after the luncheon
given in his honor by the Kings Royal
Rifles, dealing with his famous dis
patch to Gen. White at Ladysmith. He
has been placed on half pay, and Gen.
French has been appointed to succeed
him.
shocking suicide occurred at
Spangle when Frederick T. Briggs, the
Northern Pacific station agent, blew
out his brains by placing the muzzle
of a Al caliber revolver in his mouth
and pulling the trigger. The ball
passed through the head, making its
exit at the top of the skull. Death was
instantaneous. The deed was com
mitted near the house in which Briggs
had lived. The suicide is supposed to
be due to temporary insanity, caused
by suffering from sciatic rheumatism.
A dispatch from Brussels says it is
rumored there that Commandant
General Botha is camped with 1000
men between Wakkerstroom and Err
melio.
AT Memphis the worlds pacing rec
ord for half mile race with other
horses was broken recently at Bill
lings park when Audubon Boy went
half mile in 100 Ia
c. w. Reynolds, a wood contractor
at the Golconda mine near Baker
City, met with a frightful death
While driving four horse team down
steep hill the coupling broke and
the horses ran away Reynolds was
thrown to the ground with such force
as to break his neck.
Sad Accident at Butte.