Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-04-06

he was swept to death in the raging
waters, but were unable to rem
der him any assistance. Who the vic
time was, whence he came, and wheth-
er the tragedy was the result of acct
dent or premeditated suicide are ques-
lions yet to be answered.
A $30,0O0,000 syndicate deal is pend
| ing in San Francisco, and with its sue
cessful consummation the entire fish
ing and packing industry on the Pacific
coast will be controlled by one big cor
poration. The principal stockholders
in this new syndicate, should the deals
be closed, will include the we'll known
New York financiers, J. Pierpont Nor
gan. August Belmonth, w. Seligman,
j. Seligman and the presidents of sew
eral of the most extensive banking
houses in New York city.
Oriental advices recount the burning of
the celebrated Temple Hommongi at Ike
gami on the night of March O.
Mrs. Carrie Nation of Kansas spent an
other hour and half in st. Louis recent
ly, and left in disgust at the things she
saw and the treatment she received
The gale which swept over Norfolk, Va,
recently was the severest of the winter
The wind in the city blew AZ miles an
hour and at Cape Henry and Hatteras AS
miles
1t was announced by the management
of the Southern Athletic club of Louis
vile, Ky, that kid Mccoy and Peter
Maher had been matched for a 20 round
bout here April 20.
Major General S. B. M. Young, who is
to succeed General Shafter as commandant
of the military department of California,
has left Washington, accompanied by
Lieutenant Smedburg.
The secretary of the treasury has pur-
chased at New York for the sinking fund
$G72,000 in government short term bonds
on substantially the same terms as the
100000 purchased yesterday.
News has been received at Phoenix,
Ariz., of catastrophe at Senator Clarks
United Verde mine at Jerome While
nearly a dozen men were at work near
where a shot was placed on the lower level,
there was a premature explosion. James
Rooney and Joseph Seifel were blown to
fragments and several others were injured.
Owing to the discovery of a case of
smallpox among the men of the Eleventh
infantry, stationed at San Francisco, the
regiment did not sail for Manila on the
transport Fitzpatrick on April 5, as had
been planned. Two companies of the reg
iment are to be detained at Angel island
until danger of the spread of the disease
is passed.
During a session of the court at King
ston, KY, Hon. Samuel A. Bnzeale and
Hon. James j. Littleton, prominent attor-
neys and leading republican politicians in
the Second congressional district, quarrel
ed over speech which Littleton made
against Blazeale, who is running Tor
mayor of Kingston, and each drew a re-
volver and commenced firing. None of
the shots took effect They were separated
by bystanders and both placed under ar
rest.
One of the worst snoWstorms ever eX-
perenced in Pittsburg region began early
yesterday, and soon telegraph, telephone
and trolley car service became practically
suspended. Miles of poles are down, max
ing the streets literally a network of
wires. The falling wires throughout the
outlying portions of the city made it ex-
tremely dangerous for pedestrians, team
sters and street car men, but up to noon
nc fatalities have been reported. The
damage in the city will be very heavy.