Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-03-09

members or the national, republican
and popular parties were reviewed by
the members OF the convention, the
procession, 5000 strong, went to the
governor generals Office, where a dele
CATION presented to General Wood a
petition to President Mckinley urging
absolute independence for Cuba.
Arnie Stevens of Indianapolis. Ind,
drill master in the Richards & Pringle
colored minstrel show. was shot down
by Henry Graves, musician, in pri-
vate car of the company at the Union
depot in Spokane. He died three hours
later The weapon used was 3S cali
Der revolver. Stevens slayer is con-
fined in the city prison. Such is the
brief history of tragedy which termi-
mated friendly game of poker.
The volume of work done by con-
gress just closing was shown in sup
plement to the house calendar, pre-
pared by Clerk Woolfield of the house
staff The congress was in session 1877
days, which is less than any congress
for years. The following is list of
bills acts, ETC.: Number of bills, IA
1886; number of reports, 1900; public
acts, 345; private acts, 1890 total acts,
1895; number Of joint resolutions, 1896.
General Weyler of Cuban fame is minis
ter of war in new cabinet of Spain,
The Michigan prohibition convention, by
an almost unanimous vote, refused to in
dorse the work of Mrs. Carrie Nation in
smashing saloons in Kansas.
At Glasgow smallpox is the worst since
the outbreak of the disease. There are ~
fresh cases and the total number of small
pox patients in hospitals is 435.
John Z. Searles, the we'll known finan-
cier and at present in the general corpor-
alton and financial business, has made an
to Edward +. Dwight for the
benefit of his creditors.
The amount of gross gold in the treasury
is $3.50, ,l5S, the highest point ever
reached in the history of the government.
This amount includes the $l50,000,0 900 held
as a reserve, $276,025, $3.50 held against gold
certificates and $63 1892, I79 in the general
fund.
BY vote of 81 to IS the lower house of
the Indiana legislature has adopted the
Neal Joint resolution for a constitutional
amendment providing for woman's suffrage
in that state. After the vote motion to
was voted down to finally clinch
the matter.
1t was learned from a source that is
reliable that the Carnegie steel
has finally abandoned the work
of the $l2,000,O00 tube plant at Connaut,
O., on the shores of Lake Erie. The work
on the plant was stopped by the order of
Mr.. Schwab.
Lois Darrell, formerly first sergeant in
Troop G, Seventh United States cavalry,
has reached New York from Naples, pris-
oner in charge of Lieutenant w. o. Dupuy,
U. S. A. Darrell is charged with murder
ing and robbing fellow soldier and tent
mate in Cuba.
The Independence, the Boston cup de-
fender, will be entered in the trial races
under the name of G. II. W. Foster, d
Marblehead yacht owner who was on the
Lawson advisory committee in the man
agement of the boats affairs and a member
of the New York Yacht club.
Ex-senator William L. Chandler of New
Hampshire has been selected to be presi-
dent of the Spanish claims commission. The
other appointments. will soon follow, and it
is intended that the commission shall get
to work as soon as possible, in view of
the vast amount of work to be done.
The men of the Thirty-sixth infantry
regiment, made up principally from re-
enlisted volunteers from regiments sent to
the Philippines by Washington, Idaho,
Montana and Oregon, will be mustered out
on March Ii and be free to return to their
homes in the northwest.
The chancellor of the eXchequer, Sir
Michael Hicks-B Beach, said a prominent
member of the house of commons to a rep
resentative of the Associated press in Lon
don, will probably introduce duty on
sugar in the forthcoming budget, and will
perhaps add countervailing duties.
Mother Superior Mary Mariana is dead
at the sisters hospital in Los Angeles,
aged H. She was for many years in charge
OF the large orphan asylum at Richmond,
Va, and was treasurer of the order of
Sisters of Charity of the United States.
For the last % years she has lived at EN-
metsburg, Md.
The United States Philippine commits
sion is investigating the case of Senior
Mamie, the native judge of the court of
first instance in Manila, who is accused of
fraudulently aiding the administrator of
the Enriquez estate. The case OF the En-
riquez estate is well known and litigation
concerning it has lasted 10 years. The
estate was originally worth 81 100000, but
thonph fraud this Nnlne WIS decreased To