Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-02-09


seriously ill.,
Colonel Albert Hartzuff, assistant sur
geon general, has been retired
The British third class cruiser Pyramus
has been ordered to sail for South Africa.
The New York Typographical union has
taken off the boycott on the New York
Sun.
The Chinese are anxious that the for
eign soldiers should be removed from Pc
kin.
The duke of Cornwall will be present
at the Americas cup races which begin
off Sandy Hook on August 20.
A passionate appeal has been made from
Pet Dewet, chairman of the peace commits
sion. to his brother Christian TO surrender.
Andrew Carnegie has, through Senator
Pettigrew, made proffer of $4,000 dona-
ton to the city of Sioux Falls for public
library.
At Glasgow 90 fresh cases of smallpox
and nine deaths from that disease are re-
ported. There are now 433 cases in the
hospitals.
The state emergency board has author
lied Governor Nash to eXpend $4,000, if
necessary, in calling out troops to stop the
Cincinnati prize fight.
The Northwest Fruitgrowers' association
has decided that hereafter all boxes used
by association members in packing fruit
should contain an exact bushel.
Cuba's debt is over 5000, 100000, says
Senator Frye of Maine. He is in favor
of repudiation. If it is not done, he says,
the burden will crush the republic.
Eugene |. Gowell visited Chicago police
headquarters and announced that he vas
the long sought for Charlie Ross, who was
kidnapped from Germanton, Pa, in 1874.
Edward T. Elom committed suicide at
the O'Donnell building, Wallace, Idaho,
by shooting himself through the head.
There is no known reason for the act.
A very rich discovery has been made
in the Atlin district near Discovery, on
Pine creek, owned by Fritz Miller. Gravel
going $3.50 to the shovel has been found
on bedrock.
A new battalion of infantry recruits, to
be known as the Third Provisional battal-
ion, has been formed at the Preside. 1t
is organized into four companies of 90
men each
General Dewet, according to Cape Town
reports intends, to anenX various districts
of Cape Colony and then to commander
the men and supplies, although he is not
urging the colonists to join him.
At Lorain. Ohio the blast furnaces Of
the Lorain Steel company have resumed
operations after an idleness of over six
months. The entire plant is now working
to its full capacity, giving employment to
1900 men.
The county court of st. Andrew coun-
tv. Mo. offers $500 reward for evidence
that will lead to the arrest of the man who
fired the shot on Christmas eve that caused
the death of Frank Richardson, the million
aire merchant, at Savannah, Mo.
| Eleven prominent citizens of Centralia,
Wash. were arrested, charged with in
citing riot. In the effort to prevent liq-
uor selling on Sunday, it is charged, they
endeavored to get evidence by pealling over
a transom.
A serious election riot has occurred at
Massar Vasarheliy, Pennsylvania, capital
of the province of that name Large
crowds of people threatened the gendarmes
and the latter fired, killing and wound
ing 20 persons.
Charles A. Hinckley, alias G. R. Morris,
! was lured across the line by Bert Miller
and Others and is now in jail at Con-
conully on the charge of stealing $1,000
from the Westside bank of New York in
1884. of which bank he had been the
teller.
A Northern Pacific freight train ran
away Tuesday while coming down grade
at Weston. at the summit of the Cascades.
One man. a brakeman, named Macdonald,
was instantly killed and the engineer,
Boyce, was badly injured. The air
brakes refused to work.
Advices from Batavia Usland of Java
capital of the Netherlands Indies, says the
expedition sent against Samalanga, Island
of Sumatra, has captured the Achinese
fortress of Batorlik The Dutch loss was
6 killed and 40 wounded. The Anchinese
lost 20.
Burglars bound and gagged the post
mistress at Rossford, IA suburb of Toledo,
and robbed the office of $50 in stamps
and So in coin. The postmistress at first
refused to divulge the hiding place OF the
valuables and lighted matches were APP
piled to her feet and she was struck over
the head and brutally kicked in the side.
She may die.
Negotiations for the sale of Andrew
Carneges controlling interest in the stock
of the Carnegie company have been