Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-05-31

abilities of 4426 national banks in the
United States, compiled from reports
to the comptroller of the currency of
= condition April 30 last, follows: Capt.
tai stock, S671, 176.312; individual de-
posits, $3,111 $50, 1876; outstanding
bank notes, 5000, ,739; loans and
discounts, $3,172,757,4S5; total re-
sources. $500. 135.451; average ratio
of reserve held, 27.20 per cent.
The completion of the SEVENTEEN
year of the existence of the Baldwin
locomotive works, in Philadelphia,
was recently celebrated the year be-
ing credited with the completion of
the twenty thousandth locomotive.
The works are the largest of the kind
in the world. and constitute the lead
ing single industry in Philadelphia
EMPLOYING 1000 men. The area of
ground covered is 16 acres. To supply
this industrial establishment with raw
material 10000 tons of coal, 5000 tons
of iron and 900 tons of other materials
are required per week.
Willard Lee, the 20 year old son of
a we'll to do farmer Sunday shot and
killed Miss Lila Suttle, aged 10, at
Wesley chapel nine miles from At
lanta, Ga. Just as the minister had
finished the belediction and before
any of the worshipers had left the
church Lee, who was sitting behind
MISS Suttle, leaned forward and fired
at her. The first bullet entered her
| back, but no vital part was reached,
/ and Lee fired again, the second bullet
killing the girl instantly. While the
church goers stood astounded, Lee
backed out of the door and started
for the woods.
Forty-six Beers, with their wagons
and cattle, surrendered at Balmoral,
Transvaal recently.
At Denver the safe in the treasury
department of the Colorado Telephone
company was opened and looted of
$1,000 recently.
r. Fl. McHenry, for several years
chief engineer of the Northern Pacific,
and one of the receivers of that prop
erty, is to become chief engineer of
the Canadian Pacific railway, which
position he will assume on June /.
Emperor William has directed that
Adjutant General Corbin, General S.
M. B. Young and General Leonard
Wood shall be his guests at the Ger
man military maneuvers next fall
More than this, the foreign Office has
informed the representative of the AS
ISOLATED Press here that the emperor
was very glad the American generals
are coming to Germany.
1t is said in Boer circles at The
Hague that the peace proposals made
to the conference at Vreeniging,
Transvaal, include the condition that
the Beers in the field be allowed to
consult with the Boer de4ebates In
Europe before a definite settlement is
reached. 1t is declared also. upon the
same authority, that the British gov.
eminent refused May % to accede to
this request.
In the legislature at Victoria, B. c..
a resolution of sympathy with the fam
lilies of those who lost their lives in
the Fernie disaster was passed and
Colonel Prior, minister of mines. an
nounced that the government had for
warded check for $4,000 for the i'm
mediate necessities of the needy and
would follow with another check for
the same amount when it was re-
quired.
Near Fairhaven, Wash, recently.
two men held up a saloon known as
Butch's place. In ACCOMPLISHING this
and effecting their escape from the
police three men were shot one prob
ably fatally. They were: Policeman
Anders Peterson, shot in the left side
Just below the heart, will probably
die; Nightwatchman Grandjeau. shot
in the right side. will recover: Thomas
Barger, bystander, shot through the
right shoulder, not seriously wounded.
A disastrous fire occurred at Grants
Pass, which consumed the Sugar Pine
Door e Lumber companys plant and
all OF the lumber in the yards; also
Williams Brothers & Kendall's sash
and door factory and six dwellings.
The fire was caused by some one set
ting fire to the sawdust pile some dis.
lance to the west of the factory. A
strong west wind blew the sparks
across the track, setting fire to the
dry lumber. Before sufficient water
could be secured the fire was beyond
control and about six acres were laid
in ashes. Fortunately the fire occur
red when the yard contained 800 900
OF lumber instead of eight or ten mil
lions as at the close of the timber sea
son.
The prevalence throughout South
Africa of the optimistic feeling in re-
gard to the peace NEGOTIATIONS is hard.