Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-04-04

at Grunewald recently and her rlgn
arm broken.
James N. Harlan, attorney genera
of Porto Rico, has called on the presl
dent and rendered his resignation, te
take effect april 80.
William H. Mexican, who for near
ly 30 years was editor in chief of the
Public Ledger, died at his home in
Philadelphia at the age of SO years.
There are 1893 trusts in the
United States, representing an aggre-
gate capitalization amounting to near
~ one-seventh of the entire wealth
of the United States.
An extraordinary number of fires
have been reported in Vienna recently
in various country districts of Austria
Hungary and Galicia. The authorities
suspect that the fires are of incendiary
origin.
The London Times Monday morn
ing published two dispatches from
New York which, it is announced
were transmitted by the Marconi sys
TEN of wireless telegraphy. The dis
patches contain about $50 words,
Arrears of taxes amounting to about
$57,000.000 have been cancelled and
overdue taxation, exceeding $15.000,-
600, which the peasants owe to the
Russian district authorities, has been
assumed by the central government.
1t develops that the dead man found
at Prosser recently fell off the east.
bound limited train. He was stealing
q ride His name is Fred Remelow of
Springfield, H.. and he had worked on
the Northern Pacific as section hand
At Wilkesbarre, Pa, it is reported,
the Woodward mine, operated by the
Delaware, Lackwanna & Western Coal
company, which had been idle for
some time, will resume work. THIS
colliery employs about 1900 men and
boys.
signally defeated the main body of
San Miguel's force recently. 1t is be-
lieved San Miguel was killed. Lieu.
tenant Reese was seriously wounded.
The scouts lost three men killed and
had IL men wounded.
Two hundred Irishmen, whose feel
ings had been outraged by the per-
Torrance of ''McFaddens Row OF
Flats" at New York theater, rose in
their seats recently and pelted the
performers with rotten eggs, rotten
vegetables and fruit.
Stanley county, South Dakota, has
a murder mystery. William Kunnecke.
a che0n ratGar MI 10,
out on Cottonwood creek, is in jail
on a charge of murder and the dis
membered body of Andrew Demler is
at Fort Pierre awaiting interment.
President Dan Mcdonald and Sec
rotary Smith of the Western Labor
Federation have issued an official call
for the sixth annual convention of
that organization to convene in Den
yer, May S, and continue until all bus
mess has been completed.
The doors of the Montana peniten-
tiary were opened for Henry Grab
horn, who is serving a life sentence
The governor recently committed
Grabhorn's sentence upon the petit
tions he received. Grabhorn was con-
victed of murder in the second degree
in Beaverhead county in 1887.
The Fernie coal mines strike is at
an end. as a three year agreement
has been officially signed Negotia-
tons were protracted, and at one time
settlement seemed remote. but con-
Citation committee succeeded at last.
Work will be resumed at once.
1t is announced at the war depart.
ment that the following officers of the
army will be promoted and retired
with the grade of brigadier general
upon the retirement of Major General
r. P. Hughes. April IL, when Brigadier
General ]. F. Wade will be promoted
to the grade of major general; Col
onel w. p, Gross, Thirtieth infantry
Colonel J. r. Myrick. artillery corps;
Colonel J. B. Rawles. artillery corps:
Colonel T. A. Baldwin, Seventh cav
airy: Colonel r. H. Bucker. Eighth
cavalry; Colonel A. e. Woodson. Thirt
cavalry; Colonel j. A. Smith, engineer
corps; Colonel 8. w. Froesbeck of the
judge advocate generals office.
A remarkable occurrence happened
the other afternoon at Weiser. Idaho
During heavy shower there was
fall of some white alkaline substance
1t made white spots on everything /
touched; windows were white with ii
1t had salty taste. Just previous t
the rain large yellowish cloud wa
observed in the heavens Many pei
sons are of the opinion that it is vol
canie ashes. but where it came from
is a mystery.
AS result of a decision by the Nor