Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-04-02

The postoffice department has an
nounced that a special series of stamps
of five denominations, to commemorate
the Louisiana Purchase of 1903, and
to be known as the commemorative
series of 1904, will be issued, begin
ming April 81, for sale to the public
during the term of the exposition,
from April 80 to December l.
The house committee on military af-
fairs has agreed on the following board
of managers for the National Soldiers
home: Martin T. Mcmahon, New
York; John NJ. Holley, Wisconsin; Mr..
Warner, Missouri; William r. Shafter,
California; Henry e. Palmer, Nebras-
ka: Franklin Murphy, New Jersey.
Toronto, Ont.-John Thamer, who
was arrested at Spokane, Wash, hay-
ing pleaded guilty to four charges of
forgery has been sentenced to five
years in prison.
The signal corps Of the army is now
communicating daily by wireless tel
egraph between Forts Schuyler and
Wright, distance of 81 miles. This is
the longest distance covered by wire
less telegraphy. The speed of trans
mission varies from 10 to 80 words
minute. Similar apparatus will be in
stalled at Nome and st. Michaels as
soon as weather conditions permit.
According to government reports,
the farmers of the country have 1872
100000 bushels of wheat on their
hands.
The Canadian government has pass
ed an order authorizing the use of trap
nets for fish in British Columbia The
issue of licenses will commence forth
with but viii be confined strictly to
Gamers and can not be used for spec
ulatiye purposes.
E. C. Mccormick, passenger tramc
manager of the Southern Pacific, has
been promoted to the position of as
sistant traffic director of the Harri-
man lines. Mr.. McCormlcks success
sor is to be Charles S. Fee of st.
Paul.
George +. Rawson lies at hospital
in Boise manned and crippled. One
eve is gone and two fingers and thum
of the right hand have been amputated.
There are many other wounds on the
body rs the result OF dynamite eXplo-
sion occurring on his ranch, eight
miles south OF Meridian, Idaho.
Details from the prairie fire districts
in Holt and Rock counties, Nebraska,
show that over 800 square miles of
prairie were burned, and 20 eeranchmen
lost their buildings and stock, entail
ing loss of 500 900.
Kin5 Edward and Queen Alexandra
are at Copenhagen attending a family
gathering, the occasion of King Chris
tian's seth birthday.
Speaker Cannon has introduced
bill TO incorporate the Carnegie insti-
tuition of Washington. The institution
is capitalized at $10,000,0OO, and its OBJ
jects are stated to be ito encourage
in the broadcast and most liberal man
ner investigation, research and dis.
covery."
George Guam, the IS year old son
of John Guam, rancher. living near
Kalispell Montana, was drowned in
the Flathead river by the upsetting of
row boat.
Santos Dumont says he will sail for
the United States in 10 weeks with his
dirigible balloon, with which he will
make trials in Berlin this week.
General William Fitzhugh Payne,
famous confederate "black horse" cav
airy leader, who has been failing for
several dais, is very low.
Two Philippines have died and three
are seriously i'll from pneumonia con-
tracted during the trip of the mem bers
of the Philippine colony at the world S
fair from Tacoma, Wash. to st, Louis
Tom Sharky, the pugilist, lost in a
wrestling match with NJ. J. Dwyer at
Richmond Va, by failing to throw
his antagonist twice in one hour.