Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-08-04
LATE NEWS NOTES.

Lying at the morgue at Occur d.
Alene City Idaho, hands and feet burn
ed off and bodies and faces burned to
an unrecognizable crisp, are the re-
mains of Earnest Miles, aged "a, and
J. b. Straup, aged "a years, and mar
ried.
The two men had been escorted to
the Carscallon Navigation company's
supply boathouse. About 1 O'Clock in
the morning Charles Sawley, living in
a nearby boathouse, discovered the Car
scallon boa'house on fire. Not until
the side of the burning house fell in
we're the bodies of the two men discov-
cred, surrounded by a seething mass of
flames. The b%oAthouse burned to the
waters edge. The bodies were remov-
ed TO the morgue. 1t is thought from
the position in which the bodies were
discovered that both men sat down at
opposite ends Of the table, on which
was a lighted lamp. Both probably
fell asleep, and in falling from their
ohairvs swept the lamp off the table,
setting fire to the house. The flames
soon spread to a tank of gasoline, which
exploded, filling the building almost
Immediately with burning gas. Both
men were employees of the Carscallon
Navigation company and we'll thought
or by their employers.
Mrs. William Ellis Corey, wife of
the president of the United States Steel
corporation, has been awarded a di-
vorce in the district court of Nevada,
sitting at Reno. The case was submit
ted without argument and the jury took
but one ballot. 1t was out but q few
moments. Mrs. Cory was in tears when
told that she had been given a decree
and the custody of her I6 year old son,
Allan Corey. She says she will reside
at Reno. No evidence was submitted
by the defense and there was no argu-
ment.
A rumor current some time ago that
Won l.. Meyer, ambassador to
would quit his post at st Pet
9rsburg and become at member of Pres
Ident R~ooseyelt's cabinet is now fully
confirmed. Secreatry Bonaparte is
to succeed Attorney General
Moody, and Ambassador Meyer is slated
succeed Bonabarte as head of the
lavy department.
Attorney Tyson S. Dimes has been
oye to the criminal court at
Denver, to answer a charge of assault
With intent to kill ubon John K. Null
an a uyaolfhu HA1, .U.E.A--
'hom he beat with q dog whip on Sun
ay. Mr.. Mullen instructed his lawyer
, draw papers in a $50, 900 damages
nit against Dimes. Mr.. Dimes admits
lat he assaulted Mr.. Mullen, but
laims justification. The trouble arose
yer the use of a two party telephone
ne.
The big mining companies of the
oeur d'Alenes announce that all men
nployed III mills would be granted an
ght hour day, a reduction of four
ours, and other outside men will be
'duced from 10 to nine hours; wage ,
ale, $B and SO. 80.
Three thousand miners will be af-
scted by the change. All companies
ill work three shifts in the mills.
The largest panther aver seen in
Orthern California was killed recently
y Frank Lockhardt nearG Gregory Cali
,rnia, where it had been creating hay
among sneep herds. The animal
las caught in a bear trap, and meas
red ii feet and 6 inches in length and
200 pounds.
The body of Hiram Cook, the North
IN Pacific civil engineer who was
rowned in the Yellowstone river be-
ow Livingston about a week ago. has
'een recovered from the river.
Harry Mitchell, aged 70, AN old sold
er and one of Buffalo Bills scouts
when fighting for the government is
lead at his home neal Berrien Center,
Two workmen were killed and over
20 others were injured by the explosion
IF a boiler at the plant of the Vincen-
Paper Mill company's plant in In
diana. The propery loss is $15, 600.
y. T. Hickman, a Drakeman on the
Red Mountain railway, was instantly