Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-09-29
LATE NEWS T

James J. Jefferies, who retired with
the title of champion heavyweight of
the world, has announced that he was
ready to reenter the ring.
The Seattle Electric company will
on October 1, put into effect a raise in
the wages of all the men in its operat.
ing department.
An attempt to lift q sack of barley
upon his horse resulted in the death of
j.. w. Stanford nearl Nez Perez, Idaho,
recently. Thefeffort caused an attack
of apoplexy, from which he died.
Chief Justice Beatty of the supreme
court will be chief arbitrator in settling
the dispute between the United rail
roads and their employees at San Fran
cisco.
The body of Bishop Hoare, who was
drowned in the recent typhoon, in
China sea, has been found.
Customs officers say that the impor-
tation at New York of pearls of the
larger and more costly grades has great
ly increased of late.
The first annual fair for the Third
district of Oregon, comprising Morrow
and Umatills counties, opened last
Monday with a large ATTENDANCE.
The entire beet sugar industry of the
United States will be wiped out if the
present instruction in Cuba compels
the United States to take over the is
land, so it is reported.
A receiver in bankruptcy has been
appoited for William G. Gates, better
kown as "Swiftwater Bill" Gates,
from Alaska.
Speaker Joe Cannon of the House of
Representatives says that he is not a
candidate for the presidency.
Russell L. Huntley of Omaha has
been appointed chief engineer of the
Union Pacific railroad.
Walter Wellman, leader of the Well
man-Chicago Record Herald Arctic ex-
petition, has arrived in Paris from the
nornt. He will remain there several
weeks to superintend the reconstruction
of his airship which will contain i'm
portant and new feathers.
Fire destroyed four residences recent
Ivy at Burke mine, Idaho. The loss es
timated at $4,000.
The plant of the Western Idaho Sugar
company at Nampa has begun grind
ing beets. The plant has just been
completed at a cost of 81, 900 900. 1t
has the crop from 5000 acres to handle
and will be in full operation in a few
DAYS.
The recent Seattle municipal light
ing bond issue amounting to $500, 900
has been invalidated by an opinion
from the attorney general addressed 70
the state land commission, the mem
bers of which desired to bid on the
bonds for the permanent school fund
A faculty ruling has been passed Pho
hibiting smoking near the buildings of
the University of Washington located
in Seattle.
President Roosevelt has contributed
500 to be used by Admiral Thomas in
a legal suit Instituted recently at New
port, r. L., to determine whether or
not a man may be excluded from a pub
lie place of entertainment bee ause he
wears the uniform of the army or
navy.
Martin J. Tuohy has been arrested
in Portland, One, on information furn-
ished by Sheriff Inkster of Lincoln
county, Washington. He is said to
have kept money belonging to his en-
ployers.
1t is reported that the Day interests
of the famous Hercules mine neal
Burke, Idaho, have secured control of
the Wallace Daily Times, and from
now on the paper will be run under a
democratic management.
James Brown fell we a bluff on the
north bank of the Columbia river, SO
says a report from Walla Walla. He
leaves a wife in Rock Falls, Ill.