Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-08-18
LATE NEWS NOTES.


bly, composed of representatives of all
classes form the princes downward.
The Spokane, dark horse, owned by
Vice Commodore f. Lewis Clark of the
Eastern Iacht club, won the first of
the trial races for the defense of the
Roosevelt cup Monday at Marblehead,
Mass.
Within 12 hours Monday Alexander
R. Chisholm, paying tellor of the First
National bank of Birmingham, Ala. :,
was arrested charged with the embez-
element of $97 900 of the pank s funds,
given preliminary hearing before the
United States Commissioner Watson
and put under bond of $25, 900, and,
failing to make it is in the custody of
the officials. The shortage at the bank
was discovered while Chisholm was on
his annual vacation. fee&M
G. w. Beale of Wallace, Idaho has
received from the United States circuit
court the opinion of Judge James H.
Beatty of Boise, judge of the court
mentioned, denying the application for
permanent injunction against the min
ing companies operating mills in the
Occur d 'Alene district form ever again
allowing the refuse from their concen-
traitors to reach the waters of the Occur
'Alene river.
A small cloudburst in the Blue noun
tains in Oregon last Sunday evening
caused an avalanche of earth, gravel,
trees and bouiders to sweep down the
steep mountain side near the North
Fork, crashing into the middle of a
westbuond freight train. Eight cars
we're smashed to kindling wood and
two tramps that were seen aboard the
train few minutes before cannot be
found Hundreds of excursionlsts from
Pendleton were spending the day at
Meacham and being unable to return
were compelled to pass the night in the
rain.
Orders for the formation of the At
lantic fleet to be reviewed by President
Roosevelt at Oyster Bay on September
3, have been issued ia the navy depart
/ ment.
Four boys, all under years old,
were struck and killed by train while
walking across the railroad bridge over
Broad street in Elizabeth, N. j. The
bodies of two Of the boys fell into the
crowded street amidst number OF
women shoppers, several of whom
tainted.
Senator w. A. Clark of Montana has
arrived in New York after taking 8
trip through the mining belt from Nor
tana to New Mexico and will depart
Immediately for England.
Diamonds valued at $4,000 were stol
Ell from a San Francisco firm recently
The thieves got away.
Despite the attempt on the life Of
the Grand Duke Nicholas at Krasnoye
Selo, the emperor, accompanied by hi
entire family and the major potrion o
the court, has gone to Krasnoye-Selo t
spend a week at the guards camp.
James Pierre, an Englishman, wa
fined $25 in police court at Bayonne
n. j., recently for kissing the Ameri
can flag during the performance at
theater. His action almost caused
riot.
A riot occurred at Ciclana, Spain
last Tuesday over local taxes. Thu
mayor and an alderman were STONED
and another alderman was stabbed
Civil guards fred on the rioters wounC
ing several persons.
The board of equalization of Butt
has arbitrarily assess Senator w. A
Clark for 81 900, 200 on his stock il
the San Pedro railroad, So, 44O, 900 OF
the United Verde, and assessed banE
assets $649, 900, making increase O.
nearly $4,000,000. The senator haC
been summoned to appear before tht
board. but did not respond by agent o.
otherwise.
1t has developed that the life of PRE-
ident Estrada Palma of Cuba was il
the gravest danger Tuesday and tina
but for the prompt action of younl
lieutenant of artillery the island reput
lie would probably be today without 8
ruler. Five officers of artillery admit
the plot but declare it was participated
in by but seven men who are under ar
rest and the prediction is made that
they will be courtmartialed in a hurry
and promptly death with.
Ownership of almost one hundredth
of the area of the state of Oregon has
changed hands. After extended nego-
tiations the greater portion of the land
included in the old Oregon central mil
ltary road grant was transferred form
the California and Oregon Land COM
pany TO syndicate composed of east
ern and California capitalists. APP
proxima tely SOC, 900 acres are included
in the sale and the consideration inyol-
we'd is about $3.50, 900
The principal purchasers of this
great tract are the Hunter Land com
pany of Minneapolis, Mimi. and Rich
ard Sykes, capitalist of Santa Bar
bara, Cal. Associated with them are
the w. b. S. Trimble company of
jamestown, Nd, and Andrew E John
son, vice president of the Hunter Land
company and president of the A. E..
johnson Land and Steamship company.