Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-05-30
WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF.

MTB. van AVERY VI OSdltlSB iOpOA y
ed to the police that SIS worth of
decorations, which she had on her
house, had been stolen.
T John W. Leak, night yardmaster
of the o. r. & N. at Riparia, died at
Walla Walla, Sunday, from injuries
received while at work in the yards
A well, which Charles Taylor has
had driven on his farm near Kent,
supplies Illuminating gas. This well
has been driven to a depth of 1877
feet.
The district convention of the In
dependent Order of Good Templars
was In session at Centralia last week.
The next meeting of the convention
will be held in Aberdeen, August IS.
According to the estimates of the
Great Northern and Northern Pa
cific passenger officials, fully 100000
visitors have arrived in Seattle to
view the Atlantic fleet.
Representatives of the business
colleges of the State of Washington
and the Pacific Northwest met Mon
day at Seattle for the purpose of
forming an association that will fix
definite rate of tuition.
| The Northwest mining men began
three-days session at Seattle Mon
day. There were present about 500
delegates from Alaska, Washington,
Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Yukon Ter
ritory and British Columbia.
A strike was called by the printers
employed In the Washington Print
ing Companys establishment last
week, when the manager refused to
reinstate three men. The trouble Is
OF long standing.
A demand has been made upon
Centralia for $50 damages by Wal
ter Stoy and Macy Baxter, of Che
halls, who claim to have driven into
a sewer excavation at which no warn
ing light had been displayed.
A meeting of the contractors of
Aberdeen was held last week TO eff
feet an organization, with the idea
in view Of having an arbitration
board through which labor troubles
which break out there frequently
may be adjusted.
When Mrs. William Dickinson, of
Waitsburg, saw her husbands dray
team running away last week, she
feared he was killed or seriously in
jured and she tainted on the street.
Her aunt, Mrs. Annie Sailing. run
ming to her assistance, dropped dead
as she reached Mrs. Dickinson.
With crash that was heard for
blocks away, section of the big re-
viewing stand at Bellingham went
Town. precipitating 100 or more per-
sons in heap on the ground IA feet
| below. BY some freak of fortune
not single person was injured seri-
ously and only few cuts, bruises
broken hats and torn clothes marked
the accident.
]. H. Landing a blacksmith.
threatens to bring suit against Che
halls for 10000 for injuries re-
ceiVed through boys skating on roll
er skates on the sidewalk in front
of his place of business. While shoe
ing horse, a couple Of boys passed
on roller skates and scared the horse
so that Landing was thrown against
the side of the house and received
permanent and serious injuries.
Bloodhounds and deputy sheriffa
are seeking the trail of heavily
armed robbers who made a haul at
Spangle, Wash, last week. Break
ing into the hardware stoe of Eledge
Bros, the burglars carried away ten
rifles, two shotguns, twenty-one ra-
zors, a hundred pocket knives and
some cheap watches. Then stealing
a handcar they fed toward Spokane
F. B. Clark. president of the Spo-
kane, Portland & Seattle railroad
was robbed of money, checks and
drafts valued at 1887 by a gang
of pickpockets working on a street
car in Seattle Saturday night Be
sides the money and drafts there
were fourteen railroad passes made
out to Mr.. Clark.
Forty-eight per cent of the adult
Indians of Alaska are suffering from
tuberculosis, while practically all the
children are suffering from some dis.
ease or other, is the report of Cap
tain Paul c. Hutton, assistant sur.
geon, United States Army, who has
arrived in Seattle from Fort William
H. Seward He says the only saliva
ton lies in sending instructors and
medical men north and compelling
the Indians to observe sanitation.
Trinity Parish Church, at Eighth
avenue and James street, Seattle, was
entered by burglars last week and