Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-09
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
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CONGRESS.

In the senate the list, a resolution was passed
directing the president to negotiate trenties to
cut Off MI Chinese immigration. The credcn-
tas of Senators Wilson. Of Iowa, and WaltbnN,
for new terms, We're presented. The pension
bill was the1, taken up. the pending gne sf,a
from the intirmities Of age" Senator Beck said
that s5oo,ooO,ooo would not half cover the
amount OF expenditure if the amendment was
adopted. The bill would settle the surplus for
all time to come. The debate then drifted into
discussion of the tariff and Without
In the house the floor was accorded to the com.
mittee on foreign affairs. and Mr.. Belmont OF
New York. called up the joint resolution nc
cepting the Invitation of the French republic
for the United States to take part in the inter-
national exhibition Mt Paris in 1889. An nMend-
ment to the resolution was adopted authonz-
for distribution ut the Paris exhibition a
concise statement descriptive of swine
raising. in the United States and the
methods used in preparing pork for export ana
give information us to the relative wholesome
ness of pork raised in the United States and
other countries This was done in order that
the attention of the French republic be called
to the discrimination. The amendment APP
proprintes S25,0no to carry. out its provisions
The joint resolution was called up authorizing
the president to arrange confercnceto be heid
at Washngt on in 1859, for the purpose OF pro-
noting arbitration and encouraging reciprocal
commercial relations between the United States
and the empire of Brazil. After some debate M
amendment adopted nnking one of the
questions to be considered by the conference
the means of direct communication between the
United States and the other countries. The
resolution was then agreed to.
1t is semi Officially stated that NJ. Flour
ems. the foreign minister. after consulting
With NJ. Tirard. the prime minister. and the
other members of the French cabinet. has
informed Count Menabrea. the Italian am
bassador. that the French proposals for a
treaty of commerce with Italy cannot be
modified. and Italy must accept or refuse
them. The negotiations for IL treaty have
heretofore been broken off.
Grand Rapids. Mich. was plunged into
the throes of u social fever by the issuing
of Il warrant. on the complaint Of a painter
named Mosier. calling for the arrest Of Will
liam H. Solomon. a millionaire lumberman,
on the charge Of adultery with Mrs. Mosier.
Solomon is GO years old and has been
known favorubly there for twenty years.
His wife and family are among the most
fashionable and widely known in western
Michigan.
Jack" Wannop, the English boxer and
wrestler. who has come to this country to
meet Lewis, the stranger, of Chicago. for
81 900 q side arrived in New York City re-
Gently on the steamship Egypt. He is of
middle height. broad shoulders and is
active looking and powerfully built. He
has pleasant. good natured face and looks
far from pugnacous. He was met on the
pier by IL number ofsporting men. He said
he came to America on business and when
he had fought Lewis he would challenge
any man to fight or wrcstle for $1,000. He
has been champion mixed style wrestler
of England for three years.
The new parcels post convention be-
tween the United States and Canada; which
was recently signed by Postmasters Cen
eral Villas and Mcclellan of Canada, has
gone into effect. Its provisions are in every
respect the same as those of the parcels
post convention now in force between this
country and Mexico. In brief it provides
that articles OF every kind or nature which
are admitted to the domestic mails Of either
country shall be admitted to the mails eX.
changed between the United States ant
Canada at domestic rates and classifica
tons. No accounts will be kept between
the two countries. but each country viii
retain all its own postal receipts.