Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-06-30
WASHING TON NEWS.
An Interesting Souvenir of
the Arctic Whale Fishery.
APPOINTMENTS MADE YESTERDAY
Specifications for Postage Stamps
A Polygamist's Sentence Com
muted by the President.

A POlygamist's Sentence Com
muted by the President.
Copyrighted by New York Associated Press
WASHINGTON, June 29.-There has just
been received at the National Museum,
in this city, to be placed in the fisheries
section, an interesting souvenir of the
Arctic whale fishery, which Captain W.
]. Collins, Superintendent of that de-
partment, greatly prizes. 1t is an old
fashioned, hand nodded swivel harpoon,
which has quite story, as cleaned
from the papers accompanying it.
While in the Okotsk SEA-, last summer,
the ship Cape Horn Pigeon, commanded
by Captain L. Nathan Rogers, captured
a whale, in the blubber of which was
EN- bedded foreign substance. On in
vestiga.ion, this proved to be harpoon
broken off at the junction with the lance,
which hal been in the whale over thirty
years. On the hinge of the harpoon was
stamped in plain letters IS. 7. I. Ship
Thomas Dickerson," and the name Of the
maker, which was not so plain, could
also be made cut. This was the first and
only messenger from the good ship Dick
erson, which sailed from New Bedford
in 1856, and was lost next year in the
very waters where the crew Of the Cape
Horn Pigeon secured the harpoon thirty
two years later.
| GOING TO ENGLAND.
Sir Julian Pauncefoe, the British Min
lister, will sail for England shortly, and
upon his return, in the autumn, will be
accompanied by his wife and two daugh-
tiers. He has purchased several acres of
land just outside the city limits, which
will be devoted to farming purposes.
| POSTAGE STAMP CONTRACTS.
Specifications have just been issued by
the Postmaster General for the guidance
of bidders under the next contracts for
postage stamp, to be advertised for uu-
der the date of June II 1889, to provide
for bids for two series of stamps, in diff
ferent sizes, one of them being the size
now in use, and the other about one
third smaller. In speaking of the pro-
posed changes, Postmaster General
Wanamaker said to-day that he believed
thu smaller-sizsd stamps would be quite
as useful aud popular as the larger sizs
now in use, and by reducing the size of
the stamp, a material saving would be
effected, which could be proftably ex-
pended in a better and in every way
more desirable color.
THE NAVAL ACADEMY.
The report of the Board of Visitors to
the Naval Academy at An apolis recon-
mends that the academic course be re
duced from six to four years, and that at
the end of four years, the cadets be COM
mssioned as ensgns. 1t also recon-
mends that it should be required by law
that the designation OF persons for APP
pointment, and their alternates, be made
one year in advance, which is practical
BILE. The Board also recommends that
the maximum limit of age for entrance
be 10 years, instead of 20.
CONSULAR APPOINTMENTS.
The President has made the following
Consular appointments:
VIM. 7. Sorroby, Of Mississippi, at
Gusysqnil.
Edward G. Goodenow, of Maine, at st.
Stevens, N. B.
Daniel B. Hubbard, of Massachusetts,,
at Annaberg, Germany.
Hugo M. Starkhloff, of Missouri, at
Bremen.
VIM. T. Gunnel, OF New York, at Man.
chester.
John A. Tibbet:s, of Colorado, at
Bradford.
Robt W. Turner, OF Kansas, at Cadiz.
M. ID. Simpson, of Kansas, at ST..
John, N. B.
| SENTENCE COMMITTED.
In the case Of DR.. Warren E. Day, con-
victed in the United States District
Court, dis rict OF Arkansas, of polygamy,
and srnter ced TO two years imprison-
ment in the peni eotiary, and whose SEN
tence was commuted April %, 1889, to
Que year, the President has, upon fur
Their papers submitted asking full pardon,
made the following endorsement: "In
consideration of new facts relating chiefly
to the good record of this man as SOL
der, but in part tending to show there is
some small doubt as to his technical
guilt, further commute this sentence to
term of six months"
| WILL BE APPOINTED.
1t is rumored about the Navy Depart
ment that Commander Royal B. Bra d.
ford, present Assistant Chief of the
Bureau of Navigation, will secure the
post of Chief of the Bureau of Equip
ment and Recruiting, just vacated by
Captain Schley. The place will, it is
understood, be filed about Aug ust LIST.
BOUND TO DELAGoA.
The Department of State has been in
formed of the cancelling, by Portugal, OF
the concession granted to the Delagoa
Bay Railroad Company, but has no IN.
formation of serious trouble in con.
sequence. AT the Cabinet council held
in London today it was decided to send
additional warships to Delagoa Bay.
REAPPoINTED.
The following-named special examiners
in the Pension Office have been reap.
pointed for one year Fred w. Galbraith,
California, and Daniel Rhodes and Chas.
III. May, Colorado. Toe clerk of class
two has been transferred to the position
OF special examiner in the field.
| LIQUOR SALES PROHIBITED.
President Harrison issued an order pro-
hibiting the sale OF liquor on the camp
grounds Of the District National Guards
at their coming annual encampment.
The camp is to be established on the
government reservation at Fort Wash
ington on the Potomac river, about ten
miles below this city. 1t was originally
intended by the Commanders of the Ma
tional Guard to permit the establishment
If "Canteen," whers light drinks could
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