Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-02-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
HAYTIAN PRIVATEERS BEING FIT
TED OUT IN NEW YORK.
German Government Spi En- Route to
the United States-Samoan Mat
te.s Becoming More Se--
rious-Land Matters.

! OCImdIc lO OpOdOOuIy dHN oCSOiNAhS w
late dispatches Germany now proposes
to subdue them by preventing arms
being sent in. The newspapers read
by Americans have been suppressed,
and the police of Apia are openly con-
trolled by Germans.
A private cablegram recently re-
ceived at Washington announces that
the German government has Orded a
military attache TO report at Wash
ington to the German minister. His
| business, it is said, is to investigate
and report to his government every
thing of interest concerning the Amer
lean army and navy.
The Republican Senators in caucus
have adopted a resolution insisting
upon the admission as States of North
and South D. kota, Montana and
Washington. While it is regarded as
expedient that the two Dakotas hold
constitutional convention, the Sena-
tors are resolved that another vote
shall not be required upon the ques-
ton of division. There is a disposi-
ton for the adoption OF a non-parti
san course in regard to New Mexico.
The case brought in the interest Of
some Oregon settlers has been de-
cided by the commissioner OF the gen
eral land office. Heretofore the Office
has required new publication and
new proof in cases where claimants
have made proef at a day other than
that indicated in the notice of publ
cation, or taken before an officer other
| than that named in the notice. The
practice now will be to receive the
proof and submit the entry to board
of equitable adjudication, where, if
there are no other irregularities, the
entry will be approved and recon-
meneed for patent.
Commissioner Wright, OF the de-
partment of labor, has submitted a
report which relates entirely to the
subject of working women in large
cities. The report shows that the
working women are practically girls,
whose average age is twenty-five years,
and that out OF the 16,427 cases inves-
tigated, only 1873 were in bad health.
At recent meeting OF the Ameri-
can Shipping and Industrial league,
/ Gen. Joe Wheeler, of Alabama, was
elected president for the ensuing year.
Resolutions were adopted favoring the
passage of tonnage bill, which asks
for an allowance from the govern
ment for United States built and
owned vessels, of 80 cents ton for
each 1000 miles sailed, or steamed ;
also favoring a system of coast de-
lenses the building and equipment
of strong navy; the improvement OF
harbors and rivers throughout the
whole country; adequate compensa-
ton for carrying the mails; aid the
passage of a navy reserve bill.
The Haytian minister at Washing
ton has informed the secretary of
state that several vessels are being
fitted out at New York for an expe-
dition against Hayti. The matter has
been referred 70 the treasury depart
ment, with the result that the collec-
tor of customs at New York was spec
tally instructed to see that no viola
tions of the neutrality laws were com
mitted at that point.
The President has sent to the Sen
ate the name of D. Wade, Of Mon
tana, to be chief justice Of that Terri
tory:
1t is now asserted that Consul Gen
eral Sewell will not again represent
the United States at Samoa.
In Oregon and Washington Terri
tory, and it is stated in California
there are many excellent government
lands, which would be at once settled
on were the land surveyed. There
are also hundreds of settlers, in Ore
gon especially, who are living on land
and have been trying for years to get
their land, but, owing to the small
price allowed surveyors by the gov
ernment for the work, they could not
undertake to survey it.
Friends of silver are somewhat In
dignant that Senator Allison has re-
fused to accept the portfolio of the
Treasury department. They claim
that he has an opportunity to restore
silver to its former standing in coin,
age.
An important proviso of the Okla
homa bill as passed by the house re-
Gently is one reciting that nothing in
the act organizing the territory shall
be construed to authorize any person
to enter upon or occupy any lands III
the Cherokee outlet and Oklahoms
proper, for settlement or otherwise
until after the Indian tribes and com
5 missioners shall have concluded al
agreement to that effect. 1t is alsc
provided that any person who may en-
ter upon any part of the land con
trary thereto and prior to the time o
the Presidents proclamation opening
the same, shall not be permitted t.
= make entry upon any lands in the ter
ritory.
Representative Hermann has pre-
sented to Congress a petition signed
by 600 settlers on the high lands o
Eastern Oregon, asking for the for
] feiture by Congress of The Dalles mil
ita1y wagon road land grant and th'
Northern Pacific railroad land grant
Petitioners aver that neither of thos
{ companies has complied with the con
ditions of its grant, and that the pro
gress of the country is retarded by tn
failure of the people to obtain titles Il
their homes, or to acquire lands b.
settlement.