The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-08-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
POLITICAL.


Advices from Iowa are to the effect that Gov.
Larrabee has concluded not to take Mr.. ALI
sons seat in the Senate, but, with the expira-
tion Of his present term of office, to withdraw
from public life.-s-Postmaste Paul, of Mil
waukee, is after the Civil Service Commissioners
with hatfull of affidavits, and appears to have
enlisted for the war.-r--An investigation by
Secretary Tracy into the complaints of i'll usage
made by the sailor survivors of the Samoan
disaster, showed, iny the language of Commo-
dore Benham, "a grain of truth and great
deal OF exaggeration. n---The Treasury De-
partment acquiesced In the opinion of the At
torney- General that Chinese can pass through
United States territory in transit to foreign
ports and the practice of the Department,
which has ~been exactly the reverse, will be
modified accordingly Dinsmore
cahled the State Department from Corea that
the report that Mrs. Heron, missionary, was
under sentence of death in Corea for preaching
Christianity is wholly without foundation
It is said that the Pension Bureau investiga-
ton will establish either that the employees in
presenting 10 the Commissioner for signature
cases of reratiDg were following policy which
had been pursued prior to Mr. Tanners Admin
istration, or else combination had been formed
TO get through Objectionable cases. trusting to
tho inexperience of n new Commissioner
The Treasury Department has been called upon
to decide. under the alien labor contract law,
the case of Canadian employees of railroads
which cross the border between the United
States and Canada.--The Treasury Depart
ment sustained the decision of the Collector OF
Customs assessing duty at the rate of 30 per
cent. nd valorem on wicker baskets imported
by Postmaster General John Wanamaker. and
from which he appealed Prohibition
Convention in Ohio nominated full State
ticket, headed by Rev. ]. B. Helwig, offspring.
field. for Governor.-The South Dakota Con-
stitutional Convention settled the question of
Legislative appointment, and had spirited
debate on school lands.--Gov. Ames, of Mas
sachusetts, has written to President Harri-
son rendering to him the inequalities of the
State upon his coming visit to Boston,
The Rhode Island State Senate passed tho High
License bill from the House, with several amend
ments that the House may not concur ill.,
The Secretary OF the Interior rendered de-
cison in the claim of the Crock Indians for
100000 under treaty by which they were TO
be credited with this amount from the money
derived from the sale Of Creek lands that as no
money has been covered into the Treasury from
the sale of Creek lands this sum could not he
paid to the Greeks except by special authorize
tion of Congress. FIX Senator Thos e. Platt,
who has just returned to New York from
Alaska, said he did not think it was much OF q
land for emigrants but advised every young
man starting in life to go to Washington Terri
tory. - President Harrison, besides the
routine executive business, is considering at
Deer Park his message to Congress and the
appointment Of successor to the late Justice
Matthews and an Interstate Commerce Com
missioner in place of Commissioner Walker.
a sharp debate took place in the South
Dakota Convention On the question of judicial
districts, resulting in tho adoption Of minority
renort