Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-04-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK
An Epitome of the Happenings
of Two Hemispheres.
What is Transpiring in the United
States Congress-0ther Very
Interesting Items.

CIergvmen Of Baltimore indorse the
Legislative effort to close up the pool
rooms.
Senator Stanford says he will match
Palo Alto against any trotter.
The President has appointed Stafford }.
Hcrner melter at the Denver mint
Governor Hill has aprointed Major
General Daniel s Sickles Sheriff OF Ne"
York city, vice Flack resigned.
The Republican joint caucus OF the
Iowa legislature has decid- against the
repeal of the prohibitorv liquor law ana
in favor Of a rpsuhmission.
A letter as been received by the New
York Yacht Club from Dunravtn eX-
pressing his willingness to race r the
America cup if technica!ities are agreed
to.
II is stated that comnanv Ct capital
lists has been formed in Boston to grow
oranges in Jamaica, and that they have
sent an order TO Florida for 2G,OOO,OO
buds.
Chief Clerk Tweedale, it is runored at
Washington, will receive the appointment
Of Assistant Secretary # War. Mr.. Twee
dale has been il the War Department t(r
ten years.
A Washington special says: 1t has
been practically decided to transfer Gen
eral Howard from the Department Of the
Atlantic to the Division of the Missouri
at Chicago, to succeed General Crock
John w. Yorker has brought suit at
Syracuse, n. Y, against the Northern
Pacific for $25, 600 damages for injuries
received while passenger OH one OF the
defendants trains in the State OF Wash
ington.
The Chicago Board Of Trade officials
in furtherance of their war on the bucket
shops. have notified telegraph companies
that no operators will be allowed on the
floor. The Western Union will take ont
its instruments.
The Mardi Gras Assc ciation at New
Orleans has Issued an edict establishing
" Kingdom Of the West With the can
ital city at Ogden, Utah, ruled by Rex IL.
The tine of accession is July |, the car
nival 10 last four days.
DIR. E0inunN AlaTk DIt4lCI OLNO d lC''NA''
at the Austrian criminal bar and worth
$500. 0CO. arrived at New York lew DAYS
ago as a fugitive. He is charged with
embezz ement, and eXtradltion papers
have been issued for his are st.
The total gross exchanges for the last
week, as shown by dispatches from the
leading clearing houses OF the Unltei
States and Canada, was 1901 900, 400
decrease of 46 er cent. as compai ed
with the same week of last year.
Six great white lead manufacturing
companies in New York and Brooklyn
have consolidated, eXchaI eing tn II
stock for certificates in the National Oh
and Lead Company The oblcct is to
make white lead cheap and sell to the
highest bidder.
The charges against Supervising Arch
itert Wirdrim in onlectlon with he Sc
lection of a site for a public building at
Springfield, Mo, are said TO have teen
brougi t by those who vere not success
full in securing sale for roper tyi in which
they were interested.
The Senate Committee on Military Al
fairs has ayr ed to report favOral ly the
bill to loan IL, 001 tents, if nect s-ary. to
the food sufferers in the Lower Missis-
sippi valley. The Secretary Of War saws
that. if n eded, he conlI furnish 25,c0.
tents for the sufferers within ten DAYS
If the prohibitorv amendment which
passed the last New jersey LEGISLATURE is
adopted by the present one, it viii be
voted on hy the reope next November.
The amendment has already been re
ported fave rably by the Senate hilary
Committee, and the prospects are that II
will 90 through both Houses.
Colonel Grierson recommends the
prompt reward with brevets and medals
OF Lieuteran Watson and his command,
who recently pursued the Indian muir
ders OF the FIRE lighter Hubert in Arizora,
killing two and capturing he other three.
This prompt punishment Of the Indians,
the Colonel saws, has nded 10 silence a
disafteCted element among them.
Three men have left New Yolk to &C
through the UNEMPLOYED parts OF Alaska
They are Alfred B Srantz, a newspaper
man; d. H. Wells and f. q. Gil We w
]. A,kell and Russell Harrison are aeo d.
ing out this exploring expedition. and
the government will lend all the a'd in lis
power to the men From New York the
men will proceed TO Port Townsend
where all the arrangements for the Ion
and dangerous journey will be complet d
The Unit. States government steamer
Patio rson will convey the patty 0 Ju-
neau. There they viii take canoes anC
travel through Lynn channel to Cal all
river and from there to Chilkat pass
There the party will start out on a long
journey, on foot, of 900 miles to Copper
river. None of this region has ever breI
explored by white men. Mt st. Elias
which is estimated to be Il ,O0l feet alb We
the sea level, wi lie scaled to determine
if it is of volcanic nature. The steamer
Patterson has been commissioned to wait
at the junction Cf the ocean and Copre
river until 1891 for the party. The mair
object OF the trip is to ascert in posi- ivel
the truth or fallacy of the belief that i'm
mense deposits of copper are 10 be founC
along the Coz st Of Copper river.
ALONG THE COAST.