Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-05-31
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
An Epitome of the Happenings
of Two Hemisphere.
What is TranspiPing in the united
States Congress-other Very
Interesting News.

interesting NO"S'
Sam Jones cleared 1000 by his weeks
work in Aberdeen, Miss.
II is not believed that Congress will
adjourn before August or September.
President and Mrs. Harrison have de-
cided not to go TO Deer Park THIS sum
mer.
A sculling match has been arranged
between Kemp and O'Connor at Sydney
Australia.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has contributed $275, 900 to the Chicago
Worlds Fair.
A vein of tin FORTY feet wide and tested
nine feet deep has been found within
forty miles Of Atlanta.
If the tariff bill is passed, it will be
enforced within thirty days after recelv-
ing the Presidents signature.
It seems probable that the Gable Rail
wav Company will try to put a line
through Fifth avenue, New York.
An incorporation has been effected at
Chicago to promote the erection OF mon
umental statue OF General Sheridan.
Rev. Sam Small will be candidate for
the Legislature in Georgia. lie wants TO
represent Fulton county in the House.
Arrangements have been completed
for a new fast mail train fron Chicago to
New Orleans via the long bridge at Cairo.
1t is reported at Washington that the
subject Of bank legislation seems to have
been practically dropped for this session.
The earnings of the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe system increased over hall
million net in March, or l47 per cent.
Two Cinnamon having the leprosy are
reported to have reached New York, and
the Health Commissioner has been no
titled.
The Senate Agricultural Committee
has reported a bill transferring the Fish
Commission to the Agricultural Depart
ment.
The "original-package" decision OF
the. Supreme Court promises trouble in
hieh license as well as prohibition local
tiles.
At San Antonio the Mexican Consul
coutla dicts the staten ent sent hence last
week of threatened revolution IN Goa
hula.
President Harrison is understood to be
deeply interested in the action of Con
gress on the silver question and to be
watching the Senate debate closely.
1t is proposed TO establish a system of
underground tubes to facilitate the trans
actions of business between the Capitol
at Washington and the departments.
Great complaint is made against the
New York Legislature for voting away
seventy-tive miles of street franchises IN
the city without adequate compensation.
The outlook in Chicago for the sui
scrlptlon to the entire $6,0J0,u0O OF stock
for the Worlds Fair is SO promising that
the committee has decided to issue no
bonds.
La grippe in an epidemic form has
made its appearance in portions OF Berks
county, Pa Inthe northern part quite
nup Der of cases Of pneumonia are re-
ported.
The Governor of Mississippi refused
to arcept any aid whatever from the Fed
eral Government for the food sufferers
on the ground that it would demoralize
the plantation hands.
The New York Legislature has fixed
the State tax for the year ensuing at "A
mills, a reduction of over SO per cent.
TIE legislative appropriations footed up
$S,750,0J0 or So, $50 900 less than that OF
1889.
There is talk If an extra session of the
New York Legislature to consider the
ne slected question of rapid transit. New
York is getting very impatient, for
Brooklyn is draining away great numbers
of its best population.
The total gross exchanges for last week,
as shown by dispatches from the leading
clearing houses of the United States ard
Canada, were 81 ,437, 62o, S46, an increase
OF 52.2 per cent. as compared with the
corresponding week OF last year.
The Assistant Secretary Of the Treas
ury has written to Senator Hearst and
Representative Clunie that the commits
sioners TO locate the San Jose postoffice
site need not be recommended until a
special Treasury agent is sent out and
makes a report.
The Law and Order League of Sioux
City, Ia, has caused warrants to issue
against thirty saloonkeepers and the own
ers Of buildings in which the saloons are
located, asking for injunctions. The sa-
loonkeepers say they will hereafter con-
fine their sales to original packages.
The value Of the waters around Staten
island to the fishermen is gradually de-
creasing. On the north shore the fish
have now been entirely driven out by
petroleum waste that is flushed into the
water, and the deadly effects of this
agent have now reached pretty well all
around the island.