Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-05-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
An Epitome Of the Happenings
of Two Hemisphere.
What is Transpiring in the united
States Congress-0ther Very
Interesting Items.

President Harrison expects to go 10
Cleveland. o.. on the Both instant 10 az
tend the Garfield monument ceremonies
there on that date.
Frank B. Slavin. the Australian pugli-
ist. has challenged CoIbett TO box IN Lon
con for el0O. to which sum the Pelican
Cub will add el 900.
The Comptroller of the Currency has
authorized t e organization OF natIoha'
hank and public deposit ry at Salt Lake
Civ, with 100000 capital.
The Louisiana ST tie Lottery Company
has sent communication TO the Leslsla-
ture offering 81 000.0n0 per year Tor an
extension of their charter for twenty-five
years.
Monaper Sullivan of the Washington
RgsebalI Club is now taking steps to es-
tsb,ish Sunday asebal at tie Capital
President Young of the National League
has oppose Sunday ball-playlng.
The United States steamship Essex,
now at New York, will probably he sent
IN the European station, and will be the
sole renr entative OF this government at
That station uuIll 6OlliC Va bAiS
under construction are completed.
Pavmaster-General Locker Of the navy
has h en- confined 70 his home in George
town for some time past, andit is thought
that his state of health will soon cause
his retirement from the position he now
holds at the head of the naval pay corps.
Mrs. Frank Leslie has arrived in Lon
don. Her coming has aroused Marquis
de Lenville to activity. The presence OF
that lady in London was signal Tor Inc
MARQUIS to begin circulation OF reports
that her visit has for its object her mar
riage to himself.
Extracts from Powderly's protest
AGAINST unrestricted immigration to the
United states are being published IN the
nrincipaI British and continental Jour-
nal. with a view OF lettering the emf
crit on of artisans, which it is desirable
to keep at home.
ATTORNEYS for the American Life In
eufance Company of Philadelphia have
filed with Judge Simpson en- admission
that the company is inso.vent, and the
court appointed the Real Estate, Title,
In.ura1ce and Trust Company OF Phila-
delphia as receiver, with bond OF $780,
00l.
The case of Theodore Henry vs. Tray
elers' Insurance Company, involving a
lace amount of land and irrigating ca
mas II c. dorado, which has he n pend
iuy in the Federal Court at D-s Moines,
Ia for five years, was decided the otner
dav hv Judge Caldwell in favor OF the In
surance company. The matter involves
over $4,000.
General Master Workman Powderly
f,ns is It'd q manifesto TO the Heights OF
Labor that = III cause a f1utter among the
po'iticians OF Pennsv vanla The subject
is ba lot reform, and Mr. Powderly favors
n const tutional convention for the pur-
pose Of eliminating the provision in the
organic law of the State which requires
all bail Is to be numbered.
Pavmaster-General Locker has re-
sign d the offi,e OF Chief of the Bureau
of Provisions and Clothing on account OF
i'll health, and the Secretary OF the Navy
has acc epted the resignation, 10 t@ke If
feet upon a pointuent and qualltica,
lion of his sucC es, or He will he granted
leave of absence, and in case his health
does not improve he will be placed on
the retired lis Pay Inspector Stewart
now at New York, will undoubtedly be
appointed his successor as Paymaster-
General
Senator Plumb has introduced a bill
providing the unit OF value in the United
States to be dollars 1t may be
coined 4l2i6 grains slandard lv~r, OF
25 s standard Id. each to be equa " le
gal tender for all purposes. Any owner
OF silver bulii n may deposit it at anv
mint OF the Uni'ed States to be formed
into standard silver dollars or bars for his
benefit aud without charge, but it shall
be lawful ~ refuse any deposit of less
value than 81 900 or any bullion so base
as to lie unsuitable for the operations O
TIE mint. In any deposit Of silver il
which gold aud silver are combined nc
alowan, viii be made for gold, unless
the two metals can be separated advan
tageously.