Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-07-12
. NEWS OF THE WEEK
can Epitome of the Happenings Of
|, Two Hemisphere.
sWhat is Transporting in the Congress 0
the United StdteS-0ther Very
g Interesting News

ia Population of the city of Philadelphia
IL ,040, 449.
Il The Globe estimates Boston's popula-
ton at All, 720.
. Looking glass plate importers are or
, 'ganizing trust in New York.
- Nearly 100 typewriters are employed in
the Census Bureau at Washington.
+, Substantial progress is being made in
,the Maryland and Delaware ship-canal
! scheme.
i, The Unitel States steamship Essex
= twill convey the remains of Ericsson to
Stockholm.
II General Middleton has handed in his
resignation as Commander-in-chief Of
[ the Canadian militia.
y 1t is believed that ex-Appraiser Ham
rof Chicago and Mr.. Estee will be ap-
pointed Appraisers under the customs
administrative bill.
: The indications from the returns of the
Ienumerators received by Superintendent
/ Porter show the population of the United
!, Estates to be "a, 100000.
x General Nicanor Valdes OF Mexico has
had fight with a party of bandits on
y THE Bravo near a village called Pan. The
j bandits got away, and it is not known
! twhat their losses are.
! A concession by the Mexican Govern
,ment for the establishment of a bank
granted to Alexander de Gessler has been
d 'arnulled, because the bank was not
T, STARRED within the period fixed.
r +, Icemen along the Maine rivers fear
that it will be difficult to get vessels
enough to carry away all the ice this
. summer. Maine was one of the lew
States that harvested good ice crop last
winter.
81 The slreot-aar system of Louisville,
embracing about $50 miles of track,
] owned by two companies has been sold
!, to a syndicate of New York and Phila-
tlelphia bankers for figures estimated at
: $5,C00,000.
Many of the negroes who were in
e duced to leave North Carolina for Arkan-
( sas in the "exodus" year ago have
1 returned, and tell terrible stories of their
treatment. They claim they were virtu-
6 ally sod to contractor.
e The total gross exchanges for the last
week by dispatches from the leading
clearing houses in the United States and
4 Canada were $1,l14, 1857 SOL, decrease
& ps 26 per cent as compared with the
a corresponding week last year.
II J According to estimates recently made
hv the Director of the Mint the 204, s39
fasse ngers no left the United States for
q Europe during the last fiscal year, took
y with them not less than $92 0 O,0N0 in
gold or equivalent in letters of credit.
:, An English syndicate has been pricing
= one of Philadelphia vast chemical
3 works of international repute, and is said
20 have been staggered by the price
hamed-reported to be $40, 000,00). New
i ertheless the syndicate is still negotiat-
II ing.
Secretary Tracy has decided to send
Y; Commodore Mccain to command the
South Atlantic station, with the Pensa-
q lola as his flag ship. He will leave New
r, York in company with the Enterprise in
!, about month, and will sail direct for
Brazil
The Worlds Fair National Committee
n las formally accepted the joint site con-
e. listing of Lake Front and Jackson park
:. is location for the Columbian Exhibit
ion by IS to II. This conclusion was
ir not reached without much discussion
IN Various resolutions and amendments ex-
oressive OF the views of individual Gem
o. nissioners were offered, but after the
commissioners had listened to detailed
q explanations by the Directors a vote was
AIKEN on the proposition to accept the
RI ,ite as rendered with the result above
given Before this matter came up q
M communication was received from the
y National Dairy Association asking such
d consideration to their interests as its
I financial ability permits.