Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-09-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK
An Epitome of the Happenings Of
Two Hemisphere.
What is Transpiring in the Congress Of
the United States-0ther Very
Interesting News.

A big cattleman says all the stock will
be removed from the Cherokee Strip on
time.
New York importers and jobbers say
business has not been so active for years
as now.
The population of St. Paul is now
given at 1873 ,301; that of Minneapolis,
1874, $50.
The Jamaicans propose to retaliate for
anv discriminf ii n by our government
against their sugar.
The present store of silver in the
United States Treasury is 5000 tons-a
trife of $50 carloads.
The Erie canal last year moved $780,
800 tons of freight-a very large showing,
but not the largest in its history.
Ohio ranks first in the number of pen
sioners and in the amount paid in pen
sions to the residents of that State.
Nearly 5000 miles of submarine cable
are shortly to be added to the telegraph
system of Central and South America.
A large purchase has been made in
Northwestern Texas by spectators, who
propose to lease the property to cattle
men.
A meeting was held at Yankton, S. D.,
to take steps to counteract the false re-
ports regarding the alleged crop failure
in South Dakota.
The form of real-estate deeds has been
reduced from three pages to one IN New
York, and the cost of recording from
S1.75 to 80 cents and 81 each.
The Farmers Alliance in the South is
to withhold large amounts of cotton
from market in order to increase the
present prices for the product.
The corn crop having proved disas-
trous failure, Kansas farmers are prepar-
ing their lands for wheat, and the acre
age of that grain will be very large next
season.
The buildings erected last year in
twenty-eight of the largest cities Of this
country cost 1886, 155, 557, or $l1S24f 900. OOO
more than the railroads constructed dur
ing the yeaa&E..-
.D'Tfe New York World says that the
killing of Barrundia was an outrage
without possible excuse or pal,iation, for
which Minister Miner ought to be
called to the severest account.
Chicagoans are becoming interested in
a project to purchase the ruins of classic
Delphi, which it is said can be done for
$780, 900. 1t is believed excayations in
the vicinity will repay the investors.
The Chicago Worlds Fair Directors
have made a good financial report. They
have, they say, fully $5,000,000 of valid
and unconditional subscriptions and
over $780, subscribed toward the sec
ond $5,00O,000.
1t is stated that the President has been
advised by several prominent Republic
ans to reconvene Congress if the Federal
election bill is not acted on, and that his
interest in the measure will prompt him
to take their advice.
The withdrawal of national bank notes
from circulation during the last twelve
months was So, 000,0 600 in round num-
bers, but in spite of this there was a net
increase of $45, 756, 1882 in the amount of
different kinds of money in circulation.
The total gross exchanges for the last
week, as shown by dispatches from the
leading clearinghouse of the United
States and Canada, were 81 III $40, 1922,
an increase of IS per cent. as compared
with the corresponding week last year
The Maryland Law school has deter
mined it will admit no more colored
students. Last year two graduated with
high hOnOrs, and two more were admit
ted. The white students, however,
started an agitation against them with
the above result.
The Baltimore grand jury in it's last
report spoke emphatically of the good
results which have attended the high
license law, which went into effect last
May. The report states that midnight
drunkenness, formerly very common,
has almost disappeared.
According to statistics Maine NAV
claim to be one of the most popular, if
not the most popular, summer resorts of
the United States. 1t has been estimated
that no less than 100000 tourists have
visited the delightful regions that
abound on her coast and inland during
the past two months.
Warden Durston of Auburn prison de-
MES that he sold the chair in which
Kemmler was executed to London mu-
scum manager. He says: "The chair
is locked in a room beneath my office.
1t was placed there Immediately after
the execution, and has not been touched
since. | have not seen it,
Word has been received at New York
that Robert Ray Hamilton, the wealthy
banker whose name is widely known to
to newspaper readers in connection with
the trial of his wife early in the year for
a cutting affray with her maid at New
port. and who is now in the State prison
at Trenton, n. j., was drowned in the
Snake river in Yellowstone park.
The following Cabinet appointments
are announced at Buenos Ayres: Min
lister of Finance, Cane; Interior, Pine
dosi; Public Works, Huego. DIR. Plaza
is about to start for London to arrange d
loan to pay off the public Indebtedness
coming due 1t is reported that Caseres
President OF the Provincial bank, will
resign.
ALONG THE COAST.