Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
An Epitome of the Happenings of
Two Hemisphere.
What is Transporting at the Capital Of
the United StateS-0ther Very
Interesting News.

The steamer Elysia landed OBS Ital-
ians at New Orleans Sunday.
Mexico is shipping great quantities of
cigars into the United States.
Austin, Texas, has voted 81 ,4O0,0OO for
water works and electric lights.
Thus far Georgia is the only State to
enact Lees birthday, January 10. into
holiday.
A society has been incorporated in
New York to protect the young French
sewing girls.
The gold fields in the Arbuckle noun
tains in Texas are attracting much at
tention in that section.
Secretary Noble has instructed Indian
agents to permit the Sisters to live in
seclusion if they so desire.
Ann Elizabeth Taylor Of Westchester
has one of the original treaties made be-
tween Penn and the Indians.
DIR. Cooke, who has been missing from
Chicago, has been found at Philadelphia.
He is thought to be deranged.
The term of the Mexican and Guate
malan Boundary Commission has been
extended for two years longer.
One effect of the new tariff is the en-
ployment of l, 250 more people by the
Washington mills at Lawrence, Mass.
Mexico has signed a contract to i'm
prove the harbor of San Bias on the Pa
cific. The cost is estimated at $500, 900.
The tests of armor-plate at Annapolis
have resulted in a corner in nickel.
There are mines in Virginia which will
be developed.
Iowa physicians are interested in
dropsical patient, who has been tapped
14l times and goes about the household
duties Notwithstanding.
Illustrated papers are threatened in
Vermont. A bill has been introduced
in that State to forbid and make punish
able the making of caricatures.
1t is stated that over 900 live sheep
and lambs have passed through st. John
on the way for New England within
few days despite the Mckinley bill.
The New York Herald prints history
of the JOhnstown pa. } flood, and charges
unwise and corrupt distribution of the
large sum raised bv the civilized world
in behalf of the sufferers.
A correspondent of the New York
Herald says that the suit of the Alaska
Commercial Company against the North
American Company for 100000 will re-
suit in scandalous revelations.
The census agent to gather statistics
relating to viticulture saws that Arizona
is the coming sherry-making region of
this country and will one day be to us in
that respect what Spain is to the world
to-day.
The last Georgia Legislature passed
law requiring all steam railroads to pro-
vide separate and equal accommodations
for the ColOred and white races. Such
law went into effect in Louisiana a few
weeks since
The Canadian authorities are making
an investigation with a view of deter
mining whether Dillon and O'Brien
would be liable to arrest as fugitives
from justice in the event OF Their going
TO Canada before their return to Ireland.
The date OF the big billiard match be-
tween Schaefer and Slosson has been
fixed for December |. The men are to
meet at Chickering hall, New York. II
will be a fourteen-inch balk-line game
for 81 900 and the worlds championship
challenge cup.
New York Herald's Washington
special says: 1t is understood that Min
lister Miner has received from Secretary
Blaine assurances of the approval of the
President of his conduct in the Barrun-
dia case, and has been fully justified in
the course he pursued.
A Milwaukee dispatch saws twenty
two friars Of st. Francis convent have
registered to vote. Never before have
the CapuChin monks in Milwaukee had
sufficient interest in an election to 90 to
the polls, but now they intend to cast
their full strength against the Bennett
law.
The Philadelphia Gas Company has
decided TO discontinue furnishing
natural gas to the Pittsburg pudding
furnaces. The gas can be used to greater
advantage in private houses. The daily
consumption of gas at Pittsburg is 500
OO0,O0 cubic feet, equal to $4,000 tons
OF coal
William Henry Smith, general mana
ger of the Associated Press, who is busy
making historical researches for book
on which he is engaged, has indirectly
started movement in Western Penn
sylvania for the collection and preserva-
ton of old documents and relies, diaries
and letters in a tire-proof building in
Pittsburg.
The regulations governing the Seouoia
National Park, prepared by the Interior
Department, are similar to those used
for Yellowstone Park. The discharge of
firearms within the reservation limits
the destruction of trees, shrubberv or
othe natural beauties of the park and
the sale of Intoxicating liquors are strict
ly prohibited.
The Postoffice Department at Wash
lngtOn was in receipt the other dav of a
letter from an Arkansas postmaster stat
ing that one of the citizens had recently
entered the office, armed with a Win
chester rifle, and had pointed it at the
postmaster in a threatening manner.
He closed his telegram with the words ::
Send instructions. Colonel Whitfield
the First Assistant, replied bv quoting
the words of the well-kuown refrain .