Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27
An Epitome of the Happenings Of
Two Hemisphere.
What is Transporting at the Capital Of
the United StateS-0ther Very
Interesting News.


of their reservation to the government.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad strike
at Glenwood, Pa, is apparently ended.
James w. Hathaway, of Montana, has
been selected for postmaster Of the
House.
The city of New York won its suit
against a railway that did not run cars
all night.
An American syndicate has purchased
the Van Ramon estate at Manzino, Cuba,
for 100000.
Erastus Wiman will not accept any of
the several seats which have been ten
dered to him in the Canadian Parlia-
ment.
The Canadian Pacific directors have
declared supplementary dividend of
per cent, making total of 2la per cent.
for the year.
1t is estimated that the legal expenses
of the sugar trust already foot up nearly
100000 for the three years it has been
In existence.
The Davis Platform Binder Company,
manufacturing harvesters and binder at
Cleveland, O., has gone into the hands
of receiver.
Mrs. Woodwork, the trance evangel-
list, has returned to the scenes of her
former triumphs, and her followers have
established church at Muncie, Ind.
1t is stated in Washington, Oh reliable
authority, that Acknowledgement Miller
will succeed the late Justice Samuel
Miller, of the United States Supreme
Court.
| has now been decided that a rebate
on manufactured tobacco will he made
to owners of tobacco, wherever it may
be, if the owner is a manufacturer or
dealer.
The ordnance foundry will be located
at Benicia The report of the Commits
sioners is in the Presidents hands. The
geographical position of Benicia was
greatly in its favor.
The Secretary of the Treasury has ad-
dressed a note to the Collector of the
Port of San Francisco fixing the value OF
the Russian ruble, in assessing duties
on importations, at 68cents.
Representative Geary of California has
introduced a bill amending the naturaIi-
cation laws by prescribing an educational
test, to be made in the Eng ish language
without the aid Of an interpreter.
An analysis Of Koch's lymph has been
made by Paris physicians. 1t reveals
that the remedy is composed OF pto-
maines Of tubercular bacilli, which is
virulent poison, cynanure Of gold and
glycerine.
Judges Mari and Baker, at New Or
leans, have sustained a motion to quash
the Indictment against the Hennessv
assassins, because of the presence Of
Stenographer Mitchell in the grand irry
room.
Succi, the Italian faster, says the hard
est part of his fasting is the annoyance
he is subjected to by cheap wits who ask
all sorts of insane questions and are dis
appointed if similar answers are not
forthcoming.
A party of Mexicans and Americans
who believe Mexico will exclude Ameri-
can pork and its products in re aliation
planning at Kansas City to establish the
pork industry in Mexico.
The widow Of General Romeyn Avres.
who has long been prominent in Balti-
more and Washington society, has been
admitted to the r ma Catholic church.
and has signified her intention of en-
tering a religious order.
Secretary Proctor has approved the
site selected by Mrs. Stanford for the
ere ton OF her monument to the mem
DRY of the Rev. Father Junipero Sierra.
Work on the erection of the monument
begins at once at Monterey.
Governor Ross of Texas recently com
planned to Secretary Blaine of the impu-
dence and threats of English Consul
Lyau of Galveston. Blaine told the
British Minister that Lyal was no LONGER
useful, and his papers have gone to Eng
land.
The grave Of August Belmont is in 4
lonely portion of the cemetery, which is
co pietely hidden from the view of
passers-by on Middletown road at New
FORK. Two guards have been placed at
the NIB, who will keepvigil there night
and day.
The decision in the Counselman rail-
road case at Chicago rendered " Jud re
Gresham is looked upon by the n ost en-
inent law ers at Chicago as firmly estab-
fishing the interstate commerce law Inv
providing an avenue by which to reach
ViolatOrs.
The House Committee on Invalid Pen
$40 agreed to report favorablv a bill
limiting to 81 the fee allowed an agent
IN prosecuting an application for an in
crease OF pension on account Of the in
crease OF disability. The maximum fee
now allowed is so.
1t has just been learned that State
Representative BraI DIT, who died at TIT
nm, o., two years ago, was 5000 short
as Treasurer of Venice township. SEN
eca county, o. He was also bankrupt
with liabilities estimated at $4,000 and
assets OF only $4,000.
The House Committee on Military
AHalrs calls tor an appropriation OF
$23, APO, 800, being $435, 55S more than
the appropriation for the current wear.
The most important difference is the
increase in the appropriation for army
transportation of $4,000.
A man calling himself Bill joplin near
Fort Smith, Ark, evidently crazed at the
prevent on of his marriage by the father
OF the. girl to whom he was engaged
started out on murdero : topr, and be