Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-06-03
NATIONAL NEWS NOTES
Pleuro Pneumonia Inspectors
Charged with Inventing
New Kind of Deviltry
They are Said to Take Pains to
Propagate the Disease In
stead of Stamping it Out
"A Batch of Other Interesting
Items From the City of
Magnificent Distances

WASHINGTON. June = Sensational
charges have been made against govern
mcnt pleuro pneumonia inspectors In
Hudson and Bedgen counties, New Jer-
sey. 1t is said they are not only not try
ing TO stamp the disease out, but are taxi
ing pains to propagate it. They find herd
Df cattle infected and condemn them.
Inspectors also have cattle for sale with
which they supply the places Of slaugh-
tered herds 10 the farmer, putting one or
two infected cattle in the lot, and when
the time comes slaughtering the herd and
selling the farmer another lot, Congress
man McAdoo will ask for thorough. in-
vestigation of the charges.
Two hours were spent by the republican
members of the senate finance committee
this morning in consideration of the tariff
bill. Time was devoted to the schedule
to wooden manufacturers. Progress was
slow, considerable difference Of opinion
being shown over rates Of duty on sched-
ule timber.
G. W. Hertzss Of Iowa, and associates
have applied TO the comptroller of eur.
ItutN lOi W VI d
bank at Hoquiam. Washington. aud j.
l.. Fraser, OF White sulphur Springs,
Montana, and associates ask authority
for Castle Mountain National Bank AT
White sulphur Springs. Comptroller has
authorized Linn county National Bank
at Albany, Oregon. To commence business
ON slO0.0OO capital. with the following
officers: James l.. Cowan. president; Geo.
T.. Chamberlain, cashier.
In the senate conference was ordered
ou the naval appropriation bill
The following petitions were presented:
From Kansas City for reciprocity In trade
with Mexico. From New Hampshire and
Vermont against further concessions to
Pacific railroads and in favor of the gov
crnment taking possession.
Senate bill to grant right -uf-way
through public land, for irrigation pur-
poses was reported and placed ON the cal
endar.
Plumb introduced bill prepared by
ST. John Of New York for the purchase of
silver to be used as lawful money. Re-
ferrcd to committee on finances.
Plat presented a petition from seventy
five anti Mormons, of Utah. asking that
franchises only be- granted to those citi-
zens who give unqualified allegiance to
the country's laws.
Michael introduced bill providing
that pension applications addressed 10
the mansion department shall be- carried
through the mails of the United States.
Teller rep ,rted fayurably the bill from
the commissioner on public lands denying
right-oi-way through the public lands of
the United States for any canal or ditch
company for irrigation purposes which
filed with the secretary of the interior a
cony of articles of incorporation and
nroofs of organization under same.
Merrill took The floor ON the silver qucs-
i.ion
Dawes gave notice he would tomorrow
ask the senate to consider the fortilica
| tIon biIl.
ON motion of Wilson, Of Washington
the rules were suspended and the hous,
passed the bill granting the Portland &
| Puget Sound railway company right oI
way through Puyallup Indian rcserva