Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-07-10
Mrs. General Logan De-
MES the Report
SHE IS TO MARRY LEMON.
A Scheme on Foot to Transport tbs
Entire Population Of Iceland
to Alaska.

National Bank OF New DIRK.
George G. Gorham is engaged in com
piling the private papers of Secretary
Stanton, preparatory to writing his life.
Farmers are travelling by the score to
Mystic, Conn.,, to get look at grape
vine on which potato vine is growing.
The wheat harvest in Oklahoma is al
most complete. The yield is estimated
at not less than twenty-five bushels per
acre.
Mrs. General Logan denies that she is
to marry Pension Attorney Lemon.
Gossip had stated that the marriage ar
engagements had been formed.
Harvard will not accept Oxford's chal-
lenge for boat race on the Thames at
London. The Harvard's crew is, of
course, out of training and disbanded.
Since the beginning of the year twelve
New York fire Insurance companies have
gone out of business, and many of those
remaining in the field are said to be los
ing money.
The Chief Quartermaster Of the De-
partment of the Platte has been ordered
to cut down the civilian force of en-
ployes in his department by reduction
OF % per cent.
The American Bank Note Company,
New York, is printing $l2 100000 worth
of paper money after the style of the
American "greenhacks" for President
Balmaceda of Chill.
Texas by ruling Of its Supreme Court
on the right OF railroads to land grants
on account OF sidings and switchings
will recover over 5000, 600 acres to which
patents had been improperly issued to
railroads.
A company composed of New York
and Southern capitalists has just been
organized, with a capital of 81 100000,
for cultivating a farm of IL, 900 acres in
Florida. Sugar cane and cocoanuts are
the contemplated crops.
The deplorable condition of the streets
of New York can be inferred from what
the World says: There are no signs an
nouncing Broadway as a street closed,
but in view of that thoroughfare's con-
dition there ought to be.
The Secretary of Agriculture has re-
voked his order imposing a quarantine
affecting Canadian sheep and swine.
Sheep and swine may, therefore, be i'm
ported into the United States from Can
ada, subject only to the regular inspec-
ton.
The Bureau of American Republics re-
ports that estimates of the Brazilian COT
fee crop of 1901, now coming in, con-
tinue to diminish. The first estimate
was 100000 bags, next 3,500,000, and
now it is believed that the crop will not
exceed 100000 bags.
Orders have gone forward to the New
York navy yard for the preparation of
two new wooden masts for the cruiser
Philadelphia to replace the steel masts
on the vessel. The ship is top-heavy as
at present rugged, and rolls to an uncom-
Portable degree unless water ballast is
carried.
Experiments are being made by the
Agricultural Department at Washington
by exploding balloons charged with gases
at a considerable height in the air, the
object being to determine the practical
bility of exploding dynamite in a like
manner and its effect in producing rain
in cases of drought.
Hereafter board OF promotions, con-
sisting of clerks of the various depart
ments in the ostmaster-General's De-
partment, will inquire into the fitness of
clerks for promotion whenever a vacancy
occurs. The examinations are to be com
petitive, and the findings will be reported
to the stmaster-General.
A reign of terror exists among the col
ored population of West Philadelphia,
who believe that the Medical College of
the University of Pennsylvania has a
paid gang of powerful men whose bust
ness it is to Turk about the streets at
night, with hoods and chloroform, and
capture negroes for subjects to be dis
sected by students.
Judge Gary of the Appellate Court at
Chicago has rendered decision which
denies the right of the city authorities
to permit pool-selling or book making
upon the race track and not allow it
elsewhere. He decided that there can
be no discrimination, and il the city
lnsi IS upon prohibiting pool rooms it
must stop betting at race tracks.
Chairman Smith of the Transmissouri
division has ordered the Atchison road
to divert to the Rock Island 600 900
pounds of salt from the Atchison Kan
sas, and the Missouri Pacific to divert
l $4,000 pounds to the Rock Island
Atchlson has applied for division of the
bullion at Pueblo, and Rock Island for a
division of the bullion at Denver.
Ludwig Won Dolcke, noted Icelander,
who has been living in Detroit number
of years, is on his way to his native
country where. he will interview the
government authorities upon a scheme
OF transporting the entire population of
Iceland to Alaska and there establish a
colony under the government of the
United States. 1t is understood a mum
Der Of capitalists are backing the scheme.
Charles F Steel of Philadelphia is in
washington to urge an investigation of
the letting OF the recent contract for
making postage stamps. He was the
lowest bidder by $4,000, but his bid
was rejected and the contract given
without further competition to the
American Bank Note Company of New
York, on the ground that the building
offered by Mr.. Steel could not be made
sufficiently freproof.
David Thompson, Chief of the Census
| Bureau of Manufacturers at PhiladeI.
| phia, has made statement for the pub-
lie in which he charges that from the
beginning of his work there has been a
most persistent effort on the part of the
leading census officials under Mr.. Porter
1 to hinder the census work, aud that
they have resorted at times to many
devices unworthy of department tax
ing complete census.
The Chicago City Council, after an
exciting discussion, has repealed the or
dinane2e9 which was rushed ao t., through the
t snd N Togtber9 o Pae ang the
five miles OF right-of-way within the
CITY limits and comforting other priv.
leges, the money value Of which is al
legged to be enormous. 1t is said, THOUGH
this action will have no effect, for tbe
ordinance has become, by means of