Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-07-24
Washington CITY News.


ton" said gentlemen connected with
the Department of State, 'have been re-
moved by his directing by wire that all
the papers In number of important
matters pending before the department
lee forwarded to him at once. That
means that the secretary feels well
enough to resume work and that he pro-
poses doing So" From another source
it was learned that Mr.. Louis A. Dent.
Mr.. Blalne's private secretary is at Bar
Harhor prepared for work, and that he
expects to make prolonged stay there,
which he would not do if Mr.. Blaine did
not propose keeping him busy.
Secretary Proctor is again at his desk,
having returned from his eastern trip.
Controller of the currency Lacey says
hat the assessment which he has levied
upon the stock Of the Quilted keystone
National bank of Philadelphia will have
the effect of determining who owns the
! stock, because in cases where there is a
| dispute the matter will be taken into
'ourt for an authoritive decision.
The guarantee fund of $4,000 for the
Entertainment of the G. A. r. encamp-
nent of 1892, should Westinghouse
cordial and pressing invitation to hold
1t IN this city be accepted when it is pre-
sented at Detroit next month, has prac-
tlcally all been subscribed and every-
body is enthusiastically in favor of Civ
ing the veterans such reception to the
national capital as they will always re-
member as one of the pleasantest events
OF their lives.
At meeting of the board of manage
ment OF Government buildings held here
this week it was decided to send the
building committee of the board to Chi
cdgo to consult with the Exposition
management concerning the arrange
ment of grounds for the government
bindings The committee will leave for
Chicago in few days and Supervisor o
Architect Edbrooke will go along as the
special representative of the secretary of
the treasury.
The judges and employees of the new
court of private land claim, Assistant
Secretary Crounse of the treasury and
Justice Beatty of Idaho will all have to
get along without drawing any salaries
from the government until after they are
confirmed by the senate. it having been
decided that no money can be legally
paid to them until that time.
The official count of the money in the
United States treasury, made necessary
by the change of treasurers, which has
been going on for sixty days, was COM
pleted this week. 1t shows that there
is a total of $60O,O62, 537 on hand, which
tallies to a cent with what the books
show ought to be there This is actual
money and does not include gold bars to
the value of $62,067, 1859, silver bars
SAC, 0,847,95 and trade dollar bars.
81, 484, 2O3. Rather pretty showing
isn't it for a treasury which is declared
by few crack-brained democrats to be
sn the verge of bankruptcy.
The democrats are trying very hard to
make it appear that they like the nomi-
nation of Campbell and the platform
which was adopted by the Ohio state
convention this week; they are trying to
convince themselves that Campbell will
get enough republican votes to elect
him, but they are not succeeding very
well. The national democratic commit
tee has been appealed to to use it's In :
fiuence to whip the kicking democrats
into line and it has promised to do 80,
but inasmuch as the committee has for
some time practically conceded the
election of Mckinley by laying wires to
capture the Legislature by trading votes
for governor for votes for candidates to
the Legislature 1t is hardly probable that
il will make any serious attempt to help
Campbell.
The democrats are now on the eve Of
a big row over the speakership. It has
leaked ont that German has been work
ing for Crisp, who is now in the lead.
and the friends OF Mills and the other
candidates say that unless he keeps his
hands off they propose making a fight
that will hurt somebody and they don't
seem to care continental who it is.
Mills has become so Disguised that he
has gone to the sea shore.
Mr.. Wanamaker has prepared adver
tlsements in accordance with the postal
subsidy bill passed by the last congress
asking proposals for carrying the mails
for five years to South America and Eu
ropean ports in steam vessels of four
classes, all to be of American build, and
the vessels of the first three classes to
be so constructed as to be ca ily and
speedily converted into auxiliary naval
cruisers. These vessels are to be built
upon plans approved by the secretary of
the navy.