Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-22
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The California Pharmaceutical society
is in annual session at Stockton.
The United States steamer Pensacola
has joined the American fleet at Iquique.
Gold coin to the amount of 81, 5000
was ordered Thursday, for export Satur-
day.
Pension Commissioner Raum emphat-
ically denies that he has rendered his
resignation.
The sixty-eighth general synod of the
Reformed Presbyterian church of North
America is in session at Philadelphia.
The Charleston was due at Panama
Thursday, but arrival has not been
reported. 1t is thought she concluded
not to stop there.
AT Utica, N. Y, the cornerstone of the
home for INDECENT Masons' widows and
orphans, was laid Thursday. Fully 15,-
00O Masons were present.
The supreme court of Louisiana has
reversed the decision of the lower court
in the famous hope bond case. 1t in
wolves nearly $3,000,000.
The standing committee of the Epis-
copal diocese of Milwaukee, refuses to
concur in the selection of Rev. Phillips
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diocese.
The annual convention of the Rail-
road Agents association, is in session at
Denver. Delegates are present from
every state of the union, Canada and
Mexico.
President Harrison has issued pro-
camation opening to public settlement
about 100000 acres of land in Fort
Berthold Indian reservation, North
Dakota.
John Bardsly, the city treasurer of
Philadelphia, whose method of deposit
ing the city's funds in shaky banks is
subject of investigation, has rendered
his resignation.
The Northern Pacific directors, have
agreed to terms under which the Balti-
more and Ohio railway will use the ia
ciities of the Northern Pacific company
as Chicago entrance.
The 103d annual meeting of the Pres1.
byterian general assembly is in session
at Detroit. Rev. Prof. William H.
Green, of Princeton theological seInin-
ary, was elected moderator by acclama-
tion.
The insurgent ENJOYS in Paris still
claim that the United States govern
ment has agreed not to seize the Itata,
but that the runaway will be peaceably
surrendered after she has discharged
her cargo.
The committee on resolutions of the
Trans Mississippi congress made two re-
ports on silver. The majority favors
free coinage of silver, but limited to
American product, while the minority
favors free and unlimited coinage.
The schooner yacht Halcyon, during
all the time that she has been reported
lodging round the Hawaiian islands
and the California coast, with cargo of
opium, has been lying quietly at the
head of an inlet on Barclay sound, on
the west coast of Vancouver island.
Secretary Foster has appointed com.
mission composed of ex-Congressman
Grosvenor of Ohio, Or. Walter Kemps,
theS noted expert on insanity, and r.
Powderly, brother of T. V. Powderly,
to proceed to Europe and investigate the
problem.
At Des Moines, Ia, the federal grand
jury indicted J. G. Newton for conspiring |
to defraud the government by 'pad-
ding" the mails. Newton is vice-presi-
dent and general manager of the Des
Moines and Kansas City railroad. 1t is
charged that he secured large quantity
Of old newspapers and dropped them
back and forth on his line, making suf-
ficient difference in weight to increase
the compensation for carrying the mail
from $4,000 to SIC, 900 per year.