The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-07-17
A SENSELESS RUN0R.
4 Cruel Report Concerning Mrs. HarrisOn'S
Health.
The Deficiency Bill Still Before the Snate-The
House Interested in appropriations to
the Worlds Fair.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

WASHINGTON, July 16.-TO-day Private
Secretary Haltord was shown a Washing
ton dispatch in Philadelphia paper to the
effect that Mrs. Harrison was dying of
'quick consumption" and that friends had
abandoned all hope of her recovery.
He said the report was cruel aud contrary
to all Information be mad received from the
attending physician and others who were
now with Mrs. Harrison. The President
received reports from Loom Lake every day
from DR.. Gardner and relatives with his
wife. They are all of a favorable aud en-
couraging character.
The fact that President Harrison and
Private Secretary HalfoId left this after
noon for Cape Nav is in itself very posi-
tive evidence that Mrs. Harrison is not dan
ger0usly i'll.
Sugar Trusts Are Illegal.
Representative A C. Hopkins to-day in
troduced a resolution in the House asking
the AttOrney-General what steps, il any
bad been taken TO indict and punish men,
bers OF the American Sugar Refinery Com
pany or the sugar trust aud the Whole
sale Gr0cers' Association of Pennsylvania
and New Jersey. recently organized as an
adjunct to the trust, and thereby, says the
resolution, forming an illegal combination
to raise, control aud arbitrarily regulate
tue price OF an article of food.
army promotion
BY direction of the Secretary Of War
board of officers is appointed to meet atsthe
call of the president thereof at the Presidio
of san Francisco for ths examination of
such officers az may be ordered before il, to
determine their fitness for promotion. The
board comprises Colonel William X. Shafter,
First Infantry; Colonel William NJ. Gra-
ham. Fifth Artillery; Lieutenant Colonel
Francis l.. Town, surgeon; Major Charles
BenZ0ni, First Infantry; Captain Leonard
Ward. assistant surgeon; First Lieutenant
John Mcclellan, Fifth Artillery, recorder;
and the following named officers will report
in person to Colonel Shafter at such time as
he may designate for examination: Cap
tain David II. Kinsie, Fifth Artillery; Sec
ond Lieutenant John L. Mcmahon, Fourth
Artillery; Second Lieutenant GuStaye W.
Stevens. Fifth Artillery. Upon the compile
tiOn of his examination Lieutenant McClel-
Ian will return to his proper station.
Pensions.
California: Original-Patrick Cornelius,
James +. Afford, Richard Smith, JoSia A.
Robinson, James Dougherty, Carlos S.
Sherman. Additional = Orin Il. Phillips.
Nevada-H. Mullin, George ii. Beck, AL
fred :. Castle. Joseph A. Brown. Increase
orphaus-Ellen Cooks.
Brsvities.
In the Senate to-day Jones of Nevada
from the Committee on Contingent Ex-
penses reported back a resolution (Which
was agreed to) instrueting the Committee
on immigration to Inquire into the working
of laws on the subject of immigration, etc.
The President has signed the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill.
The committee on the Homestead trouble
will report next week and have asked leave
TO investigate the Pinkerton system during
recess.
The appointments of the following per-
sons as receivers OF public money were to-
day confirmed: Bertrand Rhine at hide
pendenee and I. j. Sherwood at Marys-
vile, Cal.
A postofice has been established at Sun
nyside, San Diego County, Cal, with Ellen
L. Nevns as Postmistress.