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FROM WASHINGTON. Some Queer Qualifications for Pensions. CATTLE RAISING ENCOURAGED. The Canadian Pacific Asks to bc Bonded as a U. S. Common Carrier. | Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.| WASHINGTON, May 24.-The President to-day appointed Harry R. Jefferds, of Arizona, Attorney of the United States for Arizona, Charles S. Zane, of Utah, to be Justice of the Peace of the Supreme B. Court of the Territory of Utah, and F. Gilkerson, of Pennsylvania, Second Comptroller of the Treasury. THE MONTANA CONVENTION. Assistant-Solicitor General Shields rendered an opinion in response to arequest from the Secretary of Montana as to whether the Constitutional Convention, which meets at Helena on the 4th of July next, will be limited to one set of officers, as allowed by law to each body of legislative assemblies. The Secretary of Montana, in his communication,states number of that members in this will be double the of both Assemblies, and additional help, and to if such additional allowed by the Assembly require know legislative the Governor. help he number will desires he will be The Assistant Attorney-General's opinthat although the of of said convention than double the more ion members says number number might of mem- it be is bers of both legislative bodies, yet one body, and he is of only under regulating the the opinion that the laws pay and number of subordinate officers in legislative assemblies in Territories, only one set of officers of the classifications described in the act of June 19,1878,ca be allowed for said convention under law the rules and regulations provided by for the payment of Territorial Legislatures. DEVELOPING CATTLE GROWING. United States at E. L. Ayres, Baker, to Consul the Buenos in his report indus- Deof State, says the the Republic has partment try of Argentine cattle is law in such languishing condition that a been passed offering a guaranty of 5 per cent. for ten years on capital employed in the business of exporting fresh or beef. The report saye that several to take preserved understood advantage establishments of "It the is and are going into scale, with guaranty are a preparing large special the warehouses steamers business on for the traffic, and and France," from this law by are fitted in England expected up Great he the does Argen- things not but Consul Baker says it will hurt the beef much until new tines, believe shippers United methods of States beef are adopted for the preparation for exportation. The number of sheep in the Argentine Republic is estimated at 80,000,000, and horned cattle 20,000,000. PENSION CLAIMS ALLOWED. Assistant Secretary Bussey has rendered favorable decisions on two pension claims heretofore rejected. In one case the claimant was hit by a demijohn e thrown by a Corporal, striking which him on he the leg, from the effects of the recovered. In the other case s never claimant was running and was tripped his t by a comrade, falling and breaking collar-bone. WAS THE YANTIC IN COLLISION? is said at the Navy Department have that It Yantic, which is reported to British the seen two days ago by a minus her foremast et must have been in New steamer been boom, collision from and with jiba another vessel. She went out t Yord a fortnight ago to blow up wrecks, the I from her position when seen by New t steamer, and, should have arrived in o York to-day. t TO BE COURT-MARTIALED. Bi naval General Court-Martial has it A ordered to convene at Mare Island, Passed been California, on June 3d, to try Assistant Engineer Frank J. Hoffman, himself e is accused of absenting atwho leave. He was detailed to but without the dock trial of the Charleston, be d overstayed tend his leave and failed to b present at che trial. fe THE CANADIAN PACIFIC'S REQUEST. b Canadian Pacific Railway has ap- to 8. the Secretary of the li as a common carrier plied The bonded to and Treasury between the apbe of the United States, Soliciparts has been referred to the and W tor plication of the Treasury for examination report. a of DISPOSAL OF THE OFFICERS. p Secretary of the Navy has given Navy T The commandant at Mare Island the disa the discretionary powers as to fo position Yard of the officers from the Samoan wrecks. of NEW BANK AUTHORIZED. Comptroller A of Currency has Bank auE The the Exchange National of h Spokane thorized Falls, W. T., capital $100,000, to begin business.
