The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-04-22
News Summary.

THURSDAY, .......... APRIL q, 1895
News Summary.
The New York Senate last wee
Wednesday ratified the Fifteenth Con
ssitutional Amendment by vote Of l
70 Is. The House had already rati
nod.
The United States Supreme Cour
aAjourned last Tuesday until October
lgodecision was given in the legal.tsnde
eaoo.
The Spanish and Mexican Govern
m6nts have filed charges against ou
1llnlstsrs Hale and Isosecrans, and the,
W1llAe q once recalled.
W ~ ~ NOW - that the Straits
IN - - open, and lake navigation
/ 1sgNS6f he upper and lower lakes r.
u1ned, bs1brs ths ~ 0r1Gay.
= aopt one hair 6f IN vi1lite on Cherry
M q Wi1neb1gs county, Ili., VA
yttit ~ m 81 Sunday, inclhdins
- ~ ~ businsss part d The
~ peobabllitis1 hssm 10 Is thst ~
u al1ow the Bril1Sh Governments =
- ~ rext nnovs1Aent for settIIhe
" mA Nl1ln 1sd tlscrv - =
$500 that negotiations will b trans-
:Jsd nom London to Washing
80.
svsfdy Johnson has asksd permits
41on,to 1eanain Il England = our Min
.1s1eS III August - = TO complete his
.yGAs ofss5yics; but Of courss this favor
Win net - granted him. Mr.. Motley
viii 60 out some time next month.
6harpsburg, : suburb Of Pittsburgh,
,was visited with q terrible fire on the
-l4th instant; 1900 barrels refined, 1850
barrels distilled, and &c, 900 barrels crude
petroleum were burned, infiicting loss
.of about $aOO, 900.
The Commissioner OF Internal Revs-
nue. has decided that all money, wheth-
or borrowed or not, save deposits
paying tax as such, used in banking,
taxable under the revenue law.
The removals in the Treasury Depart
Osent Saturday was sevcnV-two. 1t
should be constantly borne in mind
that all these discharges are for tire pur-
pose Of reducing the force to the proper
aNmber, and not make places for new
4 IL n g
to go to Washington in the hope of get
ting a. clerkship.
A Washington special says President
6ranthas directed c peremptory de-
1,snd to be made OH fine Spanish au-
thoritiss In Euba for the immediate
release of fire Mary Lowell, and the
surrender Of the two passengers taken
from the Lizzie Major, and in case of
refusal hostile demonstrations viii be
by the fleet under Admiral Hon.
The President has thus far, at the ex-
tra session, seut in nearly six hundred
nominations to the Senate, Of which
.nlont tl,rco hundred anu seventy nve
nave been confirmed, while more have
been favorably reported, and are on the
calendar for confirmation at next ses-
SION. This leaves one hundred and
fifty set in the committee whereof the
greater part will probably be reported
Tuesday.
Senator Chandler, Of Michigan, who
was present when the recent interview
between President Grant and Senator
Ross, OF Kansas, took place in the White
House, declares that there is no truth
IN the newspaper report of the affair.
he says both spoke in low tone of
voice, and there was no discourtesv or
insulting language on either side.
Later advices from Spain state that
the building of gun boats for service in
the waters of Cuba, is being vigorously
prosecuted, and it is expected they will
oe ready for sea in June. Differences
have arisen in the Cabinet, and it is
probable that several members will re-
sign Prince Frederic Charles, of Prus-
sia. will be put forward as candidate
for the vacant throne.
Orders having been received at the
Navy Yards at Charlestown, Ports
mouth and Brooklyn, to prepare the
war vessels there for immediate active
service. It is believed that our Gov
eminent anticipates war with Spain
over the Cuban question. The Spanish
authorities in Cuban waters have been
guilty Of grave outrages on the Ameri-
can dag, Of late, which must be atoned
1or or redressed.
Imports at the Custom House for
March we're nearly thirty-five million
dollars in gold value, an enormous in.
crease over the Same time in the pre-
vlous two years. Less than half of the
total was dry goods, while sugar. tea
and coffee figured conspicuously. The
stock in bond has increased nearly four
mAlfors, chiefly in groceries and gen
Aral 1nerchandise. Exports Of produce
have decreased in about the same pro-
perfion = the imports have increased.
II y stated that instructions to Min
1ster Motley ars icing prepared at the
6fafe Department. He is expected to
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