The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-11-16
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WASHINGTON NOTES.
TIE Second Comptroller Of the Currency
In his annual report suggests statute OF
limitation on war claims. This, he thinks,
would effectively prohibit any claim agent
or attorney from presenting claims, as has
heretofore been done, without even an at
tempt to ascertain whether they were mer-
ftorious.
COLONEL JOHN A. MARTIN, Secretary OF
the National Republican Committee, has
issued call for q meeting Of the Repub-
lican National COMMITTEE, to be held at the
Arlington House, Washington, d. c., on
Wednesday, December II, 1888, at twelve
o'clock, for the purpose Of deciding upon a
date and place for holding the next Nation
ell Republican Convention.
AT Washington City the jury in the case
of Hallet Kilbourne, against John G.
Thompson, for false imprisonment recently
returned verdict for $4,000 for plaintiff.
A motion for new trial was made by the
defense.
SENATOR MILLER has written q letter to
the Secretary of State, complaining that by
fraudulent practices of Chinese officials
hundreds of Chinese laborers are being
landed in America, as teachers, students,
merchants, or others desiring to travel in
the United States.
The President, It is reported, has so
amended Civil Service Rule No. 5 that it
now distinctly prohibits the appointing
power alike in every department and in
every post-office and custom Office from
for appointments by reason ofany political
or religious opinions or utilization.
THE Chief Signal Officers annual report
says the service has been seriously crippled
by the diminished appropriations, and
urges Congress to be more liberal in the
future. He recommends separate Office
on the Pacific coast, and decided extern
sion of the service in that important re-
gion.
THE Chief of the Bureau of Yards and
Docks estimates that it will be necessary to
expend S606,000 at the Mare Island Navy
Yard for the fiscal year, ending June 30,
1855.
2 TIE Senate Committee examining the
Mississippi River improvements, recently
gave the Government work at Vicksburg a
thorough inspection. The Committee ex-
pressed satisfaction with the work at diff
ferent points examined by them, and ap-
proved the plans of the River Commission.
THE President has appointed James T.
Dubois, of Pennsylvania, United States
Consul at Leipsic, and recognized Samon
Uliers Consul of the United States Of Co.
lornbia.
ARGUMENT was commenced in the <Su-
preme Court at Washington, the other day,
in the suit brought by the heirs of the late
Sarah Ann Dorsey, of Louisiana, for the
purpose of setting aside the will by which
Mrs. Dorsey left her property to jefferson
Davis. 1t is maintained the testatrix was
subjected to undue influence.
GENERAL WRIGHT, Chief Engineer, in his
annual report, urgently recommends Con.
gress to make ample appropriations for
putting the sea and lake front in condition
for defense in case of war. He advises at
least $500, 900 be expended at San Francisco.
THE EAST.
Ar Gibraltar, Pa, recently, twenty-one
Hungarian railroad laborers were arrested
and sent to jail for rioting.
Ex-Governor RANDOLPH died suddenly
at Moristown, N. j., on the It'll.
ABOUT one thousand members of the
Grand Army Of the Republic rendered
General Sherman a reception at New York.
The General made long address, which
was well received.
IT Is believed by the glass manufacturers
of Pittsburg, Pa, that President Cline's
mission to the East is to secure financial
aid for the strikers from importers, instead
of attempting to stop the importation of
glass, as given out. 1t is said the strike is
rich harvest for importers, and it is not
unlikely that they will secretly aid the
strikers.
BURGLARS recently raided the store of
Samuel Schultz, near Pittsburgh, Pa,
hauled the safe out of the building on
planks, blew it open with powder and got
80 900 in cash and jewelry.
THE Trenton, which made her trial trip
from New York to Newport, and which
has already been laid up for repairs, and
her date of sailing for the Asiatic station
has been delayed.
THE WEST.
AT the recent election of officers of the
National Women's Christian Temperance
Union, in Detroit, Mich, Francis E. vii
.ard was unanimously reelected President
amid the greatest enthusiasm.
JACOB HIP, wealthy resident of Mil
waukee, Wis, while on his way from the
Mexican Central Railway terminus a,
Laredo, Tex, to Durango, Colo, was robbed
recently of 5000 and murdered by road
agents.
A DISPATCH from General Crook con
6rmed the surrender of the Chiricahuas to
Lieutenant Hunter, at Silver Greek, Ari
soma
FRAME WILKES, of GAINESVILLE, o., grand
BON of Commodore Wilkes, United States
havy, herding sheep near Pleasant Valley
Station, in Utah, recently became lost and
died Of starvation.
AT Bismarck, d. T., the other day, at the
Capitol building, the clamp to the elevator
rope broke and the elevator and six mer
named Daniel O'Neil. William Buxton
Andrew johnson, John Welton, Gel Hoff
man and Oscar Sanberg, fell to the bottom,
distance of fifty feet. The hods and
~heelbarrows followed and were smashed
TO kindling wood. Buxton had all his ribs
broken from the spine and would die. The
others were badly injured, and, it was
thought, could not live.
LEE WHITE, who had been baggage
master on the Northwestern road, and who
confessed to the robbery Of package Of
money in the express Office at Oakfield
Wis, six months ago, committed suicide
the other night. The robbery had long re
manned mystery.