McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-04-24
CAPITAL TOPICS.

The navy department has been in
formed that rumor prevails at st. Johns
n. F., that the Greedy party has kee,
rescued from a mass of floating ice by tn,
crew of q whaling schooner. In commu
nication on the subject the United State
consul at st. johns says the report is no
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.
Senior Batcis, Central American min
lister to this city, received telegram from
the ministry of foreign affairs for Guate
mala and Salvador saving that it is true tha
an attempt was made to assassinate Presi
dent Barrtos, but adding that no harm wa
done him, and he Is perfectly well. Tht
dispatch also says that there is no disturb.
ance OF public order and the attempt at as.
sassination is universally execrated. Gen,
eral Barrios is receiving the congratulations
OF all classes of people.
NEWS SUCCESSOR.
The president has nominated Charles
E. Coon, Of New York, as assistant secre.
tary OF the treasury, to succeed John C.
New, resigned.
TREASURY NOTES.
The house committee on coinage,
weights and measures have unanimously
instructed Representative Lacey to re-
port favorably his bill to prohibit
the issue of treasury notes for less
than s., and provide for the issue
OF 81, ~ and IS silver certificates. The bill
provides that on and after the passage of
the act it shall be unlawful for the SECRETARY
OF the treasury to print and issue treasury
notes OF smaller denomin alton than S.,
and any holder of standard silver dollars or
silver certificates may deposit the same with
the treasurer or any assistant treasurer of
the United States in sums of not less than
$40 and receive therefor silver certificates
denom1natlve at the option Of the holder at
81, 81 and S..
ELECTION OF PRESIDENT.
At a meeting of the house committee
on law respecting the election of president
and vice-president, proposition to limit
to twelve months the time during which the
cabinet officers may perform the duties Of
president was acted upon fayorably. 1t
provides that if the duties Of the presidency
fall upon member of the cabinet for more
than twelve months before the next ensuing
presidential election. he shall issue proc
amation for special election. Mr.. Eaton
was directed to report the proposition to
the house as an amendment to the senate
bill providing for the performance of the
duties OF the office Of president in case of
removal, death, resignation or inability of
both the president and vice president.
LIZ I'm AMI VI hhIDs
The secretary of the navy has issued
In accordance with resolution adopted by
both houses OF congress, q proclamation Of
fering $25, 600 reward for the discovery and
rescue by any private person or vessel of
the Attic signal service party of Lieutenant
Greedy.
CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT.
Ex-senator Jos. E. Mcdonald was
announced as candidate for the
presidency by the Indiana democratic asso.
citation here. Resolutions favoring Melon.
ald's candidacy were unanimously adopt
ed. Senator Voorhees, made speech SUP
porting the resolution.
NCLOsING OF PUBLIC LANDS.
The house committee on public lands
has instructed Representative Payson to
formally report his bill to prevent the un-
lawful occupancy of public lands. The
measure provides that all Enclosures of
public lands in any state or territory, by
parties who have no titles to the lands,
shall be declared unlawful. 1t further pro-
V1des that 1t shall be lawful for any person
70 demolish any such inclosure when 1t
includes $40 acres of land or any agricultu-
al land.
MISSOURI RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.
Messrs. Dockery, Buckner, Bland,
Burns, Graves, CosProye, O'Neill and
of the Missouri delegation in
congress, made arguments before the river
md harbOr committee in favor of the ap-
of 81, 600, 900 for The improve
nent OF the Missouri river. The congress-
men from Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and
estern Iowa are to hold meeting at an
sarly date to secure united action on the
Dill creating Missouri river commissi Oh.