The Iola register., 1886-05-07
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
The following confirmations were made
by the Senate recently: United States
Assistant Treasurer-Samuel Flower, at
New Orleans. Territorial Governor-C. W.
West, of Utah. Register of Public Lands
c. o. Shepard, at Worthington, MINI. Col
lectors of Internal Revenue-A. H. Null
mier Fourth Iowa; R W. Banks, District
of Mississippi; w. c. Thompson, Second
Iowa: B. Webster, Third Iowa.
REPRESENTATIVE BRECKINRIDeE has in
trOduced bill in the House to reduce the
number Of internal revenue officers and
amend the internal revenue laws.
THE first session of the third annual
meeting OF the American Historical Asso-
citation was held in Washington on the
eth. George Bancroft, the eminent Amer.
ican historian, delivered the address of
welcome.
CHENG TsAo JUT, the retiring Chinese
Minister, took leave of the President at
Washington on the 27th. The most friend
ly compliments were exchanged.
TIE charges against Attorney General
Garland, it was ascertained in the Pan
Electric telephone investigation at Wash
ington. were originally furnished the Bell
Company by General j. II. Sypher.
A MASS meeting was held in Washington
on the 2Sth, to sympathize with the efforts
of Gladstone and Parnell to obtain home
rule for Ireland. Representative Randall
presided.
THE House Committee on Territories has
ordered an adverse report on the Senate
bill to admit the southern half of the Terri
tory of Dakota into the Union of States.
The House Committee on Foreign At
fairs has ordered favorable reports on the
Chinese Indemnity bill and the Morrow
Restriction bill.
THE House Committee on Rules has
agreed to report q resolution fixing the
hour of meeting of sessions ofthe House at
eleven O'Clock.
THE President has vetoed the bill to
make Omaha, Neb., o port of entry as
wholly unnecessary.
JOSEPH C. HENDRICKS has been nomi.
mated by the President for the postmaster
ship of Brooklyn, N. Y; also Frank Brown,
at Baltimore, Md.
The household effects Of the Austrian
Minister, who has withdrawn from dip
lomatic relations with the United States,
were sold at auction at Washington on
April 80.
THE EAST.
EDWARD SCHARM was almost instantly
killed in Pittsburgh, Pa, the other evening
by an electric shock from an iron awning
frame, which had become charged in some
unknown manner.
TNxvk k><,Avy of r. -
editor Of the Cincinnati Commercial Ga-ette,
was cremated at Lancaster, Pa, ON the
26th
EIGHTY-FIvE muscular looking men. pas
sengers of the steamer Circassia, arrived
recently at Castle Garden, and were de-
tanned by the Superintendent They were
said to be under contract a. masops, stone.
cutters and blacksmiths to work on the
new State Capitol at Austin, Tex. The
charge was made by the Central Labor
Union Of New York.
A MRS. LAWSON, OF Erie, Pa, recently
locked three Of her children in the house
while she went shopping. The house took
fire, the youngest child being burned to
death. The two others were rescued, but
they were fatally burned.
hEhh &0OoE WoS ECCcutAy dIEOSueO In NoW
York for incendiary utterances.
TIE New York 7irbGns Of April 50 says
lthe family Of ex-President Arthur are ex-
ceedingly hopeful that he will get we'll
He has been steadily improving for several
days. Yesterday his condition was better
than for several weeks. With the return of
strength has come buoyancy of spirit, and
the ex-President feels confident that he will
recover.
THE WEBT.
WARRANTS for desertion have been sworn
out at Peoria, Ill, against Stephen A. Doty
and Julius Lawitzka, of Company L, Fifth
Regiment, because of their refusal to Join
their company at East st. Louis.
TEE California Supreme Court has de-
cided that owners of land through which
water flows have the right of property in
the water.
The settlers of the Fort Pierre ID. T) In
dian Reservation have been ordered of.
They have $50, 600 invested and emphatic
ally protest.
THREE men got on an Illinois Central
railway passenger train at Cairo, Ill, re-
Gently, and robbed two or three passengers.
One passenger was supposed to have been
shot by them. Two of them were arrested
and identified by one of the parties robbed.