The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-03
RESUME OF The NEWS,
WashInRton News ltenna.


The collections from internal revenue
year ended Juno 80, 1888, aggregated
$50, $50, 958, an increase OF $5,852,7 1853
over the corresponding period OF the last
fiscal year.
cable message received at the depart.
ment OF state from Minister McLane at
Paris announces the release OF Fruchier
and Arbios, two naturalized American cit
liens, who were held by the French 20 ern.
mert for military service.
A large party of Senators. members,
army and navy officers and nearly all the
prominent newspaper men have accepted
an invitation from Secretary Whitney to
witness the launching OF the 'Yorktown"
at Cramps shipya ard in Philadelphia.
Senator Dawes has placed the Nelson
bill for the civilization OF the Chippewas
in Minnesota largely in Senator Sabin's
hands, and is taking council with him in
the changes that he contelnp'ates on it
senator Dawes favored a different sort OF
q bill, but by Satin's advice he has been
induced to favor the present one.
A visit to the White house shows that
tho Sioux bill and Montana bill. which
were both sent to the interior department
on the goth, have not yet beon returned.
John H. King, who has been looking after
the Sioux bill ever since it left the capitol,
has had some talk with officials over it
and feels very cheerful over its prospects.
1t has been practically decided at the
was department to assign Mai. Gen. Crook
to the command OF the division of tho
Missouri, with headquarters at Chicago.
1t - said that Maj. Gen. Howard, com.
manding the Pacific, desired to be trans
terred to the Missouri, but that it was
found that the interests OF the service
could be subserved better by retaining him
at San Francisco.
The postmaster general has completed
arrangements with tho postmaster OF Cam
ada establishing a uniform rate of post
nge OF one cent per ounce on all merch an.
dice including grain, seed, cuttings. bulbs,
scions and all gratis, one cent per two
ounces OF printed matter in the mails ex.
changed between the two countries, and
not known rs third class matter in the do.
mestic mails OF this country; to 90 into Of.
fect May l.
The oil trust investigation was resumed
at Washington. Witnesses testified that
the Pennsylvania Railroad company had
ai'owed unreasonably low rates to the
Standard Oil company. State Senator
Lewis Emery OF Bradford, Pa. stated
that the amount OF rebates given the
over 100000, 900, and had the railroads
treated all shippers alike they would now
be in receipt OF an annual income OF from
$15,0OO,OO to $50, 600, 900 greater than
they received at present.
The representatives OF the two parties
at Washington have buried the hatchet SO
lar as the question OF limiting the debate
upon the tariff bill is concerned. The
Democrats OF the ways and means com.
1nittee in effect accepted the proposition
which the Republican members first made,
that the general debate shall continue for
twenty days from the time it opened.
The agreement is that it shall continue
seventeen days, without any limitation
as to the number OF hours which shall be
devoted to each days debate, and that
three evenings OF each week shall be set
apart for additional debate upon the sub.
ject. The original Democratic suggestion
wes that the evenings should be fixed for
the consideration OF general business.