The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-06-08
WASHINGTON NOTES.

CECRETAhH rAlkCuILO says WIN TciST-
ence to the Senate ial investigation Of the
custom-house at New York that the re-
movals at the Appraisers Office were due
TO frauds, the investigation OF which began
two years ago.
The House Committee on Military Az
fairs has reported the Army Appropriation
bill It makes . total appropriation Of
"a 2S9, 100, while the estimates were u.s.
364 3A The appropriation for the current
fiscal year was e23 sA s1S. The increase is
chiefly in the item of e4OO. 900 for dynamite
guns.
A BILL has been reported to the Senate to
reimburse the depositors of the Freedmen's
Savings and Trust Company.
The President has vetoed the bill appro-
priating $4,000 for a public building at
Youngstown, O., and that for q public
building at Columbus, Ga.
PRoF. s. A. FORBES, State Entomologist
of ILLINOIS, has written to Secretary Mills.
OF the Agricultural Board, that he finds
cut worms Of various species more numer
Gus this year throughout Central and South
Illinois than he has ever known them be-
fore. The fact is due. doubtless, to the dry
weather Of the past three years.
The President has recognized Enrique de
Villa as Consul of the Republic of Colon
bia. at New Orleans, and Louis Kalin,
Consul OF the Swiss Confederation for the
State Of Kentucky, to reside at Louisville.
The negotiations between Turkey and
America in regard to the tariff have not
been resumed. Mr.. Strauss, the American
Minister at Constantinople, has been in
structed to accept every thing done by the
more interested powers and endeavor only
to obtain modification in the import duties
on articles of special interest to America.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland re
turned to Washington on the night Of the
Both.
Tue Pacific Railroad Telegraph bill IA
vorably reported to the Senate is the House
{Anderson) bill, amended by striking out
the word construct" It requires the sub
sidized roads to maintain and operate pub
lie telegraph lines, but the effect of the
amendment is to permit their acquisition
by purchase, or in any other way the COM
panics see 1T
THE Washington Star publishes denial
from Senator Sherman Ct the story that he
had urged Mr.. Blaine to make an emphatic
declaration, or to write his friends letters
on the subject of his declination of the
nomination for the Presidency.
GENERAL SHERIDAN took another danger.
TIE pu bile debt statement showed q de-
crease OF q. 6lS, 69596 during the month Of
May.
TIE House on the 1st passed the Senate
bill restoring the rank of General, the
Speaker signed 1t and the President ap-
proved It. Immediately nominating Lieu
tenant-General Sheridan to the Office. The
nomination was At once confirmed by the
Senate.
TIE Commissioner of the Gt neral Land
cffice has completed q tabulated statement
showing that the total amount Of land
actually returned to the public domain
since March l. 1855, Is S, go 40 acres, while
the total amount recommended by the
Land office for restoration, which is still
pending. amounts to 10, 4lO, 05S acres
THE EAST.
TIE National C'vilServicc Reform
League commenced AS annual session by q
mass meeting at Chickering Hall. New
York, on the 29th. Everett p. Wheeler