Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-03-05
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
ABOUT eighteen months ago the
federal government brought suit to re-
cover 81 217, 900 from the Sierra Lum-
Der Co, of San Francisco. for timber
cut off government lands. The jury
awarded the government s41. 900 dam
ages and IS, 900 costs Of suit When
the verdict was given Judge Sawyer
said the damages were excessive and
that unless the government would
agree to accept compromise he would
set aside the verdict The compromise
has been effected by the government
accepting, 1t is stated, $4,000.
SECRETARY RUsK communicated to
the senate the report of the special
agent of the department OF agriculture
upon the experiments in the production
of rainfall. Gen. r E Dyrenforth,
who was in charge, in summing up,
says: 1.-THE few experiments which
have been made do not furnish suffi-
Gent data from which to form definite
conclusions or evidence upon which to
uphold or condemn the theories of the
artificial production of increase of rain
fall by conclusion"
The silver men in the house claim to
be sure of forty majority for the Bland
bill The ants appeal to the people ut
home to voice their feelings on the
matter.
The senate has confirmed Harry r.
Newberry, Of Michigan, us secretary of
the legation at Constantinople and
Henry Smith, of Michigan, as assistant
register of the treasury.
SENATOR DoLPH, from the committee
on foreign affairs, has reported ad-
versely the bill introduced by Mr..
Sherman to prohibit the coming OF
Chinese into the United States.
The wool bill will be the first of the
tariff measures to be taken up in the
house, the members of the ways and
means committee reaching this conclu-
sion.
SECRETARY BLAINE has made public
n long statement in regard to the mat
rimonial troubles of his son, James G.
Jr., and in defense of tho boys mother
from the imputations Of the South Da-
kota judge.
ACTING Secretary OF the Treasury
Spaulding denies that Great Britain
has expressed willingness to take part
in an international monetary confer
ence
SILVER coinage will be special Or
der in the house March 81 or %.
The sealing schooner Sayward case
was decided by the United States SUI
prone court on q minor point The
great issue Of jurisdiction over Boring
sea was avoided.
The United States supreme court has
rendered q decision declaring the Nc
Kinley act, reciprocity, sugar bounties
and all constitutional.
UNITED STATES Minister Reid has
concluded the negotiation of an i'm
portant reciprocity treaty with France.
IT is reported in Washin gton that
Senator Sherman may retire March 4,
1893, and Secretary Foster may succeed
him.
The agreement to submit the Boring
sea case to arbitration was signed by
British Minister Pauncefote and Secre-
tary Blaine on the Goth ult.
THE United States supreme court has
decided against Fieldeu and Schwab,
the Chicago anarchists, serving life
terms in the Illinois penitentiary.
Ex-SPEAKER REEDS quorum counting
was upheld by the United States SUI
preme court on the Goth ult
CONGRESSMAN DocKERY has called for
an investigation as to the exact status
vf the 500, 900, 900 gold reserve
MRS. MARIE NEvINs BLAINE has writ
ten from Sioux Falls, s. D., to Secre-
tary Blaine calling on him to make
public the letters in his possession.
THE EAST.