The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-08-19
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES
GEN. JAMES w. DENVER died at Wash
ington on the 9th of blood poisoning.
He was T5 years old. Denver, Col, was
named after him while he was governor
of Kansas
THE worlds fair appropriation which
passed congress really amounts tonear-
ly 81, GEO. 900 in one way or another.
THE name of Mr.. Marshall Cushing,
the private secretary to Postmaster
General Wanamaker, is prominently
mentioned as probable successor to
First Assistant Postmaster-General
Whitfield, who is soon to retire.
THE execution of the eight hour law
as applied to the construction of public
buildings has proved so embarrassing
to the officials of the treasury depart
ment, that the Encouragement has
been asked for legal construction OF
the provisions of the act.
1T is said that Secretary Elkins in
tends to make a change in the geo
graphical limits of some of the military
departments and a probable shifting
around of some of the department COM
manders.
WASHINGTON MESSING has offered s4,-
300. 600 to the worlds fair directors for
the entire batch of $500, O00 souvenir
half dollars donated by congress, pro-
vided the exposition be opened Sunday.
Leo T. Alton has made an offer OF S4,-
500. 900 for the lot without the Sunday
closing proviso.
HENRY B. RYDER. the United States
consul at Copenhagen who is under ar
rest charged with having misappropri-
ated the sum OF geo, 600 lrOners, has
confessed that he is guilty OF embezzle-
ment.
THE treasury department has decided
that foreigner who makes n contract
in this country TO work here and then
returns to his own country cannot come
back to the United States for the pur-
pose of fulfilling his contract without
violating the provisions of the contract
labor law.
A LARGE number of discharges from
the geological survey bureau have been
rendered necessary under the sundry
civil appropriation bill. Many salaries
were also reduced.
IT is learned that the present Chinese
minister to this country will be relieved
from his mission in the next month or
two. and that his place will be filled by
the appointment, most probably of Mr..
Shut, formerly secretary of the lega-
ton.
CAPT. HEALY, commanding the revenue
steamer Bear, now in Alaskan waters,
has made long report to the treasury
department in regard to the cruise OF
that vessel in Alaskan waters.
IT Is stated that the republican ma
tional committee will interest itself in
favor of Kobe. the peoples party nom
inee for governor of Alabama, whom
Jones. democrat, claims to have
defeated.
The August report of the statisticiar
of the department of agriculture show:
a reduction in the condition of cottor
during July from 500 to sos. This i,
the lowest average since August, 1887
when the general condition was 1 point
lower.
THE best musical talent of Europe ha:
been secured for the worlds fair.
Hon b. =. SMALLEY. of Vermont
has been made chairman of the demo
cratic committee having charge Of the
speakers in the national campaign.
WASHINGTON is almost deserted By
officials.
Az offer Of $500, oGO has been made
for the s.. 500.O 600 worlds fair souvenir
coin.
THERE are 1000 places in the gift o
the people, authorized TO be filed b!
Indians at the various agencies through
out the country. at a total expense 4
the government OF S257. $40
RECRUITING for the army will n
longer be tolerated as n mere snap
for commissioned officers. The latte
will be required to consider it seriou
business.
THE omission of an item of $1,000 il
the sundry civil bill to audit postmas
tiers accounts embarrasses the post offic
department.