The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-25
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES

WASHINGTON NOTES.
GEE. SCHoFIELD says that the wal
department will undoubtedly investi
gate the charges preferred by certain
Mexican residents of Texas agains
Capt. John c. Bourle, Third cavalry
growing out of his conduct of the cam
paign against the Cara revolutionists
THE judiciary committee of the house
has submitted the report to accompany
the bill to change the naturalization
laws 1t recites the shameful and IL
legal manner in which aliens have beer
naturalized in many parts of this couh'
try and declares that congress should
make laws to amply protect the states
against the citizenation of criminals,
paupers, anarchists and aliens
President HARRISON has issued a reel
procity proclamation against Colon
bia, Hayti and Venezuela
The state department has requested
an answer from Lord Salisbury touch
ing British intentions in the Behring
sea controversy.
DIPLOMATIC relations are to be re-
sumed between the United States and
Italy.
SECRETARY NOBLE says that the
Cheyenne-Arapahoe lands will be
thrown open to settlement April 1.
DR. MORT SMITH. the new minister
from Hawaii, was presented to the
president on the 10th.
The senate has confirmed Judson C.
Clements, of Georgia, to be interstate
commerce commissioner, vice Gen. w.
/. Bragg, deceased.
The offers of silver to the treasury
department on the 10th aggregated
AZ, 900 ounces. The amount purchased
was $50, 600 ounces at prices ranging
from so. 1850 to 50. 9O55.
SENATOR CAREY's bill, fixing the price
of lands entered under the desert land
laws at S!.25 per acre, whether outside
or included in railroad grant, has
been reported favorably by the COM
mittee on public lands.
THE secretary of the navy is DESTROYS
of having more battle ships built.
SECRETARY FOSTER returned from his
trip abroad on the 18th.
THE senate in executive session on
the 18th confirmed several judicial
nominations, including that of Judge
Woods.
The house elections committee on
the 18th decided by a vote of to to
recommend the seating of Noyes, the
republican contestant in the New York
election contest and the unseating of
Rockwell, the democratic sitting mem
Der.
THE state department has been in
formed of the resignation of Jules w.
Eggman, vice-consul of Switzerland at
Chicago.
THE treasury department purchased
on the 18th 4S7, 600 ounces of silver at
So 915 and So 922.
THE agricultural department report
states that two million more bales of
cotton are raised than are used.
HEAVY disbursements reduced the
treasury balance on the 18th to $40,
225, 900, of which S12, 81, pol are on de-
post with national banks and SIS, 225.
900 is in subsidiary and minor coin.
The receipts from internal revenue
during the first eight months of the
fiscal year ended June so were $780,
CO.., 233, an increase of s., 700, O7S over the
receipts during the corresponding peri
cd of last year.
Mr.. MCKENNA, of California, whose
nomination as United States circuit
Judge has been confirmed by the SEN
ate, has resigned his seat in the house
of representatives.
THE national bank note circulation
is now S161, 600, 900. an increase of near
ly $50, OOO 600 since July last.