The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-04-15
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.


THE president has declined to inter
fere with the sentence of Clinton <
Dixon, convicted in Nebraska of murder
and sentenced to be hanged April %
1892.
MINISTER EGAE has been granted
leave of absence to visit the United
States and McCreery will act as charge
d'affaires until the minister returns tO
his post at Santiago.
SECRETARY NOBLE has made decision
in the case of Quental Grant against
the Northern Pacific railway in which
he holds in favor of Grant The land
involved is located near the city OF
Spokane Falls, Wash, and is said to be
very valuable. The case has been be
fore the department for nine years
THE offers of silver to the treasury
department on the 4th aggregated $50
600 ounces. The amount purchased
was $4,000 ounces as follows: Sixty
thousand ounces at Sos73; $4,000
at S0.S7S5.
Mr. WHITELAw REID, recent United
States minister to France. called on the
president on the 5th in company with
Secretary Blaine. He presented a draft
of the extradition treaty concluded with
France and it will be transmitted to the
senate for action.
The United States commissioner of
Indian affairs has recommended that
all lands in the Cheyenne and Arapahoe
reservations lying south of the town.
ship line between townships thirteen
and fourteen be attached to the Okla
homa City land district.
THE British minister called at the
White house on the 9th and had another
conference with the president in regard
to the modus vivendi for the coming
sealing season. 1t is understood that a
conclusion in the matter has practically
been reached.
THE question of Sunday opening of
the worlds fair was the subject of a
hearing by the house committee on the
worlds Columbian exposition on the
9th. A number of persons representing
religious bodies and societies were pres
ent. Col. Elliot F. Shepard, of New
York, made an address in opposition to
the opening of the fair on Sunday.
THE offers of silver to the treasury
department on the 9th aggregated 4OO,-
600 ouncrs; the amount purchased was
100000 ounces, at prices ranging from
SO.S62O to 50. s64O.
THE Supervisor of immigration has
been transferred from Assistant Secre-
tary Nettleton to Assistant Secretary
Spaulding. The change was made at
the request of Mr. Nettleton.
THE president has directed the re-
mOval of Charles NJ. Leavy, appraiser
of merchandise at San Francisco. for
completely in the recent frauds at that
port IN connection with the undervalua-
ton of silk goods imported by New
berger, Reiss & Co.
THE president has approved the act
establishing a port of delivery at Des
Moiues, Ia; the act to protect foreign
exhibitors at the worlds Columbian ex-
position from prosecution for exhibiting
wares protected by American patents
and trade marks; the act changing the
time for holding the circuit and district
courts in the district of West Virginia,
md the act to change the time of hold
ing the courts in the eastern judicial
district of Texas.
THE president has recognized the
right of Spain to object to the estab-
lishment of n United States consulate
at Ponape, in the Caroline islands. and
has accordingly recalled Mr.. Rand. who
was recently appointed consul at that
place. 1t is understood that the govern
ment will take no further action in the
matter.
THE house has passed senate bill to
change the time for holding terms of
the United States circuit court and dis
trict courts in the western district OF
Missouri
THE treasury bought $4,000 ounces
of silver at so. S645 to O.S65O on the sth.
SECRETARY NOBLE has notified Gov
Seay, of Oklahoma, that the Cheyenne
and Arapahoe reservation will be open
ed for settlement on April 10. County
seats are to be protected by the military.
Mr.. SPRISGER's bill authorizing the
holding of an international monetary
congress was introduced in the house
on the sth.