The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-04-28
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

THE bureau of statistics in its state
ment of foreign commerce for March.
1898, shows the excess of imports over
exports to be as follows: For the
month of March, s26, 6,O75, 600; for the
three months ended March 81. S61, ,916,-
900; for the nine months ended March
81, s47, ,119,O0O, and for the twelve
months ended March 81, s5S, 626, 900.
SECRETARY HERBERT has rescinded
the order placing Paymaster j. c. Sulli-
van on furlough for certain utterances
regarding the Behring sea matter,
which were construed as rejecting
upon the action of the United States.
SECRETARY CARLISLE is opposed to
issuing bonds, but it is reported that
the president favors it. Carlisle is very
reticent as to what his policy will be.
THE investigation into the stealings
in the weather bureau has concluded
and the discharge and punishment of a
number of the guilty persons is recon-
mended.
IT is not believed that any bonds will
be issued at present, Secretary Carlisle
having determined to decrease the ex-
ports of gold by redeeming certificates
in silver only.
IT is believed that Secretary Carlisle
has recommended Col. Dalton for sur
veyor of the port of st. Louis.
THE report of Assistant Attorney
General Colby on the weather bureau
scandal charges most outrageous tbefts
by employees.
GEN. Z. T. BEALE. eX-minister to
Austria and Gen. Grants old friend, is
lying very i'll at Washington.
THERE are complaints in Washington
of violations of the reciprocity treaties
with Spain and Brazil and they may be
abrogated.
SECRETARY MORTON has ordered the
dismissal of fOrty-one assistant micro
scopists, one clerk and a bookkeeper
attached to the bureau of animal indus
try and assigned to duty in Chicago.
The reason for the dismissal is the re-
duced condition of the work.
Acknowledgement OLNEY has ap-
pointed Edwin Carr. of Bloomington,
Ind, assistant United States district
attorney for the state of Indiana.
THE president expects to be absent
from Washington about week in at
tendance upon the naval review and the
opening of the worlds fair.
THE president will not appoint gov
ernor for Oklahoma for some time.
Col. CHARLES J. MURPHY, a well
known Texas republican. was found
dead in his room at Washington. He
had been missing SIX weeks and his
body was sadly decomposed.
The United States supreme court JUS
tees have decided not to attend the
naval review or opening of the worlds
fair.
GEN. GoODISG. of st. Louis, has be
come so insanely demonstrative al
Washington that it has been decided to
restrain him.
RUSSIA has signed the eXtraditior
treaty with America.
THE president has settled the contest
for the postmastership at Bloomington
H., Vice President Stevenson's home
by appointing John Eddy to the place.
CONGRESSMAN SPRINGER has thor
oughly investigated the situation as re
CARDS the opening of the strip and says
that settlers may consider themselves
fortunate if they get in by fall.
IT is said that the reason the supreme
court justices declined to attend the
naval review or the worlds fair open.
ing was because they felt snubbed at the
arrangements made for their attend
ance.
THE Mississippi Sanitary association
has urged the treasury department tc
re-establish the cholera quarantine and
immigration inspection service of last
year.
The house committee on territories
will soon begin an investigation into
their qualifications for statehood.