The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-10-06
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.


SECRETARY CARLISLE has asked for
collector of internal revenue for the
First district of Missouri, and of Ernest
Nathan, collector of internal revenue
for the First district of New York.
A STATEMENT prepared at the treas
ury department shows the collections
from internal revenue for July and
August of this year to have been s25,-
O92. s34, as compared with the receipts
of s2s, 577, ,641 during July and August
of 1892.
ROBERT E. PREssCN, of the District
of Columbia, has been nominated by
the president to be director of the
mint.
CHARGES made in the public press
against the appointment of James Van
Allen to be ambassador to Italy were
considered by the senate committee on
foreign relations and We're thought to
be sufficiently grave to postpone the
matter for investigation.
MIR JOSEPH, of New Mexico, a MEM
Der of the committee on statehood,
claims that bills for the admission of
Utah. Arizona, Oklahoma and New
Mexico will be reported favorably be-
fore the close of the present session
REAR ADM. WEAVER, Z. S. N, has
been placed on the retired list
THE president has withdrawn the
nomination of Leopold Moore, of New
York city, to be consul at St. Christie
pher, West Indies.
A CRAZY man gained admission to the
White house, and might have done
some injury to the president had he not
been promptly elected.
THE house has killed the Flynn reso-
luton for an investigation of the out
RACES in connection with the opening
of the strip and has adopted a substi-
tute resolution which means nothing.
]. r. GARRISON, deputy first comp
troller of the treasury, has been re-
uuested to hand in his resignation.
DIRECToR-GENERAL DAVIS, of the
worlds fair, is in Washington. one of
the objects of his visit being to urge
upon President Cleveland that he
should be present when the fair closes.
SENATOR HILL has introduced a bill
intended to recognize telegraph opera
tors who served during the rebellion as
military men entitled to honorable dis
charge if their services justify it.
ROBERT E. PRESTON, if confirmed as
director of the mint, cannot be re-
moved for five years without the con-
sent of the senate, a distinction shared
by only one office. that of comptroller
of the currency. Mr.. Preston has been
connected with the treasury since 1885,
UNITED STATES MINISTER THOMPSON
at Rio Janeiro has been instructed to
protect the rights of all American citi-
zens and to do all in his power to pre-
of property.
CONGRESSMAN OATES appeared before
the banking and currency committee
In support of several measures of which
he is the author; among others a COM
promise on the repeal of the 10 per
cent. tax on state banks
THE house elections committee has
decided to admit the Bourbon county,
Kan, evidence of Congressman Fun
Sxton in his contest case.
REPRESENTATIVE SPRINGER has OBJ
tanned leave to print in the Record a
defense of the charges made against
the interior department in connection
with the opening of the strip.
SENATOR DUBOIS has introduced a
bill to reimburse the Chickasaw nation
in the sum of S1S4,OOO. which is alleged
TO be the accrued interest on part of a
trust fund enormously dropped from
the record fifty-three years ago.