The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-09-08
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
THE following named banks, which
recently suspended payment, have
been permitted to reopen their doors
for business: State national bank, OF
Vernon, Tex; First national bank, OF
San Marcos, Tex; First national bank,
of Lockhart, Tex.
A REPORT has gained circulation that
the president has recently been oper-
ated on for cancer. but his friends say
there is not a word of truth in it
THE senate has confirmed E. G. Spill
man, West Virginia, register of the
land Office at Kingfisher, Ok. A fight
was made against him because he was
not resident of Oklahoma, but he
won.
THE following national banks which
recently suspended payment have been
permitted to reopen their doors for bus
mess: German national bank, of Den
yer. Col: State national bank. Denver:
First national bank, of Canon City,
Col. Louisville City National bank. of
louisville; Merchants national bank, of
Louisville: the First national bank, of
Ashland, Wis.
IT is feared that the delay of the
president in appointing strip land Office
officials may interfere seriously with
opening on time.
THE foundation for the many rumors
regarding the health of the president
is found in the fact which has been
made public that on July he had an
operation performed for the removal of
a growth inside his left jaw, portion
of the bone being cut away.
THE civil service commission has sub
mitted to congress deficiency estimate
of S42, 900 for clerk hire.
THE following banks in Minnesota
have been authorized to reopen on Sep
TENDER Z: The National, of Mankato:
the National Citizens bank, of Man.
kato
The government won in its escheat
case against Mormons in Utah. About
$500, 600 was involved.
COMMISSIONER LoCHREN, of the PEN
sion bureau, has issued an order modi-
fying a previous one. Hereafter pen
sioners will not be suspended previous
to investigation.
THE patent commissioner has refused
to issue to Gov. Tillman, of South Car
DINA, trade mark register for the dis
pensary liquors of that state, consist
ing of the word palmetto" and the
arms of the state.
THE government gold purchases at
the Denver mint for July and August
are s.. 600 larger than ever known in
the same time.
The administration is working with
the senate the same as it did with the
house. The passage of an unconditional
repeal bill by it is said to be assured.
HEARINGS will be given by the COM
mittee on ways and means to persons
interested in the preparation of a tariff
bill, beginning September 4and closing
on the Goth.
COMPTROLLER ECKELs has left Wash
ington for his home at Ottawa, ILL.,, to
spend a two weeks vacation.
THE president returned to Washing
ton on the 1st and convened meeting
of the cabinet.
THE public debt statement showed
an increase during the month of Au-
gust of SO, 442, SOS.
INSPECTOR FAIsoN has submitted to
Hole Smith a report of the agreement
entered into with the Choctaw nation
whereby two OF the convicts are to be
executed and the others allowed to
plead guilty of manslaughter.
THE senate has confirmed a large
number of nominations, among them
those of Charles Schaefer, of Kansas,
consul at Vera Cruz, and F. G. Spill
man, register of the land Office at
Kingfisher, Ok.
DR. BRYANT says President Cleve-
lands health was never better than
now.