The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-03-17
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.


ter denial and notify counsel in the
matter of the application of the Illinois
Central Ra ilroad Co for a rehearing oi
the Chicago lake front case.
The Washington Star says there viii
be no extra session of congress in view
of the hostility of the free silver mem
bers against repeal of the bullion pur
chase law.
The president has appointed Robert
L. O'Brien, of New York, executive
clerk at the White house in place of E.
Tibbett, who will remain with Gen.
Harrison for some time. Mr. OBrien
was Mr.. Cleveland's private secretary
during the campaign The salary is
81. 600.
SENATOR TELLER, acting for the re-
publican senators, invited Senator PETER
to join their caucus Senator PETER
firmly declined.
The treasury is down to bedrock on
free gold and Secretary Carlisle finds
himself confronted by grave respon-
sibility.
DESPITE some objections on the part
of PETER. Martin decided that it would
be best for him to go into the demo
cratic caucus.
IT is rumored that Congressman Peel
will be appointed commissioner of In
dian affairs.
SECRETARY J. NJ. RUsK was presented
with handsome testimonial on his re-
tirement from Office.
DEMOCRATIC senators held a caucus to
lSry,Ari4s1r, ,,f al,n,, hi
and appointive offices
THE members of President Cleveland's
cabinet were sworn in and took up the
duties of their positions on the 9TH.
The rumor that President Cleveland
will appoint a commission to visit
Hawaii is not pleasing to the commits
sioners who are conducting the present
negotiations.
SIXTY-oNE naval officers will go on
the retired list during President Cleve-
lands term.
ITALY has requested the United States
government to formulate definite pro-
posals before sending out notices of the
reassembling of the Brussels monetary
conference.
LIEUT.. Col. STREAToR, who ordered
Private Iams to be strung up by the
thumbs, has got into trouble for unbe
coming conduct at Washington on in
auguration day.
SECRETARY CARLISLE says that the
treasury gold reserve must not be
touched and bonds will undoubtedly be
issued.
FRIENDS of ex-senator Dawes are urg-
ing his appointment as member of the
five civilized tribes commission on ac-
count of his familiarity with the work
JOHN MARTIN called on the president
to urge the appointment of Click as
commissioner of the general land office,
and was informed that no appoint
ments would be made until commissions
expire.
LEONARD Bros, of Marshall, Mo-, and
Estil & Elliott, of Howard county,
have won their case against the New
York & Lake Erie for $50, 600 damages
for stock killed in collision. The de-
cision was rendered by the United
States supreme court
SECRETARY CARLISLE has accepted the
proposition of the clearing house of
Denver to exchange 81, 600, 900 of the
treasury notes of the issue of 1890 for
$1,000, 600 in gold. This increases the
free gold in the treasury to 81, 126, 900.
RUMoR has it that Secretary Gresham
would like to retain Robert Lincoln as
minister to England.
THE democratic senate caucus COM
mittee has not yet finished the work of
arranging the committees, and not
much headway can be made until this
is done.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has nomi-
mated Isaac P. Gray to be minister to
Mexico, Patrick Collins as consul-gen-
eral to London and Josiah Quincy for
assistant secretary of state.
The president on the 9th sent a COM
munication to the senate withdrawing
the Hawaiian treaty from consideration.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has reiterated
his intention not to reappoint men who
held office under his previous admins
tration.
SENATOR HILL visited President Cleve-
land at the White house, and the event
set all the politicians to guessing as to
what it meant
SECRETARY GRESHAM rendered a re-
ception to foreign representatives for
the purpose of getting acquainted with
them.
TREASURER NEBEKEB has placed his
resignation in the hands of President
Cleveland.
GEN. SCHOFIELD has decided that the
profits derived from post exchanges
may be used for the purchase of foot
balls, baseballs, baseball bats and other
apparatus for outdoor sports and games