Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph ana Mail
PERSONAL AND PoIIrICAL.

A@AsSO2s<1z@ AMI EO1fIICALs
PRESIDENT HAvEsfEYER, of the sugar
trust, states he does not intend to an
sger the open letter of Congressman
Harter, requesting statement OF the
earnings and actual capital of the
trust and other information relating
to it.
ference on the oath and at adjourn
ment the belief prevailed that the
party differences would be healed and
a tariff bill passed.
THE democratic senators in caucus
on the 95th adopted the Jones resolu-
ton sending the tariff bill back to con-
ference without instructions whatever
to the conferees.
THE senate committee on territories
has ordered favorable reports on the
bills admitting New Mexico and
Arizona to statehood. These bills have
passed the house.
JUDGE LYMAN TRUMBULL, of Chicago,
has declined to act as government ar
bitrator in the Pullman strike
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL HALL s
decision making the dictum of the
Cherokee nation conclusive as to Cher
okee citizenship has been approved by
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notable controversy of the Indian coun-
try.
THE civil service commission is maxi
ing preparations for the examination
of persons nominated by the secretary
of the interior for assistant teacher
ships in the Indian service EXamina-
lions will be held August at Shoshone
agency, Wyo.; Rosebud, S. D.; Fort De-
4fny W. ~ Jl.-e l.
Fort Hall, U. T.; Arkansas City, Kan. !;
Fort Totten, N. D.; Greenbay, Wis;
Fargo, N. D., and ST. Paul, MINI.
IN the French chamber of deputies
on the 26th the anti-anarchist bill was
adopted by vote of 26S to 1853.
The senate committee on appropria-
lions decided to report an amendment
to the sundry civil appropriation bill
making an appropriation of $500, 900 for
a government building and exhibit at
the cotton states and international
exposition to be held at Atlanta next
year.
THE bill of Mr.. Meikeljohn, of Ne
braska, which provides that all lands
allotted to Indians where patents have
not issued shall not be subject to local
and state taxation, and that the gov
eminent shall pay that tax, was con-
sidered by the committee on Indian af-
fairs on the Goth. No formal conclu-
sion was reached, but the tone of the
remarks made was not favorable. Con-
gressmen representing districts con-
tanning some of the allotted lands are
for the bill. 1t is felt to be a hardship
in those localities that these lands oc-
cupied by Indians bear no burden OF
taxation.
THE French deputy, Degchanel, re-
Gently sent challenge to NJ. Clemen-
ceau in consequence of an attack upon
him in Clemenceau's newspaper, La
Justice.
A DUEL with swords was fought be-
! tween NJ. Paul Deschanel and NJ. Glenn
enceau in France. NJ. Deschanel was
wounded in the cheek. The duel was
on account of an article published in
Clemenceau's paper.
| HosTILITIEs have commenced be-
tween China and Japan in Corea. Two
naval battles are reported as having
taken place and the Chinese defeated
with great loss, the steamship Kow
Shung being sunk by the japanese.
THE silver wedding of Crown Prince
and Princess Frederick, of Denmark
was celebrated on the 27th. The street:
of Copenhagen were thronged with PEG
pie and deliberately decorated. Nearly
every court in Europe sent presents.