The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-06-08
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News
WASHINGTON NOTES

THE Kickapoo country will prob
ably be opened to settlement before
November. The department has in
structed its agent to make allotment:
in instances where Indians refused tc
act. Upon the receipt of his report
preparations for the opening will be
instituted.
AT Washington all the government
departments were closed and Decora
ton day was observed by an elaborate
programme. Several congressman took
part in the exercises as orators in the
different cemeteries, and President
Cleveland and members of his cabinet
were among the audience. The day
was also observed in other cities with
very elaborate ceremonies.
ARRANGEMENTS are being made in the
agricultural department for the exami'
nations June % of persons who want to
be put on the register of eligibles for
appointments as inspectors under the
meat inspection law. Examinations
will be held in Kansas City, Nebraska
City, Ottumwa, Ia, Omaha and other
packing centers.
AN investigation and tabulation OF
data is contemplated by the depart
ment of agriculture showing the an
nual yield since the organization OF
the government of all agricultural
products, the cost of production an
nralIy, the cost of transportation and
the market prices.
SENATOR MCPHERSON made a state
ment before the investigating commit
tee on the 31st that when it was appar-
ent that sugar was to be legislated
upon he ordered his broker to cease all
dealings in sugar stock in his name.
Secretary Carlisle was also before the
committee.
THE indictment against Col. Fred c.
Ainsworth for manslaughter. growing
out of the collapse of Ford's theater at
Washington, in which more than a
score of government clerks were killed,
has been ordered quashed.
THE president has approved the bill
for the sale of the lands of the Otoes
and Missouris inKansas and Nebraska.
A TREASURY statement shows that
the expenditures of the government for
the eleven months of the current fiscal
year have exceeded the receipts by
72.O00,OO0. The figures indicate de-
felt for the twelve months of about
SIS, 100000.
CARL Brown sent letter to Justice
Field, of the United States supreme
bench, asking his release from the dis
frict jail, stating that he was being de-
tanned unlawfully there. Justice Field
turned the papers over to the clerk
without comment.
REPRESENTATIVE JERRY SIMPSON left
Washington on the 31st for Berkeley
Springs, Va, accompanied by Repre-
sentative Pence, of Colorado. Mr..
Simpson was so weak that it was neces-
sary to carry him aboard the cars.
c. H. ]. TAYLOR, president of the Ne
gro National Democratic league. has
issued a call for a convention to be held
n Indianapolis August ..
MIR. J. LowRIE BELL. second assistant
postmaster-general, has resigned to ac-
cept the position of general traffic man
ager of the Central Railway of New
Jersey at much higher salary.
ORDERS have been sent out by the
navy department to the United States
steamer Baltimore, now at Nagasaki,
Japan, to sail at once for Chemulpo,
Corea, to protect American interests
there, advices to the state department
stating that there is danger of an up
rising of the natives