Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-05-10
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News.
wAsHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
R. e. GooDELL has completed the
transfer to the federal government of
Evergreen lakes, sixteen miles from
Leadville, Col 1t is intended to estab-
1ish there the largest hatchery in the
country, with capacity for 100000
fish
THE April disbursements on account
of pensions aggregated SO, 152. 800, as
against s12, 81, 76I for the month of
April, 1893. The disbursements for
the ten months of this fiscal year
amount to S117, 303, 1874, as against $780,
SIS. 345 for the same period last year.
The regular monthly statement of
the director of the mint shows the
coinage executed at the United States
minis during the month of April to
have been: Gold, SO, 1S4. 600; silver,
1854, 600; scent pieces, So, 500. Total
coinage. $40, $50, 600.
THE agricultural appropriation bill
reported to the house appropriates
SIS, $50, 643 for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1895. Compared with the ap-
preparation for the department of the
present fiscal year this is decrease of
S142, 1885,
PosTMAsrER-GENERA BIssELL has
formulated policy of barring saloon
keepers and bartenders from appoint
ment as postmasters.
UNITED STATES CoNsUL-GENERAL
WILLIAMS. at Havana, in a report to
the department of state shows that of
the sugar crop of Cuba for the first
quarter of 1894, the United States took
95 "a per cent. or 1877, s62 tons; Canada,
2,4S9 tons; Spain, 8, Ali tons, and Great
Britain, 1891 tons.
MAJ. ANDREWS, special agent of the
interior department, who was recently
at Guthrie, Ok, to look up matters re-
lative to the Kickapoo reservation
stated he did not believe that the land
would be thrown open before fall, and
the opening would be on instant
notice, allowing no time for crowds to
gather.
UNLESS something unforeseen hap
pens President Cleveland will partici-
pate in the ceremonies attending the
unwilling of the Mary Washington
monument at Fredericksburg, Va, on
the 10th.
SENATOR WALSH has introduced a
bill for the repeal of the tax of 10 per
cent on the circulation of state banks
The senator said in reply to a question
that the bill was intended to provide
for, unconditional repeal
By vote of 81 to 1. forty-four demo-
Gratis being absent, the democratic sem
ators in caucus on the Sd adopted a res
olution agreeing to support the tariff
bill of the finance committee, includ-
ing the compromise amendments that
had been agreed uPon. Senator Hill
was not placated. He gave the caucus
to understand that his vote would not
be for the bill If the income tax re-
manned in it
A. G. FISK, of Denver, Col, president
of the Pan American Bimetallic league,
has issued call. for bimetallic con-
vention to be held in the city of Wash
ington, ID. c., on the 22d of May, COM
posed of representatives from the
United States, South and Central
America and all the states of Mexico.
to memorable the congress of the
United States to restore silver to it's
ancient right at ratio of 16 to l.
THOMAS E. BENEDICT, of New York,
has been confirmed as public printer by
the senate.
THE postmaster-general has come to
the conclusion that all claims from
mail carriers for overtime must be set
tied in the court of claims and not
through the department and by IN APP
preparation by congress. This decision
concerns the mail carriers of every
city, and since it is fact that congress
never pays any of the claims allowed
by the court of claims the decision is
looked upon as a hardship on the car
rierS-
THE fifteenth annual convention of
the American Ticket Brokers' associa-
ton will be held in Washington on
May 8, 10 and II.
PROF. c. v. RILEY, for many years
chief entomologist of the department
of agriculture, has resigned by request
of Secretary Morton, the resignation to
take effect June l.
THE Indian appropriation bill carries
Sc, $50, 141, which is less than any APP
preparation since 1888.
GOLD expectation continues, and it is
expected the gold reserve will soon be
reduced to s92, 600, 600.
REPRESENTATIVE oATNER, chairman
of the special committee of the house,
appointed to investigate the Northern
Pacific decision of Judge Jenkins, has
submitted in behalf of the majority a
report to the full judiciary committee,
in which strong grounds are taken
against the injunctions in the North
ern Pacific case, whereby the men were
stopped from quitting work after their
wages were reduced. 1t states that
they a gross abuse of the power
of the courtand supported by neither
reason nor authoritv