The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-02-08
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News
wAsHINGToN NOTES.


TUE senate has ratified the treaty
with Japan.
AN informal conference was held at
Washington on the Goth between Labor
Commissioner Wright, several members
of the house committee on labor and
representatives of the railroad broth
erhoods to urge congressional action
In the direction of national arbitration.
JUDGE BRADLEY, of the supreme
court of the District of Columbia. has
granted the mandamus asked for by
Judge Charles d. Long, of Michigan,
to compel Commissioner Lochren, of
the pension bureau, to restore the for
mer rating of s72 per month to the
plaintiff
THE house labor committee has
agreed to report favorably the labor
arbitration bill prepared by Attorney
General Olney as amended at the in
stance of the representatives of rail-
road employees who were in Washing
ton.
The state department at Washing
ton has been informed by our minister
at Madrid that the Spanish senate has
placed the United States again in the
most favored nation column as to
duties on imports into Cuba and Porto
Rico. This restores the customs rates
under which the United States has en-
joyed a large trade in flour, bread
stuffs, lard and other products with
those countries.
The house committee on commerce
has agreed upon bill to punish train
wreckers and robbers with death in
case any one is killed, and with from
one to twenty years imprisonment
when no fatality attends the wreck or
hold-up.
THE National Board of Trade in ses-
sion at Washington adopted a report
recommending in case the present con-
gress fails to pass legislation to re-
lieve the present financial situation,
the whole thing be referred by con-
greSs to a monetary commission. Reso-
lutions were also adopted favoring the
enactment of a uniform trade mark
law; recommending that congress ac-
cord to the interstate commerce COM
mission such amendment of the laws
as may best promote the efficiency of
Its supervision of railroads; and favor
ing the adoption of an American sys-
tenn of naval reserves.
THE secretary of the interior has ap-
proved the right of way through the
Indian territory of the Kansas City.
Pittsburg & Gulf road.
HOLMES CONRAD, of Virginia, has been
appointed solicitor-general of the
United States by the president, vice
Maxwell. resigned, and j. NJ. Dickin-
son, of Tennessee, assistant attorney
general.
THE monthly statement of the di-
rector of the mint showed coinage at
the several mints during January, 1895,
as follows: Gold, S3,69s, 300; silver,
S574, 900; minor coins, 500, 200. OF the
silver coined 5000, 900 was in silver dol
lars. Since July l, 1894, the mum ber of
silver dollars coined was 3.292, 97S.
THE president on the 1st sent to con-
gress veto message on the bill grant
ing to the ella Valley. Globe & North
ern railway a right of way through the
San Carlos Indian reservation in Ari-
zona-
1HE uOuSe COlIulIlee Oh ways anu
means voted to favorably report bill
for the protection of the salmon fish
cries in Alaska introduced by Repre-
sentative Wilson. 1t levies a tax of )
cents each on each case of forty-eight
pounds or less and 10 cents barrel on
all salmon. canned or salted, and pro-
vides that fishermen shall file an an
nual statement with the secretary of
the treasury of their business on the
first of December.
SECRETARY OF Agriculture MORTON
has decided to send $4,000 extra pack
ages of farm and garden seeds to Okla
homa farmers, making $4,000 packages
in all. They will be distributed among
the most needy in the territory.
GENERAL NEWS.
Two explosions occurred at the
Riverside furnace in Steubenville,
O., injuring a large number of
workmen, several of them fatally.
The explosions were caused by stock