People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-09-19
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News
WASHINGTON NOTES.


PRESIDENT CLEVELAND, it was said,
had determined to offer William IL.
Horn6lower, OF New York, the place
on the supreme bench made vacant by
the death of Justice Jackson. Mr..
Hornblower has received communica-
lions from Mr.. Cleveland and he was
willing to accept the place, provided
there could be no doubt of his confirm
alton by the senate.
JAMES o. BRoADHEAD, of Missouri,
envoy to Switzerland, has forwarded
his resignation to the state depart
ment.
PROF. C. V. RILEY, entomologist in
the agricultural department at Wash
ington, died at midnight Of the 14th
from fracture of the skull, aged SO
years. He was riding his bicycle in the
capital when il struck stone and he
was thrown, his head striking the
curbstone From 1865 to 1877 he was
state entomologist of Missouri.
THE Washington Post on the 18th
printed an editorial, which was evil
IDENTIFY inspired, stating that under no
circumstances would the administra-
ton allow the gold reserve to dwindle
down to the point of danger and that
the government would keep the ma
tional credit safe if bonds to the extent
Of $500, 900, 900 had to be issued.
SENIOR DE LONE, the Spanish minister
at Washington, delivered to Acting
Secretary of State Adee, a draft for
81, 449, 900 in settlement of the Mora
claim.
THE secretary of the treasury sent a
telegram to the collector of customs at
0gdensburg, n. Y, directing him not
to admit any of the 200 Chinese recent
" landed at Vancouver en- route to the
Atlanta exposition. There was a be-
lief that this was an attempt to de-
fraud the government and secure the
admission of large number OF Chinese
who were not actors.
INFORMATION has leaked out at Wash
ington that the recent secret work and
activity in the United States navy de-
partment was because of the possibility
of hostilities between Spain and the
United States in the near future, the
president and the secretary Of the navy
being cognizant of the necessity Of
preparing for active Intervention in
the affairs of Cuba.
SECRETARY 0LNEY has written let
ter demanding that Spain protect
American missionaries in the Caroline
islands.
In consequence of complaints re.
ceived by the post Office department at
Washington orders have been issued
forbidding postmasters to 90 within
the delivery Of other Offices for the
purpose of soliciting the execution OF
pension vouchers and thereby increas-
ing the fees of their offices. A post
master must execute vouchers only for
those within the delivery of his Office.
THE government crop report indi-
Gates corn yield of 2,347, 900, 900 BUSH
els, figuring on the basis of the full
average yield recently stated by the
assistant statistician. The indicated
yield of wheat is 4O9,OOO,OOO bushels
and of oats TAG, ZOO, 900 bushels.
COMPTROLLER BOWLER has received a
telegram from Senator Henderson,
counsel for the 0xnard Sugar Co., Civ
ing notice that he would file an appeal
to the secretary on the question of the
comptroller's jurisdiction and holding
that the com ptroller cannot send the
sugar bounty claimants to the court
Of claims without their consent.
THE September report of the Stats
tican of the department of agriculture
showed decline in the condition Of
corn to 96.4 from 1925 in the month OF
August, and cotton also showed de.
cline of IL from its August condition,
being 7O.s.