The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-09-20
WASHINGTON NOTES.


PRESIDENT CLEVELAND, it was said
had determined to offer William II
HOrnblower. of New York, the place
on the supreme bench made vacant by
the death of Justice jackson. Mr.
Horn blower has received eommunica
tons from Mr.. Cleveland and he wa.
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. {. V. RILEY, entomologist in
the agricultural department at Wash
ington, died at midnight of the 14th
from fracture of the skull. aged ;.
years. He was riding his bicycle in the
capital when it struck stone and he
was thrown. his head striking the
eurbstone. From 1868 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-
tioc 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. 200, 900 had to be issued.
SENIOR DE LONE, the Spanish minister
At Washington, delivered to Acting
Secretary OF State Adee, draft for
81 449. 600 in settlement of the Mora
claim.
The secretary of the treasury sent a
telegram to the collector of customs at
ogdensburg, \. Y, directing him not
TO admit any of the 200 Chinese recent
" landed at Vancouver en- route to the
Atlanta exposition. There was 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 coguizant of the necessity of
preparing for active Intervention in
the affairs of Cuba
SECRETARY OlNEY 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 go 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
ii:sse within the delivery of his Office.
TIE government crop report indi-
Gates a corn yield of !, 347. 900, 600 bust
els, figuring on the basis of the fri
average yield recently stated b. the
assistant statistician. The indicated
weld of wheat is 4O2. OO0. 600 bushels
and of oats 746, 900. 600 bushel6
COMPTROLLER BOWLER has received a
telegram from Senator Henderson.
counsel for the OxGard Sugar Co, Civ
ing notice that he would file an appeal
20 the secretary on the question of the
cOnptrollers jurisdiction and holding
that the com ptrolier cannot send the
sugar bounty claimants to the court
of claims without their consent
The September report of the stati'-
tican of the department of agriculture
showed a decline in the condition of
corn to So from 1925 in the month of
August, and cotton also showed a de-
cline of - from its August condition.
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