The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-12-18
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News
WASHINGTON NOTES.


A CLOSE friend OF the president-elect
at Washington said that Powell Clay
ton would succeed Mr.. Ransom as min
lister to Mexico.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 9Th
said that Delegate Flynn has had a
number of interviews with the secre-
tary of the interior regarding the
opening of the Wichita reservation
and felt confident that the allotting
agents would tie appointed within a
few days and that the reservation
would be soon thrown open to settlers.
THE Washington Times says that
Nelson Dingley, Jr., of Maine, is to be
the next secretary of state.
THE interstate commerce commission
has issued preliminary report on the
income and expenditures of the rail-
ways in the United States for the year
ended June 80. 1896, prepared by its
siatisticlan.
THE United States encouragement
has made his report to congress and ex-
presses his sa tisfaction at the new sal
arv system which displaced the old fee
system. He points out two defects in
the criminal laws and thinks that a
new crimes act should tie passed at
once. The antitrust laws are also de-
fective, he says. The Union Pacific
railway muddle is also commented on.
AN emphatic protest has been made
by the Turkish governmentagainstt the
language used in the presidents mes
sage to congress respecting the massa-
of nd hn
conduct of the government toward the
Christians in the empire. The situation
was said to threaten the rupture of
diplomatic relations between the
United States and Turkey.
THE United States senate has rati-
fed the treaty with Mexico extending
the time for marking the boundary line
between the two countries.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 18th
stated that the treasury portfolio was
offered 10y President-elect Mckinley to
Congressman Dingley. of Maine, and
the latter had acce pted it. This infor-
nation was derived through a channel
directly traceable to Mr.. Dingley him.
self. Equally reliable information
gives the stare portfolio to Senator AL
lison; the post Office portfolio to Payne.
of Wisconsin, the navy portfolio to
Bliss, of New York. and the attorney
generalship to Day, of Ohio.
THE commissioner of internal reve-
nue. in his report states that the re-
ceipts from all sources for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1896, amounted to
STAG, $50, 65O.66 For the ensuing year
the commissioner estima ties the ex-
penses of the internal revenue service
at "a, 369 O9O. Over 1000 liquor licenses
were issued in Kansas
A DISPATCH from Washington of the
18th stated that treaty between the
United States and Great Britain to
arbitrate all differences, present and
prospective, had advanced to such a
stage that the document may be signed
by both contracting parties within
three weeks and be ratified by the SEN
ate before the close of the present ad-
ministration.
THE secretary of the treasury has
sent to congress a statement of re-
ceipts and expenditures of the govern
ment for the fiscal year ended June 80,
1896, including the postal service. The
total receipts as reported were S4O9.-
ATS, 4Os, and the expenditures S434, 67S,-
654.
PosTMAsTFR-GENERA WILSON has is
sued an order so as to provide for the
sale of stamps by letter carriers 1t
will be tried at Washington at once
and, if found practicable, extended
generally.
THE state department at Washing
ton has received unofficial advices that
the Spanish government is incensed
over President Cleveland's message re-
lating to Cuba and a cablegram from
Madrid reports that 20te from Spain
to the European powers will protest
against the hint that the United States
may have to actively intervene in Cuba.
THE president has named Charles R
Prouty, of Vermont, to succeed Vince
lock g. Veazey, who has resigned on
account of i'll health, as a member of
the interstate commerce committee.