Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-04-16
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
THE National League of Musicians
began its 18th convention at Washing
ton on the 18th, to last five days Alex
ander Brewer, of New York, presided.
AT the recent meeting of the nation
al advisory board of the A. P. a. at
Washington it was decided, so 1t vas
reported, to press the name of Con-
gan, as it's choice for president and to
arrange for vigorous campaign
A RECENT poll of the democratic
members of congress showed 3s in favor
of the nomination of ex-Gov. Boies, of
Iowa, at the Chicago convention. 81 for
Gov. Mathews, of Indiana. and II for
Cleveland. Those refusing to express
themselves were supposed to have Ceve-
land leanings.
A PRETTY young woman, who speaks
with foreign accent and represent is
herself as the widow of Cuban patriot
recently killed. has been receiving do
nations from certain senator's and rep
resentatives who are in sympathy with
the Gu ban cause. A mem Der who had
given her money subsequently dis
covered that she was Kate Gray, a no
torious female sharper of Philadelphia
A CHICAGO Times-Herald's Washing.
ton special on the 10th stated that SEN
ator Cullom had written letter with
drawing from the presidential contest,
but had not decided when to make 1t
public. AS soon as the Reed and ALI.
son managers heard that Senator Gull.
lom had written a letter of with
drawal, they drove in hot haste to tfs
senator's house and implored him not
to take the step. The senator may
decide however, to give it to the press
at an early day.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has made a
formal proposition to Spain that the
good Offices of the United States be ac-
cepted in meditation between tina
country and Cuba The proposal was
made in a cablegram of instructions to
our minister at Madrid. The note
brings to crisis the relations between
the United States and Spain, which
have been unsettled since the outbreak
of the Cuban rebellion.
MEMBERS and senators at Washing
ton, it was reported, were receiving
thousands of letters asking for seeds
The letters will be answered by send
ing the seeds just as soon as the secre-
tary of agriculture will make it posi-
BILE to do so. It was estimated by the
secretary that on or before May 1 he
would be able to resume the seed bust
ness.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 18th
stated that there was no longer reason
to doubt, notwithstanding rounda bout
denials, that Secretary Olney, in his
communication to the Spanish govern
ment had offered the mediation of the
president between Spain and Cuba.
The offer had been made, according to
report, as delicately and pleasantly as
it could be conveyed in words
SECRETARY CARLISLE, ex-Secretary
Whitney, Secretary Lamont and others
were parties in conference with the
night of the 18th, at which the presi-
dent made known his intention to give
to the public within few days q let
ter regarding his relation to the com
ing democratic national convention.
He said that he was going to announce
that his name must not be considered
for further honors and that the future
of the party depended upon it's adher-
ence to the vital principles of tariff re.
form and sound money.
THE Turkish delegation at Washing.
ton has received from the sublime
porte a cablegram stating that the
government did not intend to expel
the missionaries and Catholic priests
if they attended peacefully to their
own business and did not place them
selves in open hostility to the laws in
the Turkish empire.