The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-12-17
WASHINGTON EVENTS.
The President VIII Start on q Fishing
Trip Either Tonight OF Tomorrow.
Matters of More or Less Importance
at the Capital

at the Capital
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.- President
Cleveland will leave the city soon for a
few days shooting In South Carolina
waters After the hard work and close
attention incident TO the Venezuelan
question and the preparation Of his
annual message to congress, the president
feels the need OF rest and change OF air.
and accordingly an outing In southern
waters has been arranged for him, 40.
cording to the present program the presi.
dent, accompanied by Captain Robley d.
Evans Of the navy, Captain Lamberton Of
the Fifth lighthouse district and DR.,
o Reilly, the presidents physician, will
leave here late tonight or Sunday morn.
Ing by rail for Georgetown, s. c., where
they will be met by lighthouse tender,
probably the Wisteria, and taken down
Winyah bay TO q clubhouse, where the
party will be the guests Of General Alex.
hnder. This Is the same club which enter
talned the president and party about two
years ago and the recollection Of the sport
had at that time decided the president In
It's favor for his present outing.
The secretary Of the navy has sent
TO the house the claim Of the Quintard
Iron works, amounting to s99,6si for loss
due to delays alleged TO have been caused
| by the government In tho construction OF
| the cruiser Maine. The secretary recon-.
mends that the case be sent to the court
| Of claims. He also transmitted with
similar recommendations claims made by
William Cramp 81 Sons for S2ll ,0i8 on the
New York, sl92,235 on the Columbia,
s4S3, ,757 on the Massachusetts, and $3.50. .23i
| on the Indiana,
The unofficial reports from Venezuela
that serious agitation has sprung up
| against the boundary settlement agreed
on between the United States and Great
Britain causes much surprise and no lit
tie concern In official quarters here. The
government fayors 1t but the people dc
not
Representative Bell OF Texas, a mem
ber of the committee on Pacific railroads
has presented to the house minority re
port against the Powers bill. He opposes
the bill on the ground that 1t proposes tc
increase the Indebtedness Of the Pacf,
roads, which Is covered by first mort
gage, and prior lien to the government
lien by SIC, 900, 900, and to make the gov
ernment lien subordinate to this increased
| Indebtedness.
/ bluBuluI bus
house Friday. The house, the day before
had passed bill to prohibit the sale o.
liquor In the capitol, and, at the opening
Of the session, Rev. Cowden, the blint
chaplain, referred In his invocation to tha
fact. "We thank Thee, Oh, Lord" sait
he, "that the house is no longer responsi
BILE for the liquor traffic within the halls
of the national capital. Grant, we pray
Thee, that the bill passed here yesterday
will go through the regular channels and
speedily become n law, never again to bG
repealed in the history Of our nation
The conclusion Of the prayer was greeted
with an unusual demonstration. Half q
hundred members applauded vigorously
but Speaker Reed promptly suppressed
the outburst.
The state department has been de
voting much attention of late to the eI
tension of its system of extradition treat
les and by recent additions 1t has consid
erably narrowed the opportunities o.
criminals to find places OF refuge from
, arrest and punishment. The last addi
tions to the list of these treaties are with
Argentine and the Orange Free State.