The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-01-17
NATIONAL 6APIH GIjLLN6S.
CONDENSED Notes of Happenings
at Washington.
The Turkish Sublime Porte VIII No Suffer
Armenian Belief Operations.
aIr. FIynn's Bill for Free HOmes-The SUE
tan and the Red Cross-A New snk-
ing scheme-A Ship Canal
Project.

fight, in which it seemed likely that
.,free homes" would lose the day, Del
egate Flynn, Of Oklahoma, carried his
'1free homes bill successfully through
the public lands committee of the
house yesterday. The bill is very
brief, but it means many millions Of
dollars to Oklahoma. there being thou
sands who are each relieved by its pro-
visions Of the payment of several hum
dred dollars Here is the text:
Be 1t enacted by the senate and house OF rep
Fesentatives Of the United States Of America
In congress assembled, that all settlers under
the homestead laws Of the United States upon
the public land acquired by treaty or agree
meHt from the various Indian tribes in the
territory Of Oklahoma, who have, or shall
hereafter, reside upon the tract entered IN
good faith for the period required by existing
Law, shall be entitled to a patent for the
land so entered upon the payment to
the local land officers OF the usual and custom
airy fees and no other or further charge Of
any kind whatsoever shall be required from
such settler to entitle him to patent for the
land covered by his entry; provided that the
said lands, in the option Of any settler and IN
the time and at the prices now fixed by exist
ing laws shall remain In full force ana effect
Section 2. That ali acts, or parts Of acts. IN
consistent with the terms and provisions OF
this act are hereby repealed
The Cross and Crescent.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Il The Turkish
legation gave out yesterday afternoon
the following communication:
The imperial government will not permit any
distribution among his subjects, in his own
territory, by any foreign society or individuals,
however respectable the same may be tas. for
instance, the Red Cross society, Of money col
Ected abroad Such interference no tndepend-
e1t government has ever allowed, especially
when the collections are made on the strength
OF speeches delivered In public meetings by
irTeconcilable enemies Of the Turkish race
and religion, and On the basis Of false aceusa-
lions that Turkey Tepudiates. Besides, the
sublime porte is mindful Of the true interests
Of its subjects and, distinguishing between
the real state of things and the calumnies and
wild eXaggerations Of interested or fanatieal
parties, will, as 1t has done heretofore,
under its own legitimate control, alleviate the
wants Of all Turkish subjects, living IN GER
tain provinces irrespective Of creed or race.
This cabiegram made public by the
Turkish minister, containing an official
announcement from the sublime porte
that the Red Cross society would not
be allowed to distribute funds In Ar
menia, created considerable discussion
here Miss Clara Barton, the president
OF the Red Cross society, refused to
make any statement on that subject,
and Mr.. George NJ, Pullman, her pri-
vate secretary, said the society had re-
csived no official notice that it would
not be permitted TO act in Armenia
and that, until it did so, no statement
would be made. If an official an
nouncement regarding the matter was
received, it would be referred to the
executive committee of the association,
and he would not predict what course
they would pursue.
New Banking scheme
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1G-The house
committee on banking and currency
yesterday considered the project for
an international American bank,
which was one of the recommends.
tions of the Pan-American congress,
and was largely the idea of the late
James G. Blaine. Among the would-be
incorporators are Cornelius Bliss,
Charles R. Flint, T. jefferson Coolidge,
Andrew Carnegie, j. S. Clarkson, P. D.
Armour and II. NJ Estee. The bill
puts the capital stock at IS, 600, 600 and
authorizes the bank to act as the
financial agent of any government,
state or municipality or corporation;
to handle bonds, etc, but bars it from
issuing notes to circulate as money in
the United States.
Ship canal
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-In the house
Representative Dalzell, of Pennsyl.
vania, introduced a bill constituting
Andrew Carnegie, George A. Kelley,
Charles ". Bachelor, c. L. McGee aud
20 other persons a corporation under
the name OF the Lake Erie & Ohio
River Ship Canal Co., with power to
construct and maintain a canal
connecting Lake Erie and the
Ohio river The bill also confers
authority on the company to establish
various branch canals. The capital
stock is not to exceed $500, 600 per mile
and the bonded and other indebted
ness is not to exceed similar sum
The company is authorized also to is
sue first mortgage bonds to the amount
OF so, OO0,O00 to carry on its work