Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-10
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
THE attention of Commissioner
Stump, of the emigrant bureau, was
called to the movement looking to the
colonization in this country of Arme
nian refugees The law on the subject
strictly inhibits the landing in this
country of all persons likely to become
a public charge, and also ANY person
whose ticket or passage is paid for
with money of another, or who is as
sisted by others to come" This being
the case the refugees may be refused
admittance to the United States
THE war department has turned over
to the interior department for DISPOSE
ton, under the abandoned reservation
act, all of the Fort Robinson (Neb.)
military reservation lying east of the
line marked as the eastern boundary
of the reservation in the survey of the
adjacent public land
THE comparative statement of the
receipts and expenditures of the United
States government for the month of
September showed the total receipts
to have been S24, 5S4, pa and the expend-
itures $40, $40, 535, leaving a deficit for
the month of 81. 995. 291.
IT was reported at Washington that
the state department had been notified
that Gen. Weyler was to be recalled to
Spain Immediately because he is needed
in Spain in view of threatened out
break of republicans and Carlists. The
underlying reason, however, was as
serted to be that Spain had lost conf
dence in Wey1er's ability to suppress
the Cubans.
The th1y statement of the di-
rector of the mint shows the total coin
age at the United States minis during
the month of Septem Der, 1896, to have
been SIS, 915.3 so, divided as follows:
Gold, So, i4O, 922. so; silver, So. 1854, 165;
minor coins, $40, 226. OF the silver coined
81. 700, 100 was in standard dollars
The Indian office at Washington re-
ceived a telegram from Agent Wisdom,
of Muscogee, I. T., stating that he had
been notified by the chief of Indian po-
lice at South McAlester that Choctaws
We're arming preparatory to starting
for Tuskahomma, capital of the nation,
where the council is in session. Agent
Wisdom asked that two troops of cav
airy be sent from Fort Gibson to avert
a disturbance.
BISHOP JOHN ]. KEANE, has been re-
tired from the head of the Catholic uni
versity at Washington.
COMMISSIONERS LAMoREAUx, of the
general land Office, has made his an
nual report to the secretary of the in
terror for the past fiscal year. The
total land selections during the year
were Is, 200, 900 acres, of which 4. $50, 915
were homestead entries, and 6,7S9, 591
railroad selections. The total vacant
public land in the United States is 6OO,-
o4O.671 acres, of which 316, 651, SCI are
surveyed and 23s, ass, $40 unsurveyed.
COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
ECKELs has issued a statement giving
the results of an investigation made
by him of the amount of all kinds of
money held by the banking institu-
tions of the country on July 1. The
number of banking houses and trust
companies inquired of were 10 1862, and
u clearing houses, covering all of such
institutions in every state and territory
and the District of Column bia.
M. f. DowD, the Missouri member of
the national committee of the silver
party, was removed at a session of the
committee at Washington on the
charge of consorting with Filley re-
publicans and a telegram announcing
his deposition was sent to him.
The result of the bicycle races at
Washington on the 5th gives Eddie
Bald the championship for the season
OF 1896 During the national circuit
season Bald won races that gave him
81 points, while Tom Cooper, who
started in about the same number of
races, scored 65 points.
PosTMAsTER-GENERAL WILSON has is
sued an order prohibiting such notices
as please send OUT or please post
up" being placed on the wrappers of
third-class mail matter. Such notices
will subject the matter to first-class
rates. The words Personal or ITO
be called for" are deemed a part of the
address and are permissible.
GENERAL. NEWS