Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-08
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
COLOMBIA ton in this country of Arme-
Man refugees The law on the subject
strictly inhibits the landing in this
country of all persons likely to become
a pu bile 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 white house at Washington was
injured by the recent storm, portion
of the roofing being stripped off and
the tall flag staff disappearing entirely.
Twenty-Five fine trees in the grounds
were leveled and fully so others suf-
fered the loss of their tops and
branches. Several other public build
ings were also badly damaged.
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 public debt statement, issued at
Washington on the 1st showed a net
increase in the public debt, less cash
in the treasury, during Septem Der of
81, S06, O34. Total cash in the treasury.
Ss49, 642, 772.
The comparative statement of the
receipts and expenditures of the United
States governments for the month of
Septem Der showed the total receipts
to have been S24. 5S4, 244 and the expend-
lures see, 579, 535, leaving 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 Weyler's ability to suppress
the Gu bans.
THE monthly 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. 1868. so, divided as foliows:-
Gold. SO. 40, 922. so; silver, So. 754, 165;
minor coins, $40, 226 Of the silver coined
g.. 700, 100 was in standard dollars
THE Indian Office at Washington re-
ceived telegram from Agent Wisdom,
of Muscogee, ]. T., stating that he had
been notified by the chief of Indian po-
lice at South McAlester that Choctaws
were 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
disturbance.
BISHOP JOHN j. KEANE, has been re-
tired from the head of the Catholic uni
versity at Washing ton.
AFTER a four months recess the
United States supreme court will re-
convene on Monday, October 10, for the
October term.
COMMISSIONER 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. 2O9, 600 acres, of which 4. $50, 915
were homestead entries, and 6.7s9, SCI
railroad selections. The total vacant
public land in the United States is 6O0,-
0i0.671 acres, of which SIG, Col SCI are
surveyed and 23s, 5Ss,s $40 unsurveyed.
COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
ECKELs has issued statement giving
the results OF an investigation mace
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 1862, and
e clearing houses, covering all of such
institutions in every state and territory
and the District of Column bia.
NJ. T. DowD, the Missouri member OF
the national committee of the silver
party, was removed at session of the
committee at Washington on the
charge of consorting with Filley re
publ cans and telegram announcing
his deposition was sent to him.
GENERAL NEWS.
A MALIGNANT fever. similar to that
which appeared in 1898. has ravaged
Turkestsn for the past two months
Ten thousand persons have died from
the fever, most of the victims being
children.
The Denver Coli Pharmaceutical
assoc alton including all the druggists