Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-19
A CARLISLE BOOM.
The Secretary of the Treasury q
Presidential Candidate.
OKLAHOMA HOMESTEAD BILL PASSED
q tuDan Debate In the Ssnatc-The Kansas
Redemption Law Caae-Hermsn's
Arid Lands Ill to b. Favor.
ably Reported.

WASHINGTON, March II -Secretsr,
Carlisle is candidate for the presi
dental nomination at Chicago, and
public announcement to that effec1
will soon be made by one Of the score.
tary's close friends in the senate. This
announcement, however, will not be
made until President Cleveland ha.
formally stated his purpose not to per.
init his name to be used in the conyen.
ton in connection with third term,
1t is learned on excellent authority
that the president has fully decided
upon this course, and it is expected
that he will make known his deter
mination within short time. AL
though Secretary Olnev's name has
been considered with favor by the
democratic leaders. 1t is known that
he does not desire the nomination. 1t
is undou teddy true that Mr. Carlisles
candidacy will have the support of Mr..
Cleveland and the mem ers OF the cab.
met. He will go before the con-
vention as their representative of
the sound money views of the admin.
istration. His friends, in conducting
the canvass for Mr. Carlisle's nomina-
ton. will urge that it be laid upon
sound money platform, and, II he be
successful at Chicago, will then make
this issue prominent in the campaign
leading up to the November elections.
Representative Patterson, of Ten.
nes>ee, has received from Secretary
Carlisle a letter in response to ex.
Speaker Crlsp's declaration that silver
had received unfriendly treatment at
the secretary's hands, in the course Of
which the secretary says that in all
the operations Of the treasury depart
ment during his administration OF It's
affairs, the legal tender gold and silver
coins of the United States have been
treated precisely alike, except that
greater efforts have been made to keep
silver coin in circulation than have
been made to keep gold coin in circu.
lation, and that it has always been the
policy of tine treasury department to
encourage the use of silver to the
largest possible extent
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, March l7.-The senate
had an hour of spirited Cuban debate
late yesterday after the early part Of
the day had been given to set speeches
by Mr.. Lodge on immigration and Mr.
Pugh on silver. The Cuban discussion
was mainly important in bringing out
The full reading of the statement of
The Spanish side of the case by Senior
Dupuy de LONE, the Spanish minister.
It claimed to detail the insurgent
Of guerrilla warfare, the
Of cane fields and the disor-
,anized character of the insurgent
,ands Mr.. Elkins offered resolution
Erecting the committee on foreign af-
airs to report as to the status Of war
n Cuba before vote was taken in the
enate. The resolution went over.
Yesterday was suspension day in the
louise and several bills were passed
The most important was'the Oklahoma
homestead bill, which relieves home
leaders in Oklahoma Of the payment
I the purchase price of their home-
leads The house also decided at the
equest OF Mr. Hit, chairman Of the
ommittee on foreign affairs, to con-
ider the resolutions censuring Am.
assador Bayard on Wednesday. A
ill was passed to provide for the dis.
osal of abandoned townsites in Ok {
lholna.
A NEW ARID LANDS BIII. G
WASHINGTON. Marrh r,-Tha hnne..