The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-16
NATIONAL TOPICS.
Brief Paragraphs of Important
National Affairs.
Saturday and SUNDAY.

The conferees on the tariff bill b4la
a Sunday session.
Japan's reply 10 Secretary ShermaD,
note defending the annexation Of IA
wsii has been filed at the State Depsr.
meut
The President has under consider.
ton the exemption from the civil sery
ice classification of several hundyed
places in the internal revenue seryies
Secretary Bliss will revoke the orde,
Of former Secretary Smith relating hi
pensions for soldiers who were in I'm
Confederate service before entering nm
Union army.
The funeral services of the late Seus
tor Harris, of Tennessee, were held nj
the Senate chamber. The remains wifi
lie in state at Nashville, Tenn, to-day
Monday.
The conferees on the tariff bill expA
renee much difficulty in reaching su
agreement. The Representative Of The
House are disposed to stand out for ths
provisions of the Dingley bill
The Senate rejected the BomuatiOu
of Lieut.. Col H. E. Noyes, second cav
airy, TO be colonel.
Commander Booth-Tucker. Of Id
Salvation Army. had an inteIylt
with President Mckinley and expvgl
ed his scheme for col0uizing the F'n
tute poor of the cities on WesterTVS'|
lands. al
The cabinet to-day will c,nsidl
President McKinley's order susrndiDg
an order issued ny the last adntnistS
ton consolidating pension agefcies.
The board of visitors T. TIL
United States Military Academy, 81
West Point, in their annual resort, Cpl
pose an increase in the numter Of ca
diets.
1t is the purpose of the Russian gov
eminent to place agricultuf impleI
ments on the free list after January la|
1888.
Mr.. Woodford, the Unied State
minister to Spain, is in WsshingtOl|
studying the State Departments brie
in the Ruiz case, which he i 10 present
at Madrid.
Mr.. Morgan. of Alabama has intrU'
duced 10 the Senate a resolution ask
ing the President for information rels
tive to the arrest by Spanish ofiiciaA
at Havana of Alfred II. Hugnet Of
September 9th. 1896
One hundred fourth-cltss pOstmas
tiers were appointed yesterday.
Tuesday.
The Catholic Church will estabis
Trinity College in Washington for th
higher education of womeu.
The President will send message
Congress urging the appo ntment Of
currency commission as soon as be cal
do SO without interfering With the pro
gram for the disposition Of the tanf
bill.
During the four months ended Jun
90th last, the imports Of raw WOO
amounted TO 227, 1852. 225 pounds, GU!
3,349, 24S pounds less than the total ll
ports for 1896.
The numoer of silver dollars cOina
at the mlnts during the last fiscal yea
was 2, 2O3, FOL
Que hundred and one fourthcls
postmasters were appointed yesterdsl
The Representatives of the
Houses of Congress in the confeTens
on tine tariff bill were hard at wa
yesterday on the sugar and wool scha
ule, but final agreement was
reached.
Two war.ships, one of them the Ba
nington, will be sent to Hawaii to-
lieve the Philadelphia and Marion.
Wednesday.
Senator Davis, Chairman of
Committee on Foreign Relations,
ported from that committee reso
ton authorizing the President TO Ia
such measures as may be necessary
obtain the release from the Span
government Of Ona Melton, Alfred
Laborde and William Gildes, and
restoration of the Schooner CompeIl
to her owners.
The Senate Committee on Fore
Relations reported a resolution for
ratification of the Hawaiian anneD
ton treaty.
Representative Simpson has inl
duced in the House resolution for
investigation of the sugar trust
President Mckinley has issued
order suspending the operation oil
Cleveland's order consolidating
pension agencies of the country.
The contest over the contracts
the construction of the three new
pedo boats has been transferred 70
White House, where the PRESIDE
with the assistance of Secretary IO
is to settle the problem.
One hundred and two fourthc
postmasters were appointed yesteIU
The conferees on the tariff bill ~
thus far been unable to reconcile
differences, and the outlook fof
early agreement is not encourages