Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-04
A COLLEGE BADGE.
Mr.. Mckinley Presented with an En-
bem by Greek Letter Fraternity.
CLEVELAND HARD AT WORK
Senator WoIcott Said to Have Won France
Over for an international Monetary
Conference san Pedro Favored
for Deep Water Harbor.

WAsHINGTON, March 3.-An interest
ing ceremony took place this morning
in the parlors of the Ebbitt house by
which President-elect Mckinley was
made the recipient of beautiful dia-
mond set badge, the official emblem of
the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
President-elect Mckinley is member
of this Greek letter college fraternity
and still takes great interest in it.
When he was inaugurated governor of
Ohio he wore ON his coat very pretty
badge, and in to-morrow's Inaugural
ton as president he will again wear
his college fraternity pin. This time,
however, the badge, though similar in
general design. is more elaborate and
costly and is the gift of the fraternity
at large. The national convention of
the order at ST. Louis in December last
provided for the purchase and presenc
tation of the badge and it is probably
the handsomest and most costly badge
possessed by any member of the fra.
ternity
President Cleveland Hard at Work.
WAsHINGTON, March 3.-President
Cleveland is appreciably better this
morning, but is still keeping his room
and taking care of official business
there. The mass of business requiring
his attention is very great and the
president is giving close attention to
it and saving himself us much as posi-
BILE for the very fatiguing exercises of
tomorrow. lie has approved the fol-
lowing bills: The army appropriation
bill; to provide for the removal of the
interstate national bank of Kansas
City, Kan, to Missouri; to amend an
act authorizing the appointment of re-
ceivers of national banks approved
June 30, 1879, as amended August 5,
1892; to better define and regulate the
rights of aliens to hold and own real
estate in the territories and number
of private and local measures,
wOlcott Said to Have Won France.
WAsIINGTON, March 3.-The German
bimetallic leaders assert that United
States Senator Wolcott, who recently
visited Europe in the interests of BIZ
metallism, obtained an understanding
with France that that government
would take part in an international
monetary conference. 1t is understood
at Berlin that Mr.. WOlcott's negotia-
tions with the British officials in Lon
don concerned the reopening of the
Indian minis, the holding in the Bank
of England's issue department of the
full amount of silver authorized by the
bank act, and the raising of the legal
tender standard of silver to elO
San Pedro Favored.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The special
commission to locate deep water har-
Dor on the Pacific coast yesterday de-
cided in favor of San Pedro over Santa
Monica. This settles a controversy
which has been pending for six years.
The commission stood four to one.
Commissioner Morgan was the dissent
ing member of the commission. The
San Pedro harbor is the port in which
a number of st. Louis capitalists are
interested. Their holdings in the ter
minal railroad and in Los Angeles real
estate amount to $1,000, 900 These
holdings will be greatly increased in
value in consequence of the commits
siOn's decision.