Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-13
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
Mr.. CLEVELAND took formal leave of
President Mckinley on the 4th and
then drove from the white house with
Capt. Evans to the wharf to take the
lighthouse tender Maple for a ten days
fishing trip in the North Carolina
sounds.
The total coinage at all the minis
for February was S11, 757 1888. OIL. Oh
this amount $40, 152, 600 was in gold, ST.
$40, 1885 silver and $50, OS9. Sc minor
coin.
AN important order has been issued
by the United States war department
closing all Notifications and coast de-
lenses from public inspection. No one
is to be permitted to view these works
in the future except for good military
reasons, and descriptions of them arc
prohibited.
THE commissioner of patents reports
that for the calendar year of 1896 there
We're 43,9s2 applications for patents,
designs and reissues; 23,273 patents
were issued and reissued; 1,S46 trade
marks, labels and prints registered
and IL, 1873 patents expired during the
year. There are left pending action a
total of S,S67 applications. The num-
Der of applications exceeded previous
years by nearly 5000.
MIR. MCKINLEY took the oath of Office
as president of the United States on
the 4th, Chief Justice Fuller admins
tering the oath. The new president
then delivered an address. The inau-
guration ceremonies were the greatest
in history. Over 10000 men were in
the parade. The ball in the evening
was the climax of the day. The presi-
io1 ~ al,
hour, and when it left the ball was
formally opened.
A SPECIAL from Guadala jara, Mex.
said that almost a warlike spirit was
being aroused among the people OF
Mexico by the coming of Messrs. Bruce,
Stone and Pierce, of Boston, to enter
into negotiations with the Mexican
government for the return of the flags
captured by the Mexican troops dur
ing the war of 1S47. Some of the news
papers denounce Americans and de
mand of the United States, at the can
mons mouth if necessary, cession OF
all the territory taken from Mexico,
specifying California, Colorado. Ne
vada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and
Texas.
CHAIRMAN GRosvENoR has issued a
call for republican members of the
Fifty-Fifth congress to meet at Wash
ington in caucus on March Is for the
purpose of nominating candidates and
other business.
A WASHINGTON dispatch said Presi-
dent Mckinley would appoint Delegate
Dennis Flynn as governor of Oklahoma
territory.
A WASHINGTON dispatch said: That
no wine will be served at the white
house during the present administra.
tion was indicated by the recent dinner
rendered to her young relatives by
Mrs. Mckinley. The dinner was an
elaborate affair, yet the only liquids
served were mineral waters.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY on the 9th is
sued proclamation calling the Fifty
Fifth congress in extra session on
March Is.
ALI. the members of President Mo
Kinley's cabinet, with the exception
of Mr.. Gage. secretary of the treasury,
met the justices of the United States
supreme court at the white house on
the 9th and took the oath OF office.
Chief Justice Fuller afterwards went
to the treasury building and admins
tered the oath to Mr.. Gage.
MAJ.-GEN. WESLEY MERRITT, now
commander of the department of Mis-
souri,. will succeed to the command OF
tirement on April 2, of Maj.-Gen. T. II.
Ringer.
GENERAL NEWS.
Mrs. HENRY WARD BEECHER, widow
of the noted divine. died at Stamford,
Conn.,, on the sth, aged 81.
By the upsetting of a lamp the home
of Elihu Reed, at Bivalve, n. J., with
its contents, was completely destroyed
by fire and his four>year-old daughter
burned to death.
ELLA PARKER, aged Is, and her
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