The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-29
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
 AN appeal for aid was sent to Secre- ,tary Alger for destitute people along the Red river in the vicinity of Penn bina, N. D.
 THE agricultural department is being importuned from all parts of the coun- try for beet sugar seed. Heretofore beet sugar growing has been confined almost exclusively to, Nebraska, Kan sas and California The agricultural department shas sent beet seed lately to about 30 states and territories. a
 THE post office department and the National Association of Railway Postal Clerks will make an effort to secure the passage of bill for the relief of injured and disabled railway mail em- ployes by the present session of con- gress. All moneys to be paid to dis abled clerks will be paid out of a re- lief fund drawn from the salaries of all postal clerks who are eligible to its ranks.
 SECRETARY Wilson proposes to make the department ofagriculture sort of clearing house for the publication of important state reports When real. ly valuable result is achieved by an ex. pertinent station he intends to publish an account of the process and send it out to farmers all over the country.
 A DELEGATION from the American Federation of Labor, headed by Sam ucl, 0ompers, had an interview with Speaker Reed on the 21st on the eight. hour law and other matters in which the federation is interested. The dele. gation was treated very nicely, but the speaker said the only thing now, for congress to do was to arrive at 3 deci-, sion on the tariff bill. RttA's''
 THE president has nominated Harold M. Sewall, son of the late democratic candidate for vice president, to be minister to Hawaii. D{!fC
 CONGRESSMAN WILLIAM s. HOLMAN, of Indiana, died at Washington on the ead of spinal meningitis. He had been . member of 16 congresses.
 A MEMORIAL was on the 22d presented to the president by the executive council of the Federation of Labor. It recites the lack of employment, stag nant trade, and asks for the enactment of remedial legislation. Amendments to the federal eight-hour law, restrict ed immigration, reform in the national banking system and the issuance of the currency, and liberal appropria- tions for public works and the im- provement of rivers and harbors are asked for,
 THE republican members of the senate finance committee have agreed either to strike out the retroactive provision of the Dingley bill or to so amend it as to pave the way for its be- ing stricken out in conference and have so notified the democratic mem bers of the committee.
 THERE was on file with the civil service commission in Washington on the 2sd over la,ooO applications for ex- animation, all of which applicants will have their fitness to hold office tested during the coming spring. The number of applicants is far in excess of the needs of the service and will place upon the eligible lists thousands of men and women who will have their hopes raised only to be disappointed.
 THE immigration commissioner is in- vestigating a report that Japanese are coming into the United States under contract, many arriving at San Fran cisco from Hawaii and British Colum. bia to work in California orchards and fields.
 THE Dawes commission reached an agreement with the Choctaw and Chick. asaw Indian commissioners at Atoka, l. T., on the 23d for division of their lands.
 GENERAL NEWS.