The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-09
GENERAL TOPICS
Brief Paragraphs of Important
National Affairs.
Friday.

declined the position of Assistant Sec
rotary of War, rendered to him on
Thursday, the LIST inst, by President
Mckinley.
The formal order placing Admiral
Ramsay on the retired list was issued
by the Navy Department last Friday.
Up to yesterday the number of ap-
pllcations received at the State Depart
ment for consulaies and diplomatic ap-
poiutments was 1900
The executive committee of the In
dianapolis monetary convention will
establish headquarters at Washington
and viii urge upon Congress the APP
polntment of commission to investi-
gate the subject of currency revision
ana report not later than October LIST.
A special train will take President
Mckinney, the foreign ambassadors
aud many members of the Senate aud
House To the Grant monument cere-
monies in New York on April 9th.
The cabinet yesterday considered eX-
President Cleveland's order setting
apart twenty-one forest reservations in
the West. The order will not be re-
scinded, but may be materially modi-
fed.
Ministers of foreign countries ex-
press the opinion that the new tariff
bill, If enacted INTO law. will lead to
an increase in the duties on American
goods.
The House on Saturday passed the
Senate resolution providing for the
chartering of vessel 10 carry dona-
lions of food to the famine sufferers
OF India.
y chess match has been arranged
between the members Of the British
House of Commons and our House of
Repres
Admiral Ramsay, Chief of the Navi-
cation Bureau, will retire to-day His
successor will probably be Captain
Crowuiushield, of the battle-ship
Maine.
Captain Winfield S. Schley will be
Chairman Of the Light House Board.
succeeding Admiral Walker, retired.
The State Department has received
notice from the Turkish government
that II will not, ON account of increased
expense, raise the grade Of its mission
in Washington 10 that of an embassy.
President Mckinley will have a few
days outing in the dispatch boat Dol
phln.
Monday.
The President nominated Yesterday
Col. Alfred E. Buck. of Georgia, to lie
minister TO japan, aud Brigadier-G
eral Frank Wheaton. commanding the
depari meut of Colorado. to be Major
General.
Senator Hoar. of Massachusetts, pre-
senied in the Senate petition from
President Eliot and the officers Of the
Harvard University asking for the rati-
fication of the arbitration treaty.
Senator Cullom has introduced the
anti-scalping till Substantially as il
was reported bv the interstate COM
merce committee ia the last Congress.
Lieut. J. c. Colwell. of the naval intel
ligence office, has been ordered TO Lon
don as naval attache of the United
States embassy.
The Republican members of. the
Ways ana Means Committee OF the
House have gone on an excursion to
Gettysburg la tlefield.
Tuesday.
Hon. VIM. J. Byran appeared in the
SUPREME Court yesterday as counsel
for tie State of Nebraska in II case in
volvlng the validity of the law fixing
the maximum freight charges of rail
roads.
President Mckinley will not revoke
the order of Mr.. Cleveland setting
aside p forest reserves in The West,
but will await the action of Congress.
after which the order may BE- modified.
The Senate Caucus Committee decid-
ed not 10 fill the vacancies ON the
Senate Committees until after the pas
sage of the tariff till.
4 Board of Inquiry exouerated the
officers of the monitor Puritan for her
recent breakdown at sea. The machin-
cry was found Ia be defective.
Preside mt Mckinley Is considering
the adoption of a vigorous policy to Sc
cure from the Turkish government the
payment of claims preferred by the
United States on account of the de-
struction of American missionary
properly and uu,rages on American
missionaries. He contemplates send
ing the Hon. Jonn w. Foster to Com
siantinople rs special envoy with the
rank of ambassador.
Wednesday.
Six army officers designated by Sec
retary Alger "Wednesday started for
Memphis 10 ascertain the needs of the
Mississippi flood sufferers Another
detail of officers will follow to distrib-
ute supplies.
Hon. John w. Foster, Ex-Sec7etsry
of Stale, says he has abandoned all eX-
pectstions OF going to Turkey as Am
hassador of the United States
Senator Chandler says that if the
pressure for high duties continues the
passage of the tariff bill will be endan-
gered.
Bids for 5000 tons Of armor plate for
the new baltle-spips viii BE- opened at
the Navy Department to-day. 1t Is
thought none of the companies which
have heretofore supplied armor will
be among The bidders, owing TO Tie
price fixed by Congress
The Interstate Commerce COmmis-
sioner has notified the railroads in the
Joint Traffic Association that they
must forward TO the commission full