Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-06-24
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News.
WAsHINGroN NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
THE final ratification of the boundary
treaty between Great Britain and Ven
ezue1a was exchanged at the state de-
partment on the 18th
A cABLEGRAM received at the state
department at Washington from Con-
stantinople on the 18th stated that the
sultan had accepted Mr.. Angel as min
lister from the United States
THE Universal Postal congress fin
ished it's 1abors at Washington on the
18th by formally signing the general
treaty and the detailed articles and
then adjourned to meet at Rome in
February, 1908.
a WASHINGTON dispatch said that at
the cabinet meeting on the 18th it had
been decided to take no important &C
ton relating to Cuba until the new
minister to Madrid had been chosen
and was at his post.
THE presidential train arrived at
Washington at 7:30 a. IN. on the 18th.
the president and all the members of
the party being well pleased with their
southern trip.
A STRONG effort is being made by the
Tariff Commission league to have in
corporated in the senate bill an amend
ment establishing tariff commission
REPORTS from American consuls to
the state department at Washington
show enormous shipments to the United
States to escape the increased duties
in the new tariff bill
THE senate committee on Pacific rail-
roads has decided to investigate the
issuance of patents to the Pacific rail-
roads and has appointed Senators For
aker, Stewart and Harris, of Kansas,
for that purpose.
The Japanese government has filed
a protest at Washington against the
Hawaiian annexation treaty on the
ground that it promises to lead to a
breach of treaty stipulations between
Japan and Hawaii.
THE president on the 10th nominated
Stewart l.. Woodford, of New York,
as minister to Spain.
IL was reported at Washington on
the 10th that President Mckinley
would interpose no objections to the
passage of the resolution for the recog
milton of the Cuban insurgents, and
that he would sign it if passed, as he
was satisfied that public sentiment
demanded it.
TREATY Iue dAncAdtIOn vi tIlC
Hawaiian islands was signed at the
state department at Washington on
the 10th by Secretary Sherman for the
United States and Messrs. Hatch,
Thurston and Kinney for Hawaii. The
treaty before it becomes a law will
have to be ratified by the proper au-
thorities.
STEWART L. WooDFoRD. of New Y orll,
no w. lfiT tod CT to-
was on the nth in consultation with
President Mckinley and formally ac-
cepted the office.
Ex-QUEEN LILIUoKALANI has fled a
protest in the Office of the secretary of
state at Washington against the treaty
for the annexation of the Hawaiian
islands.
VIGOROUS represen tat tons will be
made by the United States representa-
tiveS to Great Britain, GERMANY and
Belgium, and especially to France. for
a modification of the discriminating
measures against American cattle.
SOME strong intimations were said
to be reaching the president and mem
.bers of the cabinet that a definite
declaration of Cuban policy was ex-
pected before the adjournment of con-
gress, members of congress returning
from their homes having reported that
the public feeling was growing more
intense.
THE recent experiment made by the
agricultural department in shipping
butter to England was not entirely
satisfactory. The report said it was
evident that, unless the retailers could
be reached without much extra ex-
pense in transportation, so that better
relative prices could be realized, east
ern creameries could not afford to con-
slider the question of exporting their
products.
GENERAL NEWS.