The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-05-14
GENERAL TOPICS.
Brief Paragraphs of Important
National Affairs.

National Affairs.
Friday.
Mr.. John w. Foster, special ambas-
sador of the United States, will enter
into negotiations with Russia and Ja-
pan for the protection of fur seals.
Great Britain having refused to enter
into any agreement.
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
Roosevelt will make a thorough invest
igation of the New York navy yard
with special reference TO violations of
the civil service law.
The action of the Senate on the arbi-
tration treaty cannot be communicated
officially to the British Government on
account of the secrecy of the executive
session in which the treaty was re.
jected.
President Mckinley will attend the
dedication Of the Washington monu-
ment in Philadelphia ON May 18th.
The delegates to the universal postal
congress will enjoy an outing next
week on the Chesapeake bay and the
Potomac.
Senator CulIum, of Illinois, in let
ter 10 the secretary of the Tariff Com
mission League, says that be would be
glad II an amendment providing for
permanent tariff commission were in
corporated in the Dlngley till.
Saturday and sunday.
The State Department is informed,
unofficially, that the King of Siam
contemplates visit TO the United
States. Ii he comes Congress will be
asked for an appropriation for his enter
tainment
The Morgan Cuban resolution will
be taken up in the Sena@ this week,
while the House will consider the SEN
i ate amendments to the sundry civil
bill.
The Navy Department has ordered
I the Marblehead to Puerto Cor,ez, Hon
duras. TO protect the interests of the
Americans.
The friends of Elverton r. Chap
man, of New York, have submitted
I 10 the President request for his par
I don, and the President has suggested
I tLat Mr.. Chapman make an apology
for his course in refusing to testify be-
/ fore Senate Committee.
/ w. J. Calhoun, special agent for the
I United States in the Ruiz case, has
started for Havana.
/ At the session of the Senate Com
mittee investigating the civil service
| law, Secretay of the Interior Bliss,
/ Pension Commissioner Evans, and
/ Land Commissioner Herman recon-
mended that certain portions be ex-
/ empted from the operations of the law.
Monday.
The United States Supreme Court
rendered decision in favor of the Bell
Telephone Company in the suit of the
| United States 10 annul the Berliner
patent
The Supreme Court has denied the
motion for a rehearing in the Trans
Missouri Freight Association case.
One hundred and three fourth-class
pOstmasters were appointed yesterday.
President Mckinley was rendered a
complimentary concert by the band Of
the eighth regiment of cavalry of the
Mexican army.
The President announced yesterday
that he had decided to nominate ex-
Representative Cheatham, of North
Carolina, to be recorder of deeds for
the District of Columbia.
President Jordan, Of Leland STAN
ford University, Will GO as member
of the seal commission 10 the Pribilof
Islands.
The President will leave Washing
ton for Philadelphia next Friday after
noon and will return on Saturday.
Representative Fowler, of New Jer-
sey, has introduced bill in the House
fnr hu pf t..tH
Tuesday.
AT a meeting Of the subcommittee
of the Committee on Ways and Means
of the Universal Postal Congress a
slight reduction in maritime postal
rates was agreed upon.
Two hundred and fifty-seven China
men have arrived at San Francisco to
take part in the Nashville Exposition.
All but twenty.oue will be returned to
China.
No formal application for the pardon
of Broker Chapman, the Sugar Trust
witness convicted of contempt, has
been presented at the White House.
AT a meeting of the cabinet yester-
day it was decided to send a gunboat
to Sitka, Alaska, about July /.
Assistant Secretary Howell, of the
Treasury Department, says there is no
doubt the tariff bill as reported to the
Senate will yield sufficient revenue for
the needs of the government.
The delegates to the Universal Pos
tai Congress were rendered reception
and banquet by Postmaster-General
Gary.
The Republicans in the House who
are opposed to the sugar schedules of
the Senate tariff bill will make its pro-
posed abrogation of the treaty with
Hawaii the basis of their opposition to
the sugar schedules.
Cheirman Dingley made a statement
as to the effect of the Senate amend
ments to the tariff bill.
Wednesday.
Senator Pettigrew reintroduced Wed
nesday his antitrust amendment to the
tariff bill with the phraseology changed
so as to make its operation more GER
tain and effective.
One hundred and twelve fourth-class
I postmasters were appointed yesterday.
The cases of president Havemeyer
and secretary Searles of the American
Sugar Refining Company, for refusing
to testify before Senate committee,
will be called for trial next Monday.
The Navy Department will abandon
| its policy of sending Naval Academy
cadets to Europe for technical training
in naval architecture.