The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-03-26
GENERAL TOPICS.
Brief Paragraphs of Important
National Affairs.

Oscar CespedeS, native of Key
West, who has been for many months
in Jail at Havana, has been released
by the Spanish authorities.
The breakdown of the monitor
Puritan at sea will be investigated by
court of inquiry.
Ex-President Harrison argued case
in the United States Supreme Court
yesterday.
The wool schedule of the new tariff
may be enacted into a law as an emer-
gency measure to prevent anticipatory
importations.
Minister Rodriguez, of the Greater
Republic of Central Anne RIGA, hopes to
negotiate a new treaty with the United
States for the construction of the Mic
aragua canal.
The President.had many callers yes
terday, among whom were many Con-
greSSmen.
Eighty-six candidates for West Point
successfully passed the examinations.
The Ways and Means Committee of
the House made some changes in the
tariff bill yesterday. 1t will be report
ed to the House to-day and the final
vote will be taken Oh March 81.
The President sent to the Senate yes
terday the following nominations:
Powell Clayton, of Arkansas, to be
Minister to Mexico; w. M. Osborne.
of Massachusetts, to tie Consul-General
at London, and John X. Gowdy, of
Indiana, Consul-General at Paris. Jo-
seph Brigham, of Ohio, was nOminat-
ed to be Assistant Secretary of Agri-
culture, and Perry S. Heath, of Indi-
ana, First Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral.
The Turkish Minister has declared
vacant the office of Consul of the OF
toman Empire at Boston, held by Jo-
seph Iasigl, arrested for emhezzlement
and now in prison in New York.
The japanese Minister is deeply con-
cerned over the proposed changes in
the duties Oh silk aud fears that the
trade relations between the countries
may be affected.
Democrats are not agreed upon the
manner in which they should fight
sistance, while others advocate the
most determined resistance.
The rush of office-seekers to the
White House continues, aud there are
some murmurs of discomfort at the
slowness with which the President dis
penses the patronage.
The House on Saturday passed the
agricultural and Indian appropriation
bills. Monday morning the general
debate on the tariff bill will begin,
and close on Thursday night. The
final vote on the bill and amendments
will be taken on March 31st.
Col. Harrison Gray Otis, of Califor-
nia, will not he Assistant Secretary of
War on account of geographical rea-
sons. The President offered him the
consulship to Calcutta, but he declined
it.
Postmaster-Genersl Gary announced
that in distributing the patronage of
the postofiice he would continue the
old policy of allowing Senators to
recommend pOstmasters for their home
offices.
The State Department expects that
the inquiry into the death of DR.. Ruiz
in Cuban prison will be commenced
at an early day and will be thorough
and fair.
General Longstreet, of Georgia, was
one of the Presidents callers on Sat
urday. He is reported to be interested
in the position of commissioner of rail-
roads, now filled by Wade Hampton.
Henry G. Payne, of Wisconsin, de-
clined to accept any of the diplomatic
appointments rendered him by the
President.
The Supreme Court decided that the
antitrust law of 1890 was applicable to
railroads, and that the traffic agree
ment Of the Trans Missouri Freight
Association was illegal
Francis Cazanas, imprisoned by the
Spanish authorities in Cuba, has ueen
released.
The Populist members of the House
of Representatives have sent letter to
Speaker Reed requesting representa-
ton on several important committees
and recognition in debate.
Senator Lodge has introduced bill
in the Senate providing for the arbi-
tratiOn of labor controversies affecting
companies doing an interstate business.
The Secretary of State has granted
the request of the Mexican government
for the extradition of Patio Gomez,
filibuster, who was chased across the
boundary and arrested by the United
States authorities.
Senator Loud introduced in the Sen
ate on Tuesday the Loud bill for the
regulation of second-class mail matter.
President Mckinley the same day
gave a reception 20 the newspaper cor
respondents stationed in Washington.
The Chinese Empire will be represent
ed at the Universal Postal Congress
next May.