The Red Cloud chief., 1897-03-05
Entered a, the post once a, Red Cloud, Neb. as
second class mail matter.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Now that the Cuban excitement con
nected with the news Of Consul
General Lees threatened resignation
on account of the failure Of the Clcve.
land administration to properly back
him up, and the debate in the senate
conditional release Of Julio Sanguily,
which was brought to u sudden close
by the pardon Of Sanguily by Spain, n
pardon which the talk of senators
brought about in forty.eight hours
after Secretary Olney had apparently
been trying to secure it by diplomatic
methods for twenty.three months, aud
congress has settled down to the work
of d~isposing of the regular appropria-
ton bills, q work which it is not GER
will be completed, the Inauguration is
the all absorbing topic in Washington.
The city is putting on its inaugural
attire as fast AS several thousand
decorators, working night aud day,
a get it in place, and it promises to
outshine all previous efforts in that
line, from an artistic point Of view.
The hotels are all full, but there are
plenty Of comfortable quarters to be
had In private residences. One half Of
President McKinley's cabinet are al.
ready In Washington.
Two lei who figured conspiciously
in the late campaign, on opposite sides,
were at the capitol today ut the same
time, but they did not meet. They
were Hon. w. j. Bryan, and Hon.
Mark Hanna. MIR. Hanna spent the
most Of his time comforting with the
leading senators Of his party. while Mr.,
Bryan remained longest on the house
side, where he was pleasantly received
by his friends and opponents alike.
He also paid q visit to the press gallery
where he has some warm friends, and
where IL was evident he wanted to
make more. Mr.. Bryan has been cor.
daily invited to remain to the inau.
guration, but so far he has good.
n~aturedly declined.
Formal charges have been made
against John Weddcrburn Il Co. by a
number Of prominent lawyers in Wash.
ington, among them four ex.commis.
sioners Of patents, Hon. Ellis Speare,
Hon, BENZ. B~utterworth,, Hon. +. Nj
Marble and Hon. W. II. Doolittle. The
charges are that WedderLurn n Co.
publish and send through the mail a
paper called the National Recorder,
the object of which is to advertise their
private business. and that such use OF
the mail Is In violation Of the postal
laws and regulations. Those making
the petition are iifty.Hve in number
and they ask that this paper be barred
from the mails as n fraud, and that a
fraud order be issued against Wedder.
burn i Co. Tor obtaining money under
false preteuSss BY advertising prizes
aud Issuing certificates calculated to
deceive Inventors. The postmaster
general hfS The matter pnder advise.
meat. 1rh6 iced Of tina Aspa ef Wedder.
burn 4 Co. n To JsyteiAator Of the
Examiner alaina .bussau and of the
Press Ctaine eAnspez both Of which
maay pslhfste1Glk souvenirs in the
sAApss9 sseskbiph pays no divi'
0Hp4g s. sssrS .ss
sDSD naets eamuittes on pun
1ANak wprk Of investigating
snN4oeaSid patent aud annousc
.iaSeAStths patent was regularly and
legally issued by the interior depart
Wept.S ~
Ooty three members Of the house
wsrssuficieutly stauuch in their sup
port al the single gold standard to VOTE
agiast the international monetary con
ference bill when it was passed by the
house, They were Quigg, Of N. Y.
Henry, of Conn, and Johnson Of Ind
Itnsw looks as though there might
be some truth IN tho talk about som,
senators being determined to head of
the plan of Speaker Reed to contin'
the legislation of the extra session t.
the tariff by not appointing the house