Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-21


TREASURY officials regard it as prob
able that the gold reserve will touch
$3.50, 100000 by the end of the present
crop season and before the demand for
small notes comes to an end.
SECRETARY ALGER has ordered an in
vestigation to be made of the alleged
case of cruelty to a private soldier at
Fort Sheridan, Chicago.
THE Chicago Times-Herald pu blished
a dispatch from its Washington COR
respondent on the 18th that Associate
Justice Field, of the supreme court,
had made formal application to be re-
1ieved of his duties on December aad
that Attorney General McKenna would
be his successor.
SENATOR MCLAURIN, of South Caro-
lima, speaking at Washington the other
day about the outlook of the approach
ing session of congress, said that he
thought the financial question. Hawaii
and Cuba would keep congress very
busy The outcome of the Cuban trou-
BILE would be. in his opinion, the COM
plete independence of Cuba from Spain
and the ultimate annexation of Cuba
to the United States through the leg
islative action of an independent legis.
lature of Cuba.
OFFICIALS of the agricultural depart
ment at Washington believe that such
a showing has been made as to indi-
cate the success of the sugar beet in
dustry in Missouri.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY has deter
mined to go slow in the Cuban trouble
and will urge congress to take no
action in the matter until the new
captain general and the new Spanish
cabinet shall have had an opportunity
to end the war in the land. Mean
while the United States reply to the
new Spanish minister will express a
purpose to prevent filibustering and
tender the good offices of President
Mckinley in persuading the insurgent is
to accept autonomy.
A BANQUET was given at the Shore
ham hotel, Washington, on the 18th in
honor of Archbishop John j. Keane.
Attorney General McKenna replied to
the toast '.The United States" The
gathering included many prominent
men.
THE interstate commerce commission
has made a report for the year ended
June 30, 1896, concerning the mileage,
equipment, number of employees, capt.
talization and valuation, accidents and
earnings and expenses of the railways
in the United States.
Col. J. THOMAS SCHARF, Chinese in
spector for the southern district of
New York, has sent to the secretary of
the treasury his resignation. He says
that four years of practical experience
and close observance has convinced him
thazb the Chinese exclusion act is a
farce and has resulted in corruption.
IT was announced at the supreme
court at Washington on the 18th that
Justice Stephen j. Field, of California,
had notified President Mckinley of his
Intention to retire as member of the
court and had informed his colleagues
of this fact. The president sent Mr..
Field letter accepting his resignation,
to take effect December 1, and express
ing his regret att. The supreme court
called on Mr.. Field in a body on the
14th and took official leave of the retir-
ing justice, as it is understood he will
not resume his seat on the bench in the
interim.
THE president has appointed John
A. KassOn, of Iowa, special commits
sioner, with plenary powers, to carry
into effect the reciprocity provisions
of the tariff act. Mr.. Chapman Cole
man, of Kentucky, is made secretary
of the commission and Mr.. John B.
Osborne, of Scranton, Pa, assistant
secretary. The commission is charged
particularly to look after the agricul-
tural interests, both north and south,
not forgetting the manufacturing in
terests of the east.
THE president reviewed the parade
of the police and fire departments of
the District of Columbia on the 18TH
THE Corean legation at Washington
received an official cable stating:
king proclaimed himself emperor
from this date, October 10, 1897
THE assistant secretary of war has
left Washington on tour of inspec-
ton of the military posts in the west.
SECRETARY ALGER has received an
official report bout the charge against
Capt. Lowering of having grossly ill
treated Private Hammond at Fort
Sheridan, Chicago. The charge is con-
firmed in every detail The report was
taken to President Mckinley and he
suggested that the matter should be
laid before Gen. Miles.