Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-11
IMPORTANT POSTS.
Appointments Likely to Be Made
at Once by the President.
TARIFF BILL WILL Be READY SOON.
Troops Wanted to Turn Ont Settlers on the
Uncompahgre Reserve Agents to Be-
gin Making All0tments on the
Wichita Reservation.

WASHINGTON, March lO.--lt is ex-
pected that to-day John Hay will be
named ambassador to Great Britain
and Horace Porter, Of New York, am
bassador to Paris. There may be q
few other nominations, including
Powell Clayton, of Arkansas, as min
lister to Mexico. One Of the most i'm
portant missions the president will
have to fill will be that Of minister to
Spain. In view Of the Cuban insurrec-
tion, this post is one demanding the ex-
ercise Of great tact and skill, and the in
dications age that Mr.. Mckinley will
70 very slowly and deliberately in
changing our minister there. Few OF
the thousands Of applications for Office
mention the post, which seems not to
be in great demand, and 1t is certain
that up to Sunday Mr.. Mckinley had
no one in mind for it. President Nc
Kinley has definitely settled upon }. IL.
Brigham, of Ohio, for assistant secre-
tary Of agriculture, and the nomina-
ton doubtless will be sent to the sen.
ate within few days. Mr.. Brigham
Is master Of the National grange. He
is war veteran, and has figured con-
siderably in Ohio politics, and is an
old friend Of the president.
II Is understood that the president
will not appoint members OF an inter-
national conference commission or
take any steps toward calling con
ference until after the expiration OF
the special session of congress. The
president has in mind very compre-
hensive plan for dealing with the
whole monetary question. 1t is UNDER
stood that he will at first confine nego-
tiations with foreign governments to
the usual diplomatic agencies. All the
ambassadors and ministers to foreign
governments appointed by Mr.. McKin-
ley will be given special instructions
to devote particular attention to bring
ing about n friendly understanding on
the monetary question. They are ex-
pected to assume an attitude friendly
to bimetallism and to exert what in
fuence they can toward inducing the
countries to which they are accredited
to give the matter serious considera-
ton.
BEEF MUST BE INSPECTED.
WASHINGTON, March 10-The first
official order issued by Secretary Viii
son, Of the department Of agriculture,
made its appearance yesterday. 1t
concerns the expectation of beef to for
eign countries and provides: ''rhat
from and after March Is, 1897, all beef
offered for transportation to Euro
pean ports, whether fresh, sailed,
canned, corned or packed, being the
meat Of cattle killed after the passage
Of the act under which this order Is
made, shall be accompanied bya GER
tihcatc issued by an inspector Of this
department, showing that the cattle
from which 1t was produced were free
from disease and the meat sound and
wholesome"
TARIFF BILL WILL BIZ READY SOON.
WASHINGTON, March lO.--Chairman
Dingley, Of the ways and means com
mittee, said yesterday that he expected
the new tariff bill would be ready to
introduce into the house very soon
after congress assemblies. Speaking OF
the report that the law might provide
that the duties assessed should go into
effect Immediately upon the introduce
ton Of the bill, Mr., Dingley said 1t
would be impossible under our consti-
tuition to make law retroactive,
INDIAN AGENT ASKS FOR TROOPS,
WASHINGTON, March 10.-Agent Rand
lett, Of the Uintah and Ouray Indian
agency, telegraphed yesterday that
there were Is men who had made loca-
tons on the lands Of the Uncompaghre
reserve, that they had refused to leave,
and there would be trouble unless the
troops were sent to eject them. This
is in line with dispatch last week, on
the strength Of which Secretary Bliss
asked for troops.
AGENTS TO BEGIN ALLoTTlNG LAND.
WASHINGTON, March lO.-The work
Of making allotments on the Wichita
reservation in Kansas will begin at
once. Agents Coleman and Mills will
be en- route by Monday morning. The
work will occupy about nine or tel
months.