Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-10-07
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. j. !

Washington, this week, the basis
of a sensational story about his
| having returned because of an ln1-
pending crisis in the relations be-
tween Spain and the United
States would have seemed more
plausible had not nearly all the
rest of the diplomatic corps, and
President Mckinley, also return
ed to Washington this week.
| There is no crisis outside Spain
and not likely to be any Cause for
one, Unless Spain desires to make
one when it replies to the sug-
gestlons made by the United
States for bringing about peace
in Cuba. The Spanish minister
returned to Washington for the
same reason that the other mem
bers of the diplomatic corps. and
the president did; the vacation
season is over and their regular
duties called them to Washing
ton.
Official news from Hawaii eff
fectually disposed Of all the re-
cent sensational stories about
Japan's intention to make the
immigration dispute an excuse
for Selling Hawaii before annexa-
ton was completed. An under
standing has been reached that
will result in a peaceable settle
ment of that dispute.
Secretary Bliss has been dill
gently studying the irrigation
question. in which he has taken
a deep interest, and he will make
recommendations in his annual
report for congressional iegisla
tion providing for the irrigation
of large tracts of the arid public
lands OF the west; and it is said
that his recommendations will be
warmly supported by President
Mckinley and all the other mem
bers of the cabinet, which will
make favorable action by congress
probable.
1t seems rather small business
for the United States government
to compel any of its employees to
work overtime and not give them
extra pay, but that is exactly
what the new regulations put in
effect today at the bureau of en-
craving and printing will do for
the salaried employees of the
bureau. 1t is very often made
necessary by the demands for
small notes or some kind OF stamps
for a portion of the force to work
overtime, and heretofore they
have been paid for it, but from
today they will not be, unless a
test case, which will probably be
carried to the courts, results in
upsetting the new regulations.
Ex-senator Edmunds, chairman
of the monetary commission, this
week named the committees on
metallic CURRENCY, on demand
obligations of the government,
and or the banking system, and
the commission took a recess uu-
til October II. Members of the
commission do not like the criti-
cism showered upon them by the
press, and all say that they do
not intend to dictate to congress;
that they will merely suggest as
any other body Of citizens might
do.
In view of the nature of the
evidence given at the long hear
ing before the q. S. patent Office,
nobody was surprised at the an
nouncenient that the disbarrment
of John Wedderburn & Co. from
practice before that Office, for
fraud, had been decided upon.
No other decision could have been
made without ignoring the most
positiye evidence of Wedderburn
q Co. having deceived and de-
frauded those who intrusted busi-
ness to them and paid them adj
vance fees. The official an
nouncement of the disbarrment
will be made in the Patent Office
Gazette. and will he accom- r,a +riad