Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-03-11
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News,
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
THE international monetary confer
ence bill became law on the Sd,
President Cleveland having signed it.
Mr.. MCKINLEY was presented at
Washington on the Sd with a beauti.
full badge, the official emblem of the
Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. II
was the gift of the members of the
fraternity at large.
Gov. BUSHNELL presented to National
Chairman Hanna at Washington Oh
the Sd the commission and certificate
which will make him senator of the
United States from the state of Ohio
to succeed Senator Sherman, who ten
dered his resignation the same day.
Mr.. CLEVELAND took formal leave OF
President Mckinley on the 4th and
then drove from the white house with
Capt. Evans to the wharf to take the
lighthouse tender Maple for a ten days
fishing trip in the North Carolina
sounds.
The total coinage at all the minis
for February was $11, 757, ss3.01. OF
this amount $40, 152, 600 was in gold, ST.
SIG, 1855 silver and $50, 0S9.36 minor
coin.
AN important order has been issued
by the United States war department
closing all Notifications and coast de-
lenses from public inspection. No one
is to be permitted to view these works
in the future except for good military
reasons, and descriptions of them are
prohibited.
The commissioner of patents reports
that for the calendar year of 1896 there
were 1899 applications for patents,
designs and reissues; 23,273 patents
were issued and reissued; 1,S46 trade
marks, labels and prints registered
and 10, 1873 patents expired during the
year. There are left pending action a
total of s,s67 applications. The num-
Der of applications exceeded previous
years by nearly $1,000
Mr.. MCKINLEY took the oath of Office
as president of the United States on
the 4th, Chief Justice Fuller admins
tering the oath. The new president
then delivered an address. The inau-
guration ceremonies were the greatest
in history. Over 10000 men were in
the parade. The ball in the evening
was the climax of the day. The presi-
Dental party was present for about an
hour, and when it left the ball was
formally opened.
A SPECIAL from Guadalajara, Mex,
said that almost a warlike spirit was
being aroused among the people of
Mexico by the coming of Messrs. Bruce,
Stone and Pierce, of Boston, to enter
into negotiations with the Mexican
government for the return of the flags
captured by the Mexican troops dur
ing the war of 1s47. Some of the news
papers denounce Americans and de-
maud Of tho Tnifa1 II he oan-
mons mouth if necessary, cession of
all the territory taken from Mexico,
specifying California, Colorado, Ne
vada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and
Texas.
CHAIRMAN GROsvENOR has issued a
call for republican members of the
Fifty-Fifth congress to meet at Wash
ington in caucus on March IS for the
purpose of nominating candidates and
other business.
A WASHINGTON dispatch said Presi-
dent Mckinley would appoint Delegate
Dennis Flynn as governor of Oklahoma
territory.
A WASHINGTON dispatch said: That
no wine will be served at the white
house during the present administra-
ton was indicated by the recent dinner
rendered to her young relatives by
Mrs. Mckinley. The dinner was an
elaborate affair, yet the only liquids
served were mineral waters.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY on the 9Th is.
sued proclamation calling the Fifty
Fifth congress in extra session op
March Is.
ALL the members of President Nc
Kinley's cabinet, with the exception
of Mr.. Gage, secretary of the treasury.
met the justices of the United States
supreme court at the white house on
the 9Th and took the oath Of office
Chief Justice Fuller afterwards went
to the treasury building and admins
tered the oath to Mr.. Gage.
GENERAL NEWS.
Ex-CoUNTY TREASURER GnRoY was
arrested at South Enid. Ok. for an al