Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-10
FOSTERS MISSION.
Trying to Negotiate Treaties to Protect
the Seals in 5ehring Sea.
THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
They Decide to Vote as Party on the Tariff
Bm-COx offered the Spanish Post
The President Leaves for
Nashville.

ter's mission abroad as q special COM
missioner of the United States includes
not only the negotiation of q modus
vivendi with Great Britain for the pro-
lection Of the seals in Behring sea, but
also the negotiation of similar treaties
with Russia and Japan. Mr.. Foster
has failed as far as Great Britain is
concerned. This was expected, but he
still hopes for final success. He &C
cordingly started for St. Petersburg,
where he expects to receive the sigma
ture of the Russian authorities and
the Japanese minister stationed at that
place to an instrument jointly binding
the United States, Russia and Japan
to an agreement for closing Behring
sea for certain number of years. So
carefully have the plans been prepared
for these negotiations In st. Peters
burg that the American authorities
have scarcely any doubt Of their adop-
ton. With an agreement once reached
between Russia, Japan and the United
States, the authorities believe that
Great Britain will, finally, though per-
haps reluctantly, consent to join the
compact. The proposed modus vivendi
is not intended to take effect until the
sealing season begins, in 1898.
Republicans to Vote Together.
WASHINGTON, June 9.-An impor-
tant feature of the republican caucus
yesterday was the determination
reached to vote together as party,
which insures favorable action on all
contested schedules and the passage
Of the tariff bill as approved by the
majority This determination was
reached upon suggestion made by
Senator Thurston. This suggestion
led to the most interesting incident of
the caucus. There had been several
references to the meeting as confer
ence. Mr.. Thurston objected to this des-
ignation, saying that conferences never
bound anyone and that he wanted 1t
definitely understood whether this
meeting was to be binding or friend
ly chat without further results, for II
it was not to bind all senators on all
schedules he would not agree to abide
by the decision upon the sugar ques-
ton. Senator Thurston then put his
suggestion in the shape of a motion to
the effect that the agreement of the
caucus should be binding upon all re-
publican senators, and it carried by a
large majority.
Minister to Spain.
WASHINGTON, June 9.-It is learned
to-day that the president has offered
the post of minister to Spain to ex-Gov.
Jacob D. Cox, of Ohio. Whether or
not he will accept is not known. Gen.
Cox is an old friend of the president
and one in whom Mr.. Mckinley has a
great deal of confidence. Although
almost 10 years of age, Gen. Cox is still
man of much vigor and energy,
Should he be called to this important
post he would bring to it an experience
gained in important service and
achievements in public and private
life He had a distinguished career as
soldier, rising to the rank of major
general. He was governor of Ohio in
1865 and 1867 and for two years was
secretary of the interior in President
Grants cabinet.
Calhoun Has Another Conference.
WASHINGTON, June 9.-Mr. Calhoun,
the presidents special commissioner to
Cuba, had another conference with
President Mckinley this morning. He
was accompanied by his secretary, Mr..
Fishback. They remained with the
president about three-quarters of an
hour. Neither Secretary Sherman nor
Assistant Secretary Day was present
at to-day's conference. He had, he
said, nothing TO add to what he already
had given the newspapers beyond the
fact that he probably should visit
Washington again after the presidents
return from the south for a further
consultation.
The President Leaves for Nashville.
WASHINGTON, June 9.-The special
train conveying President Mckinley
and his party left Washington for
Nashville at noon to-day over the Ches-
apeake & Ohio railroad. The private
car of President NJ. e. Ingalls,, in which
Mr.. Mckinley and his immediate party
travelled, was fragrant with gigantic
pots of roses and other flowers. There
were also flowers in the car occupied
bV the cabinet and invited guests.
A Colonial Relic Found.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, June Cone of
the most remarkable discoveries of
colonial relics in this vicinity was