The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-02-19
AMBASSADORS.
Estimated Cost of Erecting Their ON
cisl Residences = The D. 8. Supreme
Court Holds a Mid Recess Session.

Estimated Cost of Erecting Their ON
cial Residences The D. 8 Supreme
Court Holds a Mid Recess Session.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1e.-Maj. Robert
NJ. O'Reilly, surgeon, will be relieved
from duty as attending surgeon in this
city by Maj. VIM. R Hall, surgeon,
and upon the expiration of his present
leave in Europe will proceed to Fort
Wayne, Mich, to relieve Lieut.. Col.
Justus M. Brown, deputy surgeon gen.
eral, who will proceed to New York
city, and upon the retirement of Col.
Charles T. Alexander, assistant sur
geon general, May 8, will take charge
of the medical supply depot in that
city.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The supreme
court of the United States held mid
recess session Monday to hear argu-
steamer Three Friends, and took adj
vantage of the fact to dispose of % or
80 cases which had been under consid-
Grafton. Among them was the case
of the Lake Shore and Michi-
gan Southern Railway Co. VS.. the state
of Ohio, ex rel Russell c. Humphrey, it
was decided that the state of Ohio had
control of the railroad bridge over the
Ashta bula river, and that the railroad
company must either remove it or put
in draw, as adjudged by the supreme
court OF the state.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Mr. Murray,
the colored representative from South
Carolina, has introduced in the house
resolution authorizing an investiga-
tion into the political affairs of South
Carolina.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-E. P. Speer,
of Georgia, chief of division in the
treasury department, Monday after
noon while in his Office became in
volved in a quarrel with VIM. Callan, a
collector, during which Speer stabbed
Callan. Callan was taken to the Emer-
gency hospital where his wounds were
dressed, and subsequently removed
to his home No arrests have been
made.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Secretary
Olney sent to the house Monday an
estimate of the cost of erecting official
residences for our ambassadors abroad
as follows
Austria $146, 900; Belgium S25, 900 to
$50, 900; China $50, 1000; France $780,
900; Germany 1926, 900 to $500, 900;
Great Britain 500, 900 to $500, OOO
Greece $4,000 to $4,000; the
Netherlands, $4,000 to $50, 600; Portu-
gal, $40, 900; Russia, roubles, 200, 900 to
100000; Spain, $4,000; Sweden and
Norway, $50, 900 to $40, 1000; Switzer-
land, $50, 900 to $4,000, and Turkey,
500, 600
While not expecting that congress
will make all these appropriations at
once, the secretary hopes beginning
will be made
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The presi-
dent has approved the acts to commits
sion passed assistant surgeons in the
United States navy and to provide for
their examination preliminary to their
promotion to the grade of surgeon; the
joint resolution for the printing of
consular regulations of 1896; for the
relief of Peter Cooke, of Arkansas,
and granting pensions to Nancy T..
Dunkles and Mary w. Keefe.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.--The senate
Monday confirmed the following nom
inatious: John Y. Ostrander, to be
commissioner in and for the District of
Ala, to reside at Janeau. Postmasters:
Indiana-W. r. Hamilton, Warren.
Kansas-O. q. Glenn, Lebanon. Also
various promotions in the corps of the
engineers and quartermaster depart
ments of the army.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Bids will be
opened in the treasury department
March Is next for the construction of
two revenue cutters for the great
lakes, each to cost $500, 900. Specifca-
tions were printed Monday and will be
forwarded to intended bidders on ap.
plication.