Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-04-01
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.


AS a token of regard for ex-senator
Dubois and his efforts in behalf of the
silver cause number of senators and
representatives of that faith in this
congress rendered him dinner at
Washington recently.
EX-CoNGREssMAN BINGER HERMANN,
of Oregon, has been nominated by the
president for commissioner Of the gen.
eral land office.
THE board of managers of the ma
tional soldiers homes met in annual
session at Washington and took pre-
paratory action for the erection of a
branch home at Danville, Ill, for
which an appropriation of 5000, 900 will
become available shortly. The board
also provided for the distri bu ton of
the appropriation in aid of the homes
in the 20 states maintaining such in
situations.
IT was said at Washington that Sec
rotary Bliss would not serve out his
term as secretary of the interior and
that the president had fixed on Maj.
William Warner, of Kansas City, Mo-,
to succeed him. The news came from
a source close to the administration.
The first social function took place at
the white house on the oath. President
and Mrs. Mckinley giving dinner to
the members of the cabinet and their
ladies.
j. II. BRIGHAM, of Delta, o., has taken
the oath of Office as assistant secretary
Of agriculture and assumed his duties.
CONGRESSMAN RAY, of New York, re-
Gently introduced in the house bill to
prevent the multiplied ton of suicides.
1t provides that no newspaper shall be
transmitted through the mails of the
United States which contains any pic
ture of a suicide or any details relating
thereto beyond the simple statement
of death by suicide, giving name, date
and place.
THE United States internal revenue
department at Washington has been
notified of a new ruling in the treasury
department which permits tobacco
manufacturers to attach pipes to their
tobacco packages as an inducement for
sale. This was frequently done until
a rule was made prohi hitting it.
ALEXANDER NJ. KENADAY, secretary
of the National Association of Veterans
of the Mexican War and editor of the
Vidette, died at Washington on the
25th.
SECRETARY WILSON, of the depart
ment of agriculture, has ordered the
suppression of the pamphlet entitled
Local Taxation as Affecting Farms"
1t was prepared with great care under
the direct supervision of Statistician
Henry A. Robinson, with Secretary
MortOn'S sanction.
MAJ. DUNwooDY, of the signal serv-
ice at Washington, said on the Goth:
Reports received by the weather bu-
reau indicate that the rise in the Mis-
sissippi river will continue for IA days.
It's going to be fearful. The greatest
height has not yet been reached at
Cairo and will not be for two weeks.
Much greater damage may be expect
ed to occur than has yet taken place"
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY's proposition
for a currency commission to study the
currency laws during the recess of
congress has not been abandoned 1t
may be introduced as soon as the con-
ference report on the tariff bill has
been agreed to by the two houses and
the bill safely transmitted to the presi-
dent for his signature.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY has promised
that he will ge to Philadelphia on
April 0 and review the parade of the
Union Veteran league, the occasion
render of Appomattox. The president
is a member of the legion.
NOTICE has been given by President
Mckinley that unless there should be
special reasons for the reappointment
of former office-holders they will be
passed over for men who have not had
an opportunity to serve the govern
ment.
SENATOR CULLOM has prepared bill
to appropriate $50, 900 for the purchase
of the spot where Gen. Grant and Gen.
Lee met on the Mclean farm at Apo
mattox, Va, April 9, 1865, and agreed
upon the terms of capitulation for the
erection of a peace monument to COM
memorate the close of the war between
the states and the restoration of peace.
THE president and all the members
of his cabinet have accepted invitations
to participate in the dedication at West
Point, n. Y, on Decoration day of the
'.battle monument" to commemorate
the deeds of the officers and soldiers of
the regular army in the war of the re-
bellion.
IT was said that formal application
for annexation to the United States
will be made soon by the government
of Hawaii through its minister to the
United States.
GENERAL NEWS.
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