The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-04

has recommended Inconvenience of
the house bankruptcy bill.
Secretary Algcr has returned from
Fortress Monroe greatly improved in
health and called on the president ut
the White house.
Representative Stark has introduced
his joint resolution to authorize the
secretary of wat to exchange q battery
and equipments with NcbrusI<a's gov.
Crnor.
The president has sent to the senate
u fulI record of the proceedings be-
tween thcGnited States and Great Brit.
ian in the arbitration treaty relating to
the compensation for the seizure of
British ships in the I'cring sea under
the treaty of February 80, 1893.
James W. Jones. u clerk in the of
flee of the auditor for the ~postofiicc
department. has been arrested by
officers of the secret service on the
charge of forging United States money
orders. 1t is charged that Jones
took money order blanks re-
turned unused from u Michigan Office
and filled them out. making them pay
able at the office in Washington, Del.
Consul-ticneral Frank n. Mason. at
Frankfurt, Germany. has transmitted
to h state department Il significant
publication from II of the largest
Herman papers warning the ngrarians
against pressing their warfare upon
United states products. and pointing
out the stimulation of the beet sugar
industry in the states as one of the
most dangerous results of that policy.
The officials of the war department
have completed all the preliminary AR
engagements for the immediate cxecu-
ton of the bill which is expected to he
passed by congress within the ncxl
few days providing for two additional
regiment, of artillery. There will he
no difficulty whatever in securing the
men ~ applications for enlistment
have been received far in excess OF the
number required. l,GlO.
Assistant Secretary Of War Mciklc-
john went To Fortress Monroe sunday
with Il view To securing IA much needed
rest. lie has been on duty at the wal
department without interruption since
his return from the inspection tour of
western posts, and has been acting sec
rotary of war for the past ten weeks
during the continued illness of Secrc-
tary Algcr. Mr.. Nleiklciohn will be
accompanied To Fortress Monroe by
Hon +. VI. Wcthcrald Of Nebraska,
who has been his guest in Washington
for the past three weeks.
The Loud bin will receive attention
in the house this week. a spirited
contest is anticipated bat Mr.. Loud
and his friends are confident that il
viii pass, The bill takes all com.
plctcd books printed in serial form
out of the second class rate tone cent
per pound) and places them in the
regular book rate class which pays
eight cents per pound. II also pro-
hibitS the transmission of sample
copies ut pound rates. If this bill
should pass and be executed according
To its spirit. Mr.. Loud estimates that
the annual saving to the government
effected by il during the next four
years would aggregate ST.. 900. 900.
Many publishers and newspapers are
very hostile to the measure. but thus
far the opposition has not been so ac-
tive as it was during the last congress.
Events seem fastening to a crisis in
the relations between the United
States and Spain. The closing DAYS of
the week in Washington have been
filled with apprehension of impending
trouble. While the mouths of all Off
cialS in the state. war and navy de
partmentS have been tightly closed,
while inquiries respecting the situa-
ton ut Havana have been met with re-
plies that nothing can he predicted I'M
til the report of the board of officers
Investigating the disaster is received,
there are strong reasons To believe the
administration is convinced that the
destruction of one of our finest men-of-
war in the Cuban port was not an ac-
cident. and that the Spanish govern
incnt will shortly be called upon to
make proper rcparation and indemnity
for the loss of property and life in u
friendly harbor.
The program in the senate this
week is quite indefinite. There is no
general disposition to defeat the Alas
ku bill. but some senator's will speak
t. amend ii before the vote i taken.
1t Is believed the bill will pass after Il
day or two of talk upon it. II is pos
Siblc that after the Alaskan bill is
disposed of some of the bills of less
general Importance on the calendar
will be considered. 1t is also under.
stood to be senator Davis intention to
move again the consideration of the
Hawaiian treaty If opportunity offers,
but there il no disposition at present
to press the treaty unduly in antlg.
oniS.n to other measures. There are
only live of the appropriation bills to
he considered by the senate, which is
n record far in advance of that usually
made at this date in long.scSsions Of
congress. Three of the bills which
are rs vet uncOnSidcrcd are the Dis
trict OF Columbia. the naval and the
sundry appropriation bills. These are
all important measures and each is
liable to arousc debate, but senators
generally agree hat unless there is
some other reason for postponing adj
iournmcnt it can he reached by May
or June. CSC house leaders have been
straining ali their energies to expedite
the appropriation bills with n view to
III early final adjournment and they
are succeeding beyond their most
sanguine expectations. Not in II
quarter of II century have the approp,