The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-02-11
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
SECRETARY BLISS has sent to the
public land committees of the senate
aud house bill prepared by Col. .
Yoing, the acting superintendent OF
the Yellowstone national park, for an
extension of the limits of the reserva-
ton by about 5000 square miles
The bureau of animal industry will
begin the establishment of dipping
stations for cattle affected with ticks
on the quarantine line between Mis-
souri, and Arkansas as soon as the re-
port of its inspector is received. At
least two dipping stations will be
built, but it is not definitely settled on
what railroads or near what points
they will be constructed.
SECRET negotiations were stated to
be in progress between the United
States and the insurgents in Cuba
looking to the stoppage of the war on
some financial basis, to be agreed upon
hereafter. The insurgents have ex-
pressed perfect willingness to assume a
reasonable share of the Spanish bonds
President Mckinley and his cabinet
have discussed several plans for guar
anteeing the Cuban debt on the sole
basis of independence.
GEN. MERRIAM, commanding the de-
partment of Columbia, wired the act
ing secretary of war extracts from the
report of Capt. Ray in which he rec
ommends restriction of emigration to
Alaska this year. He said no one
should be allowed to go in without a
two years supply of food. Capt. Ray
seized all the supplies at Fort Yukon
to prevent their capture by an armed
mob. The mob was Influenced by de-
liberate robbery and not by hunger.
THE attention of Mr.. Cannon, of IL
linois was called to the announcement
that there will be. no more financial
legislation before the house during
the present session of congress He
replied that the item was correct.
Speaker Reed intends to push things
and bring the session to a close as
soon as possible. Appropriation bills
are to be rushed and there is to be no
river and harbor bill.
The equity court at Washington
granted an injunction restraining the
treasurer of the United States from
paying to the Providence hospital in
the national capital any money belong
ing to the United States or the Dis
trict of Columbia, in accordance with
an agreement between the commission
ers of the district and the hospital di-
rectors, holding that it is unconstitu-
tional for congress to appropriate
money for sectarian purposes.
THE president on the 4th sent to the
senate the name of Ethan A. Hitch
cock, of Missouri, now minister to
Russia, to be ambassador eXtraordi-
nary and minister plenipotentiary to
Russi
The agricultural department at
Washington has issued pamphlet re-
lating to the gypsy moth and the eff.
forts to exterminate the pest.
CHARLES H. DUELL became commits
sioner of patents on the 5th.
A WASHINGTON special to the Chica-
go Tribune on the 9Th stated that the
Spanish premier had declined the third
offer of friendly mediation on the part
of the United States in the Cuban trou-
BILE. This information. it was said,
was sent to President Mckinley by
Minister Woodford from Madrid in a
cipher message.
A CIRCULAR has been issued by sta.
tistician Hyde, of the agricultural de-
partment at Washington, giving con-
siderable information concerning the
cotton crop of 1867, its value. amount
purchased by mills and the acreage
planted.
MAY is the date fixed by Chairman
Cannon, of the committee on appropri.
atoms, for adjournment Mr.. Dockery,
of the same committee, expects to get
through by May Is. Speaker Reed
said there was no reason why congress
should be in session after June and
that adjournment may come much
earlier.