Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-10
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WAShlNNlON NOAEo'
TIE president on the 1st nominated
George M. Bowers, of West Virginia,
to be commissioner of fish and fish
cries
The total coinage at the United
States minis during January was S5,-
129,OlO, as follows: Gold S3,34O, 900;
silver, 81, G24, 900; minor coins, $3.50, Ol5,
The number of silver dollars coined
amounted to Sl,250, 900.
The government receipts for Janu-
airy exceeded the expenditures by S0S1,
62s, 80, the total receipts being S97, 1888,
62S30.
DEFINITE assurances have been re-
ceived by the department of justice
that the original Pacific railroad syn
dictate will bid up the Kansas Pacific
branch to the full amount of the gov
ernment's lien.
The house committee on interstate
and foreign commerce entered into a
rather extended discussion of the prof
ect for the creation of department Of
industry and commerce the other day.
There was strong opposition to the
erection Of such an Office to position
of cabinet rank,
LESTER A. BEARDsLEE, rear admiral
of the United States navy, has been re-
tired on account of age He was second
ranking in the navy.
THE house committee on post offices
has recommended the passage of the
bill permitting the printing of private
postal cards If this bill becomes q
law any person will be at liberty to
print postal cards for his personal use
and make them means of advertising
if he so chooses. They will be carried
in the mails when one.cent postage
stamp is affixed to them.
SECRETARY BLISS has sent to the
public land committees of the senate
and house u bill prepared by Col.
Yong, 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.
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
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-
iberate 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 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 d.
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 a pamphlet re-
lating to the gypsy moth and the eff
forts to exterminate the pest.