The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-11

The state department has been in.
formed that n small revolution ha,
broken II at Valencia. about 2Ot
miles from Carascas, the capital III
Venezuela.
acknowledgements Sobral. for.
mcr naval attachc of the Spanish lcga.
ton at Washington has sailed for
Spain. He talked too freely in relation
to the Maine affair.
Representative Green of Nebraska
has introduced Il bill to authorize u
rcSurvey of certain lands in Cheyenne
county. Nebraska. on account of errors
existing III the present survey.
Senator Allen called up and secured
the passage in the senate of the bill
To transfer the Fort Sidney military
post reservation to the state Of Nc
braska for educational purposes.
Senator Pcttigrcw has reported fav-
orably the bill which has passed the
house authorizing the Nebraska Kan
Il & Gulf Railway company to ron.
struct and operate n railway through
the Indian territory.
First Lieutenant i. II. Shipton. First
III llIl'l v . lfN b''l Ntlt'lNl us lllIttl
States military nttachc at Rio de ia.
metro. at the instance of Minister I,rv-
IN. This will be the first time the
United States has maintained "A mill.
tary a~ttaclic in Brazil.
Debate in the senate the past week
on the Alaskan homestead and rail.
way right of way bill WAS very spirit
cd. During the debate it. was shown
that the Canadian Pacific railway i
the worst of monopulicS. and the sen
timcnt seemed To be- that il must he
suppressed. The advantages il pos.
SCSScS over il, American competitors
are such that the latter cannot touch
ii in relation 10 tranS-cuutincntal bust
ness.
The Loud bill. t. correct alleged
abuses of the second class mail matter
privilege. which last year passed the
house 10y Il majority of 10 to lOi. was
buried by AN overwhelming majority
by the house. The vote wa, not taken
directly on the bill. but on II motion
To lay il ON the table. by n vote of
Ii? IL ll0 the motion was carried. For
ty-Scvcn republicans joined with the
democrats and populiSts in accomplish.
ing this result, and ten democrats
voted with the majority of the rrpub.
leans. The rcfussl of Mr.. Loud to
permit II vote on an amendment at the
last minute was responsible in n meas
urc for the result, but the strength of
the measure undoubtedly wancd
throughout the three days debate.
After a debate lasting several DAYS.
the senate passed the bill extending
the homestead laws and providing for
II right of way in the District of Alas.
la. Comparatively little discussion of
general interest was created by the
bill. Section Is providing for certain
bonding concessions to- Canada in lieu
OF privileges To he extended by the do
minion government to this country.
however, induced u pretty lively de
bate. as 1T brought into controversy
II old fisheries question on the New
England coast, which has been pend
ing between the United States and
Hritainfor II hundred years. The state
mont was made on the floor of the sen.
ate that there was every reason to be-
llcvc that by the passage of the bill
the fisheries question could be settled
without great cifcot, a. assurances Ito
That effect had bccn received from "a
large and influential cicElrn, in Can.
ada.
report Ia the New York Herald
from Washington says: lully rcaliz-
ing W. Importance OF preparations for
any emergency, the president has di.
rcctcd the navy department TO open
negotiations looking to the purchase
abroad of warships. This fact is now
for the first time made public. Eight
men-oi-war are practically for sale to
the United States. The president has
given consideration To the advisability
of placing an option on them. The
navy department has been carefully
watching the construction abroad.
through the eyes Of its naval attaches
at London, Paris. ST. Petersburg. I,cr-
lin. Vienna and Rome. Through those
naval attaches and from the ship
builders themselves the secretary of
the navy has learned that he can now
purchase two small sized ba%ttlcships.
two armOrcd cruisers and four torpedo
boats, all mt a comparatively low price.
The builders have promised that they
ran deliver the vessels To agents Of
this government AT this time complete
in every respect, and all that will he
necessary for the government Ia do
will bc to order the necessary details
OF officers and mcu to any polt de.
sired.
The Spanish situation developed two
new phases sunday when it became
known that the Spanish government
had formally requested the recall of
'onSul'ticneral Lee from his post at
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