The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-02-24
Warrington Talk.

The lighthouse board wants to test
wireless telegraphy at lighthouses.
A bill has been introduced forbidding
contributions by corporations for polit-
ical campaigns.
A bill giving Hawaii a territorial
form of government is likely to be
passed without delay.
CtD2ressr IN Nocncn hes int .>,ducel
a bill to prohibit interstate traffic in
| prison-made goods.
Examinations are to be held for ap-
| pointments in the adjutant generals
and inspector generals departments.
A new city charter for Havana will
be drawn by Il commission appointed
by Gen. Ludlow. 1t VIII be ready
April 1.
The senate confirmed the nomination
Of Mrs. Bertha Honore Palmer Of Illi-
nOfs to be Il commissioner to the Paris
exposition.
The president has issued an eXecu-
tive order placing the island of Tu-
tuila under the control Of the navy de-
partment.
No attempt will he made TO push the
subsidy bill at this session of congress,
| although it may be reported favOrably
by the committees.
Official kilograms nave been received
at Washington saying that the treaty
regarding the Nicaragua canal meets
with general favorable comment all
over South America.
Speaker Henderson has appointed II.
G. Blumendeng stenOgrapher to COM
~ {%A0o, .,y,<So, %lno ,,ocu1,,tt0r, O,,f1,nyssu
ing an additional stenOgrapher. The
place pays $4,000 Il year.
The Republicans of the Fourth dis
trict of Georgia have nominated A. H.
Freeman of Greensville for congress.
The delegates to the national owen
ton were instructed for Mckinley.
Director Of the Census Merriam has
appointed Charles Martin Of Denver as
special agent in charge of the taking OF
the census of live stock. Mr.. Martin is
secretary of. the live stock association.
Admiral Hichborne's statement Of
the condition of naval construction Mt
the beginning the present month
shows that all of the eight battleships
so far authorized are already under
construction.
xAlu114CS VI IN SONC1A
ment regarding reported negotiations
United States for the sale of the Gal
apagos islands have met with the re-
Spouse that no such negotiations exist.
Senator Money has introduced a
joint resolution in the senate requiring
where a word or phrase in a foreign
language is used in any document
printed by the government it's equiva-
lent sin the English of the United
States shall also be inserted.
/ The war department is looking for
Tilden Hayes, late a private of Com
pany G, Sixth United States cavalry,
whose last address was Portsmouth.
| Scioto county, Ohio. He has been
| awarded a certificate of merit for gal
lantry at Santiago, but cannot he
found.
\ statement prepared at the postof-
flee department Of the gross postal re-
ceipts for January. 1900, as compared
with the receipts for the same month
Of the preceding year, shows an un-
usually large percentage of increase.
The total receipts We're S4,O37,919, an
| increase of $3.50, 1868, OF 1O.G per cent.
KODert L. Porter as needed
reforms at Havana modification of the
| present immigration laws, the abolition
of the 3 per cen tax on real estate
transfers. the abolition of direct rail-
way taxation. and the Inauguration of
a complete and just system of taxation
with Il view Of simplifying it's admins
tration.
A telegram has been received at the
Japanese legation at Washington to
the effect that on the 18th inst. the be.
trothal of his imperial highness, the
crown prince, to Princess Sadkho, the
fourth daughter of Prince Kujo, was
announced. Prince Kujo is the head
of one Of the Oldest and most promi-
nent families in the kingdom.
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