The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-03-22
THE NEWS RESUME
DIGEST OF THE NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE WORLD.
From Washington.

PARTS OF THE WORLD.
From Washington.
The vacancy in the office Of door
keeper sof the house of representatives
will probably be filled by the choice Of
+. B. Lyon, superintendent of the fold
ing room.
is true, as reported from Pekin,
that the influence of the American gov
ernment has been exerted to secure the
early withdrawal Of foreign troops from
Tien Tsin.
The president has approved the bill
gran ing an increased pension to Hi
ram Cronk of Ava, Oneida county. New
York. who is the last surviving soldier
pensioner of the war of 1872. He is now
102 years old.
Commissioner Yerkes states that, un-
der the new Philippine tariff law, all
articles which may be exported free Of
tax, or with benefit of drawback, to
foreign countries, also may be exported
to the Philippine islands.
The Pekin report touching the filing
of charges against Minister Wu has
not been officially brought to the atten-g
ton of the state department. and it is
he opinion Of officials that it will not
be.
A loan for the Nicaraguan govern
ment of s2,5O0,00o gold for term of
fifteen years at high rate Of interest,
is being negotiated for in ondon and
New York. The security is to be Mic
aragua's narrow-gsuge railroads.
d .1y
has introduced bill amending the SUI
gar schedule SO that the president can
grafnt to Cuba, during such time as the
island remains free, exemption from
the Dutch standard color provision OF
the law.
Representative Littlefield of Maine
has introduced bill requiring corpora
tions engaged in interstate traffic to
make report to the secretary of the
treasury of their financial condition,
and imposing per cent tax. on out
standing capital stock not fully paid
up.
HAMS Taylor Of Mobile, Ala, lately
United States minister to Spain, and
an author of International public law,
has been appointed special counsel Tor
the government. to aid in tie defense Of
claims before the Spanish treaty claims
commission.
Senator McCumber has introduced q
bill authorizing the payment of $4,000
to Emil j. Pepke. He is the man who
brought the fourteen diamond rings
from the Philippines to the United
States, on account of which the suit,
which established the tariff relation of
the Philippines to the United States
wasYinstituted.
A resolution was adopted in the house
to authorize the president to invite the
families of Marshal Rochambeau and
Marquis de Lafayette and the people
of France to be present at the unveiling
of the statue of Marshal Rochambeau
in Washington, May "a, 1902, and ap-
propriating $4,000 to carry out the pur-
poses of the resolution.
BY direction Of the president. Maj.
Gen. Samuel B. M. Young has been re-
lieved from the command of the De-
partment Of California and ordered to
Washington to assume the presidency
of the American War college, which is
to be established at Washington Barr
racks. ppovivding the necessary funds
are appropriated by congress.
Grimes and Criminals.
Jacob Gilmore, colored, was hanged
at Ellisville. Miss. having been con-
victd Of numbering his wife.
Gov. Odell Of New York has .author-
ized the extradition of Charles W..
Cochran, wanted in Nashville, Tenn,
on the charge of larceny.
u J.
Frank Marshall. q Lincoln negro who
last July killed his sister and niece duEr
ing a family quarrel, was, at Lincoln,
Neb., found guilty Of murder in the
first degree, and sentenced to ltmprts-
onment for life.
H. st. John Dix, recently extradited
from London, charged with wrecking
two banks in the vicinity Of New
whatce NIB, Wash. was formally arr
raigned and entered a plea of not
guilty The courtAset March "a as the
time for the trial.
The safe in the be nix of Bozeman& y
Waters, at Poseyville, Ind, was blown
by robbers at 2 o'clock in the morning
the other day, who carried away about
/. 3s,5 in money The robbers escaped.
but a party Of citizens strated out on
their trail, and hope to run them down.
Foreign G1ssip.
Alexander. Mavroyeni Bey, formerly
the minister Of Turkey at Washington:
has been appointed governor OF the IS;
land OF Samoa. 8s
a message from Rome announces the
most successful appearance there. az
the Sala Constance, of Sibmund Iseel' Bee
( the California violinist.. u
Tha3 city cour.cil Of Toronto. Ont. has M
passed resoluti Ion: eclaring that here
after no more tenders for civic work tls
will be accepted from Anerican con-
I tractors. ;Siyss III NJ
The board Of trade returns show that
the imports OF L4ondo Sof sunwrOught
iron from the United States during the
| month Of February increased "a value
3R250, 900 over the imports pfs January
Cholera has broken ont atS Mecca, ac- lt:
s cording5 to u Consta ople dispa tch.
IL was announced IN g dispatch. last
1 week from Consta tantinople that cholera
\ had broken out ct rabis 24s Is
miles from Mecca.
The fclkething. M commit ttees 81 the
whole met s ID session at sOpenhaS rem.
/. and voted, !, bys q large ma jortt AZ IA
- N n - f9ns,l fH fifN ffAz FOR