Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1896 — WASHINGTON GOSSIP [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WASHINGTON GOSSIP

Within a week or two work will be be gun upon the monument which is to mark the birthplace of George Washington at Wakefield, Westmoreland County, Va. | Mrs. Abigail Knapp Holman, the wife of ex-Representative William S. Holman* of Indiana, died suddenly. Mr. Holman was with her at the time. The remain* were taken to Aurora, Ind., for interment, The bill introduced by Mr. Brossius, of Pennsylvania, to authorize the establishment of national banks in small cities was ordered to be favorably reported by, the House Committee on Banking and Currency. The Secretary of the Interior Wednesday made a requisition on the for $10,190,000 for pension payments, as follows: Buffalo, $1,665,000; Chicago, $2,375,000; Concord, $700,000; Dea Moines, $1,950,000; Milwaukee, $1,750/000; Pittsburg, $1,550,000; Washington, $100,000; Indianapolis, SIOO,OOO. The Nicaraguan canai bill was agreed upon by the sub-committee which has been at work on it for several weeks. The bill, provides for the reorganization of the Maritime Canal Company, the payment of all its debts, the selection of a board of fifteen directors, ten of them named by the United States, three by the canal; company and one each by Nicaragua and, Costa Rica.