Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 February 1898 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

Seuator Hoar haß introduced a bill for the suppression of gambling in the territories of the United States. The bill is broad in its intentions aud provides heavy penalties. The President has appointed ns registers of land office Joseph W. Johnson at Lincoln, Neb.,-nnd Lee Stover at Watertown, S. D. George W. Case has been made receiver nt WatertOM'ii, S. D. Representative Burton of Ohio has introduced a bill iu Congress appropriating $100,090 to construct a Bteel steam lighthouse tender for use on the great lakes, to be specially fitted for steaming through heavy ice. The Government lien on the Union Pacific case M’ns M’iped out the other day at the Union Pacific station in Topeka, Kan. The Kansas Pacific road was bought iu by Alvin W. Krech, representing the reorganization committee, for $ti,203,000. There was no competition nt the sale; Mr. KVeeU Wus the only bidder. Acting Consul Smith at Moscow, in his report to the State Department at Washington on the harvest failure in llussiu, compares the present crop shortage M'ith that of 1891, nnd adds that the enormous indebtedness incurred by the provinces nt that time will be greatly increased by the present scarcity of food products.