Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-03
Washington News More Than
Usually interesting to the
Readers Of Dispatches.
BODIES THROWN 10 DOGS
The Long, PrOtractcd Luetgert
Trial Will Go to the Jury
TO-M0rr0w.
WOOL IMPORT INCREASE

WASHINGTON, ~, ", feDFuaiy p
Through two different channels. it has
been informally conveyed to the ad-
minis ration thai there is an earnest
desire on the part Of the Cubans in
arms that the United States shall at
once un iertake negotiations looking to
separation of Cuba from Span, on
financial terms. This expression of
desire comes in way leaving no doubt
Of authenticity. There is ground for
belief that this new phase in the Cuban
situation has been given serious con-
sideration at the white house. The
utter failure of the autonomy expert
mont is being impressed upon the
administration.
WASHINGTON. February 5 The
to-day RI ported to the senate with q
recommendation that it pass, the anti
scalping bill, practically on the lines
agreed Dpon by the house committee,
known as the Hepburn bill, together
with an amendment requiring railroads
to keep record of all passes issued,
and report them TO the interstate COM
merce CON mission.
The senate chaplain, in his opening
prayer this morning, made special
appeal for the restoration to healthof
his "beloved friend and brother, the
senior senator from Mississippi. Mr..
Walthall, who lies PROSTATE on bed
of illness.
The reported prohibition OF importa-
tion OF fruits from here into Germany
was the subject of resolution offered
by Davis, OF Minnesota, asking the
president to transmit to the senate all
correspondence on the subject posses
sed by the state department.
WASHINGTON, February 3-Ia the
house, a joint resolution was agreed to
affnrding SIC. 900 for survey of the
southwest pass, at the mouth of the |
Mississippi river with view OF secur-
ing 35 foot channel to the Guif of
Mexico. ssF5ss fges{, sFsTs
Consideration OF The fortifioations
appropriation bill was then resumed.
The debate ran off into politics, being
opened by an half hour speech from
Burke, OF Texas, who acclaimed
against the idea that prosperity had
arrived. Fisher, OF New \ ork, getting r
the floor, brought the discussion back
to the bill, He argued IN favor of es-
tablishng forufieations on the shoals IN
New YORK harbor.
WASHINGTON, d. c., February q
The bankruptcy bill will be passed by /
the present copgress, aud Represen-
tatiye Bailey will bring II about. He
has secured an understanding with the
republican managers to take up the
bill after the appropriation and general
deficiency bills are disposed Of.
WASHINGTON, D. c., February 81
Attorney General Griggs, Secretary
Gage, and Pierce and Schiff. of the
Reorganization committee of the Union
Pacific railroad, had a conference with
the president to-day in regard to the
Kansas Pacific sale. Later.Mr. Griggs i
talked with Justice McKenna on the
same subject. None of the. parties to
the conference would. say anything for,I
publication, but it is believed the Union
Pacific would get concessions.
WASHINGTON, D. c., February s.
George H. Weeks, quartermaster
general of the army, was retired from
active service to-day, and is succeeded
by Col. Ludington. {
WASHINGTON, DC, February B.
Wool, which is dependent upon By the
designers OF Gingley bill to produce
$50 ,O00, 1000 per year. is looming up as
q revenue raiser. Figures completed
at the treasury department, to-day,
show that imports during December
has been nearly 100000 pounds.
That is tremendous increase, imports J
during the preceding four months
having been only 22.000,0o0 pounds.
WASHINGTON. February S.-Friend,
OF the Hawaiian treaty gave out, late
this afternoon, list of sixty-one sena-
tors who would vote for the treaty.
WAsHINGToN, D. c., February g.
The president sent to the senate the
nominations of John M. johnson, of
Nebraska, to be register Of the land
Office IN Lincoln; John w. Rss, re-
ceiyer of public moneys at G!enwood
Springs, Colorado; Col. Marshal Lud-
ington to be quartermaster general.
WASHINGTON. D. G., February s.
II Is announced at the navy Depart
ment that the "Main' will probably
stay week at Havana and then go to
New Orleans for the Mardi Gras
spectacles