The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-11-11
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
summary of tho Daily News


WASHINGTON NOTES.
THE thirty.sccond annual c0hVfn
fion of the American Institute OF
Architects convened in the banquet
hall Of the Arlington hotel 81 wash
ington on the lst.
TuE post Office department has OF
dered an innovation Ia the postal ser"
lee bya the experimental establishment
of d post Office on wheels" TO operate
In the vicinity OF Westminster, Nd
one important feature OF the coutem
plated innovation which, II successful,
win be extended generally Is that u
will have money order and registry
facilities.
PHfmDESr GoMPEHs, Of the American
Federation of Labor, has sent a letter
from Washington to state branches o.
the order ia reference to the bill 10
create au eighthour day for all COY
prnmont work, whether done by the
government or by contract, IN Which
he says that the executive council ih'
strueted him 10 request them to wall
upon senator's for the purpose OF Sc
curing a promise from them that they
win favor the cight-hour bill at the
coming session Of congress in Deaeln-
Der.
THE request Of the First Colorado in
fautrv TO be returned from Manila ~
the United States was not granted by
tRe war department 1t was stated by
officers Of the army that such requests
mad been frequent from soldiers OF vol
unteer organizations who enlisted TO-
faint. but did not enlist for garrison
duty. Nothing can be done, the otti-
GERS say, until congress meets and pro-
yides some kind OF a force 10 take the
place Of tue volunteers,
THE sale Of the Transmississippi eN'
position stamps has more than realized
the expectation Of the post office de
purtment UP to date about ~ GOO, OOl
worth Of them have been sold. Prob
ably about $500, 600 Of these have gone
20 collectors The department will
continue to issue the exposition stamps
M to December 81
THE monthly statement Of the dl
rector Of the mint shows the tota
coinage ut the United States mint
during October to have been $500, s4i
as follows: Gold, SO, 1880, 900; silver, So,
854, igt; minor coins, SOC, $50.
THE United States t~reusurer's repor
20 the secretary Of the treasury for tn
past fiscal year states that the net OF
binary revenues Of the government
were S4O5, 32i, 1915, while tho net ord
nary expenses were 8448, $685. .
70 the close Of the fiscal year the In
crease Of expenditures on account G
the wal was s48, Oil,733 for the war d,
partment and S24,2B2 ASS for the nav
department The expenditures Of Oh
war department for the four month
of July, August September and Oct
Der were SlO7, $50, 8Os aud Of the nav
department S27, 459, 5I7,
Tuu secretary OF the interior r.
cieved unofficial adyices ON the Sd TIA
the Creek Indian nation in the India
territory had ratified the agreemeI
reached between Its commissions
and the Dawes Indian commission
the reorganization Of the Indian te
ritory.
Tim wac department has issued
general order for the movement
troops to CUBE. The FIRST troops wi
leave on or about November % al
will comprise "a brigade under Bri
Gen. Carpenter. The brigade will
sent to Neuvitas and Puerto Priucip
The president proposes making
recommendation TO congress that q
civil service rules be so amended as
,,ivs Dra F,ra13rp In nnnoiutmpnts TO We