La Junta tribune., 1899-04-22
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
AND DEPARTMENT NEWS.

The portrait is being painted In his pri-
vate apartments OF the White House.
Mr.. Whippie painted the portraits OF
ex-President Harrison, General Miles
and Secretaries Sherman. Herbert,
Tracy and Elkins.
President Mckinley calls upon Vice
President Hobart every afternoon. and
Mrs. Mckinley sends him basket OF
flowers from the White House con
seryatory every morning. IL IL only
three minutes walk across Pennsyi-
vaDia avenue and the President gen
orally goes alone Sometimes he stops
ut the house while returning from his
afternoon drive. on these occasions he
simply inquiries mt the door. but usual
Is when he walks over he chats n lit
tie while with the distinguished sick
man. who Is still In bed. but feeling
better.
The city OF Washington is full of
candidates for appointment in the CEN
sus office, few of whom Will obtain
positions. Most of them have wasted
the time and money 1t has cost them to
bring them here. Some nre already
destitute. having paid their last dol
inr to pay their railroad fare and n
few days board after their arrival
There seems TO be n most extrnordin-
AIRY and almost universal misapprchep-
sion regarding the law providing for
the census. No more appointments
will be made before next year. and
then only upon recommendation OF the
senators from the various states.
As a result OF conferences held Tues
day AZ the State Department and IA;
the British embassies. efforts VIII b"
mnde TO have the Samoan high com
To-. a srft "A
country, reaching san Francisco In
time to catch the boat leaving for Sa-
moa on the 18th This Is regarded us
a distinctly favorable turn in the ne
gotiations and ms indicating that the
three governments are very near TO
complete accord on all the points OF
the commission. II makes practically
certain that Baron Speck Won Stern
berg. first secretary OF the German
embassy. viii be the German high COM
missioner.
An order issued by the War Depart
ment has mustered out the following
general officers: Major Generals James
III. Wilson. Fitzhugh Lee, Joseph
Wheeler. John +. Bates. Samuel B. NJ.
Yohng. Adna II. Chnffec. William Lud.
low. Leonard Wood: Brtgadier Gen
erals George W. Davis, Theodore
Schwan. Lloyd Wheaton. Charles
King. Frederick y. Grant. Robert r.
Hughes. Samuel Ovenshlue. Irving
Hale and Robert II. Hall. The above
named officers are mustered out TO en-.
able them to accept commissions as
general officers OF volunteers under the
act OF March ., 1899. II is expected
they will soon br rc-appointed as
brigadier generals under that act.
There were 3.is coiored commissioned
officers and 9.I6l colored privates and
non on-comtnissioned officers serving
among the volunteers during the Span
ish war. The Ninth and Tenth cavalry
and the Twenty fourth and Twenty
fifth infantry OF the regular army are
composed OF coiored men under white
officers. nggregnting about 100 II IL
impossible To ascertain, even approx
imately. how many colored men are
serving in the navy. because they are
not designated, but they must have
numbered from 800 to 700 when the
navy was at its full war strength max
Ing total OF about 5000 colored peo-
pie In both granches OF the service.
The crop report OF April just issued
by the Department of Agriculture
gives discouraging outlook for win
ter wheat. Its condition Is reported as
17-thnt Is. ~ below standard and sew
en- points below the condition reported
NJ this time last year. which WAS 81.
The crop last year was about the aver
age for the last ten years. So that the
crop this year will he eleven per cent.
poor condition is not attributed to the
heavy SHOWS nor TO the intense cold
OF the winter. but the frequent sud
den changes IN the temperature. The
condition of live stock throughout the
country. with the exception OF hogs.
shows that II suffered even more than
the wheat from the terrible winter.
DR.. w. u. Bigelow. chemist OF the
Agricultural Department. told the
court OF inquiry Thursday that the
canned corned beef was wholesome
aud nutritive product-even more nu-
tritous than fresh beef. because of the
preponderance OF protOids. He also
gave the details of his general inves-
tiyation in the canned beef supply,
showing the meat to be a generally
satisfactory ration. Professor Mnilet.
professor OF chemistry at the Universi-
ty of Virginia. presented "A contrary
view. He expressed the opinion that
n chemical analysis was not sufficient
test of the character of n food product,
saving that various conditions neces-
sarily mnst be considered. He did not
regard the canned roast beef as de-
sirable ration.
The condition OF war which has ex-
listed between the United States and
Spain since April 81. 1898, terminated
Tuesday when the last formalities for
the restoration Of peace were per
formed by the exchange OF ratifica-
tions of the peace treaty. Coinciden;
with this President Mckinley issued
his proclamation declaring that the
war was at an end and the appoint
ment of Bellamy Storer was deter
mined upon as United States minister
to Spain. The principal ceremony OF
the day occurred In the reception room
at the White House. where the ex-
change OF Publications took place at J
o'clock. In anticipation OF the his.