The Delta independent., 1899-11-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
GOSSIP or THE WHITE H0Oo8
AND THE DEPARTMGNT0.

Ex-Governor Joseph W. Ftfer e y
linois has been appointed By the PIen-
dent q member Of the lnterntafe o.
merce Commission. TO succeed w. =
Calhoun Of Illinois, who recently -
dered his resignation
Mrs Joy, the wife Of the xinso8l
representative, has mailed . circumx
and petition to the wife Of each meo-
ber OF Congress, asking them - -
their influence with their husban0e -
have Brigham II. Roberts, the -
ber-elect from Utah, expelled neo
Congress.
The report of Paymastef GeaesN
Bates OF the army shows the folSowe
main items OF expenditure during e.
last fiscal year: Regular army. ~
141,2 ,225: volunteer army, $SS.657.l1'
disbandment Of Cuban army, $90o.1e..
extra pay TO volunteers war vsun
Spain, $443.83 extra pay regulars
wrr with Spain. SOC, $50.
The urgent necessity Of adequsae
coaling stations for our warshtpe
dwelt upon by Rear Admiral Bradfoeo.
chief OF the naval bureau OF equip.
ment. in his report to the secretary q
the navy. He relates the dimcuitSes
encountered during the war with SPAN
In securing coal. Transporting u a.
getting II aboard the ships. -
The annual report OF the comDis,
sioner Of immigration shows that S.llS
Immigrants. who came to this country
last year, signified their intention q
locating in Colorado. Wyoming Re-
ceived 2s1 and New Mexico received
1874. Among the immigrants to Coso-
rado SsS are Greeks and Slavonian1.
"a are Italians and a62 are scandine'
vians.
According to reports the Presidentb
program with regard TO Cuba contem-
plates the retirement Of Gen. Brooge
from the military governorship and tne
substitution Of civil government. wten
General Leonard Wood AT its hea4-
On January I. II the President cae
.nrry cut the plans he has now in MN, ,
the existing military government -
the island will give way to . civil GOV
ernment.
Secretary Hay for the United StateoI
Mr.. Tower for Great Britain. and NJ.
Mumm Won Schwartxenstein on u
part OF Germany have signed co..
vention providing for the adjustmeoe
by arbitration Of the claims OF the -
habitants OF Samoa for damages ~
sulting from the naval and military
operations there last spring. King O.
car IL Of Norway and Sweden 10 spec-
lied by the treaty as the arbitrator.
Horrio Garfield and Jesus Antoaie
Noya. Indians from the Santa Ana
agency, New Mexico. have appearo4
before Indian Commissioner J0oaD
with q protest against tre<pass on theeI
reservation by the Albuquerque Lad
and Irrigation Company. The Ind1a1D
allege that the company intends bu1D8-
ing q canal through the reservattu2
The protest In signed by every lndt0n
Of the reservation. Commissioner J00eo
stated that an Investigation would at
once be made. and the company wood
he forced to abandon the work II the
Indians allegations are correct.
The President IL giving careful atten-
fion to the selection Of civil governors
for Porto Rico. Cuba and the Philip
pines. As commander ln-chief Of the
army. II is within his authority to des-
Ignate civil governors TO act under the
direction OF the secretary OF war. In
arranging to supcruet1e Generals
Brooke. Davis and Otis. he is actuafetl
by the conviction that IL will be po>si-
BILE to iind civilians who have had
more experience In civil Affairs and are
better prepared TO assist in establish
Ing governments. The army officers
named have given satisfaction. hut
from education and practice they are
not ms well qualified to assist the Pres
ident in reconstruc'ing the govern
ments OF the islands along the line Of
American ideas
The Postofiice Department has made
public the annual report Of A. W. Ma
chen. superintendent Of rural FRYE de
livery. for 1NR. The report Is ap-
proved by First Assistant Postmaster
General Ferry 2. Heath. and will be
Incorporated In his annual report to the
postmaster general. In his report MIR.
MAchen gives the history and effect
on the postal service generally Of ru-
raj FIRE delivery since Its establish
ment. In speakine Of Its beneficial ne
suits he says: There has been nothing
in the history Of the postal service Of
the United States 70 remarkable ~ the
growth Of the rurnl fresdelivery sys-
tenn. Within the last two years, largely
by aid Of the people Themselves. who.
In appreciation Of the heiping hand
which the government extended to
them. have mer thepe advances half
way. II has implanted itself % firmly
upon postal administration that Il can
no longer he considered In the light Of
nm experiment. but has to be dealt
with as an established agency Of pro-
grrss. awaiting only the action Of the
Cougress to determine how rapidly Il
shall be developed"
In q report to the Interior Depart
menf Of the geology Of the Philippine
islands. Mr.. Becker Of the geological
survey. gives some Interesting infor-
nation rcgnrs1ing the mineral rs>
sources Of the group. Mr.. Becker says
that while gold exists In both Luxou
and Mlndanao. Il is comparable rath-
er to that Of thcSCarolinsx and Vir-