The Lamar register., 1899-12-06
Il.uA WASHINGTON.
GOSSIP OF THE WHITE HOUSE
aNp THE DEPARTMENTS.

from all sources III tht trtHt
during the month Of October ~ers
81, 423. .G5O77. The total receipts OF
the island from all sources duTing .hs nc
last ten months were Si2,lsS. uf-i,.sn'
the average per month being sirln".-
StsS.S3.
Representative Payne OF New YORK,
who succeesled the late Represents. iatlN.
DlnEley as chairman u the coinhitttes
on ways and means and II now one pt
the leading asptTauts FOR tile honor OF
floor leader OF his party, predicts tlnt
tfere will b, No tarin legislation ana
Eo mobilization OF the present Wsf
taxes at the coming session OF 'soti-
GrsHs
The convention providing Tor tie iiaF-
titinn OF Samoa was signed at the state
Department Saturday by SECRETARY
HAY, nr Won Holl.ben. the German
smhasStflSr. and Lord rauuccfnse, the
British ambassador The friction that
was marrinE the negotiations La the
past week was suddenly removed anu
the matter + nsw ready for ratification
by the Senate.
For thirty days the families o. the
administration VIII abstain from all
social pleasures cut or respect TO the
En.usury Of the late Vice president. Tbs
ladies af the Gaiauet have withdrawn q
nccrptaaey.s nf several dinners, ard
number IL interesting affair have fFszti
abandoned All the houses of tn1uf-
h.srs nf tssn Cabinet viii tsc cins>-a IN.
III the Is; Of January
1t Is ann0uacsi al Republican nation
al commltie.- headquarters here that
over half the ussuigrs 1f the national
Republican, COMMITTEES have bee1 heard
frnEn aud have expn-sss-l themselves
us favorinE Chicago as the plaeN Sos
hsJdtug ihg next convention. And lnns
~ the nentb- There s-rms ~ - 10
doubt that senator Haunn VIII fNtArs
FROM the rhalrmHnship % the nass1sfssi
committee,
The Prssldcut has designated Asisi.
bert r HAy 10 rTn-srsd AZ ei3cr 10
SOgth Afrita A. IN, fsprs-eiifAssTs
OF the State Department AMI fake the
place of Mr., AIarram. the prcseni NIT
ssi states consul 81 Isrrturta. The State
pctartneat las yls.isici TO Mr. Ma
cruni's REPEATED nVgeals tn trc fslisFesi
and he win np1 await thc arrival of Nrs
Hay hef1re quitting his ppss. Mt. Hat
u The son nf t5a secustary - stats
Daniel Talon. lord mayor ~ patain.
accompanied by BIZ private sccretarg,
Mr. kennsSiy- arrived In Washington
WEDNESDAY Tonight. hg appointment.
ilie mayor and his es--rrtAry. aeo1sss-
paniei by lion. p0miairg Murphy %
Washington and Gammtssioucs Tow
Derry % the immigration hEggtass rtstt-
ei the White iIuus4 Rad Epeui haif
hour Ia conversation with the tsrfss
dent The iNglf iuny1r wsil ieave Fhs
tlniissd States fsE hnnn SATURDAY nrSt.
Plsnnsst.r GsBsrai Charles Emery
Smith tn Erasrfai order to-day FOR
D1siiy declared all mall fnagfcf PASSING
between thr uaItcs3 sfaIes aH3 Puerto
Rico. tbr phaippinc arehip--iaEq assa
Guam Sutlrct 10 IL" lait.-i STATS
domestic classification c-1asittians
nfld RATES - isssstR Z5s, Ibs same ssstsEsl
applicS to al nssii matter s@uf - or
addrr>as.i 70 penS1rs In the tnitsss
States military. uaYai ar r!y2i srcSbss
10 Cuha a. HAWAI-
Contracts ruy the sax Bow a.ssatau
cruisers grrFp awnrdesi today nj iiaa
uHyy AsfsaFfIieut 10 aecnFsizncv With
the uecuusasld ti0nz % shs 3sasFt! ~
construction che % sarh ~ Jhe follow.
Ing hrms: Ntliiam II TriEg ~ itseA-
n0ud. f.swts NtNen cf EitlzirathT.ors.
Se2 Jersey. the Rath Iron worls of
Bath. Maine. the Iaissn Iron werks AZ
san Franctsso. California the For.
River Engine C9mpauy u Rrasatra@.
Massachusetts. and Spsiir & Levy af
Philadelphia The latter are 10 hssiia
the cruiser issnvcr.
The Chinese minister was visitor NJ
the state department. and Il * surrnised
that his call upon Secretary Hay was
attributable 10 the recent European ca.
biesrams which have disturbed him by
their free expression of a purpose TO
regulate the affairs Of his country on
the pari Of Europe and America The
answers OF ths European governments
TO our request touching the open door
have not yet hssen received sss that the
President viii H. obliged 70 make tlils
matter the subject of q special message
70 congress and 10 treat II Ia fiie Els1st
general manner In bis regular message
Members OF both Houses Of C0ugress
are receiving largely signed petitions
OF sympathy with The Bccrs, which
ask that Congress shall Interfere 10
protect them from the rapnriDus policy
OF Great Britain by insisting upon an
arbitration o. the questions at issue.
While Congress has nothing TO do with
the foreign affairs uf the country. and
Is expressly forbidden 70 Interfere with
them, there will doubtless he an effort
10 respond in some measure to public
sentiment by the introduction and the
possible passage OF resolution Of sym.
pathy.
III. nD,t,0,rrs.z 81 tft. tIr,,-. =, ~.