La Junta tribune., 1899-12-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
GOSSIP or THE WHITE HOUSE
AND THE DEPARTMENT..

GOSSIP or THE WHITE HOUSE
AND THE DEPARTMENT9.
The United States government mas
officially recognized the de fncto gov
ernment OF Venezuela, beaded by Gen
ernl Cipriano Castro. the victorious rev
olutionary leader.
The report of the commissioner OF
Immigration shows that for the months
OF July. August and September OF tnis
year the number of immigrants ADMIT.
tel was 1895. which IL an Increase OF
1908 over the same months OF iast
year.
Certificates of merit for service dur
ing the Spanish-American war nave
f...n awarded by the war department
TO a large number of privates, among
them being three Colorado men; SER
geant II. l. Clotworthy OF Denver. ri.
yate l.. /. Bigeiow OF Leadyille. ana
Private Sam Hickman also OF l~een-
Vile.
The postofiice department has issueh
an order that mall TO prisoners IN hn!
penal Institution or asylum shhh p
delivered directly 10 the addresses or
to his order and the wardens shall NOT
open such letters no matter what ma!
BE- the crime for which the person 10
whom the letter Is addressed Is ihi-
prisoned.
Senator Jones of Arkansas, chairman
OF the Democratic national committee,
says the next convention must not pe
held In Chicago. because OF the paru-
sanship OF the newspapers Il am IN
favor of holding the Demochafic CON
vention right here In Washington. ne
..t-.. q fa nj. trss
fore Chicago"
Orders have been issued to the naval
authorities at Havana to make I'M
mediate arrangements for the ship
ment 10 this country of the bodies OF
the men killed on the Maine. Orders
also have been issued by the War De
partment for the shipment home of
the bodies OF the soldiers who died In
the Philippines, in Cuba, Porto Rico
and Hawaii.
1t Is well understood here that real
agreement OF some kind has been ar
ranged between Germany. England
and America. Nothing official can be
learned upon the matter, but no denial
Is made by those In touch with the ad-
ninistration. The threatening note
sent by Mckinley TO Kruger Is regard
ed as pointing unmistakably toward
the existence Of an alliance.
Dewey's Enthusiastically frank
statement regarding the transfer OF the
Sift house had the effect, almost In
simultaneously. OF hushlng adverse
criticism which had assailed him. In
stead, tclcgrnms began pouring In upon
him from all parts of the country con-
tanning messages of sympathy and con-
graduating him on taking the public
Into his confidence as to the motives
which dictated the transfer. The nd
mirnl Is pleased Mt the turn OF events,
and hopes the incident Is now closed.
Postmaster Wright Of Cape Nome,
Alaska. is in the city In the interest Of
postal facilities to accommodate an ex-
pected rush to that district next spring.
Bids have been asked for land service,
probably by reindeer. between st.
Michaers and Nome. about $50 miles.
the present service being only by YES
sci which touch there infrcquently. Mr..
Wright says that 1000 people will win
ter In the thirty-five miles or so that
takes in the Nome gold district. and
that fully 10000 will be there in the
spring.
A correspondent says: II Admiral
Dewey had taken the public into his
confidence: II he had consulted the
committee that raised the money and
bought the house: II he had been AS
frank and free in discussing the dispo-
sition OF his own and his wife's prop
erty as he was in describing the details
of his courtshin and marriage, he
might have saved his halo. for he can
never make the people believe that the
transfer to his son was not an after
thought. The popular verdict Is
IL. IL. lax1 11,,.
collectively as individually.
1t Is stated that President Mckinley
In his message will say: Retain the
Philippines permanently. Dig the
Nicaragua canal Mt once. Build n
mighty navy. Give 20 Porto iticO n
territorial form of government. Give
to Cuba her independence as soon as
practical. Lay n Pacific cable con-
Meeting our Oriental territory with the
mainland. The President Is working
daily on his message and has its gen.
eral lines mapped out. The detail is.
of course. subject to modification. and
this message. like previous ones. will
probably undergo changes In respect
to minutae the day before II II sent
to Congress-.
Claims have been filed mp to date on
account Of damages sustained by
American citizens through the Spanish
war to the amount OF SOS. 600 900. and
the President is expected to submit n
Recommendation to Congress In his
message looking to the creation of q
commission to adjudicate these claims
and make provision for the payment Of
such NJ are found to be legitimate. The
treaty OF peace excuses Spain from
paying indemnities upon claims that
have arisen since the beginning Of the
recent insurrec.ion in Cuba. and re-
quires thls government to adjudicate
and settle such of these demands Of its
own citizens against Spain as are reIin-
quished in the treaty.
II ID now stated on the best Of au-
thority that Major General Nelson A.
Miles will carry his night to tho fl0oru