The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-11-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
GOSSIP OF THE WHITE MOUSE
AND THE DEPARTM9

WIZ - VsSSe.
AND THE DEPARTMENTS.
Ex-Governor Joseph W. FifsR Of H.
linois has been appointed by the Presl-
dent a member OF the interstate Com
merce Commission, to succeed W. J.
Calhoun Of Illinois, who RECENTLY ten
dered his resignation.
Mrs. Joy, the wife Of the Missouri
representative, has mailed . circular
and petition to the wife Of each mem
Der OF Congress, asking them TO use
their influence with their husbands TO
have Brigham Fl. Roberts. tha mem
Der elect from Utah. expelled from
Congress.
The report of Paymaster General
Bates of the army shows the following
main items OF expenditure during the
last fiscal year: Regular army, w..
IA. 225; volunteer army. @oN7'ioMo
disbandment Of Cuban army, 500, l0O;
extra pay to volunteers war with
Spain, $443, 932; extra pay regulars
war with Spain. $202. b92.
The urgent necessity OF adequate
coalinx stations for our warships u
dwelt upon by Rear Admiral Bradford,
chief of the naval bureau OF equip
ment, in his report to the secretary OF
the navy. He relates the difficulties
encountered during the war with Spain
in securing coal, transporting It anu
letting 1t aboard the ships.
The annual report Of the commits
sIoner of immigration shows that Ella
Immigrants, who came to this country
last year, signified their inteation OF
locating in Colorado. Wyoming re-
celyed 2S1 and New Mexico received
1874. Among the immigrants to Colo
rado ass are Greeks ana Slavonians,
ca are Italians and 282are 6ca1dina-
VANS.
According to reports the Presidents
program with regard to Cuba c0ntem-
plates the retiremeyt Of Gen. Brooke
from the military gtvernorship and the
substitution Of GILL government, with
General Leonard Wood at It's head.
On January 1,yAf the PRESIDENT can
carry out the plyns he has now In mind,
the existing nilitary government In
the island VIII give way to q civil gov
eminent.
Secretary Hay for the United States.
Mr.. Tower for Great Britain. and MI.
Mumm Won Schwartzenstein on the
part Of Germany have signed con-
ventiol providing for the adjustment
by arbitration of the claims OF the In
habitants of Samoa for damages re-
sulting from the naval and military
operations there last spring. King o.
car II. of Norway md Sweden ID spec
lied BY the treaty as the arbitrator.
Horrio Garfield and Jesus Antonio
Moya, Indians from the Santa Ana
agency, New Mexico, have appeared
before Indian Commissioner Jones
with protest against trespass on their
reservation by the Albuquerque Land
and Irrigation Company. The Indians
allege that the company intends build
ing canal through the reservation.
The protest is signed by every Indian
Of the reservation. Commissionef Jones
stated that an investigation woRh q
once be made, and the company woo1d
BE- forced to abandon the work Il Tie
indiana allegations are correct
The President IL giving careful A4ten-
lion to the selection Of civil eovsrnoes
for Porto Rico, Cuba and the Philip
pines. As commander-in-chief u the
army, It is within his authority to d.
ignate civil governors to act uA68 the
direction Of the secretary Of waf. In
arranging to supersede 0Anefalg
Brooke, Davis and Otis, he il aetuated
by the conviction that 1t will b possi-
bic to find 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, but
from education and practice they are
not as well qualified to assist the Pres
ident in demonstrating the govern
ments Of the islands along the line Of
American ideas.
The Postoffice Department has made
public the annual report Of A. W. Ma
chen, superintendent Of rural free de-
livery, for 1899. The report 10 ap-
proved by First Assistant Postmaster
General Perry 8. Heath, and viii be
incorporated In his annual report 10 the
postmaster general. In his report Mr..
Machen gives the history and effect
ON the postal service generally Of rti-
ment. In speaking Of its beneficial Ne
BuAh0 hS cAyos 4htiC hdb DStu uOlu1uk
in the history Of the postal service Of
the United States SO remarkable ~ the
growth of the rural free-delivery sys-
tenn. Within the last two years, largely
by aid Of the people themselves, who.
in appreciation of the helping hand
which the government extended to
them, have met these advances half
way, 1t has implanted itself 10 firmly
upon postal administration that 1t can
no longer be considered in the light of
an experiment, but has to be dealt
with as an established agency Of pro.
gress, awaiting only the action of the
Congress to determine how rapidly It
shall be developed"
In a report to the Interior Depart
ment Of the geology of the Philippine
islands, Mr.. Becker Of the geological
survey, gives some interesting infor-
nation regarding the mineral re-
sources of the group. Mr.. Becker says
that while gold exists In both Luzon
and Mindanao, 1t is comparable rath-
er to that Of the Carolinas and Viz