The Lamar register., 1899-11-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
GOSSIP OF THE WHITE HOUSE
AND TAE DEPARTMENTS.

and is,sltian Ia the wife OF each mem
Der IL Congress. asking them TO use
their Influence with their husbands TO
have Brigham II. Roberts. tife mem
ber-eieet fraG Utah. expelled from
Congress.
The report OF Paymaster tfenerai
Bates OF the army shows the feiiowiils
main Items OF expenditure during tiie
last fiscal year: Regular army. So
l4i-225; volunteer army, Sl5.sIt.lst,
dishandment OF Cuban army. ssss.ito;
extra pay to volunteers war with
Spain, Ss339te. extra pay rcgnlars
war with Spain. s20s.5s,a
The urgent Necessity OF adequate
cnSiing stations for Our garSlsips ~
dNeit upon by Rear AdmlTai Bradford,
chief ~ the naval bureau ~ equip.
mepi, in his ppart 10 the -scretary 81
ttic navy. He relates the difficulties
encountered tinrlns the NEsr with spain
IN securing coax transporting 81 anu
getting 4 aboard the ships
The annual report % the cemasis.
sleusr 81 immigration shows thar -iis
Immigrants whe came - this t-bI,DtFy
lasg year. slgairsssi thciF intention -
insatiug in Colszada, Wyoming re-
cpiyed Isl and New Msxiso Epcsiyesi
fS4. Aus5ug the Immigrants 10 Cela.
rsssln So are Greeks and slayouians.
~ arc Italians aud ~ are Scandisa-
Tians
According TO reports The Presidents
programs with regard 30 Cut4i cgaiein'
plais. the rctirsmcnf - tss1- Brooke
FROM the military EUyrruorslsip an5 The
substitution u a civil govrrnSsient with
General Lcvaapi wn0h ~ ttS headJ
Dn January /. II the President can
fss gfsFfN
the existing military raverpuSnt IL
the islau1 VIII give NAY se . siTii rcN.
erumeut.
Secretary Hay faS ilse I7nitci states,
Air. Tower Tor Great BgisAta. and air
Numm ynn SeAwassrcasgriu on the
part ~ fsegHlsug have sizEo-i con
yeuiisn providing for the Esilustnssut
hy arhiiTatian " The claims - thc In
hahiganis us Sauloa Tot ssutASSs rr
sailing frum the asvai and military
operations there last sI5stue ktng "a
car II of Norway ana sweden = ssssc-
itissi s,y the treaty az the arpi,ra,uF-
iorr,o Garfield nad Jesus Ausaats
sipyH. indians frau ;s.s SANTA Ans
sgeury New Mexieo. have apSeasvd
before indian CaHsHlssini1ev 4cac>
with profess agniugt EFestsass On their
reservation hy she kitataucrqpe land
and Irrleaiisa COMPANY 1lte tndiaus
all-sp that the oata}auy inieEsstS build
iuE = canal thE0nsh iilc 9assgvafign,
rh- i'n.tsst j. sisE,-i i,y every Indian
n the reservation, Camrsssstuus,g Jones
ssafcd that an iHycsi ieAtipn apuld 81
nucs' he nasie. and tise cenlgany would
h, farcsI 70 atanfisia the uork e The
Indians allegations arr cogucsf-
The Pne~ideui fs giving careful attsn-
ts1n to the Eclecis0a nf efyii governors
for rerto Rico, Culsa aud th~ piiiiip-
pines As commander iu-ehis.f af iits
army. Il is within his authority io de-.
ieratc eiyIi governors 10 act unsirF the
dtrr-tian % ihe secretary q var. In
arranging 10 Sups.fscsir tiSneralS
Brooke. Davis and Otis. b. Is srtua,si
by the cauyic;iua Shat u VIA r.. passi.
Ole 10 aud civilians who have had
more experience Ia easH affairs and are
better pFS.paFed 10 assist in establish.
Ing governments, The army officers
named have given satisfartion hut
from eziucatloa and practice they are
40; as well qualified 70 assist the Pres
iicnt In recoHsiruesinS shc govern.
Insuis of the islands asons ;he line ss
American Ideas
The four casas OF court marital death
sentence Of soldiers In the fYsilipnlnes
which reacsist the War Department
by Wednesdays Manila mall. are
waiting transmission 10 the SECRETARY
Of war. The men under sentence are
Private Otto Conine. Corporal George
DamphoTer aud Private Peter Hennett.
all Company II. sixteenth infantry.
and Private William f. Scarborough.
Company h, Third infantry. These
cnses viii have 70 go 10 the secretary
OF war aud thence to the President fo-
approval II was officially stated last
night that President Mckinley will
commute the sentence OF the prisoners
The men We're convicted by court mar
ttai Al Manila, the charge against them
being criminal assault upon native wo-
men.
The Postoffice Department has made
public the annual report of A. w. Ma
chen, superintendent OF rural fr,S. de-
livery, for 1879 The report Is an
proved by First Assistant Postmaster
General Perry $. Heath, and VIII be
Incorporated in bis annual report 10 the
postmaster general. In his report Mr..
hnchen gives the history and effect
on the postal service generally Of ru-
raj free delivery since It's establish
ment. In speaking Of its beneficial re-
suits he says: There has been nothing.
in the history OF the postal service OF
the United States SO remarkable as the