The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
GOSSIP OF THE WHITE HOUSE
AND THE DEPARTMENTS.

Mrs. Jov. 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 II. Roberts, the mem
ber-elect from Utah, expelled from
Congress-.
The report of Paymaster Generai
Bates of the army shows the following
main items of expenditure during the
last fiscal year: Regular army. s34.-
141 ,225; volunteer army, s35.sII, III;
disbandment of Cuban army, SSO5, 100;
extra pay 10 volunteers war with
Spain, $443. 932: extra pay regulars
war with Spain, 1902 ,592.
The urgent necessity Of adequate
coaling stations for our warships IS
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 1t and
getting 1t aboard the ships.
The annual report Of the commits
sioner Of Immigration shows that lila
Immigrants. who came to this country
last year, signified their intention of
locating In Colorado. Wyoming re-
ceiyed 2S1 and New Mexico received
134. Among the immigrants to Colo
RADIO 355 are Greeks and Slavonians,
Ga are Italians and 262 are Scandina-
vians.
According to reports the Presidents
program with regard to Cuba contem-
plates the retirement Of Gen. Brooke
from the military governorship and the
substitution Of civil government, with
General Leonard Wood at Its head.
On January /, IL the President can
carry out the plans he has now in MIND,
the existing military government in
the island will give way to civil gov
ernment.
Secretary Hay for the United States,
Mr.. Tower for Great Britain, and Mr.
Mumm Won Schwartzenstein on the
part of Germany have signed con-
vention 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 Os-
car III. of Norway and Sweden Is spec
flied 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. Commissioner Jones
stated that an investigation would Mt
once be made, and the company would
be forced TO abandon the work IL the
Indians allegations are correct.
The President Is giving careful atten-
ton to the selection of civil governors
for Porto Rico, Cuba and the Philip
pines. AS commander-in-chief of the
army, 1t is within his authority to des-
ignate civil governors to act under the
direction Of the secretary of war. In
arranging to supersede Generals
Brooke, Davis and Otis. he is actuated
by the conviction that it will be possi-
Bile 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 reconstructing the govern
ments of the islands along the line of
American ideas.
The four cases of court martial death
sentence OF soldiers in the Philippines
which reached the War Department
by Wednesdays Manila mail, are
waiting transmission to the secretary
Of war. The men under sentence are
Private Otto Conine, Corporal George
Damphoffer and Private Peter Bennett,
all Company B. Sixteenth infantry,
and Private William E. Scarborough,
Company B, Third infantry. These
cases will have to go to the secretary
of war and thence to the President for
sapproval 1t was officially stated last
night that President Mckinley will
commute the sentence of the prisoners.
The men were convicted by court mar
tial Mt 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 free de-
livery, for 1899. The report is ap-
proved by First Assistant Postmaster
General Perry S. Heath, and will be
incorporated in his annual report to the
postmaster general. In his report Mr.
Machen gives the history and effect
on the postal service generally of ru-
raj free delivery since its 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
growth Of the rural free-delivery sys-
tenn. Within the last two years. largely