The silver star., 1899-06-30
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
AND DEPARTMENT NEWS.

lied, excep, one that appeared in III,
Washington Evening Star, in which b.
merely expressed his regret that III,
order had been issued without being
first submitted 10 the commission. and
remarked that there We're things in Il
that the commission would not have
approved. MeSsrs. Brewer and Har-
low. the other commissioners. declare
that they have not gone even that far
and have expressed no opinion and
made no comment whatever.
A reciprocity treaty between the
| United States and Great Britain in re
lation TO trade between this country
and the British colony of Barbados
was signed ar the Department Of Stat,
| by the representatives OF the two gov.
! ernments. 1t IS the first treaty framei
under the Dingley law and the first OF
the series Of treaties which the Brit
ish colonies 10 the south OF this coun-
| try are seeking 10 effect John 4
| kasson. special reciprocity plenlpo-
Tertiary. signed for the United States
and the British charge. Mr. Tower. for
Great Britain The treaty Is made for
the term OF five years, with provision
for an extension unless either party
I should denounce II in the meantime
/ II Is made strictly within the terms OF
section 4 Of the Dineley law. which
I provides for reduction of not more
I than 20 per cent Of the regular duties
on goods, wares and merchandise
which may be agreed upon. in return
/ for reciprocal reductions given by other
countries.
New regulations for the contro, %
the entry OF the reservoir sites on the
public land viii soon be issued by the
Interior Department The Secretary
OF the Interior has been considering the
necessity Of additions to the resula
lions formerly issued. under the aJt OF
January IL, 1855. relating to reservoirs
for live stock. The law and the reSu-
lations issued under il have been great
Is abused by repeated locations of
those who seek TO monopolize the pub
lie lands to the exclusion Of those who
want to locate homes In one instance
in Kansas. one person located several
Hundred contiguous tracts as reservoir
sites. In limited section in one coun-
y in Nebraska 5000 locations Were
made. The new regulations will limit
the right to these sites 10 those acfnal-
y engaged in breeding. grazing anu
handling stock, and then to the actual
necessities Of each applicant They
will also provide that II reservoir site
is fenced @ II an attempt IS made Ia
use il for any other than reservoir pur-
poses. the right to IL shall be immedi-
ately cancelled
The American glass Industry is but
forty years old. Very little glass was
manufactured In this country prior 10
that time II has only been within the
a-r ha. he. ha
really met its own demands, and II Is
but within the last FIVE or six years
that practically all foreign glass has
been shut out. The last TO fall before
the growth OF home Industry was the
mirror plate. Ten years ago the United
states was sending 100000 per an
mum 10 France and Germany for mir
ror glass Last year but $500 was
sent Within the last few years the In.
yentive genius Of the American has
been paying special attention TO glass.
and some new avenues have been half
way opened Streets are now being
paved-for experiment-withb blocks Of
specially vitrified glass. Fence posts
are being made out Of glass. They win
not rot. Solid glass collins are the Ia
test in that line OF goods. Dentists are
hlling teeth with glass, and II is being
made into ules and supports. AT pres
ent there Is a rush In the beer. whisky
and soda bottle markets for receptacles
IN which to ship American beverages 10
the new American possessions.
II IS reported that Canada has
served notice on England that she
must choose between the United States
and her North American dominion In
the settlement OF the Alaskan boundary
question The highest authority Is XIV
en- for saying that this ultimatum sub
mitted 10 England has delayed the ne
gotiations between Ambassador
Choafe and Lord Salisbury on the pro
visional line Of the modus vivendi. This
position Of Canada is known here to-
day officially. The official 10 whom IL
is known feels authorized in saying
that there are only two ways out OF
the dificulty-frst, that Canada will
voluntarily recede from her demands
for Pacific tidewater port: or. second.
that the United States shall surrender
the principle laid down by Secretary
Hay In his tentative boundary line
mat America Will not grant. temporur-
ily or otherwise. any port facilities to
the Canadians. II is asserted here on
authority that England has been forced
TO Yield TO Canada and that the United
states and England are wider apar,
today In the controversy than at any
time since the Adjournment OF the
joint high commission. The news is Of
the most unexpected character.
The reports thus far received from
regimental and post commanders con.
corning the moral effect OF canteens in
the army are practically unanimous In
favor OF the maintenance OF such in.
stitntions for the sale OF beer. tobacco
and soft drinks 10 the soldiers. Say.
eral Of them show that the habits and
the discipline Of the troops have been
greatly improved by the establishment
OF cantecns. particularly because II has
driven away low dives that were for.
merry found In the nelghborhood OF
military posts. where the soldiers not
only got all the poisonous liquor they
could drink. but were drugged. robbed
and sometimes murdered. II Is the
unanimous testimony thus far that the
soldiers prefer beer to whisky MS n
beverage. and that the use Of malt
liquors Is beneficial 10 their health.
The sale II so regulated that Il Is i'm.