La Junta tribune., 1899-05-20

ibarles Parker OF santa Clarn Tor
fG4,OoO. All seeds must be delivered
here by December ]. and the distribu-
ton begin next January.
Assistant Attorney General Boyd has
rendered. at the request of the secre-
fary OF the treasury. decision which
has been approved by the attorney gen
eral, In which he holds that traDsac-
tons known among stock brokers as
puts" are not taxable under the war
revenue act. although calls" are sub
ject 10 the tax.
Cuba has been provided with new
flag by the United States government
II Is designed for Cuban-owned YES
sells engaged In the coastwise trade. II
Is not desired TO give these vessels
the right TO use the American nag. as
that would be step In the direction
Of annexation. nor Is II deemed ad-
visable to allow the use OF the nag OF
the Cuban revolution.
An order has been made by the
Navy Department for the immediate
dispatch OF the converted yacht Vixen
10 Bluenclds Nicaragua. The vixen Is
now at Norfolk fitting out for cruize
to the Philippines via the Suez canal
1t Is said nj the Navy Department that
no advices OF late date have been re-
ceived from Blnefields tending TO show
the existence of a crisis there.
Postmaster General Smith has pro
mulgated an order limiting the use OF
signs bearing the words u. >. Mali
to such street cars as are actuaily NJ
the time carrying mall. and ears used
for no other purpose. The order Also
directs that signs bearing the words
II. =. Mali must not BE- painted on
tay y.l having street
letter boxes attached thereto, the box
es themselves being n sufficient indi-
cation that United States mail Is car
ried on the cnrs.
The President has commuted to three
years the life sentence OF Ciyue
Bennington convicted In California, IN
1s9s. OF robbing the United States
mails. This commutation Is granted In
consideration Of the valuable aid rem
dered the government by the prisoner
In the prosecution OF his colleagues In
the case OF Ellsworth i. Defiance. con
yicfed In Nebraska In 1893 Tor high
way robbery OF a mail messenger ana
sentenced for IIfc. the President has
commuted the sentence to fifteen years.
The Navy Department has issued an
official order detachipg Admiral J. Z.
Watson from command at the Mare
Island navy yard ON May 10Th, ana
ordering him to the Asiatic station on
the 10th to relieve Admiral Dewey.
The Navy Department has already De-
gun n plan for the reception OF Dewey
ON his arrival In American waters lie
will be met ut sea by the North At
lantic squadron. under command of
Admiral Sampson. and escorted to
New York -harhor. Other details for
rousing reception are being formed
The postmaster general has issued
the following general order: Post
masters mt presidential Offices are re-
auired to give their personal attention
to the business OF their Offices, and
must not absent themselves therefrom
for longer period than one or two
days without authority. granted upon
written application To the department.
4 violation of this order will be deem
ed sufficient cause for removal"
Postmasters In some cities have been
leaving much OF the actual administra-
tion OF their offices to their assistants.
The government has been notified
that the Spanish government Will sell
mt public auction, at Havana. the float
ing dry dock of steel. which was there
when the peace protocol was signed.
Recently the Navy Department hid
$3.50. 600 for the dock. but the Spanish
government believed that more money
could be secured II they offered II for
sale at public auction. Only two pri-
yate concerns are known TO be con
templntiug bidding. One OF these Is
the Simpson Dry Dock Company of
Philadelphia and the other is a New
York firm. II is not likely that the
Navy Department will bid.
1t is said by friends of President
Mckinley that he is becoming as much
OF an iuvetcratc smoker as was Gen
eral Grant. and that his present ner-
vous condition Is due to ovcr-indul-
gence In tobacco. A partial excuse Is
found on the ground that almost
every officer who has returned from
Cuba or Porto Rico or the Philippines
has brought the President n box or
two of cigars. They have been of the
finest tobacco procurable and have
proved temptation that could not be
withstood The President declares
also that smoking gives him relief
from neuralgia. from which he has
been suffering recently.
The secretary Of the interior has re-
versed decision OF the general land
commissioner requiring the Mariposa
Mining and Tunnel Company OF Pueb-
10 to show cause within sixty days
why the entry to Cripple Creek claims
Nos. I and should not be cancelled.
Land Commissioner Hermann held
that in Oregon ana California lead
claims had prior right This stand was
taken In the face of decision of the
District court OF FL Paso county. which
awarded the claims 10 the Mnriposa
Company. In reversing the decision
the secretary of the interior said the
land department was not at liberty to
disregard the Judgment Of n court, and
Is bound by Its rulings.
Secretary Long cabled to Admiral
Dewey Tuesday that Rear Admiral
Watson had been given orders to re-
port to him and to succeed him In
command of the Asiatic station when