The Delta independent., 1899-12-08
From WASHINGTON.
GOSSIP or rNg WHITE MOUSE
Hln TnE p9pAaTnEMTo.

Dewey for . storm center does not
seem to have affected his popularity
among the poultry growers Of the
country. for they sent him enough
Thanksgiving turkeys to have fed MS
whole fieet.
A statement issued by the War De
partment shows that the total receipts
from all sources in the island OF Cuba
during the month OF October were
y, Q,423, ,0077. The total receipts OF
the island from all sources during the
last ten months were 81. .1OS, 90 ~;
the average per month being $1,Zlo'-
666-5a
Representative Payne OF New York.
who succeeded the late Representative
Dtngley as chairman OF the committee
on ways and means and II now one OF
the leading aspirants for the honor OF
floor leader OF his party. predicts that
there will be no tariff legislation and
no modification Of the present war
taxes at the coming session OF Con-
gress.
The convention providing for the par
tition OF SamOa was signed at the State
Department Saturday by Secretary
Hay, DIR. Won Holleben, the German
ambassador, and Lord PauncefOte, the
British ambassador. The friction that
was marring the negotiations in the
past week was suddenly removed ana
the matter IL now ready for ratification
BY the Senate.
For thirty days the families Of the
administration will abstain from all
social pleasures out OF respect to the
memory Of the late vice president. The
ladies' OF the Cabinet have withdrawn
acceptances OF several dinners, and
number of interesting AFFAIRS have been
abandoned. All the houses Of men,
bers OF the Cabinet Will be closed un-
til the 1st OF January.
II Is announced at Republican nation
al committee headquarters here thnt
over half the members of the national
Republican committee have been heard
from and have expressed themselves
as favoring Chicago as the place Tor
holding the next convention. and June
ms the month. There seems to be no
doubt that Senator Hanna will retire
from the Craftsmanship OF the national
committee.
The President has designated Ado
bert Il. Hay to proceed at once TO
South Africa rs the representative
of the State Department and take the
place OF Mr.. Macrum. the present Unit
ed States consul at Pretoria. The State
Department has yielded to Mr.. Ma
crum's repeated appeals to be relieved
and he will not await the arrival of Mr..
Hay before quitting his post. Mr.. Hay
Ia the son OF the secret Try OF state
Daniel Talon, lord mayor OF Dublin.
accompanied by his private secretary.
Mr.. Kennedy. arrived In Washington
Wednesday. Tonight. by appointment.
the mayor and his secretary. accom-
panied by Hon. Dominick Murphy Of
Washington and Commissioner Pow
derby OF the immigration bureau. visit
ed the White House a-d spent a half
hour In conversation with the Presi-
dent. The lord mayor will leave the
United States for home Saturday next.
Postmaster General Charles Eanory
Smith In . general order to-day for
mally declared all mall matter pnrsing
between the United States and Puerto
Rico, the Philippine archipelago and
Guam subject to the United States
domestic classification, conditions
and rates Of postage. The same system
applies to all mail matter se1t by or
addressed to persons In the United
States military. naval or civil service
In Cuba or Hawaii.
Contracts for the SIX new 3,jOO-ton
cruisers were awarded to-day nc the
navy department In accordance with
the recommend -tions Of the board Of
construction. one to each Of the follow
Ing firms: william n. Trigg Of Rich
mand. Lewis Nixon Of Eflxahethport.
New Jersey. the Bath Iron Works OF
Bath, Maine. the Uni0n Iron Works OF
San Francisco. California. the Fore
River Engine Company Of Braintree.
Massachusetts,, and Neane 4 Levy Of
Philada1pAja. The latter are to build
the cruiser iSenver.
The Chinese minister was visitor At
the state department. and II ls surmised
that his call upon Secretary Hay yas
attributable to the recent European Ca
bleerams which have disturbed him by
their free expression Of q purpose to
regulate the Affairs Of his country on
the part Of Europe and America. The
answeru Of the European governments
to our request touching the open door"
have not yet been rect1ved. no thef the
President win be Obliged to make this
matter the subject Of . special message
to congress and to treat Il In the most
neaeral manDes In his regular message.
Members Of both Houses Of Congress
are receiving largely signed petitions
of sympathy with the Boers, which
ask that Congress shall interfere to
protect them from the rapacious policy
Of Great Britain By insisting upon an
arbitration o. the questions at issue.
while Cougress has nothing 10 do with
the foreign Affairs 0f the country, and
h expressly forbidden to interfere with
them, there will Doubtless be an effort
to respond In some measure to public
sentiment by the introduction and the
possible passage Of resolution Of sym
pathy.
The Democrats Of the House OF Rep
resentatives, mt their caucus held In
the House OF Representatives satur-
day afternoon, seclected Representa-
tive James d. Richardson Of Tennes-