The Lamar register., 1899-06-14
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
AND DEPARTMENT NEWS.

invitation extended to him by Henry G..
Payne. on behalf OF the merchants and
manufacturers of Milwaukee,, TO visit
that city in October
The War Department viii loan can
non captured from the Spaniards, one
gun to each state. to Ice cared for hy
monument associations. q, a. X. posts
or corporations. II the states borrowing
them will pay all transportation eS-
penses.
After consultation with the secretary
OF the interior. Commissioner Hermann
OF the General Land Oftice has decided
10 refuse the request Of the wool grow
ers Of Utah for modification of his
former order prohibiting the grazing
of sheep on the Uintah reservation in
Utah.
The regulations allowing the voiuu.
soers 10 purchase the arms and equip
nients which they carried during the
Spanish war viii be continued in the
case OF the volunteers returning from
Manila. They may purchase the
Springfield rifles ai $40 each and the
revolver and equipments At the same
price. while tne other portions OF the
outfit are sold at cost.
The officials here are quite hopeful
that some good may cbule out OF the
Peace Conference Mt The Hague. The
arbitration proposition submitted by
the United States has met with much
favor, and, although Il may not be
adopted In the form IL was proposed,
the officials here are confident that the
congress viii not adjourn without
adopting some sort Of an arbitration
plan
Diplomatic relations with spain.
broken OF April II. 1855, were formal
" resumed last Saturday. when Pres
ideut Mckinley greeted Due dAncos.
the newly accredited minister TO the
United States. IN the blue palior OF the
White House simultaneously In Ma
drid, Sellamy Siorrcr. the new United
States minister to Spain. WAS being
presented to Christiana. the Queen Re
gent. during the legal minority OF his
Catholic majesty, AlphonSo XIII.
II Senator Hanna Is chairman OF the
next National Republican campaign
committee Il Will b. against his pres
eut Intention and desire Mr.. Hanna
has already informed his close friends
that he does not care TO take charge
OF the presidential campaign His rez-
son. as his friends state IL. IS entirely
based upon the state of his health.
He Is by no means a well man. and Is
10 sail In n few days for Europe 10
hope Of gaining physical strength.
Mr.. oxnard OF Grand Island. Nebras-
ka, who Is the chief lobbyist OF the
beet sugar interest In Washington. as
serts that nine new sugar mills are
now being erected In the state OF
Michigan alone, with capital that was
formerly interested In lumber. and de-
the Industry the coming year. While
this rapid development is going ON 1t
is scarcely probable that the Senate
VIII ratify any treaty that encourages
competition.
The coal production and consump-
ton OF the world the past fifteen years
is presented In tables just prepar.d by
the treasury bureau OF statistics. These
show that while the United Kingdom
Is still the largest coal producer In the
world the United States Is a close sec
ond II the present rate OF gain Is CON
rinued this country will soon become
the leading coal producing country OF
the world. The coal production OF the
United Kingdom In 1897 was 212.oDa,-
coo; that Of the United States 1Tg,0on.-
coo tons; Germany. 9l.o00. .OoJ tons. and
France, 3o.oca,ooo tons.
The contributions to buy Admiral
Dewey n home In Washington come
in slowly and in very small amounts
The fund now amounts TO about s6,Oo0.
and the committee is anxious to raise
100000. II Is making appeals through
the press, but sonehow the public does
not respond as literally as was ex-
pe"ted. Several real estate agents here
have offered large sums of money pro-
vided the committee would agree to
purchase certain pieces of property,
but Il declines to engage IN real estate
speculation and hopes that Dewey's re
turn win revive interest In the move
ment.
The secretary OF state and Mrs. Hny
entertained the new Spanish minister
and Duchess D'Arcos Thursday night
at a brilliantly appointed dinner. at
which We're present several of the most
prominent members of the Diplomatic
corps and a few personal friends OF the
host and Of the guests OF hoEor. 1t
was the first appearance of the min
lister in official society since his an
poIntment. and a particular effort was
made that this initial entertainment
should be pleasant. The decorations
were in green and white. an immense
bed OF orchids filling the center OF the
table.