The Lamar register., 1899-05-24
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
AND DEPARTMENT NEWS.


ing accounts Attach TO the voucher the
publishers afiisiayit thai the rates dc
not exceed the commercial rates ef'iIE-
Cd 10 individuals. with thc usual ais'
counts
The Prrsidcnt aud Mrs, Mckinley,
with the friends who atromp1Ei'-i
fhcm. reached Washington At ae.' y
IN SATURDAY.. The stay ~ twelve DAYS
At Hot SpriugS was one almost entireig
Of rest The DailEr has bacn ~ Srsat
benefit to the President and he 2, Sll1"s
his official duties thoroughly rrtrr~i''7i
an,i invisorafed,
Many applications have heru made
10 the war department requesting laat
an useless cannuu captured IN %" thhz
irpines ~ turned uEFr 20 the states -
trophies OF the regiments making ihe
capture. I'uder the terms ~ TIE pesigc
treaty all Obsolete rauncn IN the Filh'
lpplnrs arr Ia b. tUrncSi over 70 tat
spanish government,
In all the public land states. cpinl'Tl--
lug usost Of the territory wet - ts'
Missouri 81 here unAppruvvd survey
have hs-en made. yXntaiucr~ frpta toe
General Iand Ofiicr are uoW a' WofN
"a report uH tlfcss surveys The fuTer
has been doubted over that eueazed "a
the WORK last ssnsnu Ia uTdcr g eNEs-
dite Ihe examinations, ssrure an e-EiY
approval o. the surveys. und allow rTt-
tirrs 20 make earlier dlinEs 10 ihr Va
r35us land offices.
The misaunuat uittiine q ii.c tF1r-
t~rs Of the American university wlgs
held FRIDAY AZ the .AEiiusron kotel
Bishop HunI announced the Eiit e
Sstuon 1itshpp Mcyatc rcI'priE'A
SI2SfOH ~ Fg1-rutly sulszrril~7d Tor fhe
endowment fuuH Rgslop McFats
was elected yscs-rhaugglipr, President
Mckinley and Arthur Dixon ~ Cht-
casC were cIcSt,d C. membsrsalp In
the huapl % TRUSTEES,
The secretary % var has ar'i-rc,t ihs
eummnnilnE orfirsT at Fort W3uEaie.
New Mexicn. 20 dIspatrh an aie'g9atc
fnu5r uf fuaIis immsdiatcly 70 tilr
Mnqul Fnrhia ludtru riltaEcs p Al
Eonu 10 assist IN uvFryuaiinE rsstsfaGCe
10 rlr WORK - dl~infeyiiuE aua qunrati-
iiniug the Villages where smallpox -
prevalent, Secretary Atrcg says that
with earrfui vaccination tll.ue VII lsc
lliiie dauE,r b. Jhsa tua9fls a. they wiz
h, uss,l only 10 rufory-r tba oTyiers -
the agent
The German Ambassador. pr Won
Hollsl.cu. ssillFSi at tiis STATE pcaaff-
Iy4rut r,ccntty Hr1 had q ;slk WITH 80
r.tary Hay. In the epstrrc ~ y h.t-h, =
Is undcrstds-i. rrSFrracr was made 10
the opaniug day - tho sf-ssiUus - ths
Fsacc cauferenr~ Rt rhr Hague, Sutlis'
" the sirirfurs- On the probable cors~e
% Germany tefUTr the Cunfsresatri
which have apf--arssi IN print. has
caused considerable irrifatioa- n thfy
ar- felt 70 mtsrrprs-rni the aims and
purposes % Germany.
The eutn missioner of internal revenue
4. gN#.aa 49, all
deputy cull.ctors % sntsFuai reysuua
shall give their undivftisd time and Al
tcuJion to the government The aettan
i basrd upon reports thai dpputle-
have hr~n engaged IN other btaincss
and have IsftorulEd ssTvicrS not ~
qulrs,d hy the collectors of Internal
revenue Commissioner Wilson takes
the view that ihv deputies. II they
wish to engage in outside work. niHss
resign their government Positions
In an opinion in the case uf The ftr.f
National Rank Of Coucorl. y n. ".
Edward Hawkins. nfxeiyeT of the In
dianapoiis National Rank. Justice Sbi-
ras has decided that ono National
bank cannst lawfuiIy acquire and bold
the stock Of another a. au Investment.
and In the case OF such a purchase,
the hank is not eztopped rrUlu denyiuE
~ liability as an apparent sgoeshol7les
Tor an aESr<stneut on stock ordered by
the comptroller of the currency The
opinion of the lower court was re-
versetl
The navy department has just r.-
C,eivcd from Commander Todd ~ The
Wilmington an Interesting account -
Tho remarkable voyage OF exploration
up the Amazon river made hy that
vessel Ia April last. The Wilmington
was instructed by the navy depart
ment 10 push ga w the great rleer
aud ascertain how rAr Il WIS nayiEa-
bic. Commander Todd reports that D.,
assembled tn Yquites. IN Peru which Is
about 2,iOo milrs Hp the river, This
voyage was made. as hs says, ag9inst
an adverse current averaging three
knots for the entire distance.
In response 10 the urgent reques, OF
the industrial commission, senator
KYLE has consented Co continue AT the
head OF the commission. and accord
ingly has Withdrawn his rerignatIon as
chairman Ia letter written at the
senator's home. Mt Aberdeen, s. H., ne
rciferates that iil-health was the only
motive that actuated him 10 rendering
his resignation, adding ''The import
ance Of the commissions work grows
with eacl month. and | believe that
both Congress and the country will he
rrnteful for the task we are now per-
forming. Every public spirited citizen
Il greatly Interested in the trust inyes-