The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-12-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
GOSSIP OF the WHfrt ho&soD
AND THE DEPARTMENTS.

were making out commission for
General Lawton as brigadier general
In the regular army when the news
Of his death was received.
A number OF prominent army officers
have undertaken to pay Oh a mort
gage upon the home Of General Law
ton In California. 1t In the only prop
erty left by the general.
The urgent deficiency apprdb riatiou
bill, the first OF the important supply
bills for the government expenses, is
practically made up, and tie total viii
amount to about 81, 100000.
Discussion In the Senate Of the Anar-
cial measure drafted by the Repub-
iican majority of the coinfAittee on
Finance will begin on Thursday. Janu-
airy 4th, the day after the holiday ~
cess.
Mrs. McIlinley's health Is SO poor
this winter that the hospitality of the
White House will have to be limited to
official functions and the entertainment
Of the members Of her family and
friends.
zion of the secretary Of the interior, In
mined to stop the employment of In
dams in Wild West shows. sfsHe has
written several letters recently to
would-be contractors for AAians, In
which he has clearly stated me posi-
ton of the bureau.
A number Of witnesses ftpm Utah
appeared Tuesday before the commit
tee, of the House Of Representatives
1t -. kt.xSv ttnxp IN nj
Roberts of Utah. They included Mrs..
cinn of Salt Lake City; Mrs. lDougall.
u. l.. Mcdaniel and 8. e. Wishard. all
OF Salt Lake City. The testimony was
strongly to the effect that Roberts has
three wives.
The government has finally adopted
Puerto Rico" as the official spelling
of the name Of that island, and here
after all official documents will ad-
here to that form. The board on geo
graphic names decided In favor Of this
some years ago, but the usage has not
been uniform. The board requested
sion OF his views and in making the
decision he says the name should be
Puerto Rico In accordance with the
custom of the people of the island.
The remains of the late Lieutenant
Brumby were escorted to the railway
Tuesday with full naval honors, and
sent to Atlanta, Georgia. for interment
The casket was wrapped in the Amer
lean flag. The escort was made up of
a detachment of parines from the
barracks here, headed by the full ma
rine band. all under command of Lieu
tenant Commander McCrea, U. 8. N.
There were many floral tributes from
Admiral Dewey and friends and rela-
tives of the deceased. Six sailors from
the navy yard served as the pail bear
ers. ff
The President has sent to the Sem
ate the treaty negotiated by the
powers at The Hague last July for
the pacific settlement of disputes be
tween nations and the declaration to
prohibit for Ave years the launching
Of explosives from balloons The SEN
ate Immediately removed Z injunc-
ton Of secrecy. The treaH Gas ,.gb,'
lished at the time. Tue kfesK311NS
message was formal letter OF trans-
initial except that it Invited attention
to an accompanying report froIt the
secretary of state urging immddiate
uCtiOu ny lhe kscllulC.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, in an opinion prepared by Com
missioner Prouty In the matter Of ap-
plications of carriers for extension of
time beyond January 1. 1900, within
which to comply with the Requirements
Of the safety appliance law In using
automatic couplers and power or train
brakes on freight cars, has extended
the time to August 1, 1900. 1t was ad-
mitted by representatives Of thj rail-
way employees that some additional
time should be granted, and thel COM
mission, upon full consideration, ar
rived at the conclusion that an extern
sion of seven months would be lr0per.
The other day somebody went out to
St Paups Catholic church, unscrewed
. silver plate that bore the name "Ha--
zen" from the arm Of one Of the pews
and substituted another little plate
which was inscribed with the name
"Dewey." This created good deal of
talk, and people inferred that Admiral
Dewey was going to follow hit wife
into the Catholic church, but yesterday |
be rented for another year the pew in
st. Johns Episcopal church be las oc-
cupied whenever he has been I resi-
dent OF Washington, and OF lWtch ne |
used to be a vestryman, and Was re-
elected to the board Of trustees in
charge Of the Episcopal missing in the
city.
Liliuokalani, ex-queen Of III Ha-
waiian islands, still lives in a Rodest |
house In Fifteenth street IN Wishing
ton, but expects to return to hen hative |
country very soon. She has m4de no
attempt to break into seciety} She
never entertains, and accepts tie hos
pitality of few Intimate frienB only. |
She Is suffering from ca1cerous
growth in her throat and hss been
living in Washington for the yhrpose |
Of obtaining treatment from becial-
lst instead of for political reasods. She |
expects to return to Honolulu Feb
ruary and make her permanent home |
among her own people. She AS be-
come reconciled to the loss 4 her
crown.
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