The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
GOSSIP OF THE WHITE HoVol
AND THE DEPARTMENTS.

GOSSIP OF THE WHITE HoVo1
AND THE DEPARTMENTS.
The clerks In the War Department
were making out commission for
General I.nwton as brigadier general
! In the regular army when the news
OF bis death was received.
A number Of prominent army officers
have undertaken to pay on mort
| gage upon the home of General Law
ton In California. 1t Is the only prop
crty left by the general.
The urgent deficiency appropriation
bill. the first Of the important supply
bilis for the government expenses, IL
practically made up, and the total Will
amount to about S71.OO0,OOO.
Senator Fairbanks has introduced
BILL granting Il pension of $1,000 year
to the widow OF General LawtOn.
Representative I.andis Of indianapolis
has introduced n similar bill In the
House. Mr.. Landis represents the
district from which I.awton's first
regiment was recruited.
In accordance with the recommends
tion Of the secretary of the interior. In
dian Commissioner Jones has deter
mined to stop the employment OF In
written several letters recently to
wOuld-be contractors for Indians, In
which he has clearly stated the POSI-
tiOn OF the bureau.
Adjutant General Corbln's list of sub
scriptiOns to the Lawton home fund
aggregated $4,000 at noon on Tues
day. The committee announces that
the subscription lists will Ike kept obeE
until January 9Th next. when the
money will he banked and placed to
Mrs. LawtOn's credit The amount
now In the hands OF General COrbiu
probably Is less than half OF that act
ually subscribed. many subscriptions
not yet having reached him.
The government has finally adopted
'Puerto Rico" as the official spelling
OF the name Of that island. and here
nfter 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
from President Mckinley an express
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 President has sent to the Sem
nte 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 five years the launching
Of explosives from balloons. The Sen
nte Immediately removed the injunc-
tion Of secrecy. The treaty was pub
lIshed at the time. The Presidents
message was formal letter OF TRIMS
initial except that II invited attention
to an accompanying report from the
secretary Of state urging immediate
action by the Senate.
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 I, 1900. within
which to comply with the requirements
Of the safety appliance law In using
automatic couplers and power or train
brakes on freight ears. has extended
the time to August I. 1900. II was nd
mit,csi by representatives Of the rail-
way employees that some additional
time should be granted. mud the com
mission. upon full consideration. ar
rived at the conclusion tina; an cxten-
sion OF seven months would liz proper.
The other day somebody went out to
81. Pnurs Catholic church. unscrewed
q silver plate that bore the name ''Ha-
ZEN" from the arm of one Of the I,cws
and substituted another little plate
which was inscribed with the name
Dewey" This created n good deal Of
talk. and people Inferred that Admiral
Dewey was going tn follow his wife
into the Catholic church. but yesterday
he rented for another year the pew In
Il U-I -I,s,e., E,t. AL a..
cupicd whenever he has been resi-
dent Of Washington. and Of which he
used TO IN n vesiryman. and WIS re-
elected TO the board Of trustees In
charge OF the Episcopal missions In the
city.
I.iliuokalani. cx-Quecn OF the Un.
waiian islands. still lives In "a modest
house In Fifteenth street In Washing.
| ton, but expects to return TO her native
| country very soon. She has made no
| attempt To break Into society She
never entcrtnins. and accepts the hos.
pitality Of few Intimate friends only.
She Ia suffering from cancerois
growth In her throat and has been
living In Washington for the purpose
Of obtaining treatment from n special.
list instead Of for political reasons. She
expects To rcturn to Honolulu In Feb.
ruary and make her permanent hornc
among her own people. She has l.c-
come reconciled to the loss OF her
crown.
President krugcrs government has
formally protested to Secretary Hay
against the sale of munitions Of war
by American manufacturers and mcr.
chants TO shc British government. This
protest was designed To prevent the
British government from obtaining
much needed war supplies. but II has
proved OF 80 avail. II IL said Sccrc
'nry Hay has sent u reply to the Bocr
government rcit.rating the neutrality
Of the United States In the present wnr
and declaring that American citizens
In trnding with both bcllig.rruts yIo.
late no neutrality obligation. II is also
said that the authorities have lnformn.
tion showing that the Bo.r government
Inns purchased supplies In the United
States.
They nr" riill fighting the wnr with
Spain at the Metropolitan club OF mi.
city. Srnor Gonzales Qu..adu. who
wns ~ III. h.ad OF the Cuban Junin
her" prior 10 the war aud 1. now ON. |
ploy~l In III" bureau In chnrg. Of On. |
ban nfYnirs nj the wnr Department
was proposed n- n member by S,crc. |
inry Hay mud seconded by Vim. ~
h"khill. cs.as.isinnt secretary Of
state and now n director Of ~. bureau
~ American republics. No,wIths,upd. |
In. these eminent vouchers. Mr. Que.
.ndn was hlackbnlicd. chiefly through |