The silver lance., 1899-07-14
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
AND DEPARTMENT NEWS.

Brigadief General Joseph WneeieT
was to-day ordered to report to Gen
eral Otis at Manila for service in the
Philippine islands.
Commissary General C. A. woodruff
u, S. A., has given orders to the New
York agents of the Chicago packers
for 125, 600 pounds of canned roast heeI;
The orders specify that the canned
roast beef is for immediate shipment
to Cuba. This fact is taken by the
packers as showing that there is no
prejudice on the part of the govern
ment against canned roast beef.
Judge Walter S. Cox, justice Of the
Supreme Court of the District OF Co
lumba. has rendered his resignation
to the President and the latter ind1cat-
ed his intention to accept it. Justlce
Cox has been on the bench for more
than twenty years, and his determ1na-
tion to resign was prompted by his age.
which exceeds ~ years He presided
at the trial of Guiteau, the assassin OF
President Garfield.
A final decision has been reached by
the Naval Board of Bureau Chiefs TO
put two-inch nickel steel protective
deck on the six small cruisers about to
be built. Admiral Hichborne, chlet
constructor, reported that the deck
would not cost above $4,000 for eacn
ship, and that no important alterations
in the plans would be required. Inc
main charge will be in widening the
ships about foot.
The President has appointed the fol
lowing colonels of the volunteer regl-
ments: Major James NJ. Bell, First
cavalry; Captain James S. Petit, FIRST
infantry, better known as colonel OF
the Fourth immunes: Edward e. Har.
din, who was colonel of the Second
New York volunteers in the war with
Spain: Captain l.. A. Craig, Sixth cav
airy: Captain Luther r. Hart, Seventh
cavalry: Major William A. Knobbe,
Captain Cornelius Gardner, Nineteenth
infantry.
The President on Friday brought be-
fore the Cabinet the plan for offering
the provisional army. The decision to
appoint the. colonels and lieutenant
colonels of the volunteer regiments
from among the regular army officers
who served during the Spanish war
and the other volunteer officers from
among those who served In the volun-
teer army with credit or distinction,
was heartily approved by the members
of the Cabinet. The record of the vol
unteer officers are to be carefully
looked to in the selection of officers be-
low the rank of lieutenant colonel.
The massive and artistic loving cup
which the President sent to the French
embassy as a token of appreciation of
the efficient services of the French am
bassador in the negotiation of the pro-
tocol and the signing of the treaty of
peace with Spain. is highly esteemed
by NJ. Cambon. Congress at its next
session will be requested to make
small appropriation and authorize the
striking of souvenirs to commemorate
the signing of the protocol and the ter
mination of the war. 1t is desired to
distribute these pieces as mementos
among the members of the French en-
bassy and some of the officials Of our
own government.
Senator William e. Chandler de-
clares that he is opposed to legislation
designed to make gold the standard of
values. In his statement Mr.. Chandler
says: 81 am against changing the mon
ey plank in the 1896 platform. If the
single gold standard men secure a
change in that platform dangerous
mistake will be made. | would never
vote to cease efforts to establish silver
as standard money. 1t would be the
highest wisdom to seize this favorable
moment for remonetiZing silver, doing
1t, If France is willing. with a change
of ratio and getting this vexed ques-
tion out of politics. l do not believe it
will ever 90 out of politics through the
adoption of the single gold standard
and the final rejection of silver as a
money metal. So l am against adopt
ing the money plank which the money
kings are preparing TO force upon the
convention of 1907
Surgeon General Sternberg has made
an official report to the War Depart
ment. recommending that Fort Bay
ard, New Mexico, be set aside as a san
itarium for consumptives of the army,
as the result of his recent inspection
of that post. There are now six COM
panies of infantry at Fort Bayard.
and Surgeon General Sternberg will
recommend that all but one company
be removed and that the barracks be
set aside for patients. Surgeon Gen
eral Sternberg says the post is 5000
feet above sea level. and its dry elm
ate is just the thing to benefit con-
sumptives. Many army men now at
soldiers homes will be sent to Fort
| Bayard. Surgeon General Sternberg
said to-day that the best Informed
members of the medical profession be-
lieved it dangerous to keep persons af-
fected with tuberculosis with healthy
individuals. and better for all that they
should be isolated and undergo the
splendid climatic treatment they will
receive at Fort Bayard.
Attorney General Griggs has under
consideration question. a decision of
which will mean much to the nhabit-
ants of the islands which have come
under the sovereignty of the T1nited
States. and which involves the uues-
ton whether the United States can
maintain a colonial system without a
revision of the constitution. 1t is a
question raised by the inhabitants of
Porto Rico. who wish to import sugar
and other products of their island into
| the limited StatnS frnn Of d,,t1- u,La..