The silver star. (Dolores, Colo.) 1897-1901, 1899-08-04
WASHINGTON NEWS.

The thirty-fourfh annual IMPORT oil
/ the secret-servicr division. submitted
to Secretary Gage by Chief Wtlkie
shows that during the fiscal year end
ed June 80. 1879. there We're arrested
for making or passing counterfeit mon
ey and kindred crimes. 6s9 persons. OF
these 21S were convicted and 29S arr
awaiting action of the courts. az
seventy nine cases undetermined at the
close of the previous year, sixty-fouT
were convicted.
The conversion Of coupon bonds c
the 5 per cent. Spanish war loan int.
registered bonds continues TO go 10.
ward rapidly. When the loan was first
issued there were S,so.St4.op registere,
bonds issued on original applications
Since that time there have been ex
changed $50 .6if.5io coupon bonds 70
registered. 50 that the total amount OF
registered bonds of this issue outstand
ing for the payment OF the dividend
due August LIST is $.sS,4tO. $40.
Secretary Hitchcock has finally dis
posed OF the Cass Lake Mimi con
troversy. He announced that the gov
eminent would sell in parcels the north
half Of section IL. which comprises
nearly the whole town OF Cass Lake.
The $50 or more intruders are located
chiefly on this half-section and on the
northeastern part Of section IL. They
Will have TO remove from section Ii
as soon as possible. The decision of
Secretary Hitchcock closes the contrc-
versy over the proposed ejectment OF
the intruders from the Cass Lake In
dian reservations lands.
The United States will not be bound
by the reported decision of The Hague
conference prohibiting the use of the
dum-iuin bullet in warfare. So far We
have not been obliged to resort 10 the
use Of this bullet. but the ordnance, of
fieers have been making experiments
10 secure Increased stopping" etfs4c;
Tor the small calibre hail used in th..
kras-JorsenSen and these experiments
have precsssiei somewhat on the lines
Of the dum-ium hall The >r-Aciic rea
son why Captain Crozier and the ~
mainder OF the American delegates
voted against the proposal TO prohibit,
the dum-ium was because their gen
ersl instructions forbade them 10
pledge this government 10 any line of
action that would rerari the develop
inert OF inventive genius in war. Ad-
he>ior 10 the protocols i voluntary
Great Britain also refuses 10 prohibit
the use % the dum-ium bullet
Mr.. Root. the new SECRETARY Of war.
has slresiy been requested by the
President 10 give General Miles re-
concentrations and views careful cas.-
sideration- on his part. General Miles
viii Be expected TO sid tn s.,cretsry
in administering the affairs 81 the d.
pdrtuenr and dealing with the mill
rSry situation in the Philippines. Gen
er9l Miles does not exp-.c. anyrhinx
but harmony. nor does Mr. Root. Mr..
Mckinley insists upon il At the con
ference between the President and
General Miles. the day before Alse- re
signed the de>i-v for more pleasant ~
ls-ions between the rnajl- general con-
handing and the head Of the War De.
rsr--e1- WAS emphasized and .S<u-.
ancas were given that General Miles
would recsivs better treatment il II.
future There i 10 iorb, tia, cas o..
the causes which I'D ~ President =
sex AlSer's resignation WAS The petty
jealousy shown By The latter sozx-i
General Nils
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