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

those engaged in grazing. breeding and
handling stock, and will not be al
lowed to exceed actual necessity In
each case II the site is fenced in or
used for any other purpose the right
to 1t will be declared void.
! New regulations for the control OF
\ the entry OF the reservoir sites on the
public land will soon be issued by the
Interior Department The Secretary
of the Interior has been considering the
necessity of additions to the regula-
lions formerly issued. under the act OF
January 10. 1898, relating to reservoirs
for live stock. The law and the regu-
lations issued under 1t have been great
ly abused by repeated locations of
those who seek to monopolize the pub
| lie lands to the exclusion of those who
want to locate homes. In one instance.
in Kansas. one person located several
hundred contiguous tracts as reservoir
sites. In limited section in one cOun-
ty in Nebraska 5000 locations We're
made The new regulations will limit
the right to these sites TO those actual
ly engaged in breeding. grazing anu
handling stock, and then to the actual
necessities Of each applicant They
will also provide that II reservoir site
is fenced or If an attempt is made to
use it for any other than reservoir pur-
poses. the right to IL shall be immedi-
ately cancelled.
A conference of influential western
Republican representatives is to be
held in Washington for the purpose of
formulating a plan for the distribution
of the patronage of the next House.
the formation of new committees and
the enlargement of some OF the old
no 10 ntt al
by representatives from the western
and northwestern states that mater-
ally assisted in the promotion of Colo
mel Henderson's candidacy for speaker
and 1t is supposed that they have his
acquiescence. One of the most import
ant features mapped out is the selec-
ton of committee on insular affairs.
to which is to he referred all matters
pertaining TO Porto Rico. Hawaii and
the Philippines. The suggestion Is
being made that only the strongest
men in the House should be assigned
to 1t. So far as can he learned the
combine" as II is called, will not at
tempt to dictate the members who
shall be selected for the new commit
tee. 1t will also be decided to dis
tribute the patronage of the House
pro rata among the states according
sentatives from each The combine
will control 102 of the 1s4 Republican
votes in the next House, more than
majority and sufficient to dictate the
action Of the caucus. More important
than any struggle for patronage In the
next House are the suggestions that
are transporting concerning the policy
of Colonel Henderson which will guide
him when he shall have been selected
speaker.
DIR. Oscar Loewe. one Of the scien-
tIsts of the Agricultural Department.
has developed TO what he believes is
a point of practical use. a new treat
ment for germ diseases which prom
ises to supersede the serum treatment
now in use in diphtheria, fevers and
many other diseases. Dr. Loewe's
work has been carried on for several
years In collaboration with DIR. r. En-
merich. The experiments have been
conducted in the laboratories OF Mu-
Mich and this country. The results
never have been published In full. but
have been such ms TO warrant intro
ducing the treatment into actual hos
pital practice. The treatment Is SINH
lar in some respects to the serum treat
ment, but depends on a definite prin-
ciple, the basic idea being the presence
OF class of ferments known as en-
zymes. which are produced by the
same bacteria that produce the dis.
ease. 1t Is because OF the production.
or rather of the over-production of n
certain engine that diseases such as
they produce will run Its course" and
then die out Of the system. The bnc.
terra In this case. II II stated, are sim.
ply killed by the ferment they produce.
The object Of the new treatment IN 10
produce pure engine, which, intro
duced into the human system, will kill
the disease germs without injurlng the
patient. In this lies the difference from
the principle of incubation for small.
pox and other diseases where the OBJ
Ject Is to give the patient q mild type
OF disease to render him immune 10
the more virulent type.
Mrs. McKinley's Ill health was the sole
cause OF the return Of the President
ana his party TO Washington two DAYS
Dcfore they had planned to do so. Here.
tofore the excitement OF travel and
receiving visitors has been beneficial 10
Mrs. Mckinley and distinct improve.
inent In her physical condition hns
been noticeable when she has been
away with the President. Largely for
this reason the President went 10 New
England and arranged western trims.
which he had expected to take later
II was found. however. that instead
OF the New England trip being benc-
iicial. II had the opposite effect upon
Mrs. Mckinley. and the President nnd
Or: nixey decided II would be better
TO bring her back 10 Washington with.
out deiay. The state OF Mrs. McKin.
Iey's health at this time IL decidedly
worse than II has usually been since
she has been In the White House. nnd
the probable result VIII be thnt Tho
President viii remain In Washington
practically all summer and will inke
littIe' u any. vacation. outside Of this
city. President McKinley's protected
Trip to the Pacific const, which Ind
been looked forward to In nnticIpat lion
OF enjoyment for himself ana Improve.
ment In Mrs. McKinIcy's c0nditIon
has been indefinitely abandoned. The
unfavorable turn In Mrs. McKinlov's
condition Ii attributed partly 10 n
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