The Monte Vista journal., 1899-11-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
GOSSIP or Ttse WHITE HOUSE
AND THE DEPARTMENTS.

| "NO y ~ 0BpAHl - EN- 0s
representative, has mailed circular
and petition to the wife of each mem.
Der OF Congress, asking them to use
their influence with their husbands to
have Brigham H. Roberts. the mem.
ber-elect from Utah. expelled FROM
Congress-.
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey returned to
Washington from New York Tuesday
night. Navy Department official met
them and escorted them to the ad.
mlrals carriage, in which they were
driven to the home on Rhode Island
avenue presented to the admiral by the
American people.
The urgent necessity Of adequate
coaling stations for our wnrships IL
dwelt upon by Rear Admiral Bradford,
chief Of the naval bureau OF equip
mcnt, In his report to the secretary OF
the navy. He relates the difficulties
encountered during the war with Spain
In securing coal, transporting 1t anu
getting 1t aboard the ships.
The annual report OF the commits
sIoner Of immigration shows that Ella
immigrants. who came to this country
last year, signined their Intention Of
locating In Colorado. Wyoming re-
ceivcd 2S1 and New Mexico received
l34. Among the immigrants to Colo
rndO 3hJ are Greeks and SlavOnians,
"a are Italians and 262 are Scandinn-
vlans.
According to reports the Presidents q
program with regard to Cuba cOutem-
plates the retirement OF Gen. Brooke
from the military governorship and the
substitution Of a civil government. with
General Leonard Wood at Its head.
On January !. II the President can
AIRY out the plans he has now In mind.
the existing military government In
the island will give way to civil gov
ernment.
Tutuila. the Samoan island which
falls to the United states In the recent
arrangement completed between Ger
many and England. subject to rntifica-
tlon by the United States government.
becomes a valuable addition to the pos
sessions Of the United States In the Pa
citic. With but small area and popu-
lation. which. according to the treasury
bureau of statistics are but fifty-fOur
square miles and 1910 population. II
possesses the most valuable island hHr.
bor In the South Pacific.
Horrio Garfield and Jesus Antonio
Moya. Indians from the Santa Ana
agency, New Mexico. have appeared
before Indian Commissioner Jones
with n protest against trespass on their
reservation by the Albuquerque Land
and Irrigation Company. The Indians
allegc that the company intends build
Inn t.. Hts,sx
The protest II signed by every Indian
of the reservation. Commissioner Jones
stated that nm Investigation would At
once In made. and the company would
be forced to abandon the work II the
Indians allegations are correct.
The President is giving careful atten.
ton TO the selection Of civil governors
for Porto Rico. Cuba and the Philip
pines Az commander n-clief Of the
army, 1t IL within his authority to de~-
icnate civil governors TO act under the
direction of the secretary OF war. In
arranging TO supersede Generals
Brooke. Davis and Otis. he IL nctunted
10y the conviction that II will te possi-
bic TO lind civilians who have had
iettcr prepafesl u assist In estnblish.
ing governments. The army onicer.
named have given satisfaction. but
from education and practice they arr
not as well qualified TO assist the Pres
i'ient In reconatruciing the govern.
mcnts Of ,le islands along the line Of
American Ideas.
The four cases OF court martial death
sentence Of soldiers In the Philippines
which reached the Wur Department
I Nnstn .lu H.
waiting transmission to the secretary
of war. The men under sentence are
Private Otto ConInc. Corporal George
Damphofrcr and Private Peter Bennett.
all Company u. Sixteenth Infantry
and Private william f. scarborough.
Company u, Third infantry. These
eases viii have TO go to the secretary
OF war and thence to the President for
approval II was officially stated last
night that President Mckinley will
commute the sentence Of the prisoners.
The men We're convicted by court mar.
tinl NJ Manila. the charge against them
being criminal assault upon native wo-
men.
| ON behalf Of Admiral Dewey and
his officers and men. McSsrs. Herbert
4 MIcou and Charles and william B
King. attorneys. have asked the Court
n Claims 10 ind that the amount Of
iOunty money due them is x:ss2, SlO
I'll" decision OF the court Will estab.
lish n precedent. which will affect the
amount Of bounty to In distributed
among the officers and men of the
North Atlantic iest. which destroyed
the squadron of Admiral C~rvcrn. II
the finding Of the court h IN accord.
,nsr with this rsSlucrf. the ndnIr~la
share Of III" bounty will d. SIN. I'M.
The attorneys base their ease upon the
claim thn' the defeated Spanish force
was superior 10 the American squad.
ron. II II not cOntcntissi that the
encmy's Meet was superior. hut that
taking into consideration the guns at
corrcgi,ior. III Frailc and other forts
AZ the entrance Of tho hay. and tho~e
NJ Manila and Cavitc. which fired upon
the American ships continuously. the
rn"my'r force WAS superior.
The Postofiicc Department has made
public the annual report Of A. W. Mn.
chen. superintendent Of rural FREE d..
livery. for 1850. The rcport il an.
proved by Firs; Assistant Postmaster
t;vncrni Perry 4. Heath. and viii bc
Incorporated In Ills annual report to the
postmaster general. In his report Mr.,
Mnchcn gives the history and effect
on the postal service generally Of ru.
rnl free delivery since Its establish.
ment. In speaking Of its beneficial N.
suits he says: There has lsrn nothing
In the history Of the postal service ri
the United States ~ remarkable M the
growth Of the rural frcc-dcliv~ry sys.
tenn. within the last two years. largely
by aid of the people themselves. who.