La Junta tribune., 1899-05-13
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
AND DEPARTMENT NEWS.

The District of Columbia Command
cry OF the Loyal Legion has declared
forfeited the membership Of General
ChariSs X. Eagan, commixsary general
OF subsistence. who was cOurt-mar-
tailed but whose sentence OF dismissal
Was commu,ed TO suspension.
The President has appointed Herbert
w. Bowen OF New York as minister to
Persia. Minister Bowen was consul
general At Barcelona before the Span
ish war broke out. The President has
appointed Julius q. Lay. now consul
at Windsor, Ontario, as consul general
at Barcelona. Spain, to succeed Mr.
Bowen. appointed minister to Persia
Il has developed after the Presidents
return from Philadelphia, that 1t had
been decided to permit Captain Coeh-
Ian TO retain his command OF the
Raleigh. Before the President left for
Philadelphia II was determined to re
move the captain after the Presidents .
visit. and the Inference now drawn ~
that In his interview with the CHIEF
executive the gallant captain present
ed hka case In new light that war
ranted more lenient treatment.
Brigadier General Thomas NJ. Ander-
son, who has returned recently from
the Philippines. has been assigned to
the command of the Department OF
the k.akes. Major General James r.
Wade, the present commander OF the
Department of Dakota. has been di-
rected 10 assume temporary charge OF
the local department in connection
with his other duties until General
Thomas NJ. Anderson arrives from San
Francisco 10 assume permanent con-
troll.
Admiral Dewey has been given SUI
preHle command OF the Asiatic fleet. As
an expression OF the confidence In
which he is held by the President he
has been notified that he Is to have
full power to make changes in the per-
sonnel of his command. the assignment
of his vessels, and. In short, TO exer-
ciseAall the authority that Ia possessed
in rSch matters by the secretary OF
the navy. The only return asked OF
Admiral Dewey IL that he notify the
Navy Department of his orders. that
the records may be Kept complete.
Postmaster General Smith has made
n ruling that the sign u. s. or other
sign>indicating the carriage OF the
mails must be carried only by such
cars on street railway lines rs actually
Mt the time are transporting the malls.
This decision is In respOnce to a re-
quest from the Amalgamated Associa-
ton Of Street Hallway Employees, who.
In convention In Louisville, Wednes-
day, telegraphcd President Mckinley
a protest against the indiscriminate
use OF these signs by street car lines
With the apparent design of intimidat-
ing employes.
The Industrial commission. which
has held no public meetings for the
last ten days, has mapped out Its pro-
ceedIngs for the current month. The
early part OF the month will be given
to representatives OF various Industrial
organisations and state factory inspect
ora and labor commissioners. May 11th
trust investigation Will be taken up,
buy will speak on the Standard OIL
trust; May 18th General John McNul-
tn will testify as to the whisky trust,
and on the 10Th Martin Cook of Cook.
BernheImer & Co. OF New York will
talk on the same subject. Both sides
Will be heard.
President Mckinley has decided to
leave the city next Monday and to re,
main away for two and possibly three
weeks. According to his present inten-
tion, the President will spend his va
cation Mt Hot Springs, Virginia. He
Is suffering from slight attack OF
rheumatism and is also feeling the
strain which has been upon him for
many months. He Is anxious to enjoy
perfect rest and at the same time avail
himself of the hot baths. which will
renADye the rheumatic tendency. The
President and his wife will be domi-
clled at the Homestead hotel, as none
nj IA mi a cnu or Itn Grp 0r va
ready for occupancy. The hot springs
are only eight hours railroad ride
from Washington, so that the Presi-
dent could return at once to the capi-
tOl II any occasion arises for his pres
ence here. During his absence the
President will transact only such bus
mess as absolutely requires his per-
sonal attention.
Legrande Power, for eight years la
bor' commissioner OF Minnesota, was
before the Industrial commission
Thursday. He spoke especially OF
farming conditions In the Northwest
errt states, saying that the present ten
dency among farm hands was toward
the ownership Of the lands, and that
greater percentage of farmers now
owned their own land than fifty years
ago. He also expressed the opinion
that the farmer who is in debt to-day
has ten times the opportunity 10 dis
charge his obligation than the farmer
at the beginning OF the century had.
Mr.. Power thought the tendency war
toward small farms. and added that
thiswheat and cotton and other prod
ucts grown by the small farmer con-
trolled market prices. Mr.. Power also
snid that many of the agricultural col.
leges Of the country were conducted
upon lines calculated to attract boys
educated by them away from the
farms. Speculation In grain. he said.
did not affect the prices. except tenn
porarily, nor affect the farmers except
80 far as they engaged In speculation.
"Nbu don't mean to say" suggested
Gnxoenne Harria ssfhaf tho Hnrmars