, 1899-11-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
GOSSIP OF THE WHITE HOUSE
AND THE DEPARTMENTS. e.


Mrs. JOY, the wife of the Missouri
representative, has mailed n circular
md petition to the wife of each mem
Der Of Congress, asking them to use
their influence with their husbands to
have Brigham II. Roberts, the mem
ber-elect from Utah, expelled from
Congress.
The report OF Paymaster General
Bates of the army shows h following
main items of expenditure during the
last fiscal year: Regular army, ssh
141,225; volunteer army, S35,SII,lTI;
disbandment of Cuban army, S9O5,lo .
extra pay to volunteers war with
Spain, S443, 932; extra pay regulars
war with Spain, 500. 592.
The Urgent necessity of adequate
cOaling stations for our warships is
dwelt upon by Rear Admiral Bradford.
chief of the naval bureau of equip
meut, in his report to the secretary of
the navy. He relates the difficulties
encountered during the war with Spain
in securing coal, transporting 1t ana
getting 1t aboard the ships.
The annual report of the commits
sioner of immigration shows that 2,lll
immigrants, who came to this country
last year, signlfied their intention of
locating in Colorado. Wyoming re
ceived 2Sl and New Mexico received
1874. Among he immigrants to Colo
RADIO 800 are Greeks and Sl%avonians,
"a are Italians and 262 are Scandina-
vianS.
According to reports the Presidents
program with regard to Cuba contem-
plates the retirement of Gen. Brooke
from he military governorsliip and the
substitution of n civil government, with
General Leonard Wood ut its head.
ON January /, If the President can
carry out the plans he has now in mind,
the existing military government in
the island will give way to II civil gov
eminent.
Secretary Hay for the United States,
Mr.. Tower for Great Britain, and MIR.
Mumm Won SchwartZcnstcin on the
part of Germany have signed n con-
ventiOn providing for the adjustment
by arbitration of the claims of the IN
habitants of Samoa for damages re-
sulting from the naval and military
operations there last spring. King Os-
car II. of Norway and Sweden is spec
flied by the treaty as the arbitrator.
TTorrio Garfield and Jesus Antonio
Moya, Indians from the Santa Ana
agency, New Mexico, hnv appeared
'l'l' llt'ilsll ''llAilllTEl'iA' f'A''t
with Il protest against trespuss on their
reservation by the Albuquerque Land
and Irrigation Company. The Indians
allcgc that the company intends build
ing Il canal through the reservation.
The protest Is signed by every Indian
of the reservation. Commissioner Jones
stated that an investigation would at
once he made. and the company would
he forced To abandon the work if the
Indians allegations are correct.
The President is giving careful attcn-
ton to the selection of civil governors
for Porto Rico. Cuba and the Philip
pines. As cOmmander-in-chicf of the
army, 1t is within his authority to dcs-
iguatc civil governors to act under the
direction of the secretary of war. In
arranging to supcrsedc Generals
Brooke, Davis and Otis. he is actuated
by the conviction that it will be posi-
bic to find civilians who have had
more experience in civil affairs and are
better prepared to assist in establish
ing governments. The army officers
named have given satisfaction, but
from education and practice they are
not as well qualified to assist the Pres
ident In recOnstructing the govern
ments of the Islands along the line of
American ideas.
The auditor of the Postofficc Depart
ment in his annual report shows that
during the last year the number of
postOtiiCes in thc United States in
creased from 72,97G to 1881: the num-
Der of domestic money orders issued
increased from . ,T9S,OTS, representing
SIo1, 113,T1T, to 29,O07, SIC, represent
ing Sl42,4S3,3J . II net increase in the
number of 100. 49, and In volume of
S4l,39G,636. During the year the rcvr-
nues of the postal service Increased
from SS0,O12,GlS To S9J.O21, 1854. and the
expenditures from S9T, SJO.4O7 to SOL.
G32, 100, n net Increase in the receipts
of SG.OOS. IGJ. and in expenditures of
S3,TTS, 1872. Upon this showing the
auditor asks for an increase of thirty
clerks as n minimum requirement for
the year 1900.
The four cases of court martial death
sentence of soldiers in the Philippines
which reached the War Department
by Wednesdays Manila mail. are
waiting transmission to the secretary
of war. The men under sentence are
Private otto CONNIE. Corporal George
DnmphofTcr and Private Peter Bennett,
all Company b. Sixteenth infantry,
and Private William T.. Scarborough,
Company Il, Third infantry. These
'NH'N VIII hlN' ~ Eb 10 tue secretary
of war and thence 10 the President for
approval. II was officially stated last
night that President Mckinley Will
commute the sentence of the prisoners,
The men were convicted by court mar,
tial nj Manila, the charge against them
being criminal assault upon native wo.
men.
The PoStOtiicc Department has made
public the annual report Of A. w. Ma.
chen, superintendent of rural free de,
livery. for 1899. The report Is ap.
proved by First Assistant Postmaster
General Perry $. Heath. Pnd will lie
Incorporated in his annual 'eport to the
postmaster general. In his report MIR,
Machcn gives the history and effect
ON the postal service generally of RI.
raj free delivery since Its establish.
ment. In speaking of its beneficial re.
salts he says; There has been nothing
in the history of the postal service OF
the United States SO remarkable as the
growth of the rural frec-dclivery sys
tom. Within the last two years. largely
by aid of the people themselves, who.
In appreciation of the helping haud
o.