Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-01
From WASHINGTON.

The Paris peace commission cost
$155,1O2.
United States Naval Constructor Gil
more will inspect German navy yards.
Under American rule the imports at
Manila have increased ut Il wonderful
rate.
Assistant Secretary Of state Hill has
been chosen president of Columbia
college.
The Miles faction defeated Corbn in
the matter of recognizing the Ord
nance board.
Government inspectors condemned
1j@.5o2 animals examined at abattoirs
last year.
TIL" war department has been criti-
ciscd for buying ordnance from the
navy department.
Police courts with >alaricd judges
arc to u" established in Cuba. Speedy
justic" is promised.
The president is annoyed by opposk
ton lr ;lc reciprocity treaties with
France and Argentina.
\ statue oil Webster WAS unveiled in
of distinguished gathering.
Lord pauncefote will remain at
Washington until after the Boer War,
notwithstanding the age limit.
Congressman Caldwell favors Il
canal across the United States con-
Meeting the Atlantic and Pacific.
Manila imports from July to Septem-
A. ,1.1,i Il
$500. III was from the United States.
From 1S5 to 1899 Great Rritain's en-
ports increased ~ per cert. Will" these
from the United States increased l52
per cent.
The house COMMITTEE on agriculture
has agreed upons, favorable report on
Il bill reorganizing the weather bureau
force and providing a system of retire
ments.
Secretary Long has written 10 Sc;rn-
1ary Root suggesting that army Off
GERS attend the naval war college to
formulate plans of cooperation With
the navy.
The war department has just issued
a regulation regarding army campaign
hats. which reads: "The wearing of
these hats in any other than their lr-
gal shape is prohibited.
The house committee on library has
favorably reported Il bill appropriate
ing $4,000 for a statue to Commodore
Perry. the hero of Lake Erie, tn he
erected at Put-in-Bay. Ohio.
The fund for the Mcclellan mnnu-
ment. which it is proposed to erect i'll
Washington, now amounts to 100000,
and the committee in charge will ask
congress for $4,000 for the PEDESTAL
1t is rumored in Washington that II
strong feeling of resentment against
the United States has been aroused in
Nicaragua and Costa Itica as the i suit
of the action of the senate and house
committee i'll reporting bills conten,-
plating the acquisition of the territory
through which the canal will lie CIT.
The war department. has given out
the statement that the total receipts
for the entire island of Cuba for the
month of December We're St.133 .221
The total receipts for the entire island
for the calendar year ending Dec. II.
1899. by items. were: Customs. Sill
O72.114: internal revenues. SI3I.2S:':
postal receipts from July 1. 1890. to
Dec. 81. 1899, S94.514: miscellaneous
receipts from July l TO Dec. 81. S293,
5S4: total receipts, $15.217 1912.
Secretary Gage has sent to congress
all estimate of So ,S72,OOo as the cost
Of collecting the customs during the
next fiscal year. TIL" December
statement of collections of internal
revenue show the total receipts to
have been $24,219.30S. an increase
over December, 1898. of S2.O26.416.
The total receipts for the six months
of the present fiscal year were SILL
7SO1 1853. an increase OF Sl34ol. tiS::'
over the corresponding period last
year.