The silver star., 1900-05-11

substituted and patrons served daily.
The increase in the business Of the de
partment was 235 per cent
/. Attorney General GODDARD Of Kan
| sas reached here Monday with the
avowed intention Of fling in the
United States Supreme Court an In
| junction suit in the name Of the state
Of Kansas against the state OF Colo
| RADIO. The proposed suit IL to prevent
the diversion OF the Arkansas river
by Colorado irrigationisfs. thus pre-
venting the natural dow Of the stream
| into Kansas and, as claimed. DANA
ging to the extent Of many millions
Of dollars the farmers of that state.
| Contrary TO expectations. Mr.. GODDARD
did not file his application for an In
junction. and be announced to-day
that he would not file it until the May
term of court. which opens May l4th.
Representative Bell. with the aid OF
other members Of the public lands
committee. will make an effort to pass
the Navajo reservation bill over the
Presidents veto. Mr. Bell says that
the President has been misinformed as
TO the facts in the case. The Indians
ON the reservation favor opening II for
mining purposes. as under the provi-
sions Of the bill they would receive
royalty upon The product of the mines.
Agency employees. Mr. Bell states. are
at the bottom Of the trouble. and II l.
asserted they are opposing the opening
of the reserve 50 that they may hay.
an opportunity themselves Of working
some of the mining prospects
In anticipation OF the passage by the
House OF the army reorganization bill
in an unamende,l form, the officials Of
the War Department have been figur
ing TO learn what effect the bill will
have upon the numerical strength OF
the army. II appears that the only
branch of the service that will receive
any addition is the artillery. and the
number Of men to be added TO that
branch is only 5.41s at the maximum
This will make the total strength Of
this branch Of the service. 1I.4iS The
present enlisted strength of the army
is 5000 regulars and 5000 volun
teers. or n total Of 10000. The reor
ganization bill will increase that total
to 1O5,4IS men.
President Gompers OF the Fedora
lion of Labor and his associates have
been working very hard all winter to
secure the passage OF an eight-houi
law. and while they have not accom-
plished all they wanted. they have
won n decided victory by securing the
approval of bill which embodies the
greater part of their demands. Th.
committee on labor thought that they
asked too much. The bill as original
ly introduced prohibited the govern.
ment from using or doing anything
contrary to the eight hour principle.
which was considered impracficable.
but the labor men have succeeded In
securing general recognition OF the
principle in all government contracts.
The Supreme Court resumed its hear.
ing Tuesday in the Kentucky governor.
ship case. Hon. W. o. Bradley, for.
mer governor. being the only speaker.
He appeared for Governor Taylor, tnk.
Ing up the first claim OF the opposition
that Taylor had never possessed any
title to the office. He concluded that
| Taylor's title WAS as good as that OF
any other man who had ever held the
office. He argued that Taylor's title
was complete: that he was not only de
ture governor, but de facto governor
as well. and that every step that he
had taken as governor was legal. Mr..
Bradley attacked the finding OF the
Legislature In the case as irregular and
therefore void. When Mr.. Bradley
closed, the court took n recess until
May i4th.
| A man Of the peculiar name Of Pow
dermaker and his associates have M.
piled to Congress for authority to die
up the streets OF Washington and Inv
an underground system OF pipes and
conduits for the purpose OF dIstribut.
Ing cool air among the houses and of.
fees OF the city. They call their cor.
corporation 1.-The Cooling Company
and they propose to cool on for so m,cl,
a cubic foot Of cold air furnished. The
idea II to have refrigerator plant n,
a convenient location with pipes and
other facilities. and run pipes like
those for gas and water through the
houses and Office buildings 10 thni
cold can he turned on In a parlor or a
bedroom just like heat from the fur.
mace and the temperature lowered Ia
any point You plense.
A favorable report has been made lbs
the SENATE committee on military III.
fairs on Senator WOlcott's hill 10 es
tablish branch soldiers home nj Den.
yer. The committee report recites tl,ni
the number OF men iisnble physically
ana unable 10 earn their living by ron.
son OF the Spanish American wnr ana
the insurrcction In the Philippines will
add considerably to the population OF
the National Soldiers Home and max,
the establishment Of branch houses n
necessity. The location proposed Is con
sidered ns geographically good one
there being n lnrge number Of old sol
diers residing In Colorado and coiitig,,.
ouS states, md the nenrcst national
home being at Lenvcnworth. whIcl, r.
unable to care for II very inrgc n,,mbc,
OF applicants In this nren. whose eases
cannot for this rcason be acted upou
at this time.
Tho House Wednesday. nc the con.
clusion OF the most stormy definite of
the present session Of Congress, pnss,,l
the Nicaragua bill by the overwhclu,.
Ing vote OF 225 to 81. All ntteinpts Ia
retain In the blu the Language " the
original bill for the fertilization of tho
canal. and 10 still strengthen the Inn.
guage ON thnt limo were baked. nnd
the victory Of Mr.. Hepburn nnd thc
committed was complete. A motion
TO rec0mmit the bin with instructlon.
to report bnck another bin len wing m"
selection Of the route 10 the Prcrlden,