The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-13
AFFAIRS OF STATE.
Departmental and Executive
Actions Condensed.
NOytYfNTS or THE ARMY AND NAVY.
Transactions and Happenings of More
Than Ordinary Interest to the
People of America Actions
which Make History.

- 10.
A possible reduction of the war taxes
was forcshadowcd in u resolution
adopted 10y the house calling upon the
secretary Of the treasury for informa.
tion as to the probable surplus the
existing revenue laws would create
during this and the coming fiscal year
A London dispatch dated April 3
says that Queen Victoria left London
at 9:30 Monday evening cnroutc for
ireland, accompanied 10y Princess
Christian and Princess Henry of Bat
trnburg, and attended by Countess
Of Antrim. Hon. Harriet phipps, Sir
Arthur Biggs private secretary to the
queen: and others. The queen had
driven out to Frognoore during the
afternoon amid much enthusiasm and
her departure from the state was com
parativcly quiet.
Hon. Webster Davis of Kansas City
has rendered his resignation To the
president as assistant secretary of the
interior Mr.. Davis decided to take
this corrse as the result of his visit To
liver public address at an early date
touching the entire scope Of the pres
rnt war aud believes that he can best
Ito 81 while free from any restraint
which his present position would i'm
pose upon him.
When taking his departure for home
from Pretoria 1000 people gathered to
take leave OF him at the station. They
| appealed to him in tears to state their
cause To the American people and Mr.
Davis says his conscience would haunt
| him if he proved rccrcant to that ap.
| peal.
The executive council at Port Of
Spain, island of Trinidad, has ratified
the reciprocity treaty with the United
! States.
Admiral Dewey authorizes the World
| to announce to the American people
that after mature reflection and in re-
| SponSc to the earnest cntrcatirS from
all parts Of the country. his former de-
cision not under any circumstance to
run for the presidency is rcscindcd.
The war office reports that Colonel
Broadwood lost seven guns and all his
baggage in the ambush laid for him by
the Beers on last Saturday. The cas-
ualties numbered $50.
When the convoy WAS first attacked
II scene Of frightful confusion followed.
The mules stamped and the wagons
were overturned while the concealed
enemy poured in II deadly fire.
Tuesday was notable day in th,
United States senate. II brought to 9
close the sharpcst and most prolonged
debate upon any measure since thos,
discussed during the memorable wal
congress" two years ago. At O'Clock
in the afternoon the votes were begun
upon the Puerto Rican tariff and civil
government bill and the pending
amendments. and less than hour later
the measure. also. on which there has
been 50 much contention in and out OF
congress, was passed by "a ma jority OF
nine. the final vote being 10 to 81.
Only committee amendments were
adopted. The galleries were crowded
and hundreds Of people filled the cor.
ridors.
| Republicans of the sixteenth Ohio
district rcnoninatcd j. j. Gill for con
gress.
The statement that Emperor William
sent to DIR. I.cyds an expression of re-
greet at the death of Gen. Joubcrt is ab.
solutely erroneous.
Among the members of the board of
visitors To the United States military
academy appointed by the president
are Gen. &. +. Mandcrson of Nebraska
aud Rev. Henry ID. Curtis Of Ohio.
President Yates. of the Buffalo. Roch
ester 4 Pittsburg railroad has con
iirmed the repor, that negotiations are
in progress for the merging of that
road with the New York Central Mr.
Yates denied. however. that the ar
rangemcnts for the transfer had beer
completed.
The senate Of the Ohio lcgislatur,
has passed the Toledo centennial bill
after cutting the appropriation from
81 900, 900 to $3.50. 900 and providing fol
n new committee Of eleven members tc
be- appointed by Governor Nash. Tho
bill as il came from the house provided
for the continuance of the original
committee, composed of twenty-one
members
The war department has made pub
lie comparative statement of the Gus
toms receipts in Cuba for the months
of January and February, ls9D, with
those of January and February, 1900
The statement shows receipts of the
island for January and February, 1899
were S2,Oli,g33, those of January and
February, 1900, were S2,712.6l9. an in.
crease for the two months Of 1910 oven
the same period of 1899 of S757, ,Gs5.
Judge Taft, president of the Philip,
pine commission, had long confer
ence with Secretary Root at the wal
department and received the final in
structlons to the commission. Judge
Taft left here this afternoon in order