The Holly chieftain., 1900-12-28
WHAT Is BEING DONE AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL

State Department that ms rNodsfah
government had settled the, cliinhG sof
the United States for %, 600 indemnafy
on account of the murder OF Marcus
Esxagui, a naturalized American. citi-
zen in Morocco last spring, The Navy
Department. at the instance Of the
State Department, was making ar
rAneenents to send q naval vessel to.
Norpcco to give moral support to the.
demands OF the American consul for a
settlement.
The Department Of State has receiv-
ed no Information concerning the in
tention Of the duke of York, the heir
| apparent to the British throne, to pay
I o visit to this country. The London
newspapers and several London cores
pondents of American newspapers have
published story about trip around
the world by the duke and duchess. the
chief motive being to establish cordial
relations with their future subjects in
Australia and Canada. No dates are,
set and no positive announcement has
| been made.
In the White House plans are being
formed for transcontinental trip. The
present intei tion is to leave washing
ton in ALt~. The route West will be
the southera. 1t Is the expectation to.
do California leisurely. Stops of sever
4 nj days will be made in the vicinity Of
Los Angeles. In San Francisco the
President will witness the launching
Of the Ohio, After doing California.
the President and party will go to Ore
gon and Washington. returning slowly
by the northern route. The arrival in
Washington will not be until some
time in June.
Representative Shafroth has been
| requested by Chairman Mercer, of the
public buildings and ground committee
to furnish information as to the re-
quirements of Leadville for its pro-
posed public building. Mr.. Mercer
asks if the city will donate a site and
IL not, its probable cost; present rent
| for postoffice and other government of
fees; amount Of p6star receipts, popu-
lation of city. etc. Similar questions
have been asked Representative Bell
concerning Trinidad and Colorado
Springs. The information Is desired
by the committee to aid in formulating
reports upon bills proposing public
buildings at these places.
The State Department has rendered
an opinion to the effect that the Unit
ed States government cannot intervene
| in favor of Porto Rico in the matter OF
her cain against Cuba for $2,5OO. 900.
1 The Spanish government raised u loan
to this amount from Porto Itjcans to
help prosecute military operations in
Cuba, basing the loan upon the reve-
nues Of the latter island. In substance
the decision Of the United States goy-
ernment is to the effect that. leaving
| n ~ fvy in
case. to sanction the collection of this
claim against Cuba now would be to
open the door to numberless other and
larger Gains, which would exhaust the
financial resources of the island.
The House committee on rivers and
harbors will provide $2OO,O0O to pay
the expense of final survey for II
fourteen-foOt channel between Lock
port and st. Louis. The portion of the
route between the terminus of the
drainage canal at I.ockport and Graf
ton. the mouth OF the Illinois river.
will be surveyed under the direction
of the corps of engineers of the army,
and that portion between Grafton and
st. Louis by the Mississippi river COM
mission. In the opinion of experts the
essential part of the survey can be
| made in year or SO, so that salts
] factory report ought to be made for
/ the consideration of the LVIIIth Con-
gress.
The Senate foreign relations commit
tee reported favorably bill intro
duced last session by Senator Culbert-
son of Texas authorizing the secretary
| OF state to proceed with the consunl-
| nation of a proposed treaty between
the United States and Mexico for con-
| structiOn Of an international dam on
the Rio Grande river in New Mexico.
with conditions that water impounded
by 1t shall be equally distributed be-
tween the two countries. If the treaty
is accepted by both countries, the sec
retary OF state is further authorized to
| proceed with construction Of the dam
and reservoir, and $2,317 600 is appro-
priated for that purpose The bill also
specifies that persons and corporations
appropriating and storing waters of
the Rio Grande to which others have
right by prior appropriation shall be
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor and on
conviction punished by fine or impris-
onment under proceedings Instituted
under direction of the attorney GEN
eral.
Everybody is interested in the I'M
provement or washington. for II Is the,
source Of pride to all patriotic citizens.
Therefora the country may prepare to
rejoice over. the immediate prospect of
the erection of new terminals and sta.
Hons for nil the railroads that enter
the capital. This has been agitated
for years, but after being discussed as
long US any one can remember the
| permission of Congress has finally been
| ohtoin Roth bonsaS N yo ,y,oSva1 .,