The Lamar register., 1900-01-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
GOSSIP OF THE WHITE HOUSE
AND THE DEPARTMENTS.

1 spring. The new battleship Ohio Will
/ b. launched NJ the Union Iron Works.
/ san Francisco iu April or May. and he
| thinks he may be able 70 gel away for
/ a fortnight ai that time.
General Miles win take prevalence
over Admiral Dewey AZ receptions and
( all other pGblic functions. The Caht-
net has tIsited that rank has nothsnE;
TO do with the question, hut haat the
army b enitticd to firsl place by virtue
OF seniority in organization.
President Mckinley has a new pair
'0r sorrei horses with white fars.s nn,l
long lowing tails He drove tl3em for
The tifri time saturday hiteheti To his
road wagon. aud with Mrs Mchiniey
for his companion be- enjoyed a ten
mile spin In thp frosty air, He now
has three yalrs of h0Sscs blacks. bays
and sorrclf-
AdIutAnt General Corittu'- list nt sub.
seTipiiOas % the Lawtau banle fund
aggregated Si.IdIo az noon on Tuc=-
day, The eomtntftee aHHoupcts THAR
the Subscription lists will ~, kept opeu
uatll January 5fh aexL when ihs
money viii b. haiked and plscsei 10
Mrs. I4awtob's credit The asna1ns
now in the hands Of Gepcrai Cnrhin
probably Il h.ss than half uf thar aet-
naliy subscribed many subscriptions
not yet having rsafhed him.
Admiral George Dewey Wss g. yrars
Of age Christmas uzy. and unsiSr The
ordinary rrocesS ~ law would tys
piaced on the reflrcsi lizi oa that a.
count The special lAW under " nich
he was aHvanc,-d Sa ths bad II the
navy tfsakss no provision faF ~ retire.
Hleut. and tbsFusoru be viii cSnssnur
on the active list q the Hasy. ia all
probability. until hls slgash. As uast-
Ter 81 fact. hts rrfiFeueus wusld aaSe
no material change "a HIS existing
status Ills pay pasuid - fhe sauae on
the rrtired lsss ~ On thr active Hat
and be Waasd ~ ensiiiea 60 ihe ssatFse
eERoiamsnts and pstvtirEss iacsudtng =
private s-sgsstary with the rsuE of i4rns
tenant sn.i the usual nuFalssr os zidsss.
IN 1-Sciatcr Faulkner ar wess VIf
g3aia, " la0 u booking after ths snSsg.
sszS - Senator clark ok Nscufzna l-s-
Sure the casuyaitsrv 81 Wrivtkaers aasi
ess-rtfntIs, has differentiated 10 kuhrxetlA
every fasultz.r a. the Montana I-sSssia-
ture and make him testify uniisr cath
whether b. rs.sssve-i rsuflsy % eustsfa-
Grafton ~ any @srS for his yass for
tnlfesi States scDatag ~ tho rveseaf
rlcction- Mr. faniEner ro1frpsls ttas
tbs Is the only way - ascertain sise
- A@H+ - A~sANN7Afs@sA VI hAft AAAAIAATo
against seaafog ClzrS. and h. axfsss-sS
~ disclose slse Ssc; that osteT eaps.S-
dates than hts cissht arr tiat4s 10 ~.
satns ar~ussitoM under WhgrA h. =
resting He also gsB-~ts 20 ar7-inssr
coufPrSlufss sFe1n witnesses whss tsssts.
ns'i against Iahn n. weIlcunse.
BHnaio Rm sud other VIVA Yves.
show usanArerz wtii pToszbiy Ieps,css
TO asc Indians In thrir rxhshtsinhg
whether ieey have tise government rers-
sent or BOT Tissxg r. no disposition pta
the Essrf % ghp stsyssEtmeni TO change
it, position rrlatIvr to the sl~r q tie
Indians 10 such shows Beth the ss.e-
eriAry and tbc iustian cosnrs tssssiasr
have isrunnunes-i ytrss aEnfEst H. Bas
good lawyers @ay the government i
wlthont suiib~rity 10 rFs-~snt grsi lAssx
tr'sIn making private esznfrHrtz with
the Ntid West fflansg~rs- anss stse ssly.
srais.sni authorities themselves iaeiIne
TO thc opinion that thrsr I-5xsr does
noS exteHA s-synnd preFeaflne eSsn.
tracts thr9uEh sha Indian agents
Many frtsais ~ Coaonst Cody have
srgssd thar oaring 70 hts nalsorm ..ss-s,i
rs'rcri of r0nsfpct wstn fbe Indians in
ais ehaFse tse b. e1repged from the es.-
srarsoa of tbs rule. bas the aniisorsgisss
aave hssea siiFicHials In the matter.
Al the Cabinet meeting Tuesday IL
was dey-itei 10 eo<Sfraas tAaf p.srfson
ef the treaty aish Spain regarsIIaS rhe
return of Spanish solsitsrs aud prison
ers Of war Ia the most literal way.
By the terms OF the trz.aty tisr Emitted
States agreed 20 transport all Spanish
soldiers and prisoners Of war serving
In the eouaGrrfd territory Is spain
Quite a number Of disputed questions
have hSssn raised In connection with
the repatriation Of the Spanish sol
dlers serving IN the Philippians. nni
they have b-.en the sulfjs,i of ecnSlsi.
srnb!s. coTrespaudcnes- between General
utis and the spanish Representatives
al Manila In the peaee treaty various
terms are Bs.-i-.Sp Spanish soldiers =
Spanish prisoners, ''prlsonsrs in the
hands OF insurgenIs.S etc After dis
cuSsing the question the Cabinet de-
cideSd to eonstrue the language OF the
treaty ateniiy. tnde+d. to stretch Il not /.
Only TO cover all spanish prisoners in /
the bands OF the insurgents who are
now falling into our hands, but thclr
families and all Spanish civilian OH.
etals and their families All win b..
transported to Spain at the expense OF
the United States
One hundred and hfty-one fresh
mounds IN the Arlington National ceta.
81 NaH AN - l..