Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-22

The lighthouse board wants to test
wireless telegraphy at lighthouses.
A bill has been introduced forbidding
contributions by corporations for polit-
ical campaigns.
A bin giving Hawaii a territorial
form of government Is likely to be
passed without delay.
Ctparessp IN NOonfn he's int fuced
a Bill to prohibit interstate trattlc in
prison-made goods.
Examinations are to be held for ap-
pointments In the adjutant generals
and inspector generals departments.
A new city charter for Havana will
be drawn by a commission appointed
by Gen. Ludlow. 1t Will be ready
April 1.
The senate confirmed the nomination
of Mrs. Bertha Honore Palmer of ILL.,
nOis TO be u commissioner to the Paris
exposition.
The president has issued an eXecu-
tive order placing the island Of Tu-
taila under the control Of the navy de-
partment.
No attempt win be made to push the
subsidy bin at this session Of congress,
although ii may be reported fayorably
by the committees.
Official kilograms have been received
at Washington saying hat the treaty
regarding the Nicaragua canal meets
with general favorable comment all
Dver South America.
Speaker Henderson has appointed r,
c. Blumendeng stenographer to COM.
mittees under the resolution authortz-
ing an additional stenographer. The
place pays 5000 a year.
The Republicans of the Fourth dis
trict Of Georgia have nominated A. FL.
Freeman of Greensville for congress.
The delegates to the national CONVEX
ton We're instructed for Mckinley.
Director of the Census Merriam has
appointed Charles Martin of Denver as
special agent in charge of the taking OF
the census of live stock. Mr.. Martin is
secretary Of the live stock association.
Admiral Hichborne's statement of
the condition Of naval construction at
the beginning the present month
shows that all of the eight battleships
so far authorized are already under
construction.
Inquiries of the Ecuadorian govern
e regarding reported negotiations
between that government and the
United States for the sale of the Gal
apagos islands have met with the re-
spouse that no such negotiations exist.
Senator Money has introduced a
joint resolution in the senate requiring
where a word or phrase in a foreign
language Is used in any document
printed by the government its equiva-
lent 'in the English of the United
States" shall also be inserted.
The war department is looking for
Tflden Hayes, late a private of Com
pany q, Sixth United States cavalry.
whose last address was Portsmouth.
Scioto county, Ohio. He has been
awarded a certificate of merit for gal
lantry at Santiago, but cannot be
found.
A statement prepared at the postof-
flee department OF the gross postal re-
ceipts for January, 1900. as compared
with the receipts for the same month
OF the preceding year, shows an I'M
usually large percentage of increase.
The total receipts were $4,037. 919, an
Increase of $3S9.3e3, or 1916 per cent
Robert p. Porter suggests as needed
reforms at Havana modification of the
present immigration laws, the abolition
or the 3 per cent tax on real estate
transfers, the abolition OF direct rail-
way taxation, and the Inauguration Of
a complete and just system of taxation
with a yipNy 0f atmpltfyipv ita admins
tration.
A telegram has been received at the
Japanese legation at Washington to
the effect that on the 11th inst. the be,
trothal Of his imperial highress, the
crown prince, to Princess Sadkho, the
fourth daughter OF Prince Kuio, was
announced. Prince Kujo in the head
OF one of the oldest and most prolni.
nent families in the kingdom.