The state herald., 1900-01-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
GOSSIP OF THE WHITE HOUSE
AND THE DEPARTMENTS.

AND THE DEPARTMENTS.
Louis Rice Ball of Colorado has been
appointed second lieutenant In the cav
airy, regular service.
First Lieutenant Loren r. Cheever of
buffalo, Wyoming has been promoted
to captaincy In the Thirty-sixth In
fantry.
The total subscriptions to the Lawton
fund on the 9th amounted to S4o,-
433.32 General Corbin says that III
though active efforts to increase the
fund have ceased. voluntary contrlbu-
tions will be accepted up to the time
of Mrs. Lawton's arrival at San Fran
cisco, about the list proximo.
Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts offered n
resolution in the Senate which was
adopted, reducing the mileage fees to
be paid witnesses in cases before Inc
Senate to So per day while in attend
ance and actual travelling expenses.
This will reduce the amount FOR Wit
nesses In the Clark case about one
half.
Attorney General Griggs has return
ed to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission the transcript of the evidence
taken at a hearing before the commits
sion last week in the matter of the new
freight classification. with n view to
action by the attorney general under
the antitrust law, If his Judgment
should warrant the same. He states In
reply that he does not believe that an
action would result in conviction IN
der the law.
Senator Hoar Is drawing the report
of the majority of the committee on
privileges and elections In favor OF
seating Mr.. Quay as senator from
Pennsylvania upon the certificate OF
Governor Stone on the ground that eN-
cry state is entitled TO two senators.
and that If its Legislature does not I'LL
vacancies as they occur the governor
has the power 10 do so. He takes very
broad grounds that the failure of the
Legislature to elect should not deprive
n state of representation.
The secretary of war has modified
the requirements as to physical proper
tions of candidates for enlistment in
the army. In an order just issued he
says: 1T Is not necessary that the np-
plicant should conform exactly TO the
figures indicated in paragraph lI9. A
variation not exceeding ten pounds IN
weight or two inches In chest measure
ment lat expiration below the stand
ard given in the table is admissible
when the applicant for enlistment is
active. has firm muscles and is evident
ly vigorous and healthy"
The naval board which conducted
the trial Of the Miller coaling system
has submitted its report to Admiral
Bradford. chief of the equipment bu-
rcau. In weather ms heavy as 1t was
practicable to Goa! ship under any con-
dtions. the device transported about
twenty tons an hour safely. Altogeth-
or the board concludes that the appar-
atus viii he of value during war time,
and consequently the plant with which
the experiments have been conducted
will be paid for by the government un-
der the terms of the contract made last
summer.
The session OF the Cabinet Tuesday
was brief. but II was the occasion of
the important announcement by Secre-
tary Of State Hay that the negotiations
with the great powers of Europe and
Japan TO secure n common understand
Ing for n continued open door pol
ley" throughout China had been emf
ncntly successful. and that favorable
responses had been received from
Great Britain. Germany. France. Rus
sin and Japan. The only country ad-
dressed which has not yet responded
Is Italy, and favorable answer Is also
expected from her.
In the executive session OF the SEN
nj frhnrSInr tl.nf.., I.pt.f .tts.tts.
sion Of the promotion of General Mae
Arthur. The discussion grew out OF
an inquiry by Senator pettigrew as TO
what the general had done to entitlc
him TO such distinction as had been
conferred upon him. The inquiry was
responded TO by Senators Carter, Haw-
ley and others, who explained that
General MacArihur's record had been
uniformly good from the time OF the
civil war until and including the pres
ent campaign In the Philippines. After
these explanations the nomination was
confirmed without an opposing vote.
The mystery of the Monigomcry's
cruise on the coast Of Africa. which
senator Mason promises to make the
supJcct Of n congressional inyestiga-
tlon. does not involve any great Inter
national question, as he prctends to
suppose. Instead Of doing police duty
for the British empire. the Montgom.
cry WIS quietly cruising up and down
the coast OF Liberia. making soundings
and charts for the supply and coaling
station for our navy. which Is very
much needed In that part OF the world.
The IIberinn government offered the
United States n choice OF It's hnrbors
for that purpose. ana the Montgomery
was sent over there TO inspect and re-
port.
General 4. W. Greedy, the chief sig
nal officer OF the army. and the well.
known Arctic explorer. lies In n serious
condition at his home ms the result OF
nm assault committed on him about
half past 5 o'clock Saturday night by
Joseph &, Furnace, messenger IN the
employ of the Adams Express Com.
pany. Furnace. who lives In BnltI.
more, In company with u friend named
George Murphy. spent the day In
Washington, drinking until late In the
afternoon. when they started for n
hlsreputnblc portion OF the town. They
lost their way and finally reached the
northwestern section OF the city, he.
yond the State. War aud Navy Depart.
ments. They tried to get Into General
Grcoly's house, and when he came out
10 cNpostulntc Furnace threw him
down the long flight OF steps. His head
was cut but he Will recover.
The State Department has received
from Ambassador Chonic nt London by
cable II statement OF the fncts he had
developed In connection with tho SELF.
IRE by British wnrrhlps OF American
goods on the ihrc. merchant vessels.