The Springfield herald., 1900-04-13
CONGRESSIONAL GRIST-
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.


Dewey had some weeks ago definitely
given up her pew in st. Paul's Catholic
church. That Mrs. Dewey has deter
mined to change her faith is, neverthe-
less, true. and the knowledge of il was
whispered about from one to the other
at st. Johns church this morning.
Secretary Gage is rejoicing over the
success of the funding operations. and
particularly because the transactions of
the treasury during the last few days
demonstrate that the government Of the
United States has reached the highest
credit ever held in the financial world
by any nation at any time. England
recently issued Il loan drawing 2Ri per
cent. interest nj 9S cents on the dollar.
while the two per cent, bonds author
iZed by the recent currency act are now
selling nj Il premium of LOG, which is
| equivalent to interest of about .O115
per cent. During the seventeen days
since the passage of the act five and
four per cent. bonds TO the value of
S210.DOWO out of II possible SS4O:OOO.-
600 outstanding have been offered for
refunding into the new two per cents.
At least S2j. 100000 have been offered
by private individuals, which shows
how hard il is to find well-paying Ill
vestments.
ETY. paper published Il cartoon which
excited n great deal of comment be
cause so many people recognized it as
an accurate representation of painful
fact. Admiral Dewey was represented
as sitting upon Il high stool. y woman
who bore n striking resemblance to
Mrs. Dewey had already removed II
laurel wreath from his brow and had
substituted fools cap. She had di-
vested him of his sword and sash.
which lay on n chair near by. and had
girded him with Il spangled belt of
mock diamonds and jingling bells, and
was removing his epaulcts and other
insignia of rank and the medals and
decorations that covered his breast and
concealing his uniform with fantastic
decorations and furbclows like those
worn by clowns in n circus. The pic
turc was passed around everywhere.
and now everybody says that ii con-
tnined more truth than humor.
The rural free delivery system of the
PoStotficc Department has grown to
such proportions that it has been found
necessary to create two new divisions
to properly handle it. An order signed
by the postmaster general establishes
four divisions. the Eastern division
with headquarters at New York. in
Guiding in its territory New England.
New York and Pennsylvania, nine
states, with Special Agent Il. ii. Hath
away in charge: the middle division.
headquarters at indianapolis, Indiana.
comprising Ohio and all states west Of
Missouri and southern states down to
and including Louisiana, with f. NJ.
Wise in charge: the western division,
comprising states west of the Missouri
and Iowa to the coast. headquarters at
Denver. Colorado. with William Il. An
min in charge; the southern division. in
Guiding eleven southern states. head
quarters at Washington. with ii. Con
quest Clarke in charge. This order will
so into effect May list.
The passage by the House of the Sen
ate bill rItifying an agreement with
the Indians of the Fort Hall Indian
reservation, and making appropriations
to carry the bill into effect, settles Il
long Standin. controversy between
these Indians and the states of Wyo-
ming and Idaho. The agreement. which
the bill ratifies. provided for the allot-
mcnt of part of the Fort Hall reserva-
ton in severalty to the Indians and the
opening to settlement of the remain
der. For rclinuuishing theportion of the
reservation thus opened to settlement
the Indians will receive S6OO.OOO. OF
this amount. ST5.OOD is to be expended
for the erection of II modern school
plant at Fort Hall: 100000 is to be
paid, pro rata. to each man. woman
and child of the Indians residing on
the reservation within three months
after the passage of the act: $4,000
thereafter annually for eight years.
and S25.0OO nine years thereafter The
agreement with the Indians grew out
Of hn IN M
between them and the white settlers
of Wyoming and Idaho on account of
the persistent practice of the Indians
in hunting big game outside the reScr-
vation in violation of state laws.
People have attributed Admiral
Dewey'S action to the influence Of
Mrs. Dewey, who has never concealed
her ambition, but. on the contrary.
for several months has spoken with
great freedom of her confidence in his
success. if he decided to accept II
nomination. At first the admiral con-
demncd this idea in the most emphat-
ic manner and used such language
ns sailors are often addicted TO when
he said that lie would never be Ell
trapped into making Il fool of himself
by getting II presidential bee in his
bonnet: but his protcstations have
gradually grown weaker and less fire.
quent, and finally, before he started
upon his recent tour through the
South. he informed friends that he
intended to test public sentiment as
to his own candidacy. and would then
decide whether he would allow his
name to be used. When Mrs. Dewey
was asked what ticket the admiral
would run on, she replied that ii did
not make much difference: that. he be
ing Il Republican. and she Il Democrat.
it was standoff so far rs politics was
concerned. She believed that any party
would be glad to adopt him. and he