The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-10-19
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
Iron Our Regular Correspondent
wAsnINoroS. Oct. 70, 1901

matters since his return TO Washing'oI
this week, but there has leen very liii
made public, except shat the answer
this government 10 the proposals
France for dealing with China bad oeef
prepared and forwarded. THERE'S abonI
as wide a difference between the opin-l
ions Of members Of the administrative
aud Of those held by European member'I
Of the diplomatic eorps on the present.
status Of affairs in China and the out
look for settlement as existed previous
to the rescue Of the foreigners in Pekini
Then, ~ now, this government trusted
China, while the European diplomat
distrust II now as much a. they ga
then. Members Of the adminis'railen
hold the opinion that the refusal Of ne
Chinese government to return 10 Pekln
will not delay the negotiations, Wills
the diplomats think II will, and thath
will be weeks. perhaps months. beioe
the negotiations are started. Minisisr
Crongsr has sent TO Washington he
names Of a dozen Cinnamon Of prom
inence who deserve punishment for par.
ticipation in the Boxer troubles, butthe
Chinese government has only ordered
the punishment OF three Of them.
Gen. John X. Brooke, commanderoi
the Military department Of the east, In
his annual report TO the War Depart.
ment, made public shis week, malns a
strong plea for the reorganization dfour
army on modern lines. lie says ffor
many years past the general Office Of
the army have shown the necossIi for
an increase which will place the f'ny
on an efficient basis and enable 70
perform iis duties with credit % .self
aud TO the satisfaction Of the bfion.
The events since the commenced lt op
the spanish wEs hats dcuonss-atS "
You'd doubt the necessity for areonia-
ization which will enable this natiulto
maintain the position in which II ow
dnds itself placed, 30 that in cN Of
war the army may form the bulwarhe-
hind which the volunteer army mape
created, as has always been done In "
country, by organizing the people"
Ever since their introduction the
has been a controversy among aru
officers as to the advantages Of u
costly disappearing gun carriages (
coast Notifications. The Board Of o.
dinance and Fortideations has taken
hand In the contro, ersy by reeommen,
ing to the Secretary Of War that no mo
j disappearing gun carriages be made.
The Bureau Of Engraving aud Prin
ing IL now employing the largest worl
n ing force in its history-2 800 person
j 1t il also turning out more work th'
!. ever before, the present daily ayen
g being 200 600 sheets Of internal reyen
/ stamps, 40 900 sheets " postage STAMP
5000 sheets OF national bank notes, 70
IA on sheet, $4,000 sheets Of silver c,
q tidcates and 5000 sheets Of miscella
j. eous work.
3. Rear Admiral Sampson came 10 Was
is ington this week to hold a conieren
l. with Secretary Long, on some matte
connected with the Boston navy var
where he is now stationed, and be "
10 go weak and ~ that a naval surge
d was ordered to accompany him back
J" Boston. His health, which has o
~ been good for several years, seems 10
" getting worse all the time.
l. There is wide difference Of opinl'
y on compulsory arbitration Of labor dl
n putos among those whose positlo
" would seem to enable them TO form
- intelligent opinion. The lndusih
Commission has been hearing eylden
on both sides Of the question, but II q
;, testimony has been conclusive eth
| way to any member OF the commlssio
a II has not been to the average ou,sid'
y Mr.. John 3. Kelley, President Of d
United Journeymen Plumbers and Ga
W filters Association, Of Chicago, slrong
q recommended compulsory arbitration
J. his testimony before the Commissi'
q, while Nj. Joseph o. Smith, memt
Of Of the New Jersey State Board Of Ar
sr tratlon, was equally as emphatic agaii
It, and that is the way the tsstimo