The state herald., 1900-01-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
GOSSIP OF THE WHITE h0Oo8
AND THE DEPARTMENTS.

| Mr.. WI, the Chinese minister, has
purchased m automobile. which he
uses for official and social visits and
for pleasure riding about the city.
g. p. Huntington, the last OF the
prominent railroad magnates to hold
out in opposition to the construction
of an isthmian canal, has surrender
ed. and is now numbered among the
advocates of the Nicaragua route.
Adjutant General Corbln thinks the
Lawton fund will finally reach $780,
900 which will be invested for Mrs.
Lawton in government bonds and give
/ her an income sufficient to provide
against all want and enable her to
educate her children properly.
The officials of the government will
accept as final the opinion of the direc-
tor of the naval observatory that the
nineteenth century ends at midnighN of
December 81, 1900, and that the twen-
tieth century begins with January, /,
| 1901.
Miss Cecilia Sherman Miles, daugh-
ter of the general commanding the
army, and Captain Samuel Reber, u.
s. A., We're married ut noon Wednes-
day, at st. Johns Church, Rev. Alex
ander Mackay-Smith. ID. D., officiating,
assisted by Rev. Dean Davis Of st.
Louis.
About 500 persons attended m anti
imperialist meeting, held In Masonic
hall, here Thursday night. The
weather was wet and disagreeable. The
speakers We're ex-senator ]. Il. Hen
derson of Missouri, Ex-Governor Bout
well of Massachusetts, and Represent
ative Lentz of Ohio.
The secretary Of war has sent to Con-
gress request for an urgent deficiency
appropriation Of $75O,OOO to supple
ment the S1,500,0OO heretofore appro-
priated for the repatriation of the
Spanish flmilies and their families
held by the insurgents in the Philip
pines from the islands to Spain, in ac-
cordance with the treaty of peace.
The President has issued an execu-
tive order relative to quarantine regu-
latlons for the ports In the Philippine
islands. The order recites that to pre-
vent the introduction of epidemic dis
eases the act of 1893 and the rules
framed hereunder shall have full force
in the islands, with additional regula-
ti0ns. These require that vessels en-
tering and clearing from any Philippine
port shall be examined by officers OF
the marine hospital service.
| Again 1t is announced that the Presi-
dent will pay his long belated journey
to the Rocky Mountain states. This
time the promise is made In connection
with the intention Of the President to
be present at the launching of the Ohio
at San Francisco in the spring. He
has assured the western senators that
he will go west by way of the North
ern Pacific. stopping at Helena and
Butte. His present intention Is to re-
turn by way OF Salt Lake, Cheyenne
| and Denver.
The disposition shown 10y Congress
to favor legislation for the postal SER
vice encourages migration OF en-
ployes to Washington. which the de-
partment proposes to check. The otii-
cial bulletin of the department issued
to-day contains warning In the form
of the order which Postmaster General
Wilson issued in 1895 notifying post
masters, clerks and other employees
that they must not come to Washing
ton TO influence legislation pending be-
fore Congress.
The House has ordered two investi-
cations as result Of resolutions intro
duced by Representative Lcntz OF
Ohio. The first is 10 be an investiga-
ton by the cop,mittec on postofficcs
and post roads into the charge that two
federal appointecs OF the President,
Postmaster John c. Graham of Provo
City. Utah. and Postmaster Orson
Smith OF Logan, Utah. are under In
dlctment as polygamists and whether
nfiidayits to the effect We're on file Mt
the time OF their appointment. The
other IL "a general investigation OF the
military committee into the conduct OF
| General Merriam and the United
States army officials during the Ward
ner, Idaho, riots and subsequent there
to.
The secretary OF the navy has re-
ceivcd n most Interesting report from
Captain Leary, governor OF Guam, re
cording his achievements In the mat
ter OF civiiizing the natives and clean
Ing up the Island. lie says: "The peo-
pie appear TO he grateful for what IL
being gratultous!y done for them and
seem TO appreciate the importance of
|
medical work. hut In our efforts to
make sanitary improvements. Assist.
ant Surgeon Stone had persuaded the
people OF Agan, the largest village. to
establish n hospital OF ten beds. So
striking has been the result that the
authorities OF The village are now
building and have nearly finished nm
additional hospital for twenty beds"
Governor General Davis urges imme.
dlate action on the part of Congress
for the organization OF n government In
Puerto Rico. lie wants that island TO
he placed In the same relation as one
fof the regular territories. with free
trade In all articles with the rest OF the
United States. Owing to the cyclone
(which swept over the island during the
summer the people nro In " condition
sof great poverty. In many eases dis.
ttrcss. but they are conducting them.
selves In nm admirable manner and
have shown that they VIII make good
citizens. General Davis thinks thnt
policy MS well MS Justice demands that
bthc laws OF the United States be ex.
tended over Puerto Rico without delay
and with only n few changes. which
ARE necessary 10 meet the peculiar con.
dltions there.
A spirited and nj times sensational
debate was prccipltaied In thc Senate
Thursday ON the Philippine question.
the bnsis for the speech. making being
u resolution Of inquiry offered several
'dnys ago by Mr.. Pc,ilgrcw OF South
Dakota. TO which substitutes were pro.
4 posed. Mr.. Pcitigrcw attacked the nd.
ministratlon's policy In the Philippines
and also made some startling charges