The silver star., 1900-12-28
WHAT IS BEING DONE AT
THE NATIONAL CAPT.

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I,ondcnts OF American ncwspaprn
published ~ story about n trim !,
the world by the duke and duchss]
chief motive bcIng 10 establish -
relations with their future sub,ss
Australia and Canada. No dnts1
set and no positive nnnouncclncr,
been made.
In the White House plans nre 1.
formed for q trnnHcOntIncntnI trin
present Intention is to leave wa
ton In May. The route West n
the southern. II IN the cxImctutL
do California lelsurcly. Stops Of y
nj days Will bc made In the yIcInl
Los Angeles. In San FrnncIsco
President will witness the Inun.
Of the Ohio. After doing Cnl6,
the President and party will 10 toI
gon and Washington. returning NJ
by the northern route. The arrivl
Washington will not In nniil
time In June.
Representative Shafroth has
requested by Chairman Mercer. al
public buildings and ground comm
to furnish information ns TO ths
QuIrcments Of Lendvillc for its
posed public building. Mr.. Nd
asks II the city will dOnate n site
II not. Its probable cost; present
for postOfiice and other governmer|
ilces; amount OF postal receipts. n
lation Of city. etc. Similar auesl
have been asked Representative
concerning Trinidad md Cold
Springs. The information is d,
by the committee to aid In forinul]
reports upon bills proposing p]
buildings Mt these placcs.
The State Department has rem,
mn opinion 10 the effect that the
cd States government cannot inter|
In favor OF Porto RlcO In the matt)
her cnim against Cuba for $2.JM|
The Spanish government raised n
TO this amount from Porto Rica1
help prosecute military operation
Cubn. basing the lonn upon the
nues OF the latter island. In substl
the decision Of the United States
crnment IL to the effect that. lea|
aside the question Of equity In
case, to sanction the collection Of
claim against Cuba now would d
open the door to numMrlcss other
larger caims. which would cxhaust
financial resources Of the island.
The House committee on rivers
harbors will provide $20O.OOO to
the expense OF a final survey ID
fOurtecn-foOt channel between I.
port and st. Louis. The portion Of
route between the terminus Of
drainage canal nt LOckport and q
ton. the mouth Of the Illinois n
will he surveyed under the dIrec
Of the corps Of engineers of the al
and that portion between Grafton
ST. Louis by the Mississippi river ,
mission. In the opinion of experts
essential part of the survey car
made In n year or SO. so that s.
factory report ought to he made
the consideration Of the LVIlIth
gress.
The Senate foreign relations com
tee reported favorably bill II
duced last session by Senator Gull
son Of Texas authorizing the secre
of state to proceed with the cons
nation OF proposed treaty betv
the United States and Mexico for
structiOn OF an international dam
the Rio Grande river in New Me,
with conditions that water imp0ur
by 1t shall be equally distributed
tween the two countries. II the tr
is accepted by both countries. the
retary Of state is further authorize
proceed with construction OF the
and reservoir. and $2,317 600 is az
priated for that purpose. The bill
specifies that persons and corporal
appropriating and storing waters
the Rio Grnnde to which others
right by prior appropriation :, nal
deemed guilty of mlsdemeanor an,
conviction punished by fine or i'm
onment under proceedings instit
under direction of the attorney
eral.
Everybody is interested in the
provement of Washington. for 1t /.
source of pride to all patriotic citil
Therefore the country may prepar
rejoice over the immediate prospet
the erection of new terminals and
tions for all tha railroads that c
the capital. This has been agit
for years. but after being discusse
long as any one can remember.
permission of Congress has finally
obtained. Both houses have pass
bill providing for the erection of
100000 depot by the Baltimore 4
company Il few blocks northeast oil
present antiquated and unsightly
tiOn, and for n $4,000, 600 station fol
Pennsylvania company, to accon
date also the Southern, the Chesap.
Il Ohio, the SenbOard Air Line and
Atlantic COnst Line trains. There
be a new railway bridge across the
tonne. and nll trains will enter the
upon elevated tracks constructed
archways which Will be an Ornal
as well as n relief from the pre-
grade crossings. The entire cost OF
improvements will exceed S11 ,UO,e
Our Colorado butter makers do
always pay as much attention rs
should to the quality Of the salt VI
they use. Much otherwise good bu
is ruined by the use Of inferior
Though to many people all salt is,
ply salt. 1t Is well known that y
are good and bad qualities Of salt
as there are different qualities OF !.
other commodities. The salt used
butterufl&ing purposes should be :
white. 1t should be fine and unll
In the grain and when dissolved ID
ter should melt away rapidly ana
pletely-any dirtiness In color 3D.
always be regarded with snsple