The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-03-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

The senate has voted, "a tc 20, to take
up the Quay case tor consideration.
tMnferees on the finance DILL have
reached an agreement and the revised
bill has been reported.
The president and cabinet are report.
ed unanimous in favor Of the Hay.
Pauncefote convention.
The first class battleship Kearsarge
has been placed in commission. Cap.
tain Folger is in command.
Representative Gamble of South Da.
kota has announced his candidacy TO.
the senate to succeed Pettigrew.
The bodies Of So more soldiers who
died in Cuba have been buried in the
Spanish American section at Arlington
cemetery. A.
The house military committee has be.
gun investigation of the Idaho mine
riot cases, and Of the action Of army Of
ficers therein.
The ways and means committee is
criticised for not asking for a auc be-
fore springing the Porto Rican customs
bill upon congress.
The federal court Of claims has award
ed Admiral Dewey $3.50 prize money.
It decided the Spanish fleet was not
superior to the American.
BY direction of the president the new
military post at Magnolia Bluff, neal
Seattle, Wash, will be hereafter known
and designated as Fort Lawton.
Senator Gallinger has favorably re-
ported from the committee on commerce
the bill for the appointment Of "A COM
mission to visit Asia in the interest Of
trade.
Representative Lentz Of Ohio has in
troduced in the house a bill to provide
for the public distribution Of a United
States map to all schools in the United
States.
Chairman Hull of the house commit.
tee on military affairs has introduced a
bill prepared by the war department
authorities to improve the efficiency Of
the army. It practically reorganizes the
army.
The senate committee on Pacific rail
roads has ordered a favorable report OH
the bill for a commission to settle the
Sioux City and Pacific railway indebt-
edness.
Upon representations by Spain that
some Of the islands taken possession Of
by the United States were not coded by
the treaty Of Paris, the state department
has conceded the claim and will direct
the withdrawal Of our claims.
The house committee on Indian az.
fairs has ordered favorable reports OH
the bills to provide allotments to In.
dams on White Earth reservation and
for the sale Of pine timber on White
Earth and Red Lake reservations.
The house has adopted the senate res
olution authorizing the president to ap.
point one woman commissioner to rep.
resent the United States and the ma
tional society Of the D. A. R., at the
unwilling Of the statue Of Lafayette at
the Paris exposition.
BRITIsH-BOER WAR NEWS.
A grandson of President Kruger has
been killed in battle.
A lively skirmish is reported in the
hills around Arundel.
British scouts near Sterkstroom were
repulsed and Captain Montmorency was
killed.
1t is officially reported that the British
lost 148 men killed On Sunday, Feb. IS,
at Paardeberg drift, Of whom SO were
H~ighlanders and 10 Canadians.
With every flag at half mast Victoria,
B. O., mourned the loss of 40 per cent
Of her volunteers in South Africa. The
flag on the United States consulate was
nmong those at half mast.
The Daily Chronicle says it learns
from private letters that both rifles and
ammunition have been landed on the
southern coast Of Cape Colony, presum-
ably for the Dutch colonists.
Lord Methuen has arrived at Kimber-
ley. He will act as administrator Of
Kimberley district, extending south.
ward to the Orange river. Colonel Keke-
witch will remain in command Of the
local forces.
The war Office for the first time has
given out All official compilation Of the
British losses. The total is 11,20S to
Feb. II. This does not include, there.
fore, Lord Roberts recent loss, nor the
Wiltshire prisoners.
General Buffers death list contains
the names of three lieutenant colonels--
Thackeray Of the First Royal Inniskill.
ing fusileers, Sitwell of the Second
Royal Dublin fusileers and Thorold Of
the Royal Welsh fusileers.
General Buffers casualties Tuesday,
Feb. 20, and Wednesday, Feb. u, Were.
Killed, Captain Crealock and Iieuten.
ants Keith Falconer and Parry of the
Somersetshire Light infantry, and 0
men. Wounded, 9 officers and 81 men,
missing, 5 men.
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