The silver star., 1900-04-13
CONGRESSIONAL GRIST-
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.


kindly say that have no statement
whatever to make In this respect" The
admiral admitted. however, that Mrs.
Dewey had some weeks ago definitely
given up her pew In st. Paul's Catholic
church. Tint Mrs. Dewey has deter
mined to change her faith IL, neverthe-
less. true. and the knowledge Of It was
whispered about from one to the other
at st. Johns church this morning.
Secretary Gage IL 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 a loan drawing 2N per
cent. interest at 0S cents on the dollar
while the two per cent, bonds author
lied by the recent currency act are now
selling at n premium Of 1.O6, which IL
equivalent to interest OF about .O175
per cent. During the seventeen DAYS
since the passage OF the act five and
four per cent. bonds to the value of
$21O, O,00O.OOO out OF n possible $S4OOOO,-
600 outstanding have been offered for
refunding into the new two per CENTS
At least $25.OoO,OOO have been offered
by private individuals, which shows
how hard 1t is to find well-paying in.
.vestments.
A few weeks ago n Washington soci-
ETY. paper published n cartoon which
excited great deal of comment be-
cause SO many people recognized 1t as
an accurate representation OF painful
fact. Admiral Dewey was represented
m, ot hisv1. 4
who bore a striking resemblance to
Mrs. Dewey had already removed
laurel wreath from his brow and had
substituted fools cap. She had d.
vested him Of his sword and snsl
which lay on chair near by. and had
girded him with spangled belt Of
mock diamonds and jingling bells, and
was removing his epaulets and other
insignia OF rank and the medals and
decOratiOnsNhat covered his breast and
cOncealing his uniform with fantastic
decorations and furbelOws like those
worn by clowns In circus. The pie
ture was passed around everywhere,
and now everybody says that II con-
tained more truth than humOr.
The rural free delivery system Of the
POstOffice Department has grown to
such proportions that 1t has been found
necessary to create two new divisions
to properly handle II. An order signed
by the postmaster general establishes
four divisions. the Eastern division
with headquarters at New York, In
cluding In Its territory New England.
New York and Pennsylvania, nine
states, with Special Agent f. ii. Hath
away In charge: the middle division.
headquarters ut Indianapolis. Indiana.
comprising Ohio and all states west OF
Missouri and southern states down to
and including Louisiana. with +. NJ.
Wise In charge; the western division,
comprising states west OF the Missouri
and Iowa to the coast. headquarters at
Denver. Colorado, with William II. 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
go into effect May LIST.
The passage by the House Of the Sen
ate bill ratIfying an agreement with
the Indians Of the Fort Hall Indian
reservation, and making appropriations
to carry the bill into effect, settles
long standing controversy between
these Indians and the states OF WyO-
ming and Idaho. The agreement. which
the bill ratifies. provided for the allot-
ment Of part Of the Fort Hall reserva-
tiOn In severnlty to the Indians and the
opening to settlement OF the remain
der. For rclInIulshIng the portion Of the
reservation thus opened to settlement
the Indians will receive xGOO.OOO. or
this amount, $75.OO IL to be expended
for the erection OF modern school
plant at Fort Hall: x1OO,OOO IN to be
paid, pro rata. to each man. w0mnn
ana child Of the Indians residing on
the reservation within three months
after the passage Of the net: $5O.O0O
thereafter annually for eight years.
and x25.OOO nine years thereafter. The
agreement with the Indians grew out
Of the constant trouble which existed
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 reser-
walton In violation Of state laws
People have attributed Admiral
Dewey's action TO the influence Of
Mrs. Dewey, who Inns never concealed
her ambition. hut. ON the contrary.
for several months hnH spoken with
great freedom Of her confidence In his
success. II he decided to accept u
nomination. At first the admiral con.
demnei this I,lcn In the most emphnt-
ic manner, and used such language
nv sailOrx nre often addicted to when
he snid TINT he would never be on.
trapped Into making fool Of himself
by getting presidential bee In hls
bonnet: but his pr0tcstnti0ns have
gradually grown weaker nnd less fire.
Iuent, md finally, before he started
upon his recent tour through the
South. he Informed friends that he
intended 10 test public sentiment A.
10 HIS own candidacy. and would then
decide whether he w0uld allow his
name to be used. When Mrs. Dewey
would run ON, sl,e replied that II did
not make much difference; TINT. he lN.-
Ing d Ilepubllcnn. nnd she q Democrat.
II was xtundo6 no far nv politics was
concerned. She believed that any party