The Lamar register., 1900-01-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
GOSSIP OF THE WHITE HOUSE
AND THE DEPARTMENTS.

Mr.. WI. the tbluese ihiHiSttfs ha'
purchased an automobile. which ne
uses for official and social visits and
for pleasure riding about the city.
@. p. Huntington. She last OF the
prominent railroad magnates 10 hosu
out In opposition 10 the construction
OF an isthmian canal haS surrender
ed. and is now numbered among the
advocates of the Nicaragua route
Adjutant General corhin thinks the
Lawton fund will finally reach SlVn.-
600 which viii be invested for MIS-
Lawton in government bonds and give
her m income sufficient TO provide
against all want and enable her TO
educate her children properly
The officials Of the government VIII
accept as final the opinion OF the dlreS-
tor OF the naval observatory that the
nineteenth century ends at mldnighs OF
December 81. 1900, and that the wen
tieth century begins with January, l.
1901.
Miss Cecilia sherman Miles, daugh.
ter OF the general commanding tne
army. and Captain Samuel Reber, u
s. A., were married at noon Wednes-
day, at 81. Johns Church, Rev Aie1-
ander Mackay Smith. u. u, ofnciAuns.
assisted by Rev. Dean Davis OF 81
Louis.
About 500 persons attended an anti
imperiaiist meeting. held IN Masonic
hall, here Thursday night Ihe
weather was wet and disagreeahie, The
speakers were ~ Senator j. IL lien.
derson of Missouri. eX.Cioyctnor Bout
well Of Massachusetts and represent
at.ve Lenu OF Ohio.
The secretary Of war has sent TO Con.
gress a request for an urgent dsfactcncs
appropriation OF s7saeo To supple
ment the S1.so.losO heretofore appro-
priated for the repatriation OF the
Spanish families and their faniheE
held hy the insurgents In the Philip
pines from the islands 10 Spain. IN &C
curdance With the treaty Of peace.
The President has Issued an execu-
tive order relative 10 quarantine rr<p'
latious for the ports in the rhiiigf'sne
Islands. The order recl,es that 70 pre-
vent the introduction ef sfideEH3c dts
eases tho act of is;S3 and the EaIrS
framed ihsrrunstsE shall have full forcc
In the Islands. with additional rcgula-
tons. These require that vessels csss
terinE and clearing from any Philippine
port shall b. sHamiued by officers OF
the marine hospital ssrNiep.
Again lt Is announe,.,i that the Prcsi.
dent viii pay his long tselatcd Journey
to the Rocky Mountain states THIS
tiEie the promise Il Eladc IN cSunec;ioa
with the Intention Of the President te
be present at the iaHnching " the Ohio
st san EranciScv 50 the spring lie
has asSured the western senators that
lie will go west by way Of n. North
ern Pacific. stopping Al Ucietz and
Butte. His present intention i 10 re
turn by way % sah Lake. Cheyenne
and Denver.
The disposition shown by Congress
TO favor legislation for the postal ser
vice encourages a migrn;iea Of en-
ployes 10 Washington. which the de
partmeat proposes ns cheek. The Oh
cial bulletin u the department issued
to-day contains a warning ia the form
OF the order which Postmaster General
Wilson issued ln 1875 notifying post.
masters. clerks and other employees
that they musf not come 20 Washing.
ton TO influence Legislation pendinx BE-
fore Congress
The House has Ordered two lnresti-
cations az n result OF resolutions intro
duced by Representative I.entx OF
Ohio. The nrst II TO b. an lnyesiigA-
ton by the committee ON poStesaces
and post roads into the charge that two
federal appofnfe.-s OF the President,
Postmaster John C. Graham OF Provo
City, Utah. and Postmaster orson
Smith Of Logan. Utah. are under In.
dictment as poiygamlsts and whether
nftidaVits TO the effect were on die st
the time OF their appointment. The
other Is general Investigation OF the
military committee into the conduct OF
General Merriam and the United
States army officials dusiMg the Ward
neg, Idaho. riots aud subsequent there.
TO.
The secretary OF the navy ha. re-
ceiyed a most Interesting report from
Captain Leary. governor Of Guam, re-
cording his achievements In the mat
ter OF civlnzinE the natives and clean
Ing up the island. He says: The peo-
pie appear to be grateful for what Is
being gratultously done for them and
seem to appreciate the importance OF
cooperating with us, not only In our
medical work. but In our Efforts 10
make sanitary improvements Assist
ant Surgeon Stone had persuaded the
people OF Agan. the largest village, 10
establish hospital OF ten beds. so
striking has been the result that the
authorities OF the village are now
building and have nearly finished AN
additional hospital for twenty beds"
A spirited and at times sensational