North Park union., 1900-03-16
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Whist Ceagrs0 y Dsans.-Notss Ero0 ~
WHITE Huuss and the DepartnsaeA.

WHITE Huuss and the DepartasaeA
A stock company has been formed TO
establish telephone system at White
Oaks. The company further plans TO
light the town and the principal mines
with electricity.
The cotton crop of India this year
will leave almost nothing for export
According to Consul General Patter.
son, at Calcutta, the season has peen
disastrous for cotton. The total yielo
for the season IL estimated al o4l,o<t
bales, against 1856. .SG4 bales last year.
Under the joint resolution OF Con
grass the President has appointed Mls.
Daniel Manning as commissioner "
represent the United States and the M
tional Society Of the Daughters OF tne
American Revolution nt the unvening
OF the Lafayette statue in Paris ana al
the Paris exposition.
The Senate committee on foreign re
lations has agreed to report favoramy
the treaty between the United STATES
and Great Britain prescribing conol.
tions for the regulation OF estates OF
American citizens who die 10 Hrent
Britain and Of British subjects VINO ole
in the United States.
The Federation of Labor has SUD-
mitted its anti-Injunction bill to Con-
gress through Mr.. Ridgely OF Kansas.
II provides that no in1unctions OF re-
straining orders shall be Issued by any
court Of the United States In any terri
tory or state to Interfere with any trade
dispute between employers and em-
ployes.
The House committee on military af.
L., at.,I f,Ixr
giving chaplain for each regiment
and giving the adjutnnt general OF the
army the rank of major general. f'av-
orable action was also taken on the
bills providing dentists for the army
and establishing n military hospital al
Hot Springs, South Dakota.
A new bill to establish the University
of the United States has been tntroduc-
ed by Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew.
The bill limits the institution to work
exclusively postgraduate and special
provides for particular attention 10
matters which concern the government
vests the management In single gov
erning body and makes no appropria-
ton OF money.
Secretary Root has sent to the House
claims for damages alleged to have
been caused by United States troops
during the Spanish-American war,
principally while encamped or travel
ing. The claims aggregate $132OO6,
and by states are: Alabama, $l3,34o; /;
Delaware, $G25; Florida, 50. 169; Geor-
gia, $11, 1,14O; Illinois, SOL; Indiana, $2S;
Kentucky, $195; Massachusetts, $lS5;
Minnesota, $45; New Jersey, $1tO; New
York, s1O7: PENNSYLVANIA. $58,37l;
South Carolina. $24.OS2; Tennessee,
$500; Tcyes, $1,O8l: Nirginia, $4,000; !;
miscellaneous, S2,9aG.
The quartermnster generals depart
ment Is making arrangements for the
interment OF about 200 soldiers who
lost their lives In the Philippines or IN
Cuba. About 500 of these were brought
home from the Philippines on the
transport Hancock, which arrived NJ
San Francisco about week ngo. All
not claimed for private interment Will
be buried In the national cemetery at
Preside, San Francisco. Nearly zoo
soldiers whose bodies were brought
home from Cuba will be buried In the
national cemetery Mt Arlington the lat
ter part Of tlIis week.
Arthur Sewall, Democratic candidate
for vice president in 1896. paid his re-
spects to President Mckinley the other
day. Mr.. Sewall denied II recent Inter
view in which he was quoted as fore
casting the defeat OF the Democratic
party this year. II did not say any
thing of that kind without qualificn-
tion," Mr.. Sewnll said. Il believe In
expansion in a certain way. l believe
In keeping Puerto Rico and Hawaii and
extending to them every law OF the
United States. Make them territory OF
this country without discrimination as
ntl lu I n1Sn want IN
keep the Philippines. but l think we
should ultimately establish republic
there. with our protection extended
over 1t.
The bill providing form of govern
ment for the territory of Hawaii was
passed by the Senate Thursday with
out division. Mr.. Cullom has had
charge of the measure. Mr.. Clay of
Georgia delivered II carefully prepared
speech on the Philippines. He favored
the adoption of the Bacon resolutions
declaring 1t to be the policy OF the U4lt-
ed States to turn over the islands0to
the Filipinos rs soon ns n stable gov
erpment could be established by them
under the protection of this country.
At the instance of Mr.. Foraker, the
Puerto Ricnn tnriff bill was made the
unfinished business and Will be consid-
cred as soon as the conference report
on the finance bill shall have been dis
posed of, next Tuesday.
The proceedings of the Senate COM
mittee on privileges and elections In
the case OF Senator Clark Of Montana
Tuesday dealt with the bank accounts
Of some of the members of the Mon
tana Legislature. One Of these accounts
was that of Representative stephen
Bywater OF Flathead county, who de-
posted $4,000 In the Bank Of Mon
tana at Helena on the 3rd of last
March, after the adjournment Of the
Legislature. Mr.. Bywater was put on
the stand. He said that he had brought
Sc 900 of this sum to Helena with him
and kept 1t In his trunk all winter,
while $1,000 had been received from
his brother as purchase money on a
sale of mining stock. He declared that
he had not received any pay for his
vote for Mr.. Clark for the Senate, but
said that Mr.. Whiteside had told him
that he could get 5000 for supporting
Mr.. Clark, but he refused 1t.
General Greely, chief Of the signal
corps Of the army, Is finding difficulty
In securing efficient men to fill the va
cancIes In his branch of the service
Although the standing strength of the
signal corps is less than 1000 officers
and men, more than sixty vacancies
exist. The difficulty In making enlist
ments Is probably due to the rigid re-
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