North Park union., 1900-01-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
GOSSIP OF THE WHITE HOUSE
AND THE DEPARTMENTe.

The President IL talking about tax
ing q trip to the Pacific coast In the
spring. The new battleship Ohio VIII
be launched at the Union Iron Works.
San Francixco, In April or May. ana he
thinks he may be able to &c, away Tor
q fortnight Mt that time.
General Miles will take precedence
over Admiral Dewey nt receptions ana
all other public functions. The CaO'-
net has decided that rank has nothing
10 do with the question, but that the
army n entitled to first place by virtue
Of seniority In organization.
President Mckinley has now pair
Of sorrel horses with white faces anil
long flowing tnils. He drove them for
the FIRST time Saturday hitcheti to his
road wagon. and with Mrs. Mckinney
for his companion he enjoyed . ten
mile spin In the frosty air. He now
has three PAIRS of hor-es-blacks. bays
and sorrels.
Adjutant General CorbIn's list OF sub
scriptions to the Lnwton home funu
aggregated &15.OOO mt noon on Tues
day. The committee announces thNt
the subscription lists win be kept opeI
until January 5th next. when the
money will le bauked and placed 10
Mrs. Lawton's credit. The amount
now In the hands OF General Corbin
probably Ia less thnn half OF that net
ually subscribed. many subscriptions
not yet having reached him.
The naval board which conducted
the trial OF the Miller conling system
has submitted It's report to Admiral
Bradford, chief OF the equipment bu-
reau. In weather ms heavy as IL was
tl.,u n l,ts
ditions, the device transported nbout
twenty tons an hour slfely. Altogeth-
er the board concludes that the appnr-
atus will be OF value during war time,
and consequently the plant with which
the experiments have been conducted
will be paid for by the government I'M
der the terms OF the contract made last
summer.
Admiral George Dewey was az years
Of age Christmas Day. and under the
ordinary process OF law would bc
placed on the retired list on that nc-
count. The special law under which
he was advanced to the head of the
navy makes no provision for his retire
ment. and therefore he will continue
on the active list OF the navy. In nil
probability. until his death. As mat
ter OF fact his retirement would make
no material change In his existing
status. His pay would he the same OH
the retired list as on the active list.
and he would be entitled to the same
cmolumcnts and privileges. Including
private secretary with the rank OF lieu
tenant and the usual number OF aides.
Ex-senator Faulkner OF West Vir-
ginia, who Is looking after the inter-
ests OF Senator Clark OF Montana be-
fore the committee Of privileges and
elections, has determined to subpoena
every member OF the Montana Legisla-
turc and make him testify under oath
whether he received money or cOnsid
GRAFTON OF nny sort for his vote for
United States senator at the recent
election. Mr.. Faulkner contends that
this IL the only way to ascertain the
truth or falsehood OF the charges
against Senator Clark. and he expects
to disclose the fact that other cnndi-
dates than his client are liable to the
same accusation under which he IL
resting. He also expects to produce
confessions from witnesses who testi-
fled against John Il. Welcome.
The secretary OF the treasury has
designated several additional national
banks ns government Repositories to re-
ccive Internal revenue receipts and II liz
said will continue to do 40 until the
total sum 80 deposited amounts
to $3O.OO0.OGO or $I0OOO.OOO. De
posits, however. will not ba
made with the additional banks until
the banks comprising the first group,
designated several days ago, have re-
ceivcd deposits equal to the amount of
bonds turned into the treasury by
them ns security. which approximatcs
$17.GOOO0O. 1t is expected that the de-
posits will begin to be made under the
new designations about January 10th.
Any national bank owning or controll-
Ing United States bonds willing to de
posit the same in the treasury as secur-
ity. including those now receiving de-
posits, IL entitled TO participate In the
distribution OF internal revenue re-
celpts.
Buffalo Bill and other Wild West
show managers will probably proceed
to use Indians In their exhibitions
whether they have the government con-
sent or not. There IL no disposition on
the part OF the department to change
Its position relative to the use Of the
Indians In such shows. Both the Sec
rotary and the Indian commissioner
have pronounced views against 1t. But
good lawyers say the government IL
without authority to prevent Indians
from making private contracts with
the Wild West managers, and the gov
crnmcnt authorities themselves incline
to the opinion that their power does
not extend beyond preventing con-
tracts through the Indian agents.
Many friends of Colonel Cody have
urged that owing to his uniform good
record OF conduct with the Indians In
his charge he he excepted from the oIp-
Grafton OF the rule. but the authorities
have been inticxiblc in the matter.
At the Cabinet meeting Tuesday 1t
was decided to construe that portion
of the treaty with Spain regarding the
return of Spanish soldiers and prison.
ers of war In the most liberal way.
BY the terms OF the treaty the United
States agreed to transport all Spanish
soldiers and prisoners OF war serving
In the conquered territory to Spain.
Quite n number of disputed questions
have been raised In connection with
the repatriation OF the Spanish sol
iiers serving In the Philippines. and
they have been the subject OF consid-
cradle correspondence between General
Otis and the Spanish representatives
ut Manila. In the peace treaty various
terms are used-''Spanlsh soldiers"
Spanish prisoners" 'prisoncrs In the