, 1900-01-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
GOSSIP OF THE WHITE HOUSE
AND THE DEPARTMENTS.

The President is talking about TAX
ing n trip to the Pacific coast in the
spring. The new battlcship Ohio will
be launched at the Union Iron Works,
San Francisco, in April or May, and he
thinks he may be able to get away for
a fortnight Mt that time.
General Miles will axe precedence
over Admiral Dewey at receptions and
all other public functions. The Cabi-
net has decided that rank has nothing
TO do with the question, but that the
army is entitled to first place by virtue
of seniority in organization.
President Mckinley has n new pair
of sorrel horses with white fnces and
long flowing tails. He drove them for
the first time Saturday hitched to his
road wagon, and with Mrs. Mckinley
for his companion he enjoyed "A ten
mile spin in the frosty air. He now
has three pairs of horses-blacks, bays
and s~orrelH.
Adiutant General Corhin's list of sub
scriptions to the Lawton home fund
aggregated $4,000 at noon on Tues
day. The committee II that
the subscription lists will be kept open
until January 9Th next. when the
money will be banked and placed TO
Mrs. Lawton's credit. The amount
now in the hands of General Corbiu
probably is less than half of hat act
ually subscribed, many subscriptions
not yet having reached him.
The naval board which conducted
the trial of the Miller cOaling system
has submitted its report to Admiral
Bradford, chief of the equipment bu-
reau. In weather as heavy as it was
practicable TO coal ship under any con
1ftfnnE tl- ,N.,s-. ,I.,,.N
twenty tons an hour safely. Altogeth-
er the board concludes that the appar-
atus will he 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 CO years
of age Christmas Day, and under the
ordinary process of law would he
placed on the retired list on that ac-
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 all
probability. until his death. AS a mat
ter of fact. his retirement would make
no material change in his existing
status. His pay would be the same on
the retired list as on the active list
and he would be entitled to the same
eilolumeht ana privileges, including II
private secretary with the rank OF lleu-
tenant II the usual nnmbe oil AIDES.
Ex-senator Faulkner of West Vir-
GINA, who is looking after the inter
cStS of Senator Clark of Montana be
fore the committee Of nririinnos ,n1
electfons has dotnruninod 40 sI,hnoann
every member of tho Nonton, I,nr,isin
ture and mako him ~t,,tif, rndor ooth
whether ha received mono, on. c,,sid
erntion of any sort for his vote For.
limited Stotee senntnr az tbo ,,acont
election Mr. F,ulLnnr cortonds thnt
this is the onIy y5oy 10 ,snortaip tbn
truth mr. foisobood ~ H. nharaas
against senator Clark. and he expects
10 disclose the fact that other cnndi-
uates lhah ms clIeht are llaDle TO the
same accusation ulldef Whlcl lie Is
iesuhS. nc also expects 10 produce
confessions from witnesses VINO teStl-
lieu against Johll IL. welcome,
The secrot,rv of tho tro,su,r. has
designated several oddItIon,I n1tinn,l
banks as government drnneitoring tn ra.
ceive Internal rcycuue rrcnipfs and II is
said will continue 10 do So until thn
total sum so denosfted amounts
to S3OOOOOno or $40 OOo q no
Dosits. however will moi ho
made with the additional hanks until
the banks comprising the FIRST grour.
designated several DAYS opo b,vr re-,
ceiyed deposits equal 10 the nmount of
bonds turned into the treasury nv
them as security, which UNDERESTIMATE
$1,000 900 If is expectod that tho do.
posits will bopin TO he made undnr tbo