The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-06

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-
p0sits, ID entitled to participate In tho
distribution OF Internal revenue re
ceipts.
Buffalo Bill and other Wild Wes:
show managers Will probably prodeed
to use Indians in their exhibition.
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 showa. Both the sec.
rotary and the Indian commissioner
have pronounced views against II. Bu,
good lawyers say the government Is
without authority to prevent Indians
from making private contracts with
the Wild West managers. and the gov.
ernment 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 I've excepted from the op
Grafton Of the rule. but the authorities
have been inhexible in the matter.
One hundred and fifty-one fresh
mounds In the Arlington National CEN
etery and the last chapter In the trag
edy Of the men Of the Maine is closed
"The Maine has been remembered
said member OF the Cabinet. standing
with uncovered head at these graves
Thursday. He said II reverentiy and
grimly. MAY these brave boys res,
in peace" The interment was simple
and impressive. One hundred and
sixty-tive remnins are reported to II.
In those 151 collins. Father Chadwick
chaplain Of the Maine. who had super
intended the disinterring of the bod
les At Havana and had accompar r,ie,
them here. spoke a short, heartfelt,
prayer. His voice was husky az ht
read a chapter from the Scriptures
Captain Sigsbee OF the Maine stood by
bis side. with his head bowed and hIt
eyes dim. On covered stand, decor
nted In national colors, especially erect
ed for the occasion. stood the Presiden,
and members OF the cabinet. Patriot
ic throngs witnessed the ceremonies
Flags draped the cOffins, which were
lowered IA taps were sounded and
v0lley hrcd. The Marine band plnyed
a dirge. and the crowd dispersed The
marine guard then resumed it's Sacre,l
watch till dawn OF the next day.
The senatorial contests now going
on In the South are rather confusing to
tho vtnU1 fs ~ .. tp,s
states 1t lenst expansion is the issue
with q Democrat on either side Of the
question. In Alabama Senator Nor.
gan Ii making fight for re-elcc.
tion to the Senate rs an expansionIst
against Governor Johnson. who is IN
anti: In Mississippi Senator Sullivan
has practically driven OF the stump
Ills Witty antagonist. Representative
John Allen. with expansion as the chief
Issue. Sullivan vas one OF the Demo.
Gratis who sustained the policy Of the
administration and supported the
pence treaty last winter. Allen at.
tackled his record In this respect. hut
the people almost unanimously sus.
tained sullivan. and Allen now admits
that he made n grave mistake. In Ar
kansas Governor Jones h making
"e"t DUTY VII lne
same Issue. holding that expansion
means prosperity TO the South. and de.
manding that the Democrats send an
expansionist TO the United States Sen.
ate TO succeed Senator Berry. who IL
one OF the most conservative OF antis.
n correspondent writes to his paper
ns follows: Joseph W. Bailey has had
his hair cut. This would not bc mat.
ter OF interest had II happened TO any
ordinary man. but with Mr.. Bailey II
In sn event OF historical Importance.
particularly when II is known that one
day before Christmas he appeared on
the streets for the first time In hls life
In n plug" haf. Mr.. Bailey. as all who
have seen him must have observed,
had been conspicuous for pecullariiies
or dress. His face Is clean shaveh ~
Daniel Webster's was. He has brush.
ed his abundant chestnut hair back
from his forehead Ike I.ohengrin In the
opera. and has allowed II to fall like
a cataract upon the collar Of his cont.
He cOmbsi Il with great care. II Ii
fine and smooth and lustrous, and
when he became fcrvent In oraiory he
used to shake II NJ his antagonist Just
ns nm infuriateSi lion is supposed to
shake his mane. Within the last day
or two. with the example Of Sampson
before him. Mr.. Bailey has allowed his
chestnut locks to be shorn. They are
shorter by two inches ut least than he
has ever worn them Ia Washington bc-
fore. and You can ses. the color Of Ills
shirt collar and the back Of his neck.
All OF the European governments ex.
ceIk Russia have notified the Depart.
ment OF State that they are prepared
TO give In writing the guarantees re-.
Vuested SOmc weeks ago that the mer.
and manufacturers Of the
United States shall have the same
rights and privileges nS their own mrr.
and manufacturers In the mar.
ketA Of China wherever their sphere
II influence" extends. This is the mos,
important commercial proposition tha,
has engaged the attention OF our ilplo-
matte service for many years. and Il Il
the iirxt time tho United States has as.
sumesi or expressed determination TO
ns~ert itself In oriental AFFAIRS. II
marks one more departure In our ilplo.
matte policy. and adds another TO the
long list OF innovations which hns
the present ndminls,ru.
,Ion. In the partition Of China VIZ
have taken mo parf. While this dI.
vision Of the great empire has h-n
going on the United States has hecu
Invited by the powers n participate.
and hna been nfsNlssl 10 by China TO
Intervene for It's protection. but II was
wisely decided by the President nnd
hi~ advisers ihnt American dominn.
ton should not tc extended any fnr.
,hcr thnn the Philippines. Al the
anne time. It IL the duty Of thi. gov.
crnment to anticipate amy aticmp, to
establish n monopoly In the eastern