The Delta independent., 1900-12-28
WHAT is BEING DONE AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL

Morocco to give moral support to the
demands Of the American consul for
settlement.
The Department of State has receiv-
ed NO information concerning the in
tentiOn Of the duke OF York, the heir
apparent to the British throne. to pay
. visit to this country. The London
newspapers and several London cores
pOndents Of American newspapers have
published q story about . trip around
the world BY the duke and duchess, the
chief motive being to establish cordial
relations with their future subjects in
Australia and Canada. No dates are
set and no positive announcement has
been made.
In the White House plans are being
formed for q transcontinental trip. The
present intention h to leave Washing
ton in May. The route West will be
the southern. 1t - the expectation to
do California leisurely. Stops Of sever
nj days will be made In the vicinity Of
Loa Aneeles- In San Francisco the
of the Ohio After doing California,
the President and party will 20 to Ore
gon and Warrington. returning slowly
by the northern route. The arrival in
Washington will not be until some
time In June.
Representative Shafroth has been
requested by Chairman Mercer. Of the
public buildings and ground committee
to furnish information ~ to the re-
quirements Of Leadville for Its pro-
posed public building. Mr.. Mercer
asks II the city will donate site, and
IL not, Its probable cost; present rent
for posto6lce and other government Of
fees; amount Of postal receipts, popu-
lation of city. etc. Similar questions
have been asked Representative Bell
concerning Trinidad and Colorado
Springs. The information In desired
by the committee to cd In f0rmuaatinE
reports upon bills proposing public
buildings at these places.
The State Department has rendered
an opinion to the effect that the Unit
ed States government cannot intervene
in favor Of Porto Rico In the matter OF
her calm against Cuba for $2.J0O.O0O.
The Spanish government raised loan
to this amount from Porto Ricans to
help prosecute military operations in
Cuba, basing the loan upon the reve-
nues Of the latter ialand. In substance
the decision Of the United States gov
eminent IL to the effect that. leaving
aside the question Of equity In this
case. to sanction the collection of this
claim against Cuba now would be to
open the door to numberless other and
larger Gains, which would exhaust the
financial resources Of the island.
The Senate foreign relations commit
tee reported favorably q bill intro
duced last session by Senator Culbert-
eon of Texas authori8ing the secretary
of state to proceed with the consum-
nation Of q proposed treaty between
the United States and Mexico for con-
struction Of an international dam on
the Rio Grande river in New Mexico.
with conditions that water impoundsd
by Il shall be equally distributed BE-
tween the two Countries. II the treaty
IL accepted BY both countries. the Sec
retary Of state = further authorised to
proceed with construction OF the dam
and reservoir, and 92.317 900 II appro-
priated for that purpose. The bill also
specifies that persons and corporations
appropriatinG and storing waters Of
the Rio Grande to which Others have
right by prior appropriation shall be
deemed guilty OF misdemeAnor and ON
conviction punished. by nne or impris-
onment under proceedings Instituted
under direction of the attorney gen.
eral.
Hubert vos, the famous Dutch artist,
has recently returned from . tour In
the East, where he painted the most
striking type Of the several raceS he
was able to find. and portarits OF the
king Of Korea and prominent men Of
that nation and several Of the most
noted princes Of the Chinese court. He
invited the Chinese and Korean minis
ters to n private view Of the collection
and they were naturally delighted to
find the familiar faces of their friends
upon the walls Of the art gallery. But
Minister WI turned out to be as sharp
n critic Of our art ms he n Of our
morals and religion, and his comments
upon the pictures OF his countrymen
were both amusing and Instructive.
While he was viewing the collection
the art school In the adjoining room
was dismissed and hundred or more
students came pouring into the room TO
see the famous vos collection. With
these young people as an audience Min
lister WI delivered an impromptu lee
ture upon American art that ahofded
them immense entertainment.