Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-19
mount OF appropriations viii be very

amount OF appropriations will be very
large
The war revenue bin received brief
consideration at the hands VI the SEN
ate committee on finance yesterday,
but there was no discussion Of the
merits OF the measure.
The British government publicly re-
quests employers who have Kept open
situations Tor ycOmanry Colonials and
volunteers, 90 continue their patriotic
efforts To- minimize the sacrifices Of
these men In the service OF their coun-
try
Representative Woods OF California
has been heard by the river and harDor
committee IN reference TO an increase
of $4,000 over the S2s0.O00 already APP
propriated for the protection OF the
Sacramento and Feather rivers IN Cali
fornia.
The subcommittee OF the Senate
committee on military affairs. appointed
TO formulate amendments 90 the army
reorganization bin and put the measure
I'm shape was IN session the greater
part OF yesterday s number OF amend.
mentS We're presented.
The senate committee ON finance has
authorized q favorable report on the
| House bin giving the superiutendcnts
| of coinage az the minis the right TO eN-
change gold bars for gold coin free OF
charge az their discretion The pres
| ent law makes q charge mandatory.
An order Of Emperor William forbids
| officers aud officials including those on
the retired list. IN the colonial service 10
print anything about the colonies With
out the consent OF the minister OF war
or the minister Of marine.
At a meeting In Berlin Of Painter
mans. protests We're entered against the
expulsion of Germans from the Trans
vaaL Some OF the speakers so expelled
alleged they We're brutality treated by
/ the British. and q government inquiry
was demanded
Geo. j. Goscheu. who was FIRST lord
| OF the admiralty In the late British
| cabinet. has been ga2etted Niscount
Goschcn Of Hgwkshurst, and Sir Mat
| thew White Ridley who was home
secretary In the late ministry, ga2etted
Niscount Ridley who Is also Baron
Wensleysdale.
llN dHlbllNu party III hfIlIdllNf nav
! ing successfully brought about a law
! az the last session OF the reichstag pro-
hibiting In effect, the importation Of
American canned meats. Is now using
| It's powerful influence TO increase heav-
lily the import duties on all grains en-
tering the empire, notably on wheat
Prof. IT. A. Gossard. entomologist Of
| the Florida experimental station, and
| Prof c. A. Wordsworth, an entomolo-
/ gist OF California, are IN South Flori-
| da whore they viii spend some weeks
! I'm experimenting with methods Of des-
troying insects injurious to citrus trees
and fruits
The French chamber Of deputies, ar
! ter an all-night session, adopted the
| amnesty bin by a vote Of l56 10 2. The
| benefits OF the measure extend TO Of
! lenses connected with strikes public
! meetings OF associations and the trou-
! bles I'm Algeria I'm 1898. In addition
10 cases arising out Of the Dreyfus agi-
| tatlon
The strike az Natalie colliery, Sham
! okln Pa ended yesterday. the 200
! employees returning to work. The
! Shamokin Coal company agreed to
grant the 10 per cent increase. reinstat-
ing several discharged men and giving
non-unlon men two days IN which 10
! settle differences with union men. 9TH
| erwise the former will be discharged.