Gilpin observer., 1901-06-06
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

The secretary of war has decided
that General Rosecrans conceived the
plan for the relief of Chattanooga by
military operations in Lookout valley
In October, 1868.
Colonel Youngblood of Alabama, au-
ditor of the treasury department, has
resigned and the president appointed
b. A. Pierson, assistant auditor for the
same department, to succeed him.
The commissioner of the general land
office recently recommended that 2,934
additional head of cattle and horses
be allowed to Craze in the South Platte
forest reserve, Colorado, and 1868 addi-
tional head of cattle and 123 horses in
the Pecos river forest reserve, New
Mexico.
Secretary Root has decided that all
of the second lieutenants of cavalry
who We're such February Goth last and
all of the second lientenants of infant
ry who We're such at the date of the
organization of the volunteer army in
1900, shall be at once promoted to the
rank of first lieutenant.
DIR. Charles Edward Munroe. senior
dean of the Columbian University,
Washington, has received n decoration
from the Sultan of Turkey, it being
that of commandant of the order of
Medjida. The order was founded in
honor of the father of the present Sui
tan. and it is the rarest honor Of the
kind conferred by the Ottoman gov
ernment.
A statement prepared at the treas
ury department shows that the re-
ceipts from customs duties collected
upon articles imported into the United
States from the Philippine islands
from April 1. 1890. to March 81, 1901,
We're 81 .OO4.917. OF this amount $780,.
949 came from sugar. S119,539 from
cigars and the remainder from miscel-
laneous articles.
Consul Skinner at Marseilles. France,
reports that the French colonial sys.
TEN has been developed so that France
will soon be an exporter of wheat, but
will continue to import n considerable
quantity of Texas wheat, which is re.
quired there for the manufacture of
macaroni. He asserts that the acqui-
sition of the Philippines puts the
United States in a position to control
the soap trade of the world.
The United States Supreme Court has
affirmed the judgment of the Supreme
Court of the state of Washington in
the case of Charles w. Nordstrom, un.
der sentence of death on the charge Of
murder committed in that state, and
directed that the mandate be issued AT
once. The case has become famous by
reason of the fact that Nordstrom's
death sentence has been postponed for
nine years by reason of legal complica.
tions.
The Supreme Court has confirmed
the action of the Supreme Court of
Utah in the case of the Commercial
National Bank VS.. Alma ID. Chambers
treasurer of Weber county. Utah. The
assessor refused to deduct from the
banks assessment the tax on $4,000
worth of property in Idaho and Cali
fornia. The bank paid the real estate
tax and later secured n favorable de-
cree from the trial court which deci-
sion was reversed by the Supreme
| Court of Utah.
The annual report of Chief Examin-
er A. II. Servan of the civil service
commission shows that during the year
ended June 30, 1900, 45,641 persons
took the competitive examinations for
original appointments to the classified
service. The report instances some
frauds discovered in the examinations
and says it is now well nigh impossi-
bic for collusion to occur without leav-
ing its ear marks and being followed
by summary punishment. A plea is
made for more examiners and for am
pie facilities to renew the systematic
instruction of local boards of examin-
ers.
In order to prevent judicial deter
mination of the cause of the destruc-
tion of the battle ship Maine the gov
ernment has taken advantage of n
technicalty to throw out the claim by
Harry S. Mccain, who was n sailor
on the battle ship when she was blown
up in Havana harbor. The govern
ment asked that his petition be dis
missed on the ground that it is not
within the terms of the treaty between
the United States and Spain or the act
of Congress organizing the Spanish
claims commission. The United States.
1t is further stated, has finally disposed
OF the claim. and this disposition bars
the jurisdiction of the commission or
any other tribunal.
Natives of all the dependencies OF the
United States are now serving as sol
diers and sailors under the American
flag. Commander Seaton Schroeder,
governor OF Guam, has reported to the
Navy Department the enlistment Of
seven natives for service as oarsmen
in the governors launch. Other ma
tlves will be enlisted In the navy as
they are needed. Rear Admiral Remy
was recently authorized to enlist 800
Filipinos, and Commander Tilley OF the
Tutuila naval station reports that he
has enlisted sixty natives OF Tutuila
for service as policemen. A battalion
of Porto Ricans was enlisted and Or
ganizcd by the army more than n year
ago, and Is still in the service. Native
sailors and soldiers receive half the
pay OF Americans.