The Holly chieftain., 1901-03-22
WASHINGTON NEWS

Z for Ms Davis, fhe WIDOWS ~ ID" ts:se
senators from Iowa and Minnesota
Protocols were signed ct the State
/ Department on the 18th instant en-
tending the time of the rarlrica ton of
I four Of -hc Britis', West Indies reel
procify treaties. The extension = ons
year. fs .4-
Lamar G Quiuteru Of New Orleans
has ADVISED the War Department that
on account Of Illness in his family ii
viii b. impossible for him 10 accept
one Of the Supreme COUr. justictShiIfs
tn the Philippines,
The Official statement OK gross postal
receipts for February, 1901. compared
with February. 1880, at the nifty lars-
est psstottices show for New York an
increase of 12-2 per cent and Chicago
twenty Per cent increase. The big
gest increase. 3s1 per cent. IS at Day
ton, Ohio. and the only decrease AT the
nifty largest offices is ~ per cent AT
SyJacG~e- New York
For the purpose Of getting 4 better
knowledge OF the situation in the Phil
iDpln.S, q number Of senators and con
sre>smeu are contemplating visit to
the islands during the coming summer
say. 2 special TO the World from
Washington. Among the party Will
be Senator Bacon Of Georgia, Repre-
sentatives Tawney OF Minnesota.
Cooper Of Wisconsin. Maddox OF Geor
gia. Gaines of tennessee and Henry
and Burlescu OF Texas. ~ -
Secretary Root has appointed Mrs
Dita Hopkins Kinney of New York gu
perintcndent OF the female nurse
corps. under the army reorganization
act. She has been superintendent Of
the nurses in the Long Island hospital
at Boston and has been connected with
hospitals in ST Paul, San Francisco
and New Mexico. Since the resiena-
ton Of Dr. Anna Newcomb McGee
some months ago. Mrs. Kinney has
been in charge Of the army nurse
corps in the War Department.
No further Information has been re-
ceiyed at The War Department CON
corning the organization in Manila.
which Includes several foreign consuls
and which has been engaged in sup
plying the insurgents munitions Of
war. The organization practically is
broken mp. but it is said At the de
partment that some of the persons en-
gagged viii be punished. 50 rs to give
others to understand that such con-
spfracies are not to be permitted by
the United States authorities.
Attorney General Griggs talked with
the President about number of
places under the Department of Jus
tice. the terms of the incumbents be
ing about to expire. These include n
large number of United States district
attorneys and marshals. Except
where charges have been made against
incumbenls and where The senatorial
status has changed. the incumbents
viii be reIppolnted as their terms eX-
pife. In a few Instances new senators
have succeeded 80 those who secured
appointments four years ago. In a
general way It can he said that the
new senators will be allowed to eXer-
else their prerocativeS and name men
Of their own selection il they are not
satisfied with the present officials.
The State Department, through Min
lister Loomis. recently lodged n most
vigorous protest to the Venezuelan gov
ernment against further Interference
with Mr.. BaiZ, United States consular
agent at Barcelona. Venezuela. Ignatio
NJ. Ba.Z is not 4 citizen of the United
States, a fact that may add to the diff
Guilty which our government Will ex-
perlencc m protecting him. as ii is de-
termined TO do. 1t appears that he is
engaged in business and became in
yOlved in trouble with Venezuelan mill
tary by resisting an attempt TO collect
forced loan. More than month ago
the State Department forwarded in
struetions TO Minister Loomis to repre-
sent to the Venezuelan government
that these annoying interferences with
our official must cease. but so far no
results have appeared.
Colonel William Carey Sanger of
New York received his commission as
assistant secretary Of war on the 14th
instant. and was Immediately sworn in
the office by Secretary Root. The fol-
lowing official announcement was
made at the War Department regard
ing the appointment of Colonel San
ger: Some time before the eXpira-
tion of the last administration and be-
fore the reappointment of the Cabinet.
Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn mott
fed the President that by reason of
his candidacy for the Senate. the long
canvass attending 1t and the necessity
that there should be an assistant sec
retary who could be present in Wash-
ington to perform the duties of office.
he was unwilling TO permit his name
to be considered for reappointment.
William Carey Sanger has. according
ly, been appointed and will immediate
ly enter upon the discharge Of his
duties"
Among the curious items in the de-
ticieney bill passed at the late session
was an aDUrODratiOn of x1f)S 30 ..fOy