Gilpin observer., 1901-03-28
WASHINGTON NEWS

tending the time of the ratification OF.
four of the British West Indies reci-
procity treaties. The extension is one
year.
Lamar G. Quintero of New Orleans
has advised the War Department that
on account of illness in his family 1T
will be impossible for him to accept
one of the Supreme Court justiceships
in the Philippines.
More than 800 applications for chap
laincies in the army have been already
filed with the President. Two dozen
negro clergymen are among the num-
ber. The Roman Catholics are max
ing especial efforts to secure addition
al recognition. as but four of the army
chaplains are now of that faith.
Professor Willis L. Moore. chief of
the weather bureau, under the author
ity of Secretary Wilson, has called the
triennial convention of weather bureau
officials at Milwaukee Wisconsin,
August 9th to Goth next. Buffalo,
Chattanooga, Denver and San Fran
cisco also We're competing for the hon
or.
Lieutenant General Miles and his
party have returned to Washington
from a tour of inspection in Cuba.
General Miles told Secretary Root that
in his opinion the Cubans would ac-
cept the Plat amendment. He was
particularly impressed with the fine
condition of the batteries in the forts
around Havana.
1t was stated at the War Depart
ment that if the favorable conditions
of the past month continue the num-
Der of troops necessary in the Phil
ippineS will not be as great as has
been anticipated. This view of the
case will not cause any cessation in
enlistments, nor will any determina-
ton be reached until full and accurate
information has been received from
Manila
Acting Director Cotterman of the
Philippine postal service, has reported
to the Postoffice Department the fol
lowing complete list of postotfices now
in operation in the archipelago: Ange-
les, Aparri, Bacolor Batangas, Cagay-
an, Catamba, Catbalogan, Cavite,
Cebu, Dagupan, Ililo. JOlO, Loag, Leg
aSpo, Lucena, Nueva Caceres, San
Fernando de Pampanga, San Isidro,
Canta Cruz, Tacloban, Nigan and
Zamboanga
AT n meeting of the committee ap-
pointed at n mass meeting of citizens
of Washington for the purpose of pre-
home. 1t was reported that about So
OOO had been contributed to the fund.
1t is expected that by April 10th about
$4,000 will have been contributed, and
this will be used to purchase Il home
in the suburbs of Washington, to be
presented to the admiral on his ar
rival in this country April 18th.
Secretary Root has appointed Mrs.
Dita Hopkins Kinney of New York SUI
perintendent of the female nurse
corps, under the army reorganization
| act. She has been superintendent of
the nurses in the Long Island hospital
mt Boston and has been connected with
hospitals in st. Paul, San Francisco
and New Mexico. Since the resigna-
tion of DR.. Anna Newcomb McGee
been in charge of the army nurse
corps in the War Department.
A delegation from the American In
stitute of Architects. which has been
in conference with the Senate commit
tee on the District of Columbia in re-
gard to a permanent plan for beauti
Tying the city of Washington, has rec
commended Daniel ii. Burnham Of
Chicago and Fred Law Olmstead of
Boston to be permanently employed as
consulting architect and engineer by
the government and to authorize them
to select a third expert in case they
consider it necessary. The District
committee has taken the suggestion
into consideration and will probably
adopt 1t.
At the request of Representative
Mondell, Secretary Hitchcock of the
Interior Department has directed that
n sheep trail be opened across the Big
teenth standard parallel in Wyoming,
so that sheep may be driven across the
reserve to market during the coming
season. The secretary also decided to
permit sheep grazing during the sea-
son ending August 31st upon certain
portions of the following reserves:
Black Mesa, in San Francisco noun
tains, AriZona. 22J,OOO and $4,000
sheep, respectively: Gila River re-
serve, New Mexico. 225,0OO. The
southern slopes of the Arizona re-
serve are excluded from grazing priv
ileges pending investigation by officers
Of the Interior Department of claims
made by farmers in the valleys below
that sheep grazing restricts the water
supply for irrigation purposes.
Members of tine House who happen
to be chairmcn of committees are au-
thorized to appoint clerks to those
committees, who are paid from 81 800
to $4,000 year. They are paid by
the government. but are expected to
act as private secretaries to the chair
men of their committees. The mem
bers who have no charmanships are
allowed secretaries who receive 500
n month. Their names are not pub
lished because several, perhaps II
good many congressman appoint their
wives or their sons or daughters and
do the work thomsclvcs-a fact they
do not care to have known. The con