The state herald., 1901-10-04
WASHINGTON GOSSIP

I'reHluent lllnl WllHln uHollcr yehi t''
military forces In the Philippines can
be reduced from 1000 to 2o,Wo men,
Orders have been issued convening
boards OF army officers 80 examine ana
report upon the fortiiicniions neces-
snry In the Philippines and Hawaiian
islands.
The acting secretary OF war has TAX
| en- adverse action on the proposition TO
send the transport i3gbert to Cape
Nome, Alaskn. for the relief of alleged
destitute miners
A new counterfeit $40 treasury note
has reached the secret service bureau.
1t Is n photo lithographic production
of two pieces of Japan Issue between
which red and blue silk fibre has been
distributed. The work Is poorly
done and the seal is brick-red. Inc
lathe work is lost and the back OF tne
note Is Il muddy green. The hote Ill
hand has the check letter IL, series
1880, portrait of Webster, Lyons, reg
lister; ELLIS ii. Roberts, treasurer.
The census bureau report on the cot
ton pinncd In the United States, just
issued, shows the crop Of 1900 to nave
been 1O406,1iS commercial bales, an
increase of SiO,114, or more Than eight
per cent In excess Of the 1S99 crop.
Texas grew thirty-four per cent. OF the
entire crop of 1900 and one-fourth oil
the worlds crop of that year. lts
crop increased tlllrty-three per cent.
over 1899, the 1900 crop being 3,os6,-
JOG commercial bales and the 1879
crop 2,G5S ,5jJ. East Of the Mississip-
pi production decreased.
In order to insure the protection OF
Cuban coffee planters against the I'M
portation OF Brazilian coffee through
the United States and Porto Rico, an
order will be promulgated by the War
Department providing duty on coffee
going into Cuba sufficient to prevent
such importations. Some time ago
the importation OF Porto Rican coffee
into Cuba was allowed in the interests
of the Porto Rican growers, but some
fear Is expressed that Cuban interests
will suffer by the indirect importation
of coffee from South America.
The bureau of construction aud re
pair of the Navy Department has re-
ceived official reports MS to the present
status of four vessels named for Rocky
Mountain states and cities now build
ing at different yards. The armorcd
cruiser Colorado. which is being con-
structed ut Cramp X Sons yards, Phil-
adclphia, has reached Il five per cent.
degree of completion; the protected
cruiser Denver. at Neafie n Levy's.
Philadelphia. is now fifty-five per cent.
completed; the monitor Wyoming, at
the Union Iron Works. is seventy-five
per cent. finished. while the Nevada. at
the Bath Iron Works, is ninety-one per
cent. finished.
Walter Wellman. writing to the Chi
cago Record-fIerald, says that the
members of the Cabinet are assured
that President Roosevelt is going 10
follow the policy of his predecessor
and keep close to Congress. Moth
ing in the nature of a new departure
will be undertaken til II has been care
fully canvnssed with the party leaders
In both houses of Congress. Nothing
new will be proposed that is not rea-
sonably sure of success in the national
legislature. This applies TO the canal
treaty with Great Britain as well as
to reciprocity with Cuba and with 9th
er countries. Months ago President
Mckinley asked Secretary Hay TO con-
suit with senators about the proposed
new treaty with England anent the
isthmian canal His wishes We're fol-
/
ability, amounting almost To n moral
certainty. that during the coming scs-
sion n canal treaty will he submitted
and ratified.
At recent Cabinet meeting one OF
the phases Of public business called 10
President Rooscvelt's attention was the
manner In which money Is piling up
In the treasury. Secretary Gage re-
.t..l al. III 4.
had proved To be but drop In the
bucket, and that money Is accumulate
ing at a rapid rate. In less than three
months OF this fiscal year the excess
of receipts over expedltures has been
siI,O0O,Ooo. Notwithstanding the re-
duction OF taxation. the change from a
year ago is remarkable. At this date
In 1900 the expenditures for the fiscal
| year Were slightly In excess OF the re-
cclpts. The receipts now are within
! 100000 as great Ms they We're last
year. while the expenditures are Sl9.-
OO0OO smaller. In other words the
expenses OF the government are now
nearly Sa,Do,Op "A week less than
they Were at this period last year.
President Roosevelt evinccd great Inter
est In the figures which Mr.. Gage pre-
sented to him. and there was some dis
| cnssion OF ways and means OF reliev-
Ing the treasury Of its glut OF money.
Incidentally Mr.. Roosevelt has made II
known 10 members OF the Cabinet that
he wishes each of them TO manage his
] department largely upon his own re-
/ sponsibility. solving by himself ques.
tions which have been usually present.
cd to the President and the Cabinet
for Judgment.
The United States Department OF
/ Agriculture viii soon issue a compre.
henslvc report on irrigation In Callfor-
MIA, which cmbodics the first attempt
at cooperation by the federal govern
mcnt with an individual state In the
solution of the irrigation problem. The
investigation chronlcled by the report
was made during the summer OF 1900.
under the direction Of Elwood Mead,
assisted by eight specialists IN lrrign.
iloD. engineering aud irrigation eco
nolnlcs. In addition 10 n general re-
View OF the agricultural situation In
California 10y the expert IN charge. the
report covers the local condition OF ir.
rigntlon aud water rights on nine typl.
cal streams and their rise. The conclu.
slons of the special agents and experts
who made the Investigations are TINT
the state should ascertain the yolum.
OF available irrigation water. define all
/ rights to lis Use. whether already ne.
pnirod or TO be acquired hereafter. and
provide nm efficient system OF water
administration. The definite recon.
mcndntlons for attaining these ends