North Park union., 1901-01-04
WASHINGTON NEWS

At4. Nelle 0E4uI 60ItOFAB Bay . sAseSS
is no truth In the rumored enga9sment
Of Miss Sartoris and Mr.. Nichols OF
New York.
The Senate has passed bills granting
pensions Of $40 q month each to the
widows Of General John H. McCler-
Hand and General John n. Palmer.
The House passed the Indian and the
Military academy appropriation oilis-
The former carried $0,O3J.52b. ana the
latter 800. 151. Neither provoked much
discussion. A few minor amendments
were placed upon the former.
Nothing In the Supreme Court since
the electoral commission that decided
the Hnyes-Tilden presidential contro-
versy has attracted 20 much attention
a. the arguments over the political
status Of Porto Rico and the Phiiip-
pines.
Representative Sutherland of Ne
brnska has introduced resolution FOR
the appointment OF special committee
of seven to Investigate the whole SUB.
5ect Of the government ownership OF
railroads In Europe. rs well as IN TINS
country. with view to future legisla-
ti0n upon this subject.
Robert II. Wilcox, delegate in the
House OF Representatives from the
Hawaiian islands, has just been PAID
n claim of $1,000 for mileage. 1t was
the largest claim Of the kind ever made
but 1t was paid promptly by the ser.
gennt-at-trms. Mr.. Wilcox will draw
$500 more for his return trip.
Last year 1t cost three-tenths of one
per cent. to collect the revenues OF this
rovaru urout from <>natnmR which In
cludes the losses IA well as the salar.
les and other expenses. In the internal
revenue bureau 1t cost 1.5S per cent. to
collect 1896, 100000. which also In
cludes all losses as well as expenses OF
every description.
Chairman Lacey of the House public
lands committee has introduced bill
setting aside large tract Of land in
New Mexico as an additional park for
the preservation OF cliff dwellings and
other prehistoric relies. The settlers
within the limits of the proposed res
ervation will be permitted to select
other lands in lieu of those now held
by them.
Last winter Congress appropriated
$2J 600 to pay the expenses OF dele
gnte from the United States to the sec.
ond pan-American conference that is to
assemble on the 22nd Of October next
Mt the City Of Mexico, but 1t Is proba'
BILE that the authority will have to be
renewed Mt the present session. II
looks now us II the conference was 60
ing to be a great success.
Representative Shafroth to-day called
upon the supervising architect and
urged that contracts be entered into ut
once for purchase of machinery for the
new mint mt Denver. Mr.. ShafrOth
suggested to Supervising Architect
Taylor that delay In the matter might
prolong unnecessarily the equipment
OF the mint and called attention to the
fnct that much special machinery will
be needed, requiring much time for Its
manufacture.
There Is a good deal of canvassing
among the Daughters of the American
Revolution over the approaching cleo
ton of president OF that order In the
place of Mrs. Manning. who promised
last yenr that she would not be a can
didate again. Those who are familiar
with the inside politics Of the Daugl-
tiers confidently predict the election Of
Mrs. Donald Mclean of New York,
who has been candidate on several
occasions and is the most active mem.
Der Of the New York chapter.
Christmas day was generally OBJ.
served In Washington, In all of the
churches holding special services.
President and Mrs. Mckinley had with
them as guests at dinner Surgeon Gen.
eral and Mrs Sternberg. DIR. and Mrs.
Hickey, o. 8. Hiestand, General Corbin
and Secretary and Mrs. Cortelyou. The
President did not go to church, but he
and Mrs. Mckinley took two drives
out Into the country during the day.
Secretary and Mrs. Hay, Postmaster.
General and Mrs Smith and Represent
ative Payne Of New York called on
them.
Mr.. Wilcox. the new delegate from
the Hawaiian islands, Is going to have
trouble on the same ground as the late
member from Utah-an unnecessary
number OF wlves-only df the charges
are true) Mr.. Roberts was much more
honorable and manly than Mr.. Wilcox.
He cndeavOred to "clenve" unto his
three hclpmates until death do them
part" whereas Wilcox .'shook" his first
wife In a most reprehensible manner,
although she was nn Italian princess.
He married her when he was II prince
hihiHei, hepueW VI the iute NlhR
Kalakau and student ut n military
college at Turin, Italy. He claims that
his marriage was annulled by order Of
the pope, but she says that nothing OF
the kind occurred. and that she Is still
his only true and lawful wife in the
sight of God and under the laws Of the
United States.
Everybody is Interested in the i'm.
provcment OF Washington, for It is the
source of pride to all patriotic citizens.
Therefore the country may prepare to
rejoice over the immediate prospect of
the erection OF new terminals and sta
tIOns for all the railroads that enter
the capital. This has been agitated
for years, but after being discussed as
long as my one can remember, the
permission OF Congress has finally been
obtained. Both houses have passed II
bill providing for the erection Of a H.
100000 depot by The Baltimore e. Ohio
company n few blocks northeast of the
present nntiquated and unsightly sta.
tion. and for $2,OOO.OOO station for the
Pennsylvania company. to accommo-
date also the Southern, the Chesapeake
& Ohio, the Seaboard Air Line and the
Atlantic Coast Line trains. There Is to
be new railway bridge across the Po-
tomac, and all trains will enter the city
upon elevated tracks constructed over
archways which will be an ornament
ms well as a relief from the present
grade crossings. The entire cost of the
}mnrOvomonta will evccad S11 ON OnO