The Grit-advocate., 1901-10-04
WASHINGTON GOSSIP

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Orders have been issued convening
boards of army officers TO examine and
report upon the fortificatiOns ncces-
sary in the Philippines and Hawaiian
islands,
The acting secretary of war has TAX
en- adverse action on the proposition to
send the transport Egbert to Cape
Nome. Alaska, for the relief of alleged
destitute miners.
\ new counterfeit $40 treasury note
has reached the secret service bureau.
1t is Il photo photographic production
of two pieces of Japan tissue between
which red and blue silk fibre has been
distributed. The work is poorly
done and the seal is brick-retl. The
lathe work is lost and the back of the
note is muddy green. The note in
hand has the check letter 3, series
1850, portrait of Webster, Lyons. reg
lister; Ellis Ii. Roberts, treasurer.
The census bureau report on the cot.
ton ginned in the United States, just
issued, shows the crop of 1900 to have
been 1O,4O6, 14S commercial bales, an
increase of S4O,174. or more than eight
per cent. in excess of the 1899 crop.
Texas grew thirty-four per cent. of the
entire crop of 1900 and one-fourth of
the worlds crop of that year. Its
crop increased thirty-three per cent.
over 1889, the 1900 crop being 3,5S6,-
5O6 commercial bales and the 1889
crop 2,65S 800. East of the MISSISSIPPI
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 and re-
pair Of the Navy Department has re-
ceived official reports us to the present
status of four vessels named for Rocky
Mountain states and cities now build
ing at different yards. The armored
cruiser Colorado, which is being con
structed at Cramp & Sons yards. Phil
adelphia. has reached five per cent
cruiser Denver, at Neatic 4 Levy's,
Philadelphia. is now tifty-tive 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.
This statement has been made touch
ing the case of Miss Stone. the Ameri-
f.nn mis- fi1nunnnl Nv n,,l
ian brigands: 1.-The Department of
State will do everything within its con-
stitutional and legal powers to relieve
the situation" The limitations upon
the departments activities Indicated
in the above statement are severe
There Is no warrant of law for the ex-
penditure of single cent of money
from the United States treasury for
ransom, and the inference is that the
departments action, it, indeed. any is
taken, will be along diplomatic lines
tending to induce the Bulgarian and
Turkish governments to undertake to
release the captive.
Writing from Washington, a western
correspondent says: There is much
comment here upon the manner in
which President Roosevelt has risen
to the requirements of his great re-
sponsibility. Only three days Presi-
dent, and he has already laid the foun.
dation of successful administration.
He has Cabinet of tried and trust
cd men. He has adopted politics
known to the people and supported by
them. He has won public confidence.
He has attached to himself the Nc
kinley element of the Republican
party, which comes very near meaning