The progressive farmer., 1901-11-26
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.

Efforts are being made to cause a
modi6c 4tion of a recent rule adopted
by the Postoffce Department. requir-
ing all postal employees to be under
40 when appointed or transferred
from another department.. This
shuts out practically all the civil
war veterans who are much disgrun-
tied thereby.
Aguinaldo has written General
Chaffee, the military governor of the
Philippines, asking permission TO go
before Congress and express the de-
sires of the Filipino people. Aguin-
aldo further requests to be accom-
panied by eight friends, whom he
designates, four of whom are prison
ers at Guam, while the others are
prominent in Manila.
Representatives from the West
have been here talking to the Presi-
dent about the Lewis and Clark cen
tenial exposition which is to be held
in Portland, Oregon, in 1905, COM
memOrating the centennial of she ex-
plorations of that great section of
of the United States by the great
explorers. The exposition will seek
to bring the oriental countries into
closer relations with the United
States.
Several delegations have lately
waited upon the President to recom-
mend the esta ablishment of a new
department. to be known as the De-
partment of Industry and Commerce.
So far, the President has given no
Indication of his intentions in the
matter, holding that it swould be
manifestly improper for him to say
what he will recommend IN his Ihes-
sage. He says, however, that he
will give the matter consideration.
The Sohley court is busy review.
ing the testimony taken during the
two months of the hearing. Speak
ing of the matter, Admiral Dewey
said: ga good deal of time will be
required to reach conclusion. The
court will make it's own abstracts of
the testimony. We do not propose
to take the conclusions reached by
any one. During trial which has
lasted eight week there has naturally
accumulated a great deal of matter,
and the court proposes to separate
the wheat from the chaff"
President Roosevelt recently re-
ceived a delegation represent
ing Chambers of Commerce OF
the country that are asking for the
resumption of reciprocal trade rela-
tions with Canada. Next to Great
Britain and Germany, Canada is the
third largest buyer of the products
of this country, and purchases twice
as much merchandise as all the South
American countries put together.
Reciprocal relations with Canada
ceased in 1866. The President prom.
ised to take the matter under con-
sideration.
Apropos of the case of Lieutenant
Crawford, whose commission in the
regulars has been withheld pending
an inquiry into his reasons for jilting
his betrothed, as mentioned in THE
| PROGRESSIVE FARMER last week, ref
erence may be called to a similar
case in England, where, by Queen
| Victoria g personal commands, e
young officer of the navy belonging
to the influential house of Ponsonby,
which is in such high favor at court,
was deprived of his commission and
dismissed from the navy owing to
similar conduct on his part.
One of the most interesting books
published by the Government has
just been issued by the Indian Bu-
reau 1t is "A Course of Study for
the Indian Schools of the United
State,' prepared by Miss Estelle
Reele. Superintendent of Indian
Schools The prominet character
istic of the book is the common
sense and practical methods advo.
GATED. There is almost an absence
OF theory, the aim being to make
the training such that while deveI.
ing the intellect and character of
the pupil, it also endows the student
with the ability to do something
practical and useful.
In his annual report, soon to be-
submitted to the President, Post
master General Smith will recon-