Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-03-30
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON.
SPECIAL CoRRE jroNpENCE.

D. A. r. to Meet In camera-The
announcement has been made that at
q recent meeting of the national
board OF the Daughters of the Amcri.
can Revolution held here. il was
voted to exclude representatives OF
the press rfrom future continental
congresses. The reason given is that
complaints have come from members
of the organization in variops parts
OF the country that the proceedings
of the annual congress are reported
with altogether too much freedom III
the newspapers. and that the dele
gates We're made to appear ridiculous
English lacemakers-The treasury
department ordered the admission to
this country of two English lacemak-
ers, who were recently detained at the
Barge Office on the ground that their
entrance would be a violation Of the
Alien Contract Labor law. They are
bound for Philadelphia. where a com.
pany has set up 10 ne" machines for
making n kind of lace heretofore not
produced in this country The foreign
.ers are admitted on the ground of es-
tablshing new industry.
Unique Note Design-Secretary
Gage a few days ago requested the
Smiths oman officials to arrange to
furnish the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing with the picture of the head
of huge bison. that is a central fig
In "a IA ictn h,n >r h>
national museum. the object being to
use it on the third of new series of
bank notes that is being issued by the
department. The one.dollar note OF
this series, which is the handSomest
from an artistic standpoint ever is
sued by the government, has as the
central figure an American eagle. the
five.dolar note of the same series hav-
ing an Indian head. while the 10-dol.
lar note now being made will. in ad-
dition to other changes. bear as it's
central figure the head of an American
buffalo.
A Historic Flag-Mrs. Isabel Field
Judson has Just sent to the national
museum the half American. half Brit
ish flag used by her father on board
the United States frigate Niagara in
1S5G-57, in laying the first Atlantic
cable This flag which is 45 feet long.
having a triangular division of the
flags of tho two countries. completes
an already fine Field collection now
in the museum. 1t was made under
Fields immediate direction. and in
addition to waving from the Niagara.
at the laying of the first cable. tloated
from the Great Eastern in 1886 and
1867 when the second cable was laid.
Loss Of Chinese Trade-The depart
ment Of state has received from China
an interesting report from United
States Consul Fowler at Chefoo on
the effect cf the Boxer trouble on
United States trade. while we know
how our countrymen suffered in north
China" says Consul Fowler. 81 have
not seen any statistics published show
ing the loss involved to merchants in
the United States. To show this fair
ly, it will be necessary to adhere to
the Chinese values. where given. in
stead of the gold mines, which are not
the same for the periods under review,
and | am compelled to include the
months of April and May (Which were
unusually prosperous), as the returns
are published by quarters and do not
show the trade by months Statistics
are given showing the enormous in
crease in importation Of American
drills, jeans, sheetings. -four and kero-
sene, prior to the first of July. He
remarks that after June 15 the imports
ceased, commercial transactions being
absolutely nil.
The Presidents PIans-Representa-
tive AdolDh Meyer of Louisiana has
delivered to the president handsome
ly engraved Joint invitation from the
governor of the state and the mayor
of New Orleans. asking Mr.. Mckinley
and the members of the cabinet to
visit the city and such other places
in the state as may he found con-
venient. The president has promised
to spend at least one day in New Or.
leans on his coming tour to the Pacific
coast in May and take short steam.
boat trip on the Mississippi river. The
president will visit Connecticut and
Massachusetts late in June. The pres.
ident will attend the commencement
day exercises at Wesleyan university,
June 25. and the commencement at
Harvard on the 26th. He will also
visit Worcester.
A Good Looking counterfeit-Cath
crime Glenn. IS years of age. has been
arrested by the police and is in
the house of detention on charge
of masquerading as a man. She was
employed as waiter in restaurant
on Pennsylvania avenue. and, although
dressed in mans clothing. attracted
the attention of IN observant custom
er by the feminine appearance of her
face. Later she was arrested on COM
plant of the restaurant proprietor.
She protested to the police that she
was man. Catherine disappeared
from home on Feb. IS last and her
mother had notified the police.
Negro Wins Commission-The first
negro to pass a regular army examina-
tion open to enlisted men for appoint
ment as second lieutenant is Benjamin
o. Davis of the District of Columbia.
Davis took the examination at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan. together with a
number of other enlisted men OF the
regular army. Out OF the Is candi-
dates 12 passed, Davis being third in
the order of merit with an average OF
81 percent. He enlisted as private
in the Ninth cavalry over two years
ago.
Declined Philippine Judseship-
Judge Lamar C. Quintero of New Or
leans has notified the secretary of war
that he cannot accept the appointment
as an associate justice of the Philip