Gilpin observer., 1902-08-07
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
GOVERNMENTAL PROCEEDINGS

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of Asiatic cholera.
The Interior Department has been
notified that the supplemental treaty
| With the Greek Indians of Indian terri
tory, ratified by Congress June Both
last, was ratified by the Creek Indian
council on July 26th.
By order of Lieutenant General
Miles, commanding the army, chap
lains hereafter are required to include
In their monthly reports statement
of all births, marriages, baptisms and
deaths occurring in their stations.
Negotiations have been opened in
Washington for the establishment of
an entente cordiale between the gov
ernments of Colombia and Nicaragua.
Ministers Concha of Colombia and Co
rea of Nicaragua are carrying on the
negotiations.
| Gen. Jacob H. Smith, who arrived at
San Francisco few days ago, is not
under orders to report to the adjutant
| general. The order heretofore pub.
lished directed General Smith to pro-
ceed to his home, the usual order In
case OF retired officers.
The Navy Department will soon call
for bids for huge floating dock to
accommodate 16,OOO-ton battleship, to
be built in the United States and float
ed over to the Philippines. This will
be one of the largest floating dry
docks ever constructed.
| A new army post to be constructed
at Monterey, California. will cost
$125,OOO Owing to the excellent sani-
tary situation the Monterey post will
be used as a station for soldiers re-
turning from hard service in the
| Philippines and for convalescents.
| The monthly coinage statements is
sued by the director of the mint shows
that during July. 1902, the total coin
age executed at the mints of the
| United States was $4. .I56.SOO. as fol-
lows: Gold double eagles). $2.12OOOO;
silver, $2,254, 600; minor coins, $2O2, 800.
| President Roosevelt has returned the
! papers in the case of Alexander G.
Pendleton, Jr., to the War Department,
with an endorsement confirming the
| sentence of dismissal PendletOn was
| first class cadet at West Point. and
| was found guilty of hazing. He was
| appointed from Arizona.
| Commissioner Sargent of the Immi-
grafton Bureau, with the approval of
Secretary Shaw, has issued a circular
prohibiting the coming to the United
States of residents and natives of
Porto Rico and the Philippines, except
after the same examination as is EN-
forced against other alien immigrants
The Navy Department has extended
the time for the completion of the
seven submarine boats authorized by
the naval appropriation act of 1899.
from two to seven months. This is the
second extension of time that has been
granted. Five of the boats are build
ing at EliZabethpOrt, New Jersey, by
the Nixon company, and two at the
Union Iron Works, San Francisco.
Acting Postmaster General Madden
has awarded to the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing the contract for print
ing the adhesive postage stamps and
stamp books for the United States for
the four years beginning November 1st,
next. The bureau was the lowest OF
two bidders and the price at which it
now gets the contract is $261 900 less
than the amount of its original prOpO.
sition.
Stories to the effect that the winter
naval maneuvers in the West Indies
will involve an immense expenditure.
figures as high as $1.OOO.OO0 being CIV
en-, are denied at he Navy Department
On the contrary, it is pointed out at
the department that these evolutions
will entail very little additional ex-
pense over the ordinary cost of main
tenance of vessels in commission and
on cruising duty.
Commissioner of Pensions Ware in
a recent interview said that legislation
enacted by the last session of Con-
gress will result in at least 10000 new
pensioners. The number of pensioners
July 1st of this year was 999.446. This
shows steady growth of the roll for
number of years. Commissioner
Ware said that this growth was ac-
counted for by the constant new pen
sion legislation by Congress.
No question will be raised to prevent
the acceptance by the officers of the
army and navy of the mementOs be-
slowed by Prince Henry in apprecia-
tiOn for courtesies received by him
during the American tour. The sOuv-
enirs which he gave are not looked
upon as gifts bestowed by n foreign
ruler within the nniDition of the con-
stitution. but as merely tokens of per-
sonal esteem and appreciation.
Commissioner General of Immlgra-
tion Sargent has sent to immigration
officials throughout the country photo
graphs of anarchists who have been
expelled from Turkey and who are be-
lieved to be on their way to this couIi-
try. Accompanying the photographs
from the commissioner We're instruc-
tions for immigration officials to inves-
tigate the charges against the anarch-
lists and II they were correct to return
the men.
The War Department has received no
information to confirm the information
from Rome that the Spanish friars in
Manila are to be relieved. but II IL
stated that such course would be In
furtherance of the plan of Secretary
Root. which was presented to the vati-