The Delta independent., 1902-06-20

yertisements for site for the new
Colorado Springs postoffice. The size
Of space desired is 11Ox1SO feet Bios
will be opened on July 10th. A speclal
ugent will be sent to examine the va
rious sites offered.
Representative Bell secured insertion
In the general deficiency bill of an ap-
propriation of $31 500 for the resurvey
and marking of the Colorado-New
Mexico boundary line, in accordance
with the recommendation of the inter-
lor Department The committee on ap-
proprations unanimously favored thls
provision.
| Secretary Hay and Mr.. Barnes, the
Danish minister, have signed proto-
col extending for twelve months the
time allowed for the exchange OF rao-
| fcations of the Danish West Indian
| treaty. This allows the adjournment
Of the Danish Rigsdag over the sum
mer months without final action on
the treaty of cession.
Another of the supply bills Of the
government was disposed of by the
| Senate June 10th, the naval bill, car
rying more than S1S,OOO,OOO. being
passed. 1t includes provisions for two
| first-class armOred cruisers and two
| gunboats, but strikes out the House
! provision that one of each shall be
built at government yards
Representative Richardson of Ten
nessee has introduced bill to place all
articles and commodities manufac-
! tured and controlled or produced in the
| United States by trust or trusts Oh
| the free list, and to reduce the rate Oh
| duty on any article or commodity man
ufactured in the United States and sold
In foreign country more cheaply than
n the United States.
A report has been received from the
/ committee ON Indian affairs of the In
vestigation made by that committee
Of the conduct of W. A. Jones. COM
missioner of Indian affairs, with re-
spect 10 the leasing of certain Indian
lands Of the Standing Rock reserva-
tion. South Dakota. The committee
| found that there were no foundations
for the charges made and that the
conduct of Commissioner Jones was
entirely unselfish.
Mr.. Depew addressed the Senate IN
advocacy OF the bill appropriating Slo.-
100000 for the purchase of 2,OoO.OoO
acres OF land for national forest re-
serve in Virginia. North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and
| Tennessee. Mr.. Depew said the pro-
ject was favored by President Roose-
Welt and by the secretary of agricul-
ture, and federal action was justified
fully by public necessity. He said the
most favorable results might be ex-
pected from the establishment of the
reserve.
The House committee on appropria-
tions listened to an argument by n
representative Of the general land
office In favor of an appropriation for
resurveying the ColoradoNew Mexico
| boundary lines. Department officials
represented that prompt survey is
demanded, as there is considerable
settlement along this line, and unless
the boundary line is distinctly and
| properly marked, considerable litiga-
| tion and conflict is likely to ensue. The
committee seemed favorably disposed
| toward the proposition, but took no
| immediate action. Representative Bell
and other members of the committee
believe an adequate appropriation will
be made.
Representative Shafroth of Colorado
recently had a conference with the su-
pervising architect of the treasury,
during which he urged him TO take
prompt steps looking TO completing
the Denver mint and making the eN-
tension Of the Leadville public building
ordered by the recent omnibus bill. He
was advised that the department had
anticipated the authorization of an eN-
penditure OF $4,000 additional on the
mint building and that bids for the In
terror finishing will shortly be opened
and 1t is expected a contract will be
let. Plans ant specifications for the
extending of the Leadville building
have been completed and are now
ready to be advertised. II is expected
that they VIII be placed on the mar
ket within week or two.
In the Senate, Mr.. Tfllman presented
some advantages of supplying metal
mail boxes for rural delivery and
showed to the Senate n sample box OF
sheet steel which could be purchased
for 40 cents. Boxes now supplied by
private individuals cost from Sl.25 to
50 each. Such price. he said, was a
serious burden upon the farmers. Al
ready T,5oO,0oO a year was paid for
rural delivery OF mail and he believed
such rural delivery would expand until
1t exceeded the cost o. city mail deliv-
erys Mr.. Mason of Illinois, chairman
OF the postoftice and post roads COM
mittee, calleu attention To the fact that
there were several manufacturers OF
mail boxes throughout the country and
he doubted the ACCESSIBILITY of the gov
crnment buying a special box from a
particular company. He thought the
whole business ought to be open to
competition. No action was taken.
The story is telcgraphcd from New
Orleans that Charles NJ Doisou
former agent OF the Associated Press
at Havana. says that General Wood
paid General Gomez 100000 not to run
FOR president against Palma. Dodson
says he can put his hand on the can.
celled check. He also says the Wash
inston administration knew all about
1t and approved Woods course before
the money was paid. Secretary Hay
says ho had not heard of the story un-