The state herald., 1902-10-24
WASHINGTON NEWS.

l.. West to be commissioner of the
District of Columbia, to succeed the
late John w. Ross. Mr.. West is
wellknown newspaper man Of Wash
ington.
Representatives Of missionary socie-
ties have formally requested the State
Department to make demand on
Turkey for repayment of the amount
of ransom paid on account of the re-
lease of Miss Ellen M. Stone.
The board Of ordnance and fortifica-
tions has definitely decided on field
gun for the United States artillery. 1t
will have the best features of the va
rious types of guns which have been
considered by the board of ordnance
for Notifications
Maj. M b. G. Wright, who held a
position on the board of review in the
United States pension office, is dead,
aged sixty years. Major Wright
claimed the distinction of having been
the youngest major in the volunteer
service during the Civil War.
President Roosevelt went out social
ly on the 10Th instant for the first time
since the operation was performed on
his leg at Indianapolis. 1t also was
the first time that he has walked in
public. His leg apparently has recov-
cred large measure of its strength.
and he no longer has to use a crutch.
No limp Is Observable.
The secretary of the treasury has Sc
lacted site for the government build
ing Colorado Springs, at the corner of
Pixies Peak and Nevada avenues. This
site is valued at $4,000, but the late
W. S. Stratton, the owner, before his
death offered to contribute half of the
value to the government, SO that the
accepted price is $4,000.
While President Roosevelt was un-
able to go to Oyster Bay to register his
vote for the November election, he will
go home to vote. The President is pro-
crossing finely toward complete recov-
cry and is now able to move about
without crutches or even n cane, but
his physicians have advised him not to
travel any distance for at least two
weeks.
The President has selected Col. John
l.. Rodgers. senior colonel of artillery,
for promotion to the grade of brig
adler general to succeed Brigadier
General Quinton on the retirement of
that officer. General Rodgers was the
chief artillery officer at Tampa during
the Spanish war. and afterward went
to Porto Rico with General Schwan
In like capacity.
President Roosevelt has issued an
executive order calling attention anew
to the civil service laws regarding po-
litical contributions and reaflirming
the illegality of solicitation by feder-
al officials or members of Congress. He
says such practices must not be coun-
tenanced or continued. and that gov
ernment employees need not contribute
campaign funds except voluntarily.
Secretary Root has approved the pre-
liminary plans prepared by the board
of officers at West Point for the i'm
provements at the military academy.
These plans have been submitted by
Colonel Mills TO the supervising archi-
tect of the treasury for suggestions
and amendment. The action of Secre-
tary Root settles the plans. leaving it
for the architects to work out the de-
tails.
A committee headed by b. II. War
ner. chairman of the citizens execu-
encampment of the Grand Army of the
Republic. and the Hon. J. II. Brigham,
assistant secretary of agriculture,
called at the White House recently and
presented to President Roosevelt
gold Grand Army of the Republic
badge. commemorative of the national
encampment.
Hon. Bernard Moses OF California,
a member of the Philippine commits
sion. will retire from that body on the
first of next January, Following that
Pfofessor Moses Will make n tour OF
portions of the Old World, shaping his
affairs so that he will be able to reach
his home and take up his college work
in the University OF California by the
beginning of the next scholastic year,
at which time his leave Of absence ex-
pires.
Orders have been issued by the War
Department providing that the regular
army be reduced to the minimum au-
thorized by law. $1,000 men. With the
practical cessation OF outbreaks In the
Philippines, Il is believed that this can
be done safely. The present size of
the army Is about $1,000. The cavalry
and artillery regiments will be reduced
10 the minimum basis except around
Fort Leavenworth. where the COM
mands will be kept to full size for edu-
Cational reasons.
Adyices received at Washington
mike II appear that the fate OF the
pending Danish West indies treaty In
the Rlgsdag IL very uncertain. So mar
row is the division between the parties
that the approval OF the treaty prac-
tically depends upon the state OF health
OF one or two members. and II is In
timated that II the measure is to sue
ceed at this session the government
must press II to n vote before one OF
the convalescents is able to return Ia
his Legislative duties and east an ad-
verse vote.
Sir Michael Herbert, the new Brit
ish ambassador. was presented to the
President October 18th by Secretary
Hay. Tho new ambassador will take
rank next after signor Mayor dcs
Planches. the Italian ambassador. The
foreign embassies here now rank In
this order; Germany. Russia, Mexico.
Italy and Great Britain. with Austrin.
Hungary next. ms MIR. Hcnglemuller
probably will present his credentials
aA Ambassador before the new repre-.
sentative from France arrives and is
presented.
With elaborate exercises ground
was broken October nth for the me.
mortal hall OF the National Society OF
tho Daughters OF the American Reyo.
luton ai Seventeenth AMI d streets.
northwest The spade with which the
earth was turned was presented by
tho Montana society through Mrs.
Walter Harvey Weed. vice regent Of
that state. who read n poem written
for the occasion by ELLA Wheeler Wi.
COX. The spade IL made OF gold and