North Park union., 1902-01-10

fchell fixing $2 as the minimum rate
wages to be paid to women in the
,ploy of the government.
lenator and Mrs. Patterson arrived
washington December S1st, and are
Iated at the Shoreham. where they
ed during the short session Of the
nate last March.
ssistant Secretary of the Navy
dee Dazzling has addressed a COM
rnication to the secretary Of the Mu-
fIans' Protective Union Of this city
nsing to forbid the members of the
.iteu States Marine Band accepting
soliciting paid engagements.
rbe President, at the instance Of the
teran associations, has amended the
iii service rules applicable to the
raj free delivery service so as to ex-
nj from the operation Of the age
,it veterans of the civil and Spanish
merican wars who file applications
appointment US carriers.
Representative Loud, chairman Of
House committee on postotfices and
st roads, had a talk with the Presi.
mt a few days ago about postal leg
alton. Mr.. Loud says that 1 cent
stage Is out of the question. "Under
esent conditions" said he, penny
stage would result in q deficit of
100000 annually"
Congressman Flood of Virginia is 60
e to Introduce bill for the purchase
about 1900 acres at Appomatto1
Iurt house, to be set apart as gov
(nment reservation and parked. The
cI ean farm house, In which Generals
rant and Lee transacted that bit of
story-making business thirty-six
kars ago, would be included In the
nrchase.
General Miles resumed his duties in
mmand of the army mt his office in
War Department December 26th.
is said that he has decided to accept
situation with the best possible
Face and will say or do nothing to
bptinue the controversy. So far rs
bown the incident will cause no de.
1ed change in his pre-arranged plans,
hiclal or social, for the future.
The definite announcement of Ger
apy's plans for the collection Of her
aim against Venezuela shows that
Monroe doctrine is In full force
ecretary Hay has evidently told
chmidt-Leda, the German minister
go ahead and force President Castro
pay the bill by the same method
cently adopted by France when that
buntry's navy seized Turkish por,
hl n satisfactory settlement was
hade.
The Navy Department has decided tc
ktablish wireless telegraph plants nt
be Washington navy yard and at An
hpolis. The plans for the necessary
luipmcnt OF the two stations are now
eing worked out under the direction
Admiral Bradford and experiments
Fill be under way at an early day. A,
nch point tall mast will be erected
br the purpose of receiving and trans
hitting signals. and small buildings
tlll be erected for the installation oi
pstruments, etc.
In the absence of any fresh diplo-
hattie exchanges between this country
nd Denmark on the subject, the otii'
lals Of the State Department say there
no news to be made public regard
bg the proposed sale OF the Danish
Nest Indies to the United States. There
re no differences between the two
pNIlllts us " tlt ttihiS VI 'i' IA "
osed transfer. The United States is
eady to close the deal. which appears
be blocked only by the timidity OF
be Danish ministry, owing to the aSi'
htion against the sale of the islands by
ome of the people of Denmark.
Assistant Secretary Darling has re-
rived Il dispatch from Commander
eaton Schroeder naval governor OF
;uam, acknowledging the receipt OF
be official notice of the death OF Pres
1ent Mckinley and enclosing letter
coincidence signed by the leading cit
lens of Guam. Commander Schroeder
nys that the officers, men and civil
lns In Guam unite In assuring the de-
Artment Of their profound sorrow for
be country's inestimable loss. A dep
tation of the Filipino prisoners of war
faited on the governor and expressed
lncere sorrow for the death of the
lte President.
The most positive denIals are given
the story that Il. ID. Coburn, secre-
hry Of the State Board of Agriculture
Kansas, is to succeed Secretary
Eilson. When the fact that Governor
haw had accepted the tender of the
feasury portfolio was made public,
be announcement was made that Sec
ftary Wilson would remain in the
abinet and later the same statement
las reiterated at the White House in
be most emphatic manner. The Pres
pent is anxious that Secretary Wilson
hould remain and the secretary has
bformed the President he would be
lad to do SO.
A statement exhibiting the extent of
be cotton manufacturing industry in
be United States for the year 1900,
g compared with 1890, has been Is
ued by the census bureau. The state
pent places the total value Of cotton
manufacturing products at $336,914,-
e2, gain of over twenty-five per cent.
nee 1880. The number of establish
pents in 1900 was 1851, gain Of six
zen per cent: the capital employed,
46I ,24O, ,157, a gain of thirty-two per
ent.; salaried officials. 1906, n gain
eighty-four per cent; amount paid
salaries, 81. .535, 100, gain of III
er cent; average number of wage
prners, 302, SCI, gain Of thirty-eight
er cent; total wages paid, $9O,3SI,- :
u, gain of thirty-siX per cent; cost
materials used, $17G,551, ,521, q gain
fourteen per cent.
On leaving Washington December
9Th, to return to Denver. w. e. An
in. special agent In charge Of the
estern division of rural free delivery,
aid: "The department has granted
ur request which have made, look
ng to more efficient service. Two