The Somerset reporter., 1902-12-18
At w aSllington.

The President has approved the find
ing of the court martial which found
Lieut.. Owen guilty of financial irregu.
larities and absence without leave. The
sentence was dismissal from the navy.
Mr.. Owen was appointed from this city.
Representative Mccall of Msssachu
sets has introduced a bill authorizing
the President to enter into a reciprocal
agreement with Great Britain, whereby
coal mined in the United States may be
shipped into Canada free of duty and
Canadian coal ad mitted into the United
States free of charge.
The legislative and judicial appropria,
ton bill, carrying S2G, $50, 453, has been
reported to the House by the Appropria-
ton Committee. This is an increase of
$500,30l over the appropriation for the
current fiscal year.
The President has selected Lloyd Gar
rison, Jr, now minister to Persia to be
minister to Japan, succeeding Mr.. Buck,
deceased. He also has selected Rich
mond Pearson of North Carolina at pre-
sent consul general at Teheran, Persia,
to succeed Mr.. Gariscom as minister to
Persia. Mr.. Pearson formerly was a
lopl obohlhtifC III " uSiobo lIOh Univ
Senator Frye has introduced bill for
the construction of revenue cutter of
the first class for service on the coast of
Maine. 1t was referred to the commit
tee of commerce of which Mr.. Frye is
chairman.
Representative Allen has presented
the petition of G.. E. Barbour and 26
others, master mariners in the American
merchant marine, asking for the passage
of DILL granting pensions to certain
officers and enlisted men of the life
saving service and to their widows and
minor children, which was referred to
the House committee on interstate and
foreign commerce.
Representative Littlefield was one of
the dinner guests at the White House,
Saturday evening.
Senator Hale took an active part in
refashioning the bill, appropriatng ex-
penses and compensation for the coal
strike commission, when it was before
the appropriations committee, of which
he is one of the leading members
1t ia reported to be the intention of
Colombia to carry out her threat to
attack Nicaragua, now that her own
revolutionary movement has subsidized,
according to adviees of a semi-offcial
character which have been received
The Colombian army officers at Panama
and Colon are steadily but quietly max
ing ready for an invasion of Nicaragua.
Mrs. Ulysses ). Grant, widow of
President Grant, died at her residence
here, Sunday night. Death was due to
heart failure. Mrs Grant having suffer.
ed for some time from valvular disease
of the heart, which was aggravated by
severe attack of bronchitis. Her age
prevented her rallying from the attacks
Her daughter, Nellie Grant Sartoris was
the only one of her children with her at
the time of her death, her three sons,
who had been summoned here, all being
out of the city.
The Senate in executive session, Mon
day, ratified the treaty of friendship and
States and Spain.
The urgency appropriation bill con-
tanning $500, 900 item for stamping out
the foot aud mouth disease in New
England passed the House.
The President Monday, sent to the u.
g. Senate the nominations of Lloyd Girls
com, Pennsylvania, minister to Japan
and Richmond Pearson, North Carolina,
minister to Persia.
Congress will adjourn over the holi.
days from Dec. 20 TO Jan 8.
1t is understood that the President
has decided to appoint DR.. w. D. Crum,
the colored applicant, as collector of the
port of Charleston.
The sum of $500, 600 was appropriated
in the House for the enforcement of the
sherman anti trust law. The pension
appropriation bill has passed the senate.