New-York tribune., 1902-12-23
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL


10y TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE.l
Washington, December %
AMERICAN CAPITAL IN. MEXICO-Half
billion dollars in gold is the value placed on the
American investments owned by LIZ American
companies, firms and individuals in Mexico. accord
ing to recent consular report Concerning TINS
enormous investment the report says:
The impetus given to Mexic9s industries Gn by TINS
enormous augmentation OF the na u9n on ,he greaf
capital accounts in no small degree tor tue tbe
Industrial progress which it has MADE curing eT r
cent Of all her imports from the United States ties
ana seIng 50 per cent OF all her eAp9PtSb pbicb nrac7
tcally the City of Mexico, IS credited Win VIII;
amount $2s1 500 900 is credited to the railways hay
ing their main offices in this city Inc otaIe % ;n
Vested d is toabuiia With s4S but Of this
amount S$ $1,000 is cTedlteG to s4e sta in order of
american capital INVESTED is Sonora w Win
in mining enterprises. The amount credite6 10 S @ e
State of Chihuahua is $3 100000 Of which itb
s1S600,O0o. Nuevo Leon. with sn4oe0a0 ranks next
COUSINS-From an itinerant resident OF the eN-
position city A T. Jeffords. the first protest
against the invasion of relatives friends ana ote
beggars for board which follow in the wake OIL On
exposition After dilating on the glories OIL lle
coming Louisiana Purchase Exposition. MI JET
fords assumed a mournful expression and SAID
gravely:
But there's one thing about this worlds worlds ha falp
business: however, that don't IKE, tbeir homes
and move away. during its continuance why rTn pv
free boarding houses for all second and third
cousins and for everybody of our acqusiiLIioa ac
cepted. Now, l am very fond of entertainiins ii
friends in my home but save me from ne eSnosio6
are going to put up our oif paee until
the thing is ended
Now is Chicago such quiet place?
GOVERNORS. GENERALS AND OTHER BIG
GUNS-Orders regulating salutes to be hred oy
forts in honor of guests on holidays have oeen re-
Gently amended to include several new funcroh-
aries The new regulations are as follows:
The national salute is twenty-one guns II Is aiS me
the salute to national nag ne tinn Of Inde-
pendence and consisting of one gun Tor eacn ;5eJ
is fred at noon on July at NPTesdent evG of the
United States receives salute OF and
American or foreign ambassa dors receive saiute
Of nineteen guns; members Oh 4ba House Of Repre-
sentatives a committee of Congress o1clay a Slsie
tive states or Territories and the Civil Governor OF
the Philippine Islands receive seventeen Guns o-as
fifteen guns governor general receives SAUL i'
shall be taken to mean an administrative officer
under whom officers with the title OF Governor az
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy, when officially
visiting military post, receives salute oA l1i'e
guns.
CHARLEY EDWARDS TO EAT HIS HAT
While DR. Wiley is feeding his victims on borac1c
acid dainties Colonel Charley Edwards. secre-
tary of tn, deceased Democratic Congress COM
mittee. is getting ready TO devour one nat
There are specifications as to what hho u
hat he shall eat, but some wag mas pointed ou'
with reason a well wit that a campaign nat 10
the only proper one. in view Of the fact mat ~ ole
necessity of such an unusual article of diet arose
from his bet with Senator EiK1ns Ea onne EDWARDS
is ready face the music or rather the h he
6af d IS 70 be prepared One chef after
other refused the task; and the gallant 1eTSh exam
ing one raw hat. Still the colonel does not n finch;
To every gibe and taunt he replies calmly am
ready; fetch on your chapeau'
FEW. PROMOTED FROM THE FO'CASTLE.-
Up TO this time only three enlisted men OF the
navy have been promoted to the commissioned
rank of ensign They Henry B. Soule, FRANCIS
Martin and Louis J. Connolly. all gunners. Under e
the existing law enlisted men, not eNcee"hs SiA III
number be promoted each year g. I9,s ms pro
vice Enlisted men feel. whether with or without
against them in the wardroom after such promo
tion and have generally PreferreoS 50 20 y IS not con-
sidered likely Secretary Moodys advocacy Gt
Raising the limit TO twelve year will substantially
increase the number Of these promollohs
DToGFNEs WARE FINDS HIS HONEST MAN
Up in the Pension Bureau, in whispers ana Win
hated breath commissioner and clerks alike are
,,entIoning the name of John Daley the man
from Topeka Kan. who refused a pension. Fao-
ulous as this story seems. Commissioner ware
,oucbes for its truth. 1t seems some time ago
Da1ev who is a veteran of the 18th Indiana, hled
oati+iop for pension Investigation justified his
claim the bill was passed and he was informed
that his name was the government roll Tor $iz
a month Imagination fails to picture the aston
isbn,cnt at the Pension Bureau when Daley reple9
Fir a letter declining the pension. Convinced
that he had TO deal with crazy man COMMITS
the situation The clerk found there an old man
bent double from disease fGntraGree art m ' but al s
keeping a keen and vigorous intellect some OF
nv Kind neiehhors questioned my army record
the old man told the clerk But now my recoro
has been cleared / satisfied. The government
{. having too manay millions for pensions now.
ITbev are cynical at the Pension Bureau, however
ard are keeping Daley's money for him against a
change of mind.
CONNECTICUT QUARANTINE RAISED.