The Springfield herald., 1902-09-26
WASHINGTON NEWS.

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South Atlantic station, announcing his
departure from Bahia for Montevideo
on board his flagship, the Iowa. AS
the dispatch made no mention of the
recently reported grounding Of the bat
tleship, 1t Is believed the accident was
OF too little consequence to warrant a
cable report.
Secretary Shaw announced before
leaving Washington for the West that
during the week he had authorized the
distribution, In round numbers, of
$1O,OOO,OOO In public funds among the
banks throughout the country which
have bonds available for security. The
money will be released and deposits
will be completed within few days
and just as rapidly as the bonds are
received at the treasury.
In response to the kilograms from the
governors of Wyoming and Colorado,
the secretary of the interior has ordered
Forest Superintendent Garbutt of Wyo-
ming to assist Superintendent Atherly
of the Grow Creek reserve. in fighting
the fire reported burning at Pearl, just
south of the Medicine Bow forest re-
serve. They will employ n large NUM-
Der OF men to assist in the work. This
is the only action the department can
make. No request will be made of the
War Department for assistance.
In his report to the secretary Of the
navy upon the combined operations
between the army and navy. Admiral
Higginson Is most generous in his dlS-
tribution of praise among the officers
of the squadron, and especially does
he commend Rear Admiral Coghlan
for his able and efficient assistance.
His leading the squadron irto Newport
at night through binding searchlights,
smoke, and against Il strong current is
pronounced to have been brilliant
piece of navigation, requiring steady
and undaunted nerve.
The United States Supreme Court
will reassemble October 18th. No bus
mess Will be transacted on the opening
day The court will make its custom
airy call on President Roosevelt The
following day the court will resume the
hearing of cases. Among the first of
the cases to be heard are those of Bird
against the United States. brought to
determine the legality of murder
trial in Alaska, the Lone Wolf case,
involving the validity of an act of
Congress relating 10 Kiowa Indian
lands, and the prize money cases of
the United States against Admrals
Dewey anu SulnpSOll.
Secretary Root has issued instruc-
tons to reduce the transport service
between San Francisco and Manila to
one ship each month, such sailings to
be on the LIST of each month Hereto
fore two transports have sailed each
month The five steamers which Will
remain on the route between here and
the Philippines are the Sherman, Sher-
idan, Logan, Thomas and Fitzpatrick.
This means the laying up of such YES
sells as the Hancock, BufOrd, Meade.
Lawton, Grant, Crook and Relief,
ships which cost the government enor-
nous sums of money to buy and put
into repair. The Hancock was at one
time called the crack ship of the fleet.
She cost, with her repairs, S1,OOOOOO.
In view of the disposition shown in
some quarters in Europe to question
the propriety of the interference of the
United States in behalf of the Rou-
maninn Jews and in having in
mind statement from Rouma-
Man authorities to the effect that
these Jews had declined agricultural
work, 1t may be of interest to note
the fact that the State Department
was particularly careful to verify all
the complaints that mad resulted mere
from various sources respecting the
harshness OF Koumanlah fhWs. Ohe
law provided that no Jew should h'e
In the agricultural sections OF the couh-
try. Another prohibited Jews from en-
gaging in agricultural labor. Another
forbade the Jews to own farm lands.
Finally law declared that any one
who employed II Jew should also en-
ploy no less than two Roumanians and
this restriction was prohibitive of jew
ish labor in the small establishments.
These facts will doubtless be enlarged
upon If the Roumanian government