The Dolores star., 1902-05-23


the bill To retire Surgeon General
Sternberg, with the rank Of major gen
cral
An amendment to the naval appro-
priation bill appropriating S2tAOo for
making tests of liquid fuel from the
California and Texas oil fields under
the direction of the Bureau of Steam
Engineering. was adopted by the
House
As announced last week, the canvass
of the House by the friends OF the irri-
CATION bill has disclosed a clear ma
jority in favor of the measure. Later
it was announced that lSi members
had promised to vote for 1t. Friends
of the bill will now press for a def
mite day for its consideration, and eN-
pcct they will be given an opportunity
to call it up within two weeks.
The Senate committee on Philippines
has decided to call as n witness before
that committee Miss Clcmcncia Lopez.
a sister of Sixto Lopez. The lady is
now in Boston and she will be asked to
come from that city TO Washington to
give her testimony. The date of her
appearance has not been fixed. Sena-
tors Lodge, Hale and Burrows voted
with the Democratic members TO ask
her attendance.
The negotiations between Secretary
Hay and the ministers from Colombia,
Nicaragua and Costa Rica looking TO
the requirement of the necessary
rights for the construction by the
United States government of either the
Panama or the Nicaragua canal, have
AZ last been concluded and the secre-
nf will lg DhI.. Ia EanI n
the Senate three treaties covering the
ground. The general features of these
conventions already have been out
lined.
The general land office has decided
10 open the bulk of the Fort Hall In
Clan reservation under the old rush"
system, which will take place June
1Ith. Ii is estimated that about 3oo.-
600 acres are agricultural or grazing
land, which may be entered under
homestead. timber and stone laws, and
all these lands will be subject to the
rush" About G0o0o acres within tive
miles of Pocatcllo will be sold at public
auction and not be opened up during
the scramble.
Thomas f. Walsh has accepted plans
and designs for the construction of the
largest office building in Washington,
to be known as The Colorado" The
building will be on the corner Of Four
tcenth and g streets. the former site
of the Foundry church. The frontage
on q street will be ia feet and on
Fourteenth street lis feet. There will
be nine floors and the building will
contain eight store and 2i3 office rooms.
The building will cost 100000 and the
ground cost $500 900.
Senator Warren recently presented
to the President Il petition of thirty
nine small stockmcn living in the Hat
Creek, Wyoming, district, and compris-
ing practically all its residents. re
questlng delay in enforcement of the
order to remove fences from the pub
lie domain until some satisfactory law
passes Congress to adjust grazing III
the West. While the law will be en-
forced, it is understood an effort will
he made to work as little hardship as
possible, especially in communities
where no complaints have arisen of
fencing on the public lands.
The friends of Cuban reciprocity for
the time being have practically aban-
dOned their effort to have the measure
tIt buSihtSS pll lilt
Senate calendar and now express a
willingness that the Nicaraguan canal
bill shall continue to have the place
place of advantage, with the under
standing that the Cuban bill shall have
incidental attention when no one is
prepared to speak on the canal bill
and it is understood that there will be
no effort to displace the latter 1t is
now the intention of the opponents of
the Cuban bill to see that the canal
bill is thoroughly debated.
President Roosevelt has signed the
bill giving Mrs. Arvella ID. Meeker OF
Greeley, Colorado. an annuity for life
of 5000. The Indian appropriation bill
carrying the provision for opening the
lintah reservation and an apprOpria,
ton for furnishing water for the south
ern Ute Indians of Colorado. is still
in the hands of the President, unsigned
Objections have been made to the bill
ON account of the provisions for open.
ing the U!ntah reservation and leas,
ing lands on the Spokane reservation
1t is stated. however. that the Presi.
dent Will not refuse to sign the bill OF
this account and the delay in signing
is to fully satisfy friends of the In
bidHs lIldl inc lnulduS tights are prop
erly safeguarded.
The House committee on military af
fairs has decided to disapprove the
proposition suggested by Secretary
Root of establishing four large military
concentration camps in different sec
tions of the United States Secretary
Root has been anxious to establish fouI
large permanent camps, one on the Pa
enc coast, two east of the Mississippi
river and one in the Rocky mountain
region. where large bodies of troops
might be mobolized for field drills
sham battles and other maneuvers
The House committee maintains thai
large camps are not desirable but fa
vOrs the creation of n number of small
er camps. where troops from three ol
four adjoining states may be mustered
for practice drills, and this plan may
be adopted.
In discussing the naval appropriation
bill in the House. Mr. Foss. chairman
| Of the naval committee. explained tn,
measure in detail. He said that Will,
+, we have 13S ships built and building