New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-01
NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES.
fey TELEGRAPH TO THE TRtBuSE.I

fBy TELEGRAPH TRIBUNE-1
Washington, November 30
THE MEASURE OF EXPANSION-An ade-
quate idea of the remarkable growth of the United
States since the with Spain is obtained from a
statement of the Treasury Department. which
shows the increase In transactions of the Auditors
the soTernmentsi balance Sheet. which accurately
gauge the national growth, as follows:
Yea Yea Eesslpts 3is sa5 sen sss =
MACHINE TO DISPENSE WITH woMEN.-A
machine which. with one attendant, Will perform
the labor Of ten women, has Just been Installed In
the Department of Agriculture With almost hr-
ingenuity this complex machine weighs OUT
in accurate quantities the seed intended for Con-
gressionaI distribution. fills each OF I've packets
with a different variety. seals the laps, places
teen tsi Of these msghne have SEEN installed ss
with a capacity of $4,000 packets OF seed day
ton of an additional machine which It 10 said viii
afix the Congressional franks. bearing the ad-
filled. insuring accuracy and rapidity. as wei.
eeononlizing labor.
A faster IN oRDINART.-rn the ONCE of
Commissary General Weston, IN the War Depart
ment. there is employed eolored porter OF hugs
size and unlimited capacity. part OF whose duties
not defined in any of the departments reguia-
TONS To General Weston submitted freak
foods by ingenious inventors from all over the
world and the generals first test is to try them on
Sam If Sam reports for duty bright and early
he s1f ea n e aer f0o mes 81 powr
milk, vest pocket Ioaxes Of bread sodiaed soup.
Sam comes down late and complains Of "a mis-
cry" there is no further chance for that paItte~
pared for the soldier boys generally innoc1ous
and frequently nutritious is attested by Sang
eraI Weston regards Sam as most essential
appur5 ten OF the oee and i - dopnGsss true
many useless and expensive tests.
ANU
Department announces to-day that II Is informed
that dealers in Cuba in machinery nave decided
advantage in placing their orders in Europe in
stead of in the United States. because In ths
actual condition and state of affairs they get: %
Lower prices. varying from 10 to 80 per cent accord
ing to the class of machinery and MATERIAL CD
shipping rates: G0 quicker delivery. and % more
advantageous terms Of payment as European man
while american manufacturers want cash II is
preferential to the United States. should be con
ceded by Cuba on the articles referred TO- the lower
prices and freight rates quicker delivery and
easier terms Of payment would fully compensate
would have TO pay on the European machinery and
materials.
a RUSSIAN CONTRIBUTION TO AMERICAN
EDUCATTON.-The Secretary OF the Interior has
promised Secretary Wilson some most interesting
seedlings with which to inaugUrate his distribution
of historic tho educational institutions of the
country, previously described in The Tribune. The
promised seedlings were grown Secretary Hitch
cocks farm near st. Louis from acorns which he
procured when he ambassador TO Russia and
which grew on the oaks of Peterhoff These origi-
mai oaks sprans from acorns sent to Alexander III
by Charles Sumner when the latter heard that the
Gar had freed the serfs- They were handed to
Alexander by Mr.. Summers brother. Thus the oak
woods which grew in the Royal Gardens at Peter
hoff monument to the cause of freedom will
contribute their share by virtue of Secretary VIII
sons project, TO teaching the blessings of liberty
10 American boys and girls
COLoMBIAS GAIN FROM THE CANAL
Among the priceless benefits to Colombia from the
building Of the isthmian canal will be that OF
peace which should surpass all commercial re-
suits This Is pointed ont by Aurelio N Dutari.
of Panama. visiting Washington. who SAYS:
The most important consequences to my people
will De the cessation Of revolutions. far as the
isthrnus is concerned The moment the United
States takes hold of the canal that moment dis
order and revolution will come TO end COlom-
bia is going to be immense gamer thereby, be-
it needs only domestic tranquility TO become
of the most prosperous countries In the world
AS il is. the frequency of revolutions has wellngh
ruined republic To-day. in the Interior. the
only money is a paper currency that has fallen
so low that IT takes $500 Of IL TO equal gold
dollar"