The Dolores star., 1902-08-15
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
GOVERNMENTAL PROCEEDINGS

Negotiations have been opened In
Washington for the establishment of
n entente cordIale between the gov
ruments Of Colombia and Nicaraugua.
Ministers Concha Of Colombia and CO.
lea OF Nicaragua are carrying on the
Negotiations.
Gen. Jacob II. Smith. who arrived at
kan Francisco few days ago. Is not
bnder orders to report to the adjutant
General The order heretofore pub
ished directed General Smith to pro-
Feed to his home. the usual order In
Ie of retired officers.
The Navy Department will soon call
or bids for a huge floating dock to
accommodate 16,OOO-tOn battleship, to
" built in the United States ana float.
"a over to the Philippines. This will
be one Of the largest floating dry
bocks ever constructed.
President Roosevelt has made formal
announcement that he has granted the
Implication OF the Commercial Pacific
Gable Company to land cable on the
shores of the United States. on the
stands OF Hawaii and Guam, and in
The Philippine islands.
The Treasury Department has de-
rded to locate the headquarters of the
new Washington and Alaska internal
revenue collection district mt Tacoma.
Washington. b. ID. Crocker. the tax
collector. will open his office for busi-
ness on September 1st.
The monthly coinage statements Is
kued by the director of the mint shows
that during July, 1902, the total COIN
hge executed at the mints Of the
United States was S4.756,S 500. MS fol-
lows: Gold double eagles), $2.12O,0 600;
silver, S2,254 900: minor coins, 500, 800.
President Roosevelt has returned the
papers In the case Of Alexander q.
Pendleton. Jr., to the War Department,
with an endorsement confirming the
sentence Of dismissal. Pendieton was
first class cadet at West Point, and
was found guilty of hnzing. He was
appointed from Arizona.
Commissioner Sargent of the 1mmi-
grafton Bureau. with the approval of
Secretary Shaw, has issued Il circular
prohibiting the coming to the United
States of residents and natives of
Porto Rico and the Philippines, except
after the same examination as Is en-
forced against other alien immigrants.
All VI tI1e VI
the administration Is afforded by an
order recently issued by General Chat
fee, commanding the division of the
Philippines. by authority of the secre.
tary of war. directing the shipment to
the medical supply depot at San Fran
cisco of all hospital and medical sup
plies in the Philippines in excess of the
requirements OF 10000 men for twenty
years.
Acting Postmaster General Madden
has awarded to the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing the contract for print
Ing the adhesive postage stamps and
stamp books for the United States for
the four years beginning November 1st,
next. The bureau was the lowest OF
two bidders and the price at which 1t
now gets the contract is $261 600 less
than the amount of Its original propo.
sition.
The War Department Is informed
that Brig. Gen. Samuel s. Sumner has
been relieved from command of the de-
partment of the North Philippines and
placed in command of the Seventh sep
arate brigade as the relief Of Brig. Gen.
George w. Davis. who has been or
dered to Manila Brig. Gen. ]. Frank
lin Bell has been placed in temporary
command of the department of the
North Philippines.
Stories to the effect that tb- winter
naval maneuvers in the West Indies
will involve an immense expenditure,
figures as high as $1.0OO.000 being CIV
en-. are denied at he Navy Department.
On the contrary, 1t is pointed out ut
n al, . tnr
will entail very little additional ex-
pense over the ordinary cost of main
tenance of vessels In commission and
on cruising duty.
The State Department has made pub
lie reports from Ambassador White at
Berlin. dated July 18th and 14th, that
according to an official proclamation.
the meat inspection law will go into
lorce in its entirety on April !, 1903,
with the exception Of the section which
relates to doing nway with the second
examination of meat only officially in
spected. This paragraph will go into
effect October 1, 1904.
A recent mail from the Philippines
contains an interesting summary of
me results Of cOurt-martial cases in
lhe Philippine islands. 1t shows that
'he accused in 227 cases were dishon-
orably discharged, In 231 cases forfeit
ed pay and allowances, In 115 cases
suffered other punishment, in 40 cases
We're fined and In 800 cases were SEN
fenced to confinement. The charges
included murder, manslaughter. as
saults and attempted rape. Most of
'ne charges. however, were for trivial
onenses and were based upon COM
plMnfs made by native Filipinos.
The National Retail Butchers and
Neat Dealers Protective Association in
session at Washington adopted resolu-
aons recommending that the eastern.
middle and southern states offer In
uucements by bounty, or any other
means, for the upbuilding of the live
SOCK industry in those sections. Res
buttons also were adopted favOrlng the
sepeai of the present national bank
ap.cy law, as hardship on small
BUSINESS men. and extending thanks to
Auorney General Knox and to Attor.
uty General Tlnvtoo nf Na.. Xnvl- fnr