The Delta independent., 1902-09-26
WASHINGTON NEWS.

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, it is believed the accident was
Of too little consequence to warrant
cable report.
Secretary Shaw announced before
leaving Washington for the West that
during the week he had authorized the
distribution, in round numbers, of
S1O,OOO,0OO 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 Crow Creek reserve, in fighting
the fire reported burning at PEARL just
south of the Medicine Bow forest re-
serve. They Will employ large num-
Der Of men to assist in the work. Ihls
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
H1gginSon 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 into Newport
at night through binding searchlights,
smoke, and against 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
ary 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 a murder
trial in Alaska. the Lone Wolf case,
involving the validity of an act of
Congress relating to Kiowa Indian
lands, and the prize money cases of
the United States against Admirals
DSNSs anu tctihpsoh-
Secretary Root has issued instruc-
tions to reduce the transport service
between San Francisco and Manila to
one ship each month, such sailings to
be on the 1st 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, $1,OOO,OOO
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-
manian Jews and in having in
mind statement from Rouma-
nian authorities to the effect that
these Jews had declined agricultural
work, it may be of interest to note
the fact that the State Department
was particularly careful to verify all
the complaints that had resulted here
from various sources respecting the
harshness of Roumanian laws. One
law provided that no Jew should live
in the agricultural sections of the cOun-
try. Another prohibited Jews from en-
gaging in agricultural labor. Another
forbade the Jews to own farm lands.
Finally a law declared that any. one
who employed a Jew should also en-
ploy no less than two Rounanians and
this restriction was prohibitive of Jew
ish labor in the small establishments.
These facts will doubtless be enlarged
upon If the Roumanian government
undertakes to impeach the statements
contained in the Jewish note.
Manila papers received at the War
Department contain reports from Min
danao regarding the Moro problem,
showing what the various sultans and
dattOs are doing, together with cOrre-
spondence that has passed and conver-
sations that have occurred between
army officers commanding in that is
land and different chiefs. 1t appears
that the Moro chiefs were Informed by
Filipinos from LuZon that Russia and
Spain were at war with the United
States. One of the sultans, when
asked why he would not be on friendly
terms with the United States authori-
ties, said that the Moros were all un.
der the direction of the sultan Of Stam-
boul, and they had been informed that
there was enmlty between the sultan
of Stamboul and the United States gov
ernment. Captain Pershing, in com
mand of the cavalry. told him that this
was entirely a mistake. Another datto
made the claim that the Moros always
had been In undisturbed possession of
the Lake Lanao country. and that even
the Spaniards never had attempted to
interfere with them, and they did not
want the Americans to do so.
Secretary Hitchcock on the 10th inst.
received dispatches from the COVER
nors Of both Colorado and Wyoming
appealing for government assistance in
fighting terrific forest fire that is
raging on government timber lands