Gilpin observer., 1902-08-14
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND 9
GOVERNMENTAL PROCEEDINGS

Washington for the establishment of
an entente cordiale between the gov
ernments Of Colombia and Nicaragua.
Ministers Concha of Colombia and Co
rea of Nicaragua are carrying on the
negotiations.
Gen. Jacob FL. Smith, who arrived at
San Francisco few days ago, Is not
under orders to report to the adjutant
general. The order heretofore pub
lished directed General Smith to pro-
coed to his home. the usual order in
case of retired officers. ..1
The Navy Department. will soon call
for bids for huge floating dock to
accommodate 16OO0-ton battleship, to
be built in the United States and float
ed over to the Philippines. This will
be one of the largest floating dry
docks ever constructed.
President Roosevelt has made formal
announcement that he has granted the
application of the Commercial Pacific
Gable Company to land a cable on the
shores of the United States, on the
islands Of Hawaii and Guam, and in
the Philippine islands.
The Treasury Department has de-
cided to locate the headquarters Of the
new Washington and Alaska internal
revenue collection district at Tacoma,
Washington. B. D. Croker, the tax
collector, will open his office for bust
ness on September LIST.
The monthly coinage statements is
sued by the director of the mint shows
that during July, 1902, the total coin
age executed az the mints Of the
United States was $4.756,S0O. as fol-
lows: Gold double eagles), $2,12O,OOO
silver, So, 254 900; minor coins, $500. 800.
President Roosevelt has returned the
papers in the case Of Alexander u.
Pendleton, Jr., to the War Department,
with an endorsement confirming the
sentence Of dismissal. Pendleton was
first class cadet at West Point, and
was found guilty Of hazing. He was
appointed from Arizona.
Commissioner Sargent Of the Immi-
grafton Bureau, with the approval of
Secretary Shaw, has issued 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.
An index Of the military policy of
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 10 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 LIST,
next. The bureau was the lowest of
two bidders and the price at which it
now gets the contract is 1921. 900 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. J. Frank
lin Bell has been placed in temporary
command Of the department Of the
North Philippines.
Stories to the effect that the winter
naval maneuvers In the West Indies
will involve an immense expenditure,
figures as high as. ,O0O. 600 being CIV
en-, are denied at he Navy Department.
On the contrary, it Is pointed out at
the department that these evolutions
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
| force in its entirety on April 1, 1903,
with the exception Of the section which
relates to doing away 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
the results Of court-martial cases In
| the Philippine islands. 1t shows that
the 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
were fined and In 800 cases We're SEN
fenced to confinement. The charges
included murder, manslaughter. as
saults and attempted rape. Most of
the charges, however, were for trivial
offenses and were based upon CON-
plants made by native Filipinos.
The National Retail Butchers and
Meat Dealers Protective Association In
session at Washington adopted resolu-
tons recommending that the eastern,
middle and southern states cfer In
ducements by bounty, or any other
means, for the upbuilding Of the live
stock industry In those sections. Res
olutlons also were adopted favorlng the
repeal of the present national hnnk-