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The prssidsat has npoclnted HeltI
T. West 70 bs commi1oipnr q ~
District Of Colunbaa, - Epneeee1
late John w. Roae. n. Nen4 = II
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ties have formally requested Tie Gfats;
Turkey for repaynAent Il IL aaacupx
lease o1 Mi1s Ellen n. et0ns. i.
The board Of ordinances and fort1lna-
tons hAs definitely dsctded On IA
gun Tor the United States astiilsry. It
win have the beEt features q thA "
rious Upes OF guns which have besn
considered BY the board q csdnAnce
for fortihcations.
MAI. r. B. 9. Wright, who held .
position on the board Of review n the
United States pension once, u dead.
aged sixty years. Major Wright
claimed the distinction Of having been
the youngest major IN the volunteer
service during the Civil War.
President Roosevelt went out social
~ on the 18th instant Tor the 6r1t dme
since the operation was performed on
! his leg ct Indianapolis. It also was
the drst time that be has walked In
public. His leg apparently has recov-
cred large measure of IT. strength.
and he no longer has to use = crutch.
No limp 10 observable.
The secretary Of the treasury has se-
lected site for the government build
ing Colorado Springs, at the corner OF
Pixies Peak and Nevada avenues. This
site ID valued at $4,000. but the late
w. 8. 6trAtton, the owner. before his
death offered to contribute half Of the
value to the government, 10 that the
accepted price is $4,000.
While President Roosevelt was un-
able to go to Oyster Bay to register his
vote for the November election. he will
go home to vote. The President 10 pro-
crossing finely toward complete recov-
cry and Is now able to move about
without crutches or even cane, but
his physicians have advised him not to
travel any distance for at least two
weeks.
The President has selected Col. John
L. Rodgers, senior colonel Of artillery,
for promotion to the grade Of brig
adler general to succeed Brigadier
General Quinton on the retirement Of
that ofncer. General Rodgers was the
chief artillery onicer at Tampa during
the Spanish war, and afterward went
! to Porto Rico with General Schwan
in like capacity.
President Roosevelt has issued an
executive order calling attention anew
to the civil service laws regarding po-
litical contributions and reaMrming
the illegality of solicitation by feder-
al ofacials or members Of Congress. He
says such practices must not be coun-
tenanced or continued, and that gov
ernment employees need not contribute
campaign funds except voluntarily.
| Secretary Root has approved the pre-
! liminary plans prepared by the board
/ Of officers at West Point for the i'm
provements at the military academy.
These plans have been submitted by
Colonel Mills to the supervising archi-
tect Of the treasury for suggestions
and amendment. The action Of 6ecre-
tary Root settles the plans, leaving 1t
for the architects to work out the de-
tails.
A committee headed by B. H. War
lner, chairman of the citizens execu-
tive committee Of the recent national
,encampment Of the Grand Army Of the
Republic, and the Hon. ]. H. Brigham.
assistant secretary Of agriculture.
called at the White House recently and
presented to President Roosevelt q
gold Grand Army Of the Republic
badge. commemorative Of the national
iencampment.
Hon. Bernard Moses Of California,
. member Of the Philippine commits
sion, will retire from that body. on the
lhrst Of next January. Following that
Professor Moses will make tour Of
portions of the Old World. shaping his
affairs SO that he will be able to reach
his home and take up his college work
in the University of California by the
beginning OF the next scholastic year.
at which time his leave Of absence ex-
pires.
Orders have been issued by the War
Department providing that the regular
army be reduced to the minimum au-
'thorized by law. 50 1000 men. With the
practical cessation Of outbreaks in the
Philippines, 1t IL believed that this can
be done safely. The present size OF
the army II about $1,000. The cavalry
and artillery regiments will be reduced
to the minimum basis except around
Fort Leavenw0rth, where the COM
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