Gilpin observer., 1902-05-29

River district, Montana, in addition to
100000 acres previously withdrawn.
The conference report on the agricul-
tural appropriation bill was agreed to
in the House and Senate The bill as
passed carries $65,OOO for continuing
the irrigation Investigations under the
direction Of Professor Mead.
Postmaster General Payne has an
nounced that the portrait of Martha
Washington has been decided upon as
the first of American women to adorn
a United States postage stamp. The
portrait will be placed, on the Scent
stamp.
A bill has been introduced by Senator
Lodge providing for the removal of the
battleship Maine from the harbar of
Havana and the recovery of the bodies
of the American sailorfS who sank with
the vessel. The. bill appropriates ST.
100000
The House committee on pensions
reported favorably the Senate bill eX-
tending the provisions of the act grant
ing pensions to veterans of the Indian
war to those who participated in the
Mexican Indian war of 1S49 to 1856,
and the Utah Indian disturbances,
1850 to 1853
The President is about to issue n
proclamation creating additions of sew
eral million acres to the Yellowstone
and Teton forest reserves in Wyoming.
With the additions thus created the to-
tai area of the Yellowstone forest re-
serve will be 1,SO9,2SO acres, and the
area of the Teton forest reserve will be
4, ,127 1850 acres.
The bill of Mr.. Mondell of Wyoming
authorizing the secretary Of war to
provide a national trophy and other
prizes to be contested for annually by
the army, navy, marine corps and ma
tional guard members of the several
states and territories in rifle competi-
ton has been reported favorably to
the House by the committee on mill
tary affairs. The sum of $4,000 is an
nually to be appropriated for the pur-
pose Of providing the prizes and de-
fraying the expenses of the contests.
The House passed the naval appro-
priation bill on the 10Th inst. The fea-
ture of the debate was on the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Roberts of Massa-
chusetts, providing that three of the
ships provided for in the bill, battle
ship, a cruiser and a gunboat, shall be
built in government yards. Mr.. Adams
of Pennsylvania made point of order
against the amendment which Mr..
Sherman sustained, but on an appeal
by Mr.. Roberts, the chair was over
ruled and the amendment was agreed
to.
Secretary Hay has received the fol-
lowing cablegram from United States
Consul McAlester at Barbndoes, West
Indies, dated May 10Th: Sixteen hum
dred deaths at st. Vincent; 1000 desti-
tute; immediate wants supplied. Aid
needed for six months. This is authen-
tic." The Navy Department received
the following dispatch from Com
mander Mclean of the \Cincinnati:
Fort De France, May 19.-Water barge
not needed. Ashes and volcanic dust
falling thickly here, now fike thick fog /;
decks covered"
Secretary of State Hay has received
a cahlegram from United Mates Consul
Ayme, at Fort de France. announcing
that the relief supplies now afioat are
quite sufficient for the Martinique suf-
ferers, and suggesting that while St.
Vincent may be in need the subscrip-
tons in the United States should cease
at once. The President has requested
the secretary of war and Of the navy
departments now ON relief duty in the
West Indies to report their opinion as
to the necessities Of the inhabitants of
the afflicted islands.
The Chesapeake Beach Railroad
Company of Washington. under the
management of Otto Mears of Colora-
do, has established a steamship line
connecting with the eastern shore of
Maryland 1t is intended, in addition
to passenger travel, to secure a quick
freight route between the eastern shore
truck farms and the Washington mar
kets. Mr. Mears is also arranging to
have the Chesapeake railway cars,
which heretofore have stopped at the
District line. run by motor power to
Fifteenth and II streets, which is the
center Of Washington.
The following bills have passed the
House: Granting homesteaders on the
abandoned Fort Bridger, Fort Sanders
and Fort Laramie military reserva-
tions. Wyoming. the right to purchase
one-quarter section of public land on
said reservations. as pasture or graz
ing land; to authorize the erection of
buildings by the international commit
tee of the Y. NJ. G. A. on military res
ervations of the United States; 10 au-
thorize the sale Of part of the Fort
Niobrara reservation in Nebraska; to
regulate commutation for good con-
duct for United States prisoners; grant
ing to the G. A. X. the right to be quar-
tered In the unfinished government
printing office during the coming ma
tional encampment: authorizing the
Santa Fe railroad company TO sell or
lease its property and franchise.
1t now seems probable that consid-
Grafton Of the irrigation bill in the
House may be postponed at least until
the second week in June, as the CON-
mittee on rules has consented. to con-
sideratlon of three or four measures
that will occupy at least two weeks
time and which must come ahead Of
the Hansbrough bill. The unexpected