The Holly chieftain., 1902-05-23

sternberg, with the rank OF major gen.
eral.
An amendment to the naval appro-
priation bill appropriating $4,000 for
making tests of liquid fuel from the
California and Texas oil fields under
the direction of the Bureau OF Steam
Engineering, was adopted by the
House.
The Senate concurred in the Hoase
amendment to the bill for the relief of
Mrs. Arivella ID. Meeker of Greeley
and the bill went to the President for
signature. 1t carries life annuity OF
$500 for Mrs. Meeker, dating from
June, 1900.
As announced last week, the canvass
of the House by the friends Of the irri-
CATION bill has disclosed a clear ma
5ority in favor of the measure. Later
1t was announced that 1856 members
Sad promised to vote for it. Friends
Sof the bill will now press for def
mite day for its consideration, and ex-
pect they will be given an opportunity
to call 1t up within two weeks.
The Senate committee on Philippines
!. has decided to call as witness before
that committee Miss Clemencia Lopez,
n sister of Sixto Lopez. The lady is
now in Boston and she will be asked to
come from that city to Washington to
give her testimony. The date of her
appearance has not been fixed. Sena-
tors Lodge, Hale and Burrows voted
with the Democratic members to ask
her attendance.
The negotiations between Secretary
Hay and the ministers from Colombia,
Nicaragua and Costa Rica looking to
the requirement of the necessary
rights for the construction by the
United States government of either the
Panama or the Nicaragua canal, have
at last been concluded and the secre-
tary of state will be able to send to
the Senate three treaties covering the
ground. The general features of these
conventions already have been out
lined.
to open the bulk of the Fort Hall In
dian reservation under the old rush"
system, which will TAKE place June
11th. 1t is estimated that about 300,
600 acres are agricultural or grazing
homestead, timber and stone laws, and
all these lands will be subject to the
rush" About 10000 acres within five
Nles of Pocatello will be sold at public
/Auction and not be opened up during
the scramble.
Thomas f. Walsh has accepted plans
and designs for the construction of the
largest office building in Washington,
to be known as "The Colorado" The
! building will be on the corner of Four
fenth and G streets, the former site
of the Foundry church. The frontage
on G street will be ia feet and on
Fourteenth street 11S feet. There will
be nine floors and the building will
contain eight store and 243 office rooms.
The building will cost $4,000 and the
ground cost 100000.
Senator Warren recently presented
to the President petition of thirty
nine small stockmen living in the Hat
Creek, Wyoming, district, and comprls-
ing practically all its residents, re
Questing delay in enforcement of the
order to remove fences from the pub
lie domain until some satisfactory law
passes Congress to adjust grazing in
the West. While the law will be en-,
forced, it is understood an effort will
be made to work as little hardship rs
possible, especially In communities
where no complaints have arisen of
fencing on the public lands.
The friends OF Cuban reciprocity for
the time being have practically aban.
doned their effort to have the measure
made the unfinished business on the
Senate calendar and now express
willingness that the Nicaraguan canal
bill shall continue to have the placA
D)dce of advantage, with the under
&tanding that the Cuban bill shall have
incidental attention when no one is
prepared to speak on the canal bill,
and 1t Is understood that there will be
no effort to dlsplace the latter. 1t Is
now the intention of the opponents of
(the Cuban bill to see that the canal
Nil is thoroughly debated.
The House on Thursday passed Mr..
Bells bill providing for free home
stead In the Ute Indian reservation In
Colorado. When this measure passes
the Senate, which Is confidently ex-
pected 1t will do within a very short
time, some 100000 acres Of public
land in western Colorado will be
thrown open to settlement by people
who wish to use their homestead
rights. In order to observe the treaty
made with the Ute Indians when the
government took these lands out OF
their possession the treasurer Of the
United States will be called upon to