Gilpin observer., 1903-01-22


mao. He will become major general
| in August, and it is quite likely that
| he will soon thereafter be assigned to
| command the Division of the Philip
| pines. 1t is expected General Wood
will sail for the Philippines in April.
He will complete his report on the ad-
ministration of Cuban affairs before he
sails.
The House committee on military af-
fairs has completed the army appro-
priation bill, which carries $72 $780, 1897,
about IS 100000 less than the estimate.
The appropriation last year was $91.-
1886. Provision is made for the
mastering out of the Porto Rican pro-
visional regiment July 1st next, the
soldiers to receive two months extra
pay; also that soldiers qualifying as
expert riflemen shall receive 81 extra
per month, also to authorize the secre-
tary of war to accept $4,000 from the
Daughters of the Revolution for the
erection of memorial building for the
physical welfare of the enlisted men
at such military posts as the secretary
of war may direct.
The final test of the Deforest wire
less telegraph system, which the board
of wireless experts have been conduct
ing for some days between the Navy
Yard at Washington and the Navy
Academy at Annapolis were brought to
a conclusion on the 14th inst. In tho
presence of the board two cipher mes
sages were sent from Annapolis ana an
equal number from Washington. The
speed of transmission exceeded thirty
five words per minute Four foreign
systems have been tested from the
same range by the Navy Department.
The Navy Department will purchase q
working outfit of the Deforest system
as the result of the tests, and when the
Prairie returns from the maneuvers,
sea tests will be continued from this
boat at Annapolis.
Il Senator Warren, who holds second
place ON the Senate public buildings
committee, has been appealed to by
the Denver Chamber of Commerce and
Board of Trade, Denver Real Estate
| and Stock Exchange and Denver Com
mercial club, to aid in securing an ap-
preparation for the purchase of site
and erection of building adequate for
the transaction of government BUSH
| ness in Denver. Attention is called to
the fact that appropriations aggregat-
| ing $636,000 were made between the
years 1882 and 1896 for the present
| postoffice building, which before COM
pletion was known to be inadequate
by reason of the increase of Denver's
population and business. At present
the government is obliged to rent pri4
vate buildings in Denver at an ex-
pense of S11,375 per annum for use OF
| government officers outside of the
present building. Senator Warren is
asked to favor an appropriation suffi-
| GENTLY large to provide for a building
commensurate with Denver's size and
growth He has assured the petition
ers that he will cooperate with the
Colorado C~legation in securing the
| appropriation.
The bill reported from the ways and
means committee to provide for re-
| bate on the duties on foreign coal for a
period of one year was passed in short
order by the House by practically a
unanimous vote, 25S to 5, those voting
against being Messrs. Cushman and
Jones (Wash.), Gaines (W.Va.), Mon
dell (Wyo), and Patterson (Pa.), all
Republicans. The bill was considered
under the operation of rule which cut
off opportunity. to amend. The only op-
| position to the measure came from
| some of the members representing coal
states, who expressed the fear that the
| admission of Chinese-mined coal from
Canada would injure the coal industry
of their states. Both Mr.. Dalzell (Pa).
and Mr.. Payne (N.Y), the Republican
leaders, expressed the opinion on the
floor that the bill would not relieve the
existing distress. They said it would
satisfy. however, the public demand for
action, and show the disposition OF
Congress to do what 1t could. The
Democrats, although they all supported
the bill, took the view that it did not
go far enough, saying that coal should
go on the free list, and when the bill
came back from the Senate with pro-
vision which virtually placed anthra-
cite coal on the free list, they ap-
plauded vigorously. Mr.. Dalzell, in
the course of his remarks. said. that
there was practically no anthracite coal
in the world except that in the United
States and a little in China. The
amendment was adopted without divis-
ion. The bill. on reaching the Senate.
was Immediately passed. and received
the signature of President Roosevelt.
In discussing the Vest resolution
regarding the duty on coal. Senator
Tillman declared that the railroads are
absolutely in the saddle on the coal
question. They mine and market coal
and fix the price. he charged. without
regard to q solitary independent oper-
ator He said 1t was an infamy the
way the press of the country was pros
tituted and lending itself to befuddle
the minds of the people and deceive
them into the idea that the railroads
are willing and anxious to relieve the
distress occcasioned by the coal famine
but that somebody. somewhere. called
an independent operator, is responsible
for the present condition Of affairs.
THE President deserves no credit"
said. he. except for his attempt to ef-
feet a settlement of the question, but
| tho artuol fnct ic - ha addad - that I
Pierpont Morgan gave orders to his CO.
conspirators or servants to attempt the
arrangement between the monopoly
and strikers" The attorney general