The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-01-06
WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS


Of the Pacific station. He will succeed
Read Admiral Casey, who has been
placed on waiting orders.
United States Minister Squires at Ha-
vana has formally begun negotiations
In the matter of securing coaling
station on the Isle of Pines. 1t is un-
derstood that the United States asks
for one naval and three coaling sta
lions.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
entertained a number of friends at din
ner Christmas night. The table was
set in the newly furnished state dining
room. The guests included Senator and
Mrs. Lodge. Mr.. John Lodge. Captain
and Mrs. Cowles, Mr.. John Elliot of
New York. Mrs. Chas. H. Davis. Miss
Davis, the Messrs. Davis and Mr..
Robert Ferguson.
United States Treasurer Roberts said
December 26th that so far during De-
cember 81 1.466,0 900 in currency had been
transferred to New Orleans against de-
posits in New York. 100000 to San
Francisco and $1,369 900 to Chicago.
These figures are over $1.500.000 below
those for December, 1900, and about
$2,OOO,O0O below those for last Decem-
ber. No large additional transfers are
expected soon
The President has commuted the
sentence of Jesse Snider, who was con-
victed in the western district of Ar
Kansas for robbery and sentenced to
Imprisonment for twenty years in the
4 Detroit House of Correction. to impris-
onment for ten years, on the recon-
mendation of the district attorney and
judge, for the reason that the prison
, er was a mere boy at the time of the
offense and was led into it by gang
OF older criminals.
The award of a contract for a rapid
fire six-inch type gun was made Decem-
bre 18th to the trustees of the Brown
Segmentai Wire Wire r.he Gun by the chief
of ordnance of the army under an al
lotment of SAL 900 provided by the
board of ordnance and fortiflcation.
Selection of the type of gun above men
toned is intended to determine the eli
gibility of the Brown wire system of
gun making for use in the coast de-
lenses of the United States.
Having been informed by the consul
of Costa Rica in New Orleans that a
lottery under the name of ''Loteria de
la Beneficencia Publica of Carrillo, Cos
Ia Rica," has been advertised by means
of circulars as being established there,
the Costa Rica legation sees proper to
state that no such lottery exists in any
part of that country. Instructions have
been given to the consuls of Costa Rica
n the United States to bring this mat
ter ~ the attention of the proper au-
thorities and to properly warn the
public.
Justice Shiras of the Supreme Court
Of the United States will retire some
time during the present winter. The
date has not yet been fixed. and can
not be until certain cases have been
argued and other cases which have
been set for re-argument have been
disposed of. Justice Shiras, however,
will retire during the present session
OF Congress. in order that his sue
cessor may be confirmed before the
adjournment. Among the names pro-
posed as his successor is that of Will
liam II. Taft, civil governor of the
Philippines.
The Navy Department has decided
to divide the Asiatic squadron into
three divisions, instead of two, as at
present, and to send out another flag
officer. The heavy battleships will be
under command of Rear Admiral Ev-
ans, who also will be in command
of the entire squadron; the cruisers
under the command of Admiral Coop
er, who is to succeed Admiral Wilde.
and new division, composing the
light gunboats, will be created under
the command of Rear Admiral Yates
Stirling, now commandant of the Pu-
get Sound navy yard. The latter will
raise his flag on the gunboat Rainbow
and will have his general headquarters
at Cavite.
Hereafter the chemically-fed board
ers on whom DR.. Wiley of the Agricul-
tural Department is trying the boracic
acid tests, will not be allowed to talk
about the progress of the experiments.
Secretary Wilson recently gave orders
to admit no newspaper men to the
place where the men are being fed. and
for the boarders to refrain carefully
from giving out any information. The
reason for this is a fear that the pub
lie will not take the experiments Sc
riously. owing to the fact that some
writers are treating them lightly and
in a humorous way. One of the officials
said that If the boarders violate the or
ders they will be dismissed from the
public service
The Venezuelan government now is
in possession of the complete notes of
Great Britain and Germany. contain
ing the various reservations made by
these governments before the decision
was reached that the issues between
Venezuela and the European govern
ments having claims against her
should be referred to The Hague
tribunal for arbitration. The United
States has acted as an intermediary in
the steps leading to the acceptance of
arbitration, now turns over to the
Venezuelan government the formal
work of completing the basis for full
hearing before The Hague. The notes
were transmitted to the Venezuelan
government through United States
Minister Bowen at Caracas.
1t has been semi-oflicially announced
that Assistant Commissioner W. A.
Richards will succeed Commissioner
Hermann of the general land office
and that Mr. Richards successor will