The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-18

The senate committee on foreign re-
lations authorized a favorable report
on the naturalization treaty between
the United States and Hayti.
United States Minister Thomas at
Stockholm. has informed the State
Department that the government OF
Sweden and Norway has recognized
the republic of Panama as an inde-
pendent state.
There are now ifty-three forest re-
serves, created by presidential procla-
Aations under section "a of the act OF
[arch 3, 1891 go Stat. L.. 1880, EN-
bracing G., 1854 .965 acres. This is Rn in
crease over last year OF 2, 49, 200 acres.
Senator Teller's bill. providing for
the Cesurvey of several townships In
Routt and Rio Blanco counties, states
that existing bona fide claims of set
tiers are not affected. One hundred
and twenty thousand dollars is provid-
ed to defray the expense of the survey.
For the grazing season of 1901 there
were 1926 permits issued to Craze Zii,-
621 head of horses and cattle in thir-
tytwO forest reserves; for 1907, there
were 2,642 permits issued to Craze 351.-
COG I6ttN Ill tlllltS -StNSA lCSci'S1, s~AN
for 1903 there were 4,l2l permits to
Craze 529,973 head in fcrty-four re-
serves.
Senator Scott of West Virginia says
that the story to the effect that he Is
trying to secure a delegation from his
state for Hanna for president is un-
true. Senator Hanna is not can
didate for president he said. Ihese
stories are circulated for the purpose
of creating i'll feeling between Senator
Hanna and President Roosevelt and
between the president and myself
At the opening of Congress the fol-
lowing list of contests was announced
by the clerk of the House: California,
Fourth district; Illinois. Sixth dis
trict; Massachusetts, Ninth district;
Missouri, Eleventh and Twelfth dis
tricts; North Carolina, Tenth district;
PennsyxanIa; TtenIth IaTr+ district; Okla Okla
lima. First and Seventh districts; Ton
nssece, Eighth district; Colorado,
First district.
- President Roosevelt declared to
PARTY of Illinois officials and politicians
who called on him that he would take
no part. directly or indirectly, in the
political contest now being Waged IN
that state The members Of the party
are supporters of Governor Yates and
hope he may be renominated and re-
elected. The President, in addition to
defining his own position. does not ex-
pect that federal officeholders in the
state will participate actively in the
contest, as his position in respect to
such activity is pretty well under
stood.
The annual report of the secretary
of the interior shows that there were
disposed of during the fiscal year end
ed June so. 1903. public lands aggre-
eating 22,S24 ,299 90 acres. classified as
follows: Cash sales, 30T3, ,S96.99 acres:
miscellaneous entries. embracing home
steads, land warrants, scrip locations,
state selections, swamp lands. railroad
and wagon road selections, Indian al
lotments, etc, 1857. .O3l.10 acres, and
Indian lands, 1891 Sc acres, showing
an increase of 1886. .764.35 acres as COM
pared with the aggregate disposals for
the preceding fiscal year.
Representative Prince Of Illinois, a
member of the Banking and Currency
Committee, has introduced bill pro-
viding that O0,000,O0O of the public
moneys HOW utpOSlleu Will
bank repositories shall be invested by
the secretary of the treasury at the
rate of $5,000,000 month in state,
county and municipal bonds which pay
interest at not less than two per cent.
The bonds which may be required are
Ike same as those designated in the
Aldrich bill of the last Congress.
provision is included in the bill au-
thorizing the secretary OF the treas
ury to sell these bonds. but not more
than $10,000,000 may be sold in any
one month.
The War Department has prepared
bill to be submitted to Congress pro-
viding a method of award for distin-
guished services The measure auth
orizes the President (when in his
Judgment the services of any officer
shall warrant it to grant such officer
a distinguished service commission,
not to exceed two grades above that
held by him, such commission to car
ry with it the pay of such grade, and
the officer to be entitled to wear upon
the collar of his coat the designation
of grade so conferred; said distin-
guished service commission not to
supersede or affect the regular commits
sion Held by the officer so far as the
privilege of rank and command are
concerned.
The president has submitted to Con-
gress with his approval rules and reg
ulations for the lease. sale or other
disposition of the public lands, other
than timber or mineral lands, in the
Philippine islands. made by the gov
ernment of the islands. They provide
for homesteading, selling and leasing
of portions of the public domain: pre-
scribe terms and conditions to enable
persons to perfect their title; provide
for the issuance of patents without
compensation to certain native settlers
upon the public lands: provide for the
establishment of town sites and sale