The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-02

niral GLASS as cOmmander-in-chlef
ne Pacific station. He will succeed
ID Admiral Casey, who has been
,ed on waiting orders.
rhe United States marine hospital
ice authorities have decided to dis
b an expert to the coast of the Gulf
california in Mexico to investigate
,rts of the appearance of bubonic
ue among the immigrant Chinese
e. but no one has yet been designat
or the service.
le President and Mrs. Roosevelt
/ rtained number of friends at din
Christmas night. The table was
the newly furnished state dining
a. The guests included Senator and
Lodge, Mr.. John Lodge, Captain
Mrs Cowles. Mr.. John Elliot of
York, Mrs. Chas II. Davis. Miss
is the Messrs. Davis and Mr..
-srt Ferguson.
lited States Treasurer Roberts said
'mber 26th that so far during De
ber 81 .466 900 in currency had been
sferred to New Orleans against de-
is in New York, 100000 to San
lcisco and $1,369,0O to Chicago.
Sc figures are over 81 100000 below
e for December. 1900, and about
)0.0 COO below those for last Decem-
No large additional transfers are
ected soon.
,e President has commuted the
ence of Jesse Snider, who was con-
ID in the western district of Ar
;as for robbery and sentenced to
MT fnp tIra
oft House of Correction, TO impris-
ent for ten years. on the recon-
dation of the district attorney and
e. for the reason that the prison.
as mere boy at the time of the
lse and was led into it by gang
ider criminals.
e award of contract for rapid
,iX-inch type gun was made Decem-
29th to the trustees OF the Brown
Wire Tube Gun by the chief
of ordnance of the army under an al
lotment of sal 900 provided by the
board of ordnance and fertilization.
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-
ta 5sss u fls .s.s,is'- ss.s..-A
Justice Shiras of the Supreme Court
of the United States will -tire 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
of Justice Shiras, however,
will retire during the present session
of Congress, in order that his sue
cessur may be confirmed before the
Among the names pro
posed as his successor is that of Will
liam H. Taft, civil governor of the
Philippines.
Minister Sguiers has cabled the
State Department that no special ses-
sion Of the Cuban Senate will be called
pricg TO the reassembling of the is
land Congress after the holidays. The
suggestion has been made that such a
session of the Senate might be held
during the holidays for the purpose OF
passing on the reciprocity treaty be-
tween the United States and Cuba. but
according TO the information received
from Havana this intention has been
abandoned. and the measure will come
before the Cuban Senate in regular
form in January.
Robert B. Armstrong. private secre-
tary to the secretary of the treasury,
will be appointed assistant secretary of
the treasury on the reassembling Of
Congress to succeed General SDalding,
whose resignation has been in the
hands of Secretary Shaw for some
t;,lc, MIR. Armstrong comes from Hi
nOis and his selection is personal
one with Secretary Shaw. He will
have. charge of the customs branch of
the service. Mr. Armstrong. who is
twenty-nine years of age. is regarded
as a young man, of excellent ability
and has the entire confidence of the
oficihls of the treasury department
THE Navy Department has decided
to divide the Asiatic squadron into
TIRED 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
uudei the command of Admiral Coop
er. who is to succeed Admiral Wide.
and a 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 Cayite.
Hereafter the chemically-fed board
ers on whom DR.. Wiley OF the Agricul-
tuial al.Department is trying the boracic
acid tests, will not be allowed to talk
about the progress of the experiments.
Secretary Wilson recently gave orders
ITO 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 fear that the pub
lie will not take the experiments Sc
riously, owing to the fact that some
writer's are treating them lightly and
in a humorous way. One of the officials