The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-03-30
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Bright Bits of News, Not Printed the Regular News
Columns, Collected and Condensed for Readers
of The Weekly Consti>5ion.
Many "Rural Routes"

Many Rural Routes"
The rural free delivery service of the
postoffice department has granted 7i9
routes for the fiscal year, the greatest
number yet allotted. They cover nearly
all states of the union. Nebraska heading
the list with III routes and New York
coming second with 104. They so into
operation July l.
Uncle Sans Women Workers.
Complying with the request of the board
of lady managers of the St. Louis fair,
which is collecting data regarding the effi-
cheney of women. President Roosevelt has
@rdered that statistics be gathered regard
Ing the records of women employees of the
various government departments their
salaries, work accomplished etc
Silver for Philippines.
In the execution of the Philippine cur
rency act Secretary of War Root, on adj
vice of Governor Taft, has decided to sell
Sl000.000 worth of one year per cent GER
tiicates in denominations of $1,000 each
End with the proceeds to purchase silver
ssaliion for coming into pesos. The silver
Will be purchased in this country.
New Civil Service Rules.
A revision of the civil service rules
brings several thousand new positions IN
der the competitive system. leaving the
diplomatic and consular service. the gov
eminent of the District Of Columbia. en-
ployees of postoflices not having free de-
livery and fourth class pOStmasterS the
only large groups still unclaSSified. The
new arrangement briggs Porto Rican and
Philippine civil service into line with tho
home epartmentS and admits citizens of
those places to examine tons for service
In the United States. The acceptance Of
temporary appointments will not affect
the standing of eligibles for permanent
positions.
Thanks to General Wood
Brlgadier General Wood left Washing
e. l.
command of the military department OF
Mindanao. En- route he will visit Egypt.
Singapore, the Straits Settlements and
other places to study the methods of CO.
lonial governments. Secretary Root is
sued an order on General Woods depar-
ture by direction of the president thank
ing him for his service in Cuba.
VIII Miss Barton Retire?
The question of Miss Clara Barton's
control of the Red Cross in this country
has been raised again by the reported ac-
ton of the executive committee of that
society favoring her retirement. Members
~ the committee want to offer Miss Bar
ron The honorary presidency for life and
seon general of the navy, in charge OF
The society, They say President Roose-
velt and his cabinet will serve on the
hoard again with this arrangement.
Golden Rule" Jones Again.
Mayor zones. OF Toledo. who has been
four times elected on his golden rule"
PLATFORM announces that he will be a
.andida tie a fifth time. without the nomi-
nation OF guardianship of any party or
"a MIA ton.
Democrats want "ReeuIar.'
senator Stone. of Missouri. and Senator
'armack. Of Tennessee, in giving their
Jews of the democratic presidential nomi-
1ation. say that southern and western
democrats will not favor any man who
r::s not regular in the last two cam
'algns put they do not insist that the
unddate stand on former platforms.
rnis is regarded as favora bic to the can
Il lacy Of Judge Parker, of New York.
Porto Ricans Can't Vote
Investigating the question of a Porto
2icans right to vote in this country Con-
gresham Mann has found that the treaty
{ Paris, which ceded Porto Rico to this
government left the citizenship Of its resi-
Ients to Zoe determined later by congress
and that while the civil government act
'rovides that they shall be citizens Of
Porto Rico. II does not say that they are
citizens of the United States. The in
>estiga ton was started for the benefit Of
seven Porto Ricans living in Chicago who
wished to vote al the mayorality elections
Hays Reply 10 Argentine.
The reply of Secretary Hay to the note
of the Argentine Republic IS non-commit-
tai on the main point namely the cOlec-
lion Of foreign debts by force, but ex-
presses the hope that disputes Ike the
Venezuela case may be settled by arbitra-
ton. He referred to the recent messages
Of the president dealing with the Mon
roe doctrine.
France Threatens China
II was reported from Shanghai Monday
that the Chinese board of foreign affairs
mad received from the governor Of French
indo-China a warning that French troops
would be sent to kWanGsi If the continu-
ous disturbances in that province were
rot quelled Later advices said that China
had requested French aid in suppressing
ST instruction.
Sweden's Right to Wismar.
The Swedish government has asked
parliament TO waive the right to repossess
the town OF Wismar. on the Baltic, which
was given as a pledge by Sweden to
MeckienbUrg-S chwerin, Germany, In June,