The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-01
At THE NATIONAL CAPITOL.

1t is reported that the President has
decided to call an extra session of
Congress to meet November ..
The remains of Major General Frank
Wheaton, u. s. A.. retired. were buried
in Arlington with military honors.
Assistant Secretary II. A. Taylor of
the Treasury department has appoint.
ed Claude c. Gilger storckcepor and
gauger.
The district authorities seized n
farm belonging to James NJ Watson.
the alleged embezzlcr located in
Prince William county, Va.
Representative Pearre called upon
President Roosevelt, urging the an.
pointment of John Writ Randall to the
vacancy on the district bench.
President Roosevelt seat telegram
of thanks to Emperor William In re-
ply to the latter's message regarding
the American squadron at Keil.
Alfred NJ. Gottschak of New York.
who has been United States consul at
San Juan del Norte Nicaragua. has
Deen promoted to be consul at Callao.
Peru.
American residents in Chihuahua.
Mex, ask the President to remove w.
W. Hills. Cnited States Consul at that
point; he has been given an oppor.
tunity to reply.
There Is now every indication that
the Colombian Congress, which con
vened, will ratify the isthmian canal
treaty. There has been change in
public sentiment in Colombia
The feature of the summer program
OF the North Atlantic squadron will be
grand review by President Roose.
welt from his yacht the Mayfower, OFF
Oyster bay. about the middle of Au-
gust.
Sir Thomas Lipton, accompanied by
William Fife, the designer of Sham.
rock Ill. were the guests of President
Roosevelt at luncheon at the White
House. Sir Thomas was entertained
also at a dinner by General and Mrs.
Corbin.
Surgeon General O'Reilly has re-
coived report from the medical Of
ilce-s in the Philippines which shows
a steady decrease in the death rate of
The city OF Manila as a result of the
operations Of the medical officers of
the army
The Wabash Railroad in an an.
swer to the complaint OF the Planters
Compress Company. filed with the
interstate Commerce Commission. al.
ieses that the complaint is due to the
competition between the square and
round system of baiiing cotton
The negotiations with China for n
trace treaty have reached critical
phase growing out of the demand OF
the United States and Japan for the
opening OF ports in Manchuria. The
Russian government has professed TO
entertain no opposition to this de-
mand.
Indictments against five more rer.
sons were handed down by the grand
jury as a result of the postofIice de-
partment Investigation. The defend.
ants are August w. Machen. Diller p.
Grcff, Samuel A. Croft, George L. 10.
REM and Martha J. Lorenz. They are
charged with conspiracy to delraud
the government.
Having returned indictments against
the parties concerned in the transac-
lions of the Croft brothers, involving
street letter box fasteners, sold to
the government, the grand Jury has
begun the investigation of other con
tracts with the free delivery service
A delegation OF Elks, headed by
-harles r. Schilm. exalted ruler of
Baltimore lodge, and accompanied by
Representative Wachter, of Maryland.
Invited the President to attend the
National reunion Of the order to be
held In Baltimore on July 81. 22 and
23- The President was obliged to de-
cline the invitation.