The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1903-04-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.

tediy, despite the emphatic and at
times vehement protests of the politi.
clans, and it is already evident that
important changes in the methods of
the Department will result. While
IL is Impossible to ascertain all thst
has been disclosed to the higher off.
Gals, it is known that evidences of
levishness in expenditures and extra
vagance in administration have been
found and your correspondent receives
positive assurance that all these will
be remedied. II caUnot make no
statement about what is being done"
said First Assistant PosiInast General
Wynne, yesterday, except tina, we
are following the directions given us
by Postmaster General Payne before
he left the city, 1t is, however,
evident that Superintendent Machen,
who has charge Of the entire free
delivery service, is the object of attack
and that he is prepa red 10 make
stiff fight if an open attempt is made
to unseat him.
For the first time in many weeks
III flag flies from the staff on the
White House today. The President
has gone west. Following an old
English custom, the stars and stripes
are flown from the White House flag.
staff avery msrniug when the Presl-
dent is in Washington and are lower.
ell a. sunset. BY this means the peo-
pie of Washington can always tell at
"a glance if the President is in the
city. The President will be out OF
the city for sixty-five days aud dur
ing the entire time there will be no
flag Oh the White House.
The Presidents special train which
will carry him during his entire trip,
Consists OF six coaches, u baggage car,
a Buffet and smoking car, dining
car, regulation sleeping car, com
partment sleeping car and the Presi-
dents car. The latter, named the
Elysian, will be Last OH the train and
Is divided into an observation parlOr,
three stateroOms, n dining room, in
two sections, a kitchen and servants
section. The President will take all
his meals enrOute in this car. The
President will be accompanied from
Washington by Mr.. John Burroughs.
the wii'er and naturalist, who will
remain with him until he reaches St.
Louis on April Both, and throughout
the trip by DR.. Rixey. Secretary
Root will join the party at st. Louis
but will remain with il only for few
days. In passing through Iowa,
Secretary Shaw will accompany the
president aud President Nicholas
Murray Butler, of Colombia Univer-
sity, will meet the train at st. Louis
and travel with It for sumo weeks.
1t has been determined that the pres
ident will sound the keynote Of next
years compaign ON this-trIp and his
pronounc ements will be received with
the keenesL interpat
The Cuban treaty has now been
ratified, precisely as amended by the
Senate OF the United States, and
copies have been exchanged in accor.
dance with the provision which stipu-
iated that such exchange must take
place before the LIST Ut April. The
exchange was effected by the handing
TO Minister Quesada copy of the
treaty signed by the President and
Secretary Hay and the joint signing
Of a protocol stating that duplicate
copy had been signed by President
Palma aud Was on the way to Wash
iBgton, which fact WIS attesied by
Minister Squiers at Havana, ty cable
BY this unusual but wholly legal and
expeditions performance those enemies
of the treaty WIN supposed il would
be impossible for the exchange to DC
cur within the stipulated period have
been disappointed. There now re.
mains but Que step necessary TO put
the treaty into execution, the pas
sage of joint resolution by Con
X ess, aud with view TO prevent
ing any interefeience with the regu
lar work Of the next session Tn,
President will call Congress ~ extra
ordinary session on November 8
Then the Congress will have AT op
Portuui,y Of demonstrating how sin
oere IL 10 N its supports Of the Presi
dents p,licy If reel proCity with Gu
ba. senator Lodge says the treaty
will be promptly approved.
BY ioint consent Of the State DE