Gilpin observer., 1903-12-31


| made February 7, 1904.
Louis A. Dent, registrar of wills for
f, the District Of CoIum bia. has resigned.
to take effect April L. 1t is under
stood that Corporal James Tanner,
| formerly commissioner of pensions, is
| to succeed Mr.. Dent.
Five hundred children, youthful sons
and daughters of members of the Cab
met, senators, representatives, MEM
bers of the diplomatic corps, assistant
secretaries of departments, army and
navy officers and Washington newspa-
| per correspondents, were the guests OF
Mrs. Roosevelt at the White House on
the afternoon of December 26th.
The postmaster general has award
ed the contract for leather straps for
letter carriers bundles, to Headley &
Farmer. of Newark, New Jersey, the
prices for the three sizes used being
| 4, and cents each, or about one
1 third, 1t is stated at the Postoffice De-
partment, the amount paid for the
straps by A. w. Machen, former super
| intendent of the free delivery system.
| The brief of the state of Minnesota
! in the suit of-that state against the
Northern Securities Company has been
/ filed in the Supreme Court of the Unit
| GU OldLtS ny illOIHty hCnCldi iICd6-
lass and Messrs Mum and Wilson.
| They contend that the merger of the
| Northern Pacific and Great Northern
| companies into the Northern Securities
| Company was for the purpose of sti-
| fling competition.
The secretary of the treasury author
ICES the statement that the Philippine
land purchase bonds may be substitute
ed for government bonds now held as
security for public deposits on condi-
| tion that the government bonds thus
| released be used as security for addi-
tional circulation whenever in the
| judgment of the secretary of the treas
ury it is desirable to stimulate an in
crease in national bank circulation.
| Rear Admiral Wise, commanding the
training squadron, has been ordered to
take his ships from New Orleans to
| Pensacola, where they will spend some
| time in exercises. The work of the
squadron has been interfered with by
the recent festivities in which it has
participated, and for that reason it has
been found necessary to decline the in
vitation from the city of Galveston for
the squadron to visit there in January.
In reference to the alleged interview
attributed to Mai. Gen. H. C. Merriam
! to the effect that proposed promotion
| of General Wood would be harmful to
the army, Secretary Root has received
telegram from General Merriam,
dated Denver, in which he declares
that he has not authorized any publi-
cations on any subject. 1t is under
stood that the generals statement
will be regarded as satisfactory at the
War Department.
The President has denied thirteen
applications for pardon, has granted
four pardons to restore civil rights.
and has exercised clemency in eleven
other cases. David V. Rieger. who
was convicted in Kansas City of mis-
applying certain credits of the Missou-
ri National bank of Kansas City, of
which he was president. is pardoned.
He was convicted in 1899 and SEN
fenced to Imprisonment in the Mis-
souri, penitentiary for six years.
President Roosevelt and Secretaries
Root and Shaw had an extended con-
ference regarding the issue Of bonds
for the raising of money with which
to pay for the friar lands in the Phil
ippiEes. At the conference it was de-
termined to authorize the issue of ST.
900 900 of four per cent. Philippine
bonds, redeemable after ten and with
in thirty years. They will be offered
for sale early in January. An act of
the last Congress provided for the is
sue of such bonds. They will be ac-
cepted by the government as security
for the deposit of public funds.
At the personal request of President
Roosevelt. Clifford Pinchot and f. H.
Newell. Of the public land commission.
will attend the conventions of the Ma
tional Live Stock and National Wool
Growers associations, to be held in
Portland. Oregon. January 18th to 18th.
1t is the Presidents wish that Messrs.
Pinchot and Newell obtain all inform
alton possible from the discussions of
forestry. irrigation and public land
questions before the conventions. which
will be participated in by delegates
from western states. Land Commits
sioner Richards. president Of the COM
mission, is unable to attend the con-
ventions by reason OF pressure of du-
ties in his department.
Indian Inspector Jenkins is at the
Colville Indian agency. Washington, in
vestigating the charges against Indian
Agent A. M. Anderson. The charges
include alleged Irregularities in vouch-
ers executed some time ago. There are
are a number Of other charges, includ-
ing some growing out of religious difii-
culties. The Indians In the Coeur d.
Alene agency. Idaho. which is under
the same administration as the Colville
agency, are regarded by the department
as being In need of but little super
vision. Owing to their progressive ideas.
and its separation from the Colville
agency and the appointment of q sub
agent there has been urged. 1t is
probable that a government farmer will
be appointed to take charge OF the
Coeur d'Alene reservation.
Frank NJ Higgins chief examiner of