The Grit-advocate., 1904-12-30
Christmas in Washington.

Christmas Day was uneVenttul III
Washington. The weather was cloudy
and raw Most people remained in
doors during the day. but in the morn
ing large numbers attended the
churches, where especially prepared
programs OF Christmas music were
rendered.
At the White House the day was
celebrated as family holiday. The
| President remained in the house dur
ing most of the day. In the afternoon.
In company with the two older boys
and a friend. he went out for walk.
The dinner at night was limited to
tho members OF the family and r. II.
Ferguson, an intimate friend from New
York, who Is guest at the White
House. The members OF the Presi
dents family exchanged gifts, but
there was no Christmas tree. In
place OF this the children enjoyed the
delights of the Christmas tree in the
house of Mrs. w. S. Cowles, Mrs.
Roosevelts sister, the festivities TAX
ing place Saturday night.
At the home of Vice President-elect
and Mrs. Fairbanks, three OF their
four sons Joined the family party for
the Christmas tide, Mr.. and Mrs. War
ren Fairbanks of Chicago being de-
tanned In that city.
All the Cabinet officers, with the OK
ception of Secretary Metcalf of the
Department of Commerce and Labor,
are passing the holiday season at their
Washington homes. Mr.. and Mrs.
Metcalf are at Annapolis with their
son, Midshipman Victor n. Metcalf.
At the request of the Wyoming dele
CATION in Congress the House Indian
affairs committee has agreed to insert
an item of 800, 900 in the Indian appro-
priation bill for extending the water
works system at the Shoshone Indian
School, Wyoming.
Once a paymaster general of the
navy, always a paymaster general, is
the decision of Attorney General
Moody and the line officers have lost
in their fight against the former head
of the pay corps, A. S. Kenny, now
treasurer OF the Panama Canal Com
mission.
The secretary of the treasury has
sent letter to Congress recommend
ing an appropriation of 5000, 900 to
construct public buildings on sites now
owned by the government in forty cit
les and towns of the country Albu
querque, New Mexico is the only city
in the Rocky Mountain region where
the government has purchased site
and not provided for public building.
Representative Hepburn of Iowa has
introduced two bills, one appropriat.
ing $3.50, 900 for the establishment of
some abandoned military reservation
In the United States of 4 leprOsarium,
for the care and treatment of persons
in the United States suffering with
leprosy, the other hpprOpriating $l00.-
900 for leprosy hospita. in the IIa-
tions are placed under the control of
the public health and marine hospital
service.
Tho United States Supreme Court
has decided the boundary case be
tween the states of Missouri and Ne
braska in favor of Nebraska. The case
involved the question as to whether a
change of the course OF the Missouri
river had the effect of changing land
which had heretofore been on the west |
side OF the river to the east side of |
the river from the jurisdiction of Ne |
braska to the jurisdiction Of Missouri. |
but the court held that it did not The |
opinion was by Judge Harlan, who |
says that the boundary must remain in |
fore tho change. /