The Grit-advocate., 1904-05-27


forest reserve at 1920 per annum.
The diet kitchen of chemistry bu-
reau Of the Department of Agriculture,
organized to determine the effect on
the human stomach of boraX and other
food preservatives, has been suspended
for the summer and will not resume
operations until next autumn.
Countess Cassini has reported to
police headquarters that she has been
robbed of a gold brooch set with dia
monds and pearls. valued at 5000. 1t
is supposed to have been stolen dur
ing the recent fete given by the count
ess in aid of the Russian Red Cross.
Edwin NJ. Miner. teacher in the
Southern Ute tColo) school, has been
appointed superintendent of Neah Bay
Indian training school in Washington.
He will relieve Claude c. Covey, trans
ferred to Lemhi agency, Idaho, who
takes the place of T.. NJ. Yearian. re-
signed.
The Navy Department was advised
by cable May 10Th of the sailing of the
battleship Wisconsin. the flagship of
Rear Admiral Cooper, the Vicksburg
and Alexander. from Cavite for Hong
-
Frolic from Cavite to join the New Or
leans at Che Foo, the nearest neutral
port to New Chwang outside the zone
of military operations
The Secretary of the Interior has
withdrawn from entry a body of land
in the canon of the Grand river, Colo
RADIO, known as the Kremmling reser-
voir site, for the purpose OF storing the
waters Of the river for use during the
irrigation season in reclamation en-
terprise in the lower valley of the
Colorado river, of which the Grand
river is a tributary.
Lieutenant Colonel William B.
Wheeler. Second infantry; Major
Harry o. Pearley. surgeon; Captain
Charles S. Lincoln; Captain Alexander
j.. Williams, Second infantry; First
Lieutenant William N. Bispham. as
sistant surgeon First Lieutenant Paul
NJ. McCook, Second Infantry, recorder;
have been constituted a board to meet
at Fort Logan, Colorado. for the eX
animation of such officers as may be
ordered before it for promotion.
The Washington police are investi"
eating an incident which occurred in
the plaza of the capitol in which an
attempt was made, before moving
picture machine. to impersonate Presi-
dent Roosevelt giving assistance to a
pretended negro in distress. A moving
picture machine had been placed where
i could command the scene and man
made up as negro approached and
when directly in front of the statue
of George Washington, he fell to the
pavement.
AS result Of a protest of the Wash
ington Union of Musicians against the
acceptance by members of the United
States Marine Band of positions in the
orchestra of a local theater, President
Roosevelt has ordered that no mem
Der of the band shall take the place
OF any civilian dismissed on account
of labor dispute. The union has pre-
sented the issue in the case to the
President claiming that the dismiss
ais We're made because the men re-
fused to accept less than union prices.
The Investigations of the charges
made some time ago against EDWARD
A Moseley. secretary Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, has been com
peted The result of the investlga-
ton shows that some of the charges
were unfounded in fact; that others
were satisfactorily disposed of by the
answers of Mr.. Moseley or by the as
sumption of responsibility by the In
tcrstate Commerce Commission; and
that still others grew out of some OBJ
jectiOnable methods in certain features
of administrative details. After giving
the case careful consideration, the pres
ident, having dismissed the charges
against Secretary Moseley, has directed
that steps be taken at once to bring
about such changes in methods OF ad-
mmstration as the investigation has
shown to be desirable
At the conclusion of the Cabinet
meeting May 18th, Secretary Cortelyou
and Postmaster General Payne contln-
ued for considerable time in consult
alton with the President. The confer
ence relates to political matters. NO
copcealment is now made of the prac-
tical selection of Secretary COrtelyou
to be chairman Of the Repub-
llcan national committee. No Of
fetal announcement of the selection
has been made and it is quite likely
that none will be made until the ma
tional committee shall have taken for
NAL action by electing Mr.. Cortelyou
as chairman. The matter Is recog-
niZed, however. as being quite as well
settled now as it can be in advance Of
the committees action. At the CON
clusion Of the conference neither Mr.
Cortelyou nor Mr.. Payne cared to dis
cuss its details for publication.
President Roosevelt had talk with
Elmer c. Dover, secretary of the Re
ruhlican national committee about the
preliminary arrangement for the Chica-
go convention and other matters reiat-
ing to the convention and the cam
paign. Mr.. Dover will go to Chicago
and on June 1st will open the head
quarters of the committee at the Audi
tCrium hotel Preliminary arrange
ments are being made for the campaign
by Secretary Dover He is in cores
pCndence with party leaGers through
out the country and by the time the