The Glenwood post., 1904-12-17

inaugural ball next March was
agreed to in the Senate and
the House resolution for an adjourn
ment for the Christmas holidays ex-
tending from December 2lst to Janu-
ary 4th was adopted.
The District of Columbia Court of
Appeals has affirmed the decision OF
the Criminal Court in the postal con-
spiracy case of August w. Machen,
George F. Lorenz, Samuel A. Croft and
Diller B. Croft. who were sentenced to
two years Imprisonment in the West
Virginia penitentiary and to pay fine
of 100000.
Senator Scott of West Virginia by
request introduced a bill also pre-
sented in the House by Representative
Hogg, providing for the payment of
$1,500 to George Ivers of Boone, Pueblo
county, Colorado, as administrator of
William Ivers, for rent and loss of the
decedents warehouse at Santa Fe,
which was burned during the civil
War.
Carroll D. Wright, commissioner of
labor, will soon make a report to the
President on the Colorado strike. The
report will be exhaustive and will
toNcl lue sllIht lIOll W Gnu,
including a history of the causes lead
ing up to it. Representatives of the
Bureau of Labor have been investigat-
ing the strike for some time and when
the report is made it will be transmit
ted to Congress by the President in a
special message.
In the Senate on the 18th inst. a res
olution was adopted fixing the date for
the reception of the statue of former
Senator John ]. ingalls,, contributed to
Statuary hall by the state of Kansas,
for January 21st next. The following
bills were passed: Restoring to the
public domain portion of the Gila
river Indian reservation in Arizona.
Confirming proofs under public land
laws when made outside the land dis
trict within which the land may be sit
uated.
Chief Engineer Newell of the recla-
nation service is in receipt of petitions
signed by large number of residents
of eastern Wyoming and western Ne
braska, urging prompt prosecution of
the proposed irrigation work under the
Pathfinder project. The petitioners
also request that the reclamation ser
vice and the secretary of the interior
WlJHuOlu approval VI lIt dDDllIdIlOL
made by the Tri-State Land Company
of Nebraska for allotment of certain
lands in Nebraska, under the lines Of
the proposed government canals.
Postmaster General Wynne has re-
moved from office Frank II. Cunning
ham, the South Omaha, Nebraska, ru-
raj carrier, who is president of the Ma
tional Association of Rural Carriers.
The dismissal is the result OF an in
vestigation of charges of insubordina-
ton, of being absent from duty with
out leave, and violation of the Presi-
dents order of January 81, 1902, pro-
hibiting individual or organized at
temptS of government employees to in
fuence legislation or to solicit increase
of pay.
Representative Hogg has introduced
new bill to create a Colorado Cliff
Dweller national park, to embrace the
ruins in MonteZuma county. The bill
is substantially the same as that which
was pressed at the last session, but
has been amended in minor particulars
to meet the views of the committee.
1t is proposed to place the park under
control OF the secretary of the interior
and to prohibit destruction or removal
OF any DOGliOH vi lllt IulllS tACepJ Dy
representatives of colleges or scientific
institutions. Persons who destroy or
remove any part of the ruins without
permit will be subject to fine of
from 81 to $1,000 and Imprisonment
of from one to twelve months.
Woman suffragists OF Washington
city have decided to oppose the pas
sage of the statehood bill which pro
poses to admit to statehood four terri
tories as two states under the names
of Oklahoma and Arizona, unless the
bill is amended to provide for adop-
tion of the franchise for women in the
proposed new states. Mrs. Belva A.
Lockwood presided at a meeting of
woman SuffragiStS last evening. at
which it was decided to ask the Senate
committee on territories to grant the
suffragists a hearing on the amend
ment desired by them. Protests signed
by women of New York, Pennsylvania,
Wisconsin, Washington. Wyoming an0
the District of Columbia, against ad-
mission of new states with provisions
discriminating against women in en-
abling acts have been presented to
Congress and vigorous crusade will
be carried on by the women to secure
equal suffrage in the new states,
should they be admitted.
The Department of Agriculture has
ordered that articles of food which are
colored by sulphate Of copper must be
plainly marked "colored with sulphate
Of copper or prepared with sulphate
of copper" Agitation concerning ami
line dyes used generally in the prep
aration of food9tuffs such as green
peas, jellies jams, etc, brought about
the order. By the use Of the adulter-
ants the inferior articles have all the
, appearance of the best natural pre-
, pared products. The department has
decided that sulphate of copper, when
: used continuously in canned goods, is
injurious to health, and if people will
eat food of this kind. they should be
, informed of what they are eating,
\ Chiaf Chappist \Ni1oy Of the ,lo,o, ~