The Glenwood post., 1904-02-20


| A bill was introduced by Representa-
tive Emerich of Illinois appropriating
| 100000 for the relief of sufferers
| from the Baltimore fire.
Senator Teller has introduced bill
| appropriating $1.100,000 for the con-
struction of a building in Washington
f, for the general survey.
Before the House committee on la
Dor President Samuel Gompers OF the
American Federation Of Labor was
| heard by the committee In favor of the
| eight-hour bill.
Representative Howell of Utah has
introduced bill providing that all
that portion of Arizona territory lying
north and west of the center of the
Colorado river shall be annexed to the
| state of Utah.
The State Department being advised.
that the Jiminez rebels were tearing
up the American railway between
Puerto Plata and Santiago, in San
Domingo, has caused warship to be
ordered to the former port.
The Senate passed bill introduced
by Senator Teller setting apart no less
than seven acres out of mineral lands In
the Eureka mining district at Central
City, Gilpin county, for use of the In
dependent Order of Odd Fellows for
cemetery purposes.
Brigadier General F. c. Ainsworth.
chief of the record and pension office OF
the War Department, in discussing the
merits of civil service before the House
committee on reform in the civil ser
vice, predicted that a civil pension list
for superannuated civil employees of the
government is one of the certainties of
the future.
1t was decided at a recent meeting
of the executive committee of the Am
erican National Red Cross in Washing
ton to authorize those who applied to
engage in Red Cross work in the Rus
so-Japanese war to effect such organ
ization for the purpose as may be
practicable, with the sanction of the
committee, and such support as might
be available. Among those who have
made application are two prominent
medical men.
The State Department has re-
ceived report by mail under date Of
San Domingo, Feb. 2, from United
States Minister Powell of the killing by
insurgents of ]. G. Johnson, the second
class machinist Of the American cruis-
er Yankee, the morning of that date.
The facts have been briefly given in
press dispatches, but the details fur
nished by the minister go to establish
the fact that the killing was deliberate
and unprovoked.
Hearings on the statehood measure
! before the House committee have been
practically completed and a sub-com-
mittee will be appointed to draft an
omnibus bill. Chairman Hamilton of
the House territorial committee, who
has made thorough study of the state
/ hood question as 1t pertains to the four
| territories of New Mexico, Arizona,
Oklahoma and Indian Territory, has
determined to secure speedy action by
| the House. Within two weeks the COM
mittee will be ready to report the re-
suit of its deliberations, and then the
House will be asked to fix a time in
the near future for the consideration
! of the bill.
The President has taken steps that
probably will result in suspending the
| civil service rules in the government
printing Office in favor of printers and
| binders who have been thrown
odt of work ON account of the Balti-
/ more fire. He has written letter to
Public Printer Palmer, asking whether
additional help can be employed, and
! he has directed an inquiry to the civil
service commission to ascertain wheth-
: er there is any objection to a temporary
! suspension of the rules for those whom
the fire has thrown out of work. 1t is
expected the suspension of rules will
| be made at once, and will be in force
| while Congress is in session. The
| President was requested to take this
| action by Representative Wachter, in
whose district the burned region Of
| Baltimore is Mr. Wachter asked the
| President to visit the scene of the fire
but the President will not find time to
do so.
The comptroller of the currency has
made public an abstract of the reports
of the national banks in the United
States, showing their condition at the
close of business Jan. %. There are
$3.50 institutions, with capital stock
paid in of $765. S61 $40 resources and
liabilities of s6,579 ,141, 229,S4; loans and
discounts, S3,469, 155 ,04353; overdrafts
$42, 4O1 1884; United States bonds to
secure circulation, 1887 ,499 APO; due
/
agents., 1924, 555, OS1.99; due from state
banks and bankers, etc. $l04, ISL 1888 43;
due from approved reserve agents
| s494. 706. 413.45; total specie, s453,191,-
55321; legal tender notes, $161, 434 500
liabilities, surplus funds, $685.. 531,
S67.71; individual deposits, $4,000, 619,-
S9S45; bonds borrowed, $44,970, 726.S8;
loans for account of correspondents
s2,263, 066.S3; percentage to deposits Of
cash on hand. redemption fund and due
from reserve agents, 1928; percentage
of legal reserve to deposit, %.
The State Department has instructed
Ambassador Mccormick to ask thu
Russian government at st. Petersburg
for an explanation of the compulsory
detention in the harbor of Port Arthur
of the American steamship Pleiades
which conveyed cargo of flour tt
that place from Honolulu just before
the outbreak of hostilities. The shiI
is owned by the Boston Towboat Com