Gilpin observer., 1904-06-16


salaries of the rural free delivery mail
carriers will be adjusted on the basis
OF the number Of miles travelled.
The President has appointed Charles
F. McKenna of Pittsburg, Pennsylva-
MIA, to be district judge Of Porto Rico.
Mr.. McKenna was appointed to the Of
ice during the last session of Congress,
but his appointment failed of confirma-
ton. Since that time the appointment,
| which originally was made at the in
stance of Representative Dalzell, has
eeen agreed to by Senator Penrose.
Governor George R. Carted, of Ha-
wall, was a guest of President Roose-
welt at luncheon a few days ago and
discussed Hawaiian affairs with him.
Governor Carter is the head of the Ha-
waiian delegation of six delegates and
six alternates to the Chicago conven.
ton. During his visit the appoint
ment Of several territorial judges will
be considered, the terms of the pres
ent incumbents having expired.
Secretary Moody held conference
with the general board and number
of the bureau chiefs of the Navy De-
partment on the subject of improve.
ments for the Guantanamo station.
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pointed to recommend general plan
/, for the projected improvements. 1t is
understood that 1t is not proposed to
equip the station for general repairs
for ships like the navy yards in this
country.
'T decline the nomination, the clerk
will call the roll again for nominations
for vice president" This is the state
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cago convention made by Senator
Cannon of the house when asked the
direct question. What will you do IL
the Convention nominates YOU despite
your objections?" Speaker Cannon
will be the permanent chairman of
the convention and in position to act
as indicated.
The following order has been issued
by the War Department: At the re-
uqest of the governor of Colorado,
Brigadier General Charles l.. Cooper,
United States army, retired, will re-
port to the governor of Colorado at
Denver for duty with the organized mi
litia Of that state for a period of four
years, unless sooner relieved. Briga
dier General Cooper, while on the duty
there as specified is entitled to receive
full pay and allowances of his grade.
Postmaster General Payne has is
sued an order for the free transmits
sion through the mails Of reading
matter in raised letters for the blind.
The order directs that such reading
matter may be sent by a public IL
brary or institution to blind readers as
a loan, and returned through the mails
without postage. The packages are
restricted in weight to not more than
four pounds, except in case of single
volume, which must not exceed ten
pounds.
Secretary Hay has received call
from Mr.. Chow Tszchi, the first secre-
tary of the Chinese legation in Wash
ington, who expressed the deep regret
of his government at the reported
killing near New Chwang of the
American newspaper correspondent
Etzel by Chinese soldiers. The lega-
ton has received no details but was
able to assure Secretary Hay that his
government would make all proper
amends for the unfortunate affair II
the reports were true.
Almost double the usual amount of
work devolves upon the immigration
service on account of the pending rate
lines. Some of the lines now are
bringing immigrants from Europe to
this country for $40. This phenome-
nally low rate has induced to come to
the United States class Of immi-
grants who are regarded as undesir-
able. Nearly half of the immigrants
who have reached Ellis Island, N. Y,
In the last day or two have been held
up for special inquiry. The probabili-
ties are that many of them will be re-
turned to the countries from which
they came.
After consultation with Secretary OF
the Navy Moody, President Roosevelt
has named the mixed board which is to
select a site for a naval training
school on the great lakes. The COM
mission is composed of Captain Will
liam H. Reeder, United States navy;
Henry M. Waite Of Lexington. Ken
lucky. a relative of former Chief JUS
tice Waite Of the Supreme Court, and
William M. Bradley, an attorney at
Portland, Maine. When the bill was
under discussion, Illinois, Wisconsin.
Ohio and Michigan engaged in an acri-
monious controversy about the loca-
ton, and this dispute nearly defeated
the measure itself. It was decided.
however. to let the President select
the site.
The Department of Justice has de-
tailed A. c. Campbell, assistant attor.
ney in the Interior Department, to
take charge Of the governments in
terests in the suit pending before the
United States Supreme Court. brought
by the state Of Kansas to restrain citi-
zena Of Colorado from divorfin1 for
purposes Of irrigation, the waters of
the Arkansas river. Mr.. Campbell will
visit Colorado and Kansas next month
and take charge of the work, obtain
ing testimony to support the govern
ment contention, which is that the
law Of prior appropriation of water Of
unnavigable streams for purposes Of
irrigation and other beneficial uses
shall ha continssod In f<aza1 In ail