Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-01-23


The senate committee On Pacific Is
lands and Porto Rico has made favor
able report on Senator Blackburn bil
10 pzy IiHuakaiani. former queen
Of Hawaii, f=o1 OnQ in fun satisfaction
of all claims to The former Crown lands
In Hawaii
Unless Congress enacts legislation
removing the export duty on Manila
hemp shipped from the Philippines 10
countries other than the United States,
France threatens TO Impose counter
ysiling duty on hemp products from
this country.
The Senate IN executive session con
frmed the following nominations
Mai Gen Adna r. Chafee. 70 BE- lieG-
tenant general. Brig. Gen George /
Gillespie. TO be major general. Col
Alexander Mckenzie. TO be brigadier
general and chief Of engineers.
4 protest which for intensity might
be styled an uproar goes up from the
- 90 clerks working Ia the govern
ment departments In Washington, who
have been required to add ons-hait
hour each day to the six and one-half
hours Of labor heretofore required.
The executive board OF the National
Congress OF Mothers. at recent meet
ing strongly denounced Ao-monism
and urged the diplomatic corps In
Washington TO advise their govern
ments that Aormonism emoodses po-
lygamy and TO take action TO prevent
emigration to Utah. Measures 70 af-
ford protection from alleged false rep
reservations or Mormon missionaries
were advocated.
The following bills have been passed
by the Senate: Creating n port Of deiiv-
cry at Salt Lake. Utah. establishing an
Indian agricultural school al Wahpe-
ton. y D.: providing depot for the
revenue cutter service in The haTpor
at Oakland. Cal, and extending to the
supports Of Spokane. Beilingham
Blaine and Sumas. in tho state Of
Washington. the privileges Of tie act
Of June TO- 1850 governing the imme-
dlafe trans pnrtaiion OF dutIable meT-
chandise without aPpraising-
The War Department has issued the
following statement OF the result Of
the bidding for the Philippines land
bonds Total subscription bids. $40
237 coo. oyer-subscribed very nearly
hye tines The joint whole or none
bid Of the successful bidders Is s75-
s47 more than could be realized
through the acceptance Of other bids.
This bid will place the bonds at about
three and one-tsnth. or practically a
three per cent basis for ten years
Total premium received viii be s53e.-
$50
About s.noo. COO rounds Of ammunI-
ton hurriediy purchased By the war
department during the war with Spain
has been found grossly defective. An
order issued Immediately after the in
ferior quality Of this ammunition was
discovered will cali il all in from the
various commands in this country and
the Philippines. No one person Is held
responsible for this defect 1t IS re-
garded as a natural result OF the made
quate ordnance manufacturing faeiii-
ties in this country at the time Of the
war. Brig Gen. William Crozisr. chief
of ordnance. said that the ammunition
would not be an entire loss. as part
Of the powder could be put 10 other
uses. ami the bullets aud cartridge
cases could be employed TO advantage
It can be stated by authority that the
administration does not contemplate
paying one dollar out Of the United
States treasury to Colombia on ac-
count Of the secession OF Panama Nor
viii it go before The Hague tribunal
as a party 10 any proceedings grow
ing out Of that secession II is said
that to do either Of these things would
be to commit the administration to an
admission that 1t had been guilty OF
wronging Colombia. On the other
hand. 1t is again announced that the
United States government stands
ready to do everything in its power to
bring about an anicable understand
ing between Colombia and Panama II
may be that Panama will consent to
go before Tie Hague tribunal with
Colombia and allow that tribunal to
decide whether or not Panama shall
make any concessions to Colombia on
account Of the seyerence OF political
ties II is certain that the United
States government would look with fa-
yor upon the assumption by Panama
OF some small liability to make good
the heavy loss which Colombia has
suffered.