Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-04-30

.ral to ascertain. a. fas as possible. and
To report TO the Senate. what. II any,
p.e,stfnasters la Idaho are living in
Io!ygau1y.
The House committee on naval az
fairs authorized q favorable report on
tie Aeyer BAL TO establish a naval
militia and deduc rs relations 10 the
general goYerumeut The biii extend,
TO the naval militia all The privileges
extended to the regular militia b. the
Dick militia bill.
James Deluick, manager of an
American mining company operating
in Nicaragua has lodged with Secr~-
tary Hay a rigorous protest against the
action q the British government In
sending the warshlp Retr#8ution 70 the
Mosquito coast 10 coe-ea the luca! Nc
srag1an officials. as be alleges. The
state Department has taken the pro
test uader consideration.
Bids w-re opened April 18th by su-
peT8IslHE Architect Taylor for the cree
flon q thr Leadgllle public building.
Six bids were resolved, the highest ap-
proxImatinE SGsQUg. the lowest. that
q Tom Lowell of Denton. Texas being
$3.50 Lynn $. Atkinson of Colorado
Springs bid 81 315 and james l. Ne
Nell of Denver So n1o- There Is ts9.-
available for the building
Senator Beyerldgc has sent former
Senator Warren OF Wyoming his cect-
nation u the invitation of the HeploA-
can state committee % Wyoming 10 de-
liver an address az The Wyoming Re
publican state convention. To be- held
al Laramie on May 18th Engage
merits ln bis OUu state make II lmpos-
sibls for senator Be,sr-dEe 10 80 10
Wyoming al the time sci Tor the Wy
ouiug convention.
congtezErau Brooks has succeeded
n obtaining favorable report lu
hIii to pay s. -sl 10 tle .eEaf represent
atiyes of A g. Boone u La Ne'a, Colo
rado, for the services rendered In fhe
early days Of Colorado Ia negotiating
treaties with the indians Boone vas
a descendant of the famous Daniel
Boone q Keufurky Hla for his re-
iubursemsut have been pending 10
Congress since 1915
4 conference agreement between the
Senate and House has been reached
vbteh dlspossz of matters in dispute
on tbs army appropriation Bill he
section proposing promotion uf retired
Officers vas amended 10 provide fd- an
advance Of one grade 60 all officers be-
low the rank % UTiga14er general
Who had creditatie service in the
Ci4il War and retired on account OF
wounds or disease Incident 10 service
or on account of age OF after forty
years service.
The House COMMITTEES on elections
has faForabiy reported the Bouyugs
resolution lnstrucuuE the clerk of the
House 20 forward 20 tbs district attor-
Iey az Denver the poll books aud bal
lots in the shsfr0th -BouyuEe contest
ease. After The passage of the re-olu-
tion the clerk under the terms of the
resolution will forward the poll books
and ballots 20 the district attorney,
with the suggestion thar be take such
action OF the frauds shown as the
facts warrant
. Secretary Taft has addressed letter
10 Senator Proctor Of the Senate mill
tary committee. strongly urging ths
purchase of four great camp sites. AZ
rust & several million dollars, hlch
are 70 Be used for joint mansurers aud
drills by the regular army and the mi
Iltia The secretary explains Ia his let
ter that be wIrhdraws his tisapproyal
of the original project wherein the
elites werc named ln tho Interest Of the
speedy acquisition of The lands This
was the point upon which he took issue
with ihe general .tac.
Favorable TeDos,s were Authorized
by the House committee on patents on
the Mann bill amending the patent
laws by authorizing the issuance OF
patents on The formulas q proprietary
remedies instead of on the manufac-
tured articles and TIE TsHEey biii re-
qulriaR afidayI-F 20 ts atad with copy
riEht applieafiHrs stating the place
where the type for the publication sas
set No copyrights fa be issued on
works not printed Ia This country. The
penalty for a mi-sJarstaeaf tn the an
dayft is fixed al s Loco
Coude HamHn os the St Paul Plo-
ueer Press Don G. Seitz u the New
York World. and John Norris q the
Philadelphia Ledger and New York
Times represeutIg tho American
Newspaper Publishers Association.
called on the attorney general and laii
before him a complaint against the So
called paper manufacturers trust. al
iegiHg violations Ok the sherman anal
trust act. The attorney general stated
that be would have an Investigation
made and 81 the charges could be si.h-
stained. he voul4 institute appropriate
proceedings,
IN the conference on the postofice
appropriation bill. there were seventy
one amendments ln dispute. involving
an increase ia the bill made Dy the
Senate of $3263 ls2 The House pro-
vision permitting rural free delivery
carriers to carry merchandise for hire
upon the request of the patrons OF their
routes. which was struck out by the
Senate. is restored TO the bill and the
Senate provision regarding certain priv
ilsges to newspapers. magazines and
periodicals with respect 70 subscTip-
iions thereof and the delivery of the
same Is eliminated
The conference report on the agricul-