The Springfield herald., 1904-02-26

| diplomatic representatives at Washlhb
ton, with the exception OF turkey anu
Spain, have now recognized Panama
Before the House committee on Ia
Dor President Samuel Gompers OF the
American Federation OF Labor was
| heard by the committee in favor OF the
eight-hour bill
The general land Office has ordered
the temporary withdrawal of 100000
acres of land in the San Francisco land
| district, pending an investigation OF the
feasibility OF the establishment OF the
proposed Monterey forest reserve.
The House bill authorizing the di-
rector of the census to cooperate Win
the state of Michigan in taking the
census of manufacturers of that state
was passed by the Senate. The Dlll
' aisd provides for like cooperation in
( other states.
! Announcement has been made at the
Navy Department of the retirement at
his own request of Rear Admiral
Charles S. Cotton, commander-in-chiel
OF the European station. He Will prop.
ably be succeeded by Rear Admiral
French E. Chadwick. "a
| The President recently issued an ex-
| ecutive order revoking those OF Presl-
dent Mckinley. allowing gifts from Of
J ficers OF the army and navy and the
| civic establishment in Porto RICO,
! Cuba, The Philippines, etc, to be ad.
mitted into the United States free OF
duty The privilege had been abused
of late.
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
\ ,y,,It the civil SER
| vice predicted that civil pension list
| for superannuated civil employees OF the
government is one of the certainties OF
the future.
The fortification appropriation bill
was reported to the House on the 10th
inst from the appropriations commit
| tee. 1t carries total appropriation OF
81. .131 1872. which is less by S441.22i
tlIan was appropriated for fortitications
Mt the last session of Congress. Ihe
estimates on which the bill is based
aggregates S2l,513,197.
The House committee on postoiiices
and postroads agreed to the report of
n subcommittee raising the salaries
of rural free delivery carriers to a
maximum of 1920 per annum. instead
of $500, as at present. The report
| agreed to take away from such car
Z IleTS lHe tNuIeSS anu news aS'AN'
privileges which they now have.
! Senator Carmack has introduced an
amendment to the bill regulating ship
ping trade between ports of the United
States and ports or places in the Phil
| ippine archipelago. The amendment is
for the purpose of extending the time
of the application of the coastwise laws
of the United States to the Philippine
archipelago from July l, 1904. to July
!, 1909.
On the day of Senator Hanna's fun
eral President Roosevelt called on
Mrs. Hanna ut 4 O'Clock to pay his re-
spects and to offer his condolences.
He remained in the family apartments
of the Arlington for nearly an hour.
conversing with Mrs. Hanna and other
members of the family. While there
| he was shown the casts of the death
mask made of Senator Hanna by U. 5.
/ G. Dunbar, the sculptor. He agreed
with the members of the Hanna family
that the likeness was notably fine.
The secretary OF the interior has de-
! cided the famous homestead contest
4 case of Virginia d. McCiurg of Colo
RADIO Springs VS.. Mrs. William Corbett,
involving the title to homestead on
, which are located the famous Gran
, Corbett is a resident of Washington.
I d. c., and is blind. Her husband had
| filed on the land while searching for
the tabled treasures of the Gran Quiv-
| ira. The secretary of the interior has
reversed the decision of the general
| land Office and has allowed the Corbett
entry to be approved for patent.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has announced that as a result
of its Investigations of the feasibility
OF requiring railroads to publish the
tariffs for the movement of export and
import traffic. the same as domestic
traffic, it has decided to leave the mat
ter in allegiance for n time. II the in
terstate commerce act is not amended
/ within a reasonable time. so as to re-
lieve the commission of the necessity
of requiring such publication, the com
mission holds that it will be its duty
to enforce the publication of import
and export rates in the manner now
provided by law, but so far not com
piled with.
me japanese minister has received
a cable message from his government
accepting the offer made by Dr.. Anita
Newcomb McGee of Washington, ID.
c., to take to Japan party of trained
nurses who have seen field service in
the camps ana hOSpllalS Oh lne -IHlleu
States army. No one is eligible to join
the party except .graiuate women
nurses who have been in the army.
! The first party will sail early in March
and proceed to Osaka. Japan, the port
on the inland sea which is the base to
which disabled troops will come when
sent from the battlefield. The num-
ber of nurses to go will depend on vol
I urtary contributions to defray en-
penses OF equipment and transporta-
! ton OF the nurses.
Rear Admiral Evans, commanding
! the Asiatic station, has transmitted to
| the Navy Department a cablegram
from Commander Staunton of the gun
| boat Helena. now in mud dock AZ New
Chwang. China, in which he says that
1 conditions there are greatly disturbed
| and that he is vigorously investigating
! the report that the Russian officials
! have delayed certain American and
\ British merchantmen. In the event
| that the American consulate is endan-
gered. it is stated that Commander
| Staunton will land blue jackets and
marines for the protection of Consul
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