Gunnison news-champion., 1904-02-05

spectacle.
Representative Shsfroth OF Colorado
has introduced resolution recitiag
the work tha has been done by the
commission on International exchange
and authorizing the commission TO
agree. subject to the approval o1 Con
sress, with other nations upon uniform
laws. which will tend to preserve -
mucn OF the gold product OF ;he world
Tor coinage and monetary purposes rs
possible"
senator Mitchell has introduced q
bill authorizing the North Americoa
Telegraph and Cable C0mQuQg hn6vk
ate telegraph lines or cables Net6een
the shores of Alaska and Washington
in order to reach the Aleutian Islands.
Siberia. MaBchuria. China the Japan
ese empire and the Philippines The
company Is required TO establish . line
within five years between the United
states and the Aleutian Islands.
Rear Admirla r. d. Evans. com
mander-in-chief OF the Asiatic squad
ron. writes to the navy department
that desertions in his command have
been reduced to minimum. He says
'''' ~Vist vi . "p0'N W dtStfptiuS 00S
been the excessive use of alcoholic
drinks. Admiral Evans recommends
the establishment of canteens in the
navy, where beer and Light wines may
be sold to the meAD - tAkao. vi u
their meals or when coaltng ships
The following bills hAse passed the
Senate: Authorizing the secretary of
the interior to restore to public entry
lands embraced in segregations for
reservoirs. Authorizing the recorder
of the general land Office to issue Ger
titled copies of patents. records. etc.
Extending to the mints al Denver. San
Francisco and New Orleans the privi-
lege of coming minor coins. Granting
80 600 acres OF public lands each in the
states of Idaho and Wyoming for the
maintenance of soldiers homes.
The report of the commissioner of
patents tor the calendar year e03
shows that the patent business trans~
acted exceeded all previous recopdu1
The total cash receipts of the Office
were 81 el6 SOS. leaving a surplus of
$1ss. 900. There were 50.2l3 patents
applied for and 81 6Ss issued. The re-
port predicts the same increase for the
present year and says the patent office
since its inception in 1863 has fur
nished a net balance of s. .6S2 $40 to
the government
For the first time in many years The
treasury finds itself without any sold
coin in its vaults. II is explained that
this condition is The result of an un-
precedented demand for gold certih-
Gates during the time when The mints
have been fully employed in coming
Philippine silver and subsidiary silver
for the United States The mints al
Philadelphia and San Francisco have
been ordered to begin the coinage of
double eagles and to work overtime un-
til sufficient supply has been coined
to meet all demands.
ne secretary of war has Transmitted
to Congress a statement in regard To
money expended during the past fiscal
/ year on post exchanges at military
I posts. The statement shows that s4o
/ o00 was allotted Fort Logan and thar
/ the exchange should be completed
! there during the coming month. The
/ secretary has also forwarded recon-
/ mendation that the following sums be
appropriated for post exchanges durine
4 the coming year: Fort Duchesre Utah
( 50 600; Fort Yellowstone. WYOMING
! $40 600; Fort Russell. Wyoming. $40
G0O
Captain d. c. Shanks. governor of
the province OF Cayite. in the
I Philippines. in his annual raport
to the War Department. dated Octo-
Der 18th. 1903. says the province under
/ normal conditions is rich and thar
crops generally have been good fba
past year. but he adds. Some of the
/ most valuable lands of the province
are in dispute between The people and
I the religious orders. and final decision
! in regard to the ownership Of this
4 property will go far toward remoyinc o
a very yexing question The province
( of Cavite for generations past has baar
notorious for the lsdro&N bands thar
. have proved upon its sple The
I topography of the province has nurb
to do with the difficulty of starnDinc
out the pest. its numerous jungles and
ravines making It dificulyt for troons
to move quickly from one point to an
other. A good many of the Iadrnpas
have been captured and recently tho
disposition Of the people to aid in
their capture has evidenced a narlaa
Improvement