The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-08-11
AT Washington.

Mr.. Dawson, the American minister to
San Domingo, in a cablegrsm to the
State department, suggests that it would
be we'll 10 have warship at Monte
Crit for short time II is inferred
from this cablegram that another re-
evolutionary movement is impending.
The post Office department has issued
general order that every railway postal
clerk shall give a $1,000 bond to the
United S ates. This order affects APP
proximately 10000 employees, embracing
all railway postal clerks except those
who are assigned to clerical duties in
which they do not have access to regis
tered mail.
The one hundred young Filipinos
whose arrival at st. Louis has been re-
ported to the Bureau of Insular Affairs
at the War Department will be placed in
educational institutions throughout the
United States when the school season
opens and then will go through a four
year course of study. They will spend
six weeks at the far.
The navy department has received
cablegram from san Juan, announcing
the sailing there, Monday, of the gunboat
Bancroft for Monte Cristi and Puerto
Plata. This movement is in accordance
with the request of Minister Davidson
cabled from San Domingo few days
ago, that it would be well to have a war
ship at Monte Christi.
Control of the coastwise wireless tee-
graph stations now in operation by the
government has been awarded to the
navy by the action of the President in
approving the recommendation of the
board appointed by him some time ago,
of which Rear Admiral Robley d. Evans
was president, and whose duty was to
pass on the entire question OF wireless
telegraphy.
Information has been received that
Gen. Rafael Reyes has assumed Office as
president of Colombia, succeeding Senior
Maroquin. The cabinet is as follows
Secretary of state, Bonifacio Velez; sec
rotary of war, Diego Castro; seer etary OF
finance, Jorge Holguin; secretary OF
treasury, Lucas Caballero; secretary OF
public instruction. Carlos Curevo; sec
rotary of foreign affairs, Enrique Cortes.
A description of conditions in the
stockyards at Chicago during the strike
now in progress there is expected to form
an interesting feature of the report or
the beef industry which will be made by
the president to congress. Several in
spectors, under the direction of the de.
partment of commerce and labor, are
collecting information required by the
terms of a resolution passed at the last
session of congress Their labors have
taken them over great portion Of the
country.
The European squadron has been or
dered to Turkish waters. The orders
we're cabled to Rear Admiral Jewell
commander of the squadron at Nice
His ships are the Olympia, Baltimore
and Cleveland. The destination of the
fleet is smyrna This place was select
ed because it afforded direct cable com
munication with Washington and is only
about 800 miles distant from Constants
nople The trip probably will be made
in three days and when he arrives there
Admiral Jewell will put himself in com
munication with Mr.. Leishmann and al
80 report to Washington.
Secretary Hays return to the city from
his summer home in New Hampshire
was signalized by consideration at Fri
days cabinet meeting, of important mat
ters concerning Americas foreign rela
lions. The secretary had not completed
his vacation, but returned to Washing
ton at this time on account of the de
velopments in this country's relations
with Turkey. The whole question wal
considered by the Presiden; and his cab
met, Friday, in the light of information
received by cable, Friday, from Minister
Leishmann. This government has beer
pressing the Porte for an answer to oul
representations.