The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-02-09
THEPOLITICAL NEWS.

ANcW lOTh. - lOllCe Commissioners
McAdoo has submitted to Mayor Nc
Clellan the draft of new vagrancy law
The Mayor, he said, approved it with
the exception of few minor details.
The new law gives greater power to
the city magistrates in disposing of va
grants, vagabonds, pickpockets, thieves
III general and Others who may be ac-
cused of not having any visible means
of support.
1t also. provides that habitues of pool
rooms and gambling houses may be
treated as vagrants and sentenced to the
workhouse for short terms. Any person
who is known to have been convicted of
a felony who is found without means of
support would come within the proposed
law.
Mrs. Mary G. Stone, whose nomina-
tion as postmaster of Iuka, Miss, has
been sent to the Senate, is the widow of
j. M. Stone, who served as Governor
of that State for twelve years. longer
term than that of any other occupant Of
the office. He personally confronted
mobs wherever they appeared in hif
State, and was firm in upholding the
majesty of the law. As Governor he
Offered reward of 81 900 for the appre-
hension Of the men who fired into n
postal car, and publicly stated that while
he was Governor United States postal
cars should not be made the targets of
assassins.
Washington.-The President at the
last meeting of the Cabinet warmly ap-
proved the action of the Postmaster
General in notifying South Carolina
postmaster that postmasters in that
State would be dismissed if they con-
tribute or solicit contributions for pay
ing the eIpenseso of delegates to political
conventions. The Postmaster General
has reconsidered the dismissal of two
postmasters, who were charged with
having paid the expenses of certain ne
gro delegates to conventions. 1t is sup
posed that "a warning that the offence
must not be repeated will be sufficient.
ngton.-Judging from his OBJ.
servations in Manchuria, Capt. Peyton
Q. March, of the General Staff, who
served as a military attache with the
Japanese army, expresses the opinion
that the medical corps Of the United
States Army would be entirely made
quate to handle the great sanitary prob
lens which would arise in the event of
great war.
Washington.-The Naval Appropria-
ton bill, reported to the House, carries
a total OF Sl00,070 900, rs against esti-
mates Of $ll9,699, 900 submitted to the
department. To complete the ships au.
thorized and in the course Of construc-
ton the cost will be SS8, ,063, ,S25, toward
which the present bill appropriates $42,-
1888, leaving $43,s07, ,992 to be pro-
vided i'll future appropriation bills.
Gov. Higgins has been familiar fig
ure at Albany since 1894. d. Cady
HerricG, Mr.. Higgins opponent in the
gubernatorial campaign last fall, for a
lifetime has been resident of ALBANY.
and Gov. Higgins and ex-Judge Herrick
have never met nor even seen each
other. Their first meeting is to be at
the Amen Corner dinner at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel on Feb. IS.
Former Gov. Peabody has no idea of
abandoning the contest in Colorado.
He says: You couldn't drive me out
OF this contest with pack of blood
hounds. l entered the contest with a
determination to probe the frauds to the
bottom, and l will be there at the finish.
If the Legislature in joint session de-
clares me elected, shall take my seat.
If it declares Mr.. Adams elected shall
step down"
Each Senator and Representative in
Congress has many thousands of pack
ages Of garden seeds to send out to his
A member from Kentucky
says there is only difference in degree
between sending out garden seeds and
Durham bulls
Washington.-Mr. Hays suggestion
that Russia's complaint that China has
violated its neutrality be con-
'idered by a conference of the Powers is
not i'll the least to Russia's liking.
Count Cassini has made no reply to the
but when reply is made it
will state that Russia wants no interna-
.ional conference.
Washington.-A bill has been intro
luced in the Senate by Mr.. Platt of
Connecticut authorizing the appoint.
nent of Joseph r. Hawley as brigadier-
general ON the retired list of the army.
zen. Hawley will retire from the Senate
n March.