The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-11-16
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Especial Correspondence

President to Reosve utes.-Presi.
dent Roosevelt has approved the ar
rangements made By Col. Rodgers OF
the 9th cavalry for Che settlement Of
the grievances OF The Ute Indians.
He has instructed the officials OF the
war department 10 inform the Indian
chiefs that he will give them an audi
ence at the White House on his re-
turns from Panama
Cabinet Members voted.-Follow-
ing the example OF President Roose-
welt nearly all the members of the
cabinet voted in their respective
states. Secretary Foot voted in New
York city, Secret tary Bonaparte in
Baltimore county. Md, Assistant Sec
retary Oliver in Albany, n. Y, and
Assistant Secretary Newberry at De-
troit Mich. Secretary Taft and AS
sistant Secretary Bacon, who were In
Cuba on peace mission in the days
allotted 10 registration, did not vote.
White House Reeeptions.-The fol-
lowing program Of receptions and
dinners at the White House for the
| season of 1906-7 has been announced
by Secretary Loeb: Dec. l3, Thursday.
cabinet dinner, az 8 p. m. Jan. l,
Tuesday, New Years reception, IL
a. m. TO 1.3O p. N. Jan. 3, Thursday,
diplomatic reception, 9 TO 1870 p. m.
Jan. 10, Thursday diplomatic dinner,
p. m. Jan. Il, Thursday, judicial re-
ception. s TO 1870 T.. Ii. Jan. "A,
Thursday. supreme court dinner, 8
p. m. Jan. 81 Thursday. congression-
al reception, 10 1890 p. III. Feb. Z,
Thursday, army and navy reception,
TO 1890 p III.
Colored Companies Discharged
Unprecedented in the history of the
army Of the United States is the
action Of the President, just announc-
ed, in dismissing in disgrace from
that army, an entire battalion of color
ed troops because of their failure to
disclose the identity OF some Of their
number who had been guilty of vio-
lence and murder As an evidence,
however, of his intention TO be fair
10 the colored troops, the President
has accompanied this act by an order
which may amount TO the court martial
Of a white army officer Of high grade
who was charged with having east
slurs upon the colored troops. The
story of both actions is told in the
report of an investigation made by
Brig. Gen. r.. A. Darlington, inspector
general Of the army, relative TO the
riotous disturbance that occurred at
Brownsville, Tex, on the night of Aug.
13, 1906, and that resulted in the death
of one and the wounding OF another
citizen Of that city.
Weather Chief Rebuked.-Presidelse
Roosevelt has directed that reprimand
be addressed to Willis J.. Moore, chief
Of the weather bureau, for his action
in the case of a printer named Cooper
in his office, who had been expelled
from the typographical union for not
paying his strike assessments. Mr..
Moore, it is alleged, urged Cooper TO
pay his assessments, but the latter
refused and was expelled from the
union. Following this, Cooper was
transferred 10 New Orleans. He
charged that this action on the part
of Mr.. Moore was intended as a pun.
ishment for his not complying with the
demands of the union. The matter was
referred TO the Civil Service Commis-
sion, which, without reporting on the
question whether or not Cooper'S
transfer was intended as punish
ment. held that Mr.. Moore's action in
urging the payment Of the strike as
sessments was improper. Under the
circumstances the commission eX-
pressed the opinion that Cooper's
transfer would not be for the good
of the service. as this would give the
impression that il was intended as a
punishment Cooper. accordingly, VIII
be reinstated in his former position in
the weather bureau at Washington,
and the reprimand 10 Mr.. Moore will,
at the direction OF the President, be
administered by the Secretary Of Ag-
riculture.
Appointment and Resignations.-
The President has just announced the
appointment Of Attorney-General Will
liam Henry Moody Of Massachusetts
as Justice Of the Supreme Court of the
Henry Billings Brown, who retired
! some time ago. Mr.. Moody has filled
the Office of encouragement since
! July !, 1904. Previous 10 that time
| he had served for more than two years
as Secretary of the Navy. He had
| also represented his State in the Fifty.
| fourth. Fifty-ffth, Fifty-sixth and Fifty.
| seventh Congresses. Ii is generally
expected that Mr.. Moody will retire
| from the Department Of Justice the
latter part of December. The Secre-
| tary OF the Interior. Mr.. Hitchcock.
| has Informed the President that he
| would he unable TO stay after March
T. Mr. Hitchcock has for some time
felt that the very exhausting work
he has been engaged in for over eight
years in the Interior Department was