The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-12-05
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

A. F. Clappef of Weld county has
been appointed messenger in the for
est service at Denver.
The United States Supreme Court
has decided chat the wages Of sea
man cannot be garnisheed.
NJ. ]. Mcdonald of Denver has been
appointed stenographer of the land Of
flee at Roswell New Mexico
magnificent equestrian statue OF
Gen. Philip II. Sheridan, of heroic size.
was unveiled at Washington on the
25th ult.
The st. Louis Southwestern Railway
is placing orders for thirty-one new
locomotives and thirty-five passenger
cars. the total outlay being 100000
Chairman Stellwagen of the inaugu-
raj committee has appointed Maj. Gen.
J. Franklin Bell, chief of staff, U. s. A.,
to be grand marshal of the inaugural
parade.
President Roosevelt was present
and made notable address at the
laying of the cornerstone of the new
home for the colored Y. NJ c. A. at
Washington on Thanksgiving Day.
Directions have been cabled to Ad-
miral Harber commanding the Pacific
fleet Mt Manila, to send two vessels to
the Yangste river country, China, the
vessels previously there having gone to
Manila. This step is taken as mat
ter OF precaution.
The plague situation on the Pacific
coast is said to have greatly improved
within the last month and officials
who have been most active in the work
of suppression are encouraged to be-
lieve that with continued vigilance it's
complete eradication is probable.
The Washington Times, one-cent
evening paper, announces that its Sun
day edition will hereafter appear in
the afternoon instead of the morning,
at the weekday price. This is be-
lieved to be the second instance of a
Sunday afternoon paper in the United
States.
The four offices of assistant post
master general will be abolished, di-
rector of posts with seven assistants
provided for, and the entire postal SER
vice of the United States divided into
fifteen separate distI Sts, If the bill for
the revision of the postal laws which
is being prepared by the joint postal in
vestigation commission is passed by
Congress.
Attorney General Bonaparte has for
mally submitted to the Supreme Court
of the United States his petition for
writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court
of Appeals for the seventh circuit, Or
dering up for review the judgment OF
that court reversing the rulings OF
Judge Lands in the rebate case
against the Standard Oil Company, in
which the company was fined $685.
100000.
The annual report of Postmaster
General Meyer for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1908, gives the total re-
ceipts for the year as $191 AIS, ,663. and
expenditures as $20S,351 1856. thereby
showing a deficit of $16,S73,222, the
largest in the history Of the depart
ment; with an additional loss from
fire, burglary, etc, OF $37,O56. The
deficit OF 1909, 1t is estimated. again
will exceed $16,000,O0O.
Public Printer John 8. Leech has
sent hio resignation to President Roos-
evelt asking to be returned to service
in the Philippines. Samuel B. DON
nelly of Brooklyn, New York, former
president of the International Typo
graphical Union, was appointed to sue
ceed Mr.. Leech. 1t is said that Mr..
Leech'c retirement was the result OF
the Presidents opposition to some Of
his policies.
Several hundred million dollars have
h1,t the fOr
river improvement. and it is probable
that :s much. II not more, must be ex-
pended during the next decade.