The Springfield herald., 1908-06-12
DolNos AT WASHINGTON.

Work of construction on the new 2O,>
0O0-ton battleship, to be built at the
New York navy yard, will begin
shortly.
The Secretary Of the interior has ap
proved the indemnity school land Sc
lection made by the state of Wyoming
in the Lander district, aggregating
2,43S acres.
Land Commissioner bennett is ar
ranging to employ a large additional
force of special agents to examine and
close up some 1000 suspended land
entries, an appropriation of $25n.O0O
having been made for this purpose by
the recent Congress.
Postmaster General Meyer an
nounces that an agreement has been
reached with the British government
providing for a letter postage of two
cents an ounce between the United
States and Great Britain and Ireland
to become operative October lst
Practically complete returns from
the primary election held Tuesday in
Iowa show that United States Senator
William b. Allison has been nomi-
mated to succeed himself. defeating
Governor A. b. Cummings by ma
jority in the neighborhood of 10000.
That the Roman Catholic Church is
entitled to exercise comnlete owner
shiL of the church buildings occupied
by that denomination in the city of
Ponce, Porto Rico. as against the mu-
iicipality, has been decided by the
United States Supreme Court.
Beginning June 10th payments for
bullion deposited ut the mints and as
say offices of the United States will!
be made in coin or bars or by CHECK
of the local sub.treasury or United
States depository bank in the city in
which the mint or assay Office is To-
Gated. as may be desired by the de-
positor.
A cons. ruction of the words nation
al holidays" used in connection with
the issue of dressed chicken or turkey
in army garrison rations, has been
made by the War Department. They
are New Years, Washington's Birth
day. Memorial Day. Independence Day.
Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and
Christmas.
Land Commissioner bennett has an
nounced the adoption of plan of re-
organization of the general land office
work by which 1t will be divided into
three divisions or bureaus. One of
these, which pertains to the general
routine of land office work. will be
placed in charge of Frank Bond, for
mer editor of the Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Tribune. Work incident to the field
service will be placed in charge of Fl.
II. Schwartz, now chief OF the special
service division of the office. The le-
gal or administration branch will be
placed in charge of c. S. ukes.
President Roosevelt has accepted
the resignation of Jackson Smith,
member of the lsthmian Canal COM
mission and manager of the Depart
ment of Labor, Water and Subsls,-
ence, with headquarters at CulebrA,
Canal Zone Mr.. Smith has been in
the service three years, and the Pres
idert in accepting the resignation
complimented him on his work
Thomas p. Gore. the blind senator
from Oklahoma, who is undergoing
treatment at the Episcopal hospital in
Washington, firmly believes, it is said
that his sight will be restored. The
treatment supplies nourishment to the
retina of the left eye. which is separ-
ated from the optic nerve.
While President Roosevelt was out
horseback riding on the I'd inst, HI,
horse reared and fell over backward
with him. precipitatlng both man and
horse into a small stream. a distance
of ten feet, BY good hOrsemanship the
President kept from falling under the
horse and was unhurt.
The supervising architect has called
for bids for public building sites at
Grand Junction, Fort Collins and
Greeley Inc bids will be opened at
the treasury department July 7th The
sites at Greeley and Fort Collins viii!
be l40s140 feet and at Grand Junction
lG0x1i7 feet in area.
Secretary Garfield has issued an or.
der providing that on all government
irrigation projects, where not other
wise ordered. operation and mainten-
Gnce charges for prior seasons must
he paid on or before April 1909, in
default of which no water will be fur
Listed thereafter.