The state herald., 1908-09-25
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

Miss Anna C. Klett of Cheyenne,
Wyo.. has been appointed a clerk in
the Agricultural Department.
Oct. 18th a civil service examination
for letter carriers and postal clerks
will be held at Leadville, Colorado.
The Postoffice Department has re.
newed its lease with Reese McCloskey
for postoffice accommodations at Du.
range for five years from Nov. LIST
The Postofice Department In Wash.
| ington states that the six motor cars
being used to collect mail in the Dis
| trict of Columbia are doing the work
formerly performed by eight men an
twelve horses.
The most important government sta.
/ tions in Alaska are now in complete
wireless communication with the
! United States. The signal corps has
completed the establishment of six
wireless stations ut cost of over
100000. which will insure continuous
communication in every season of the
year.
According to the annual report OF
the Vicksburg National Park Commis.
| sion, total of $4,000 has been ap.
propriated up TO this time by the va.
| rious state legislatures for memorials.
monuments and markers to certain
persons and organizations. Union and
Confederate memorials both adorn the
park.
President Roosevelt has pardoned
X. fashida, n japanese, who. with
/ others, was convicted in 1895 In
/ Alaska for numbering the japanese
foreman OF canning factory In which
/ they were employed. He was sen
fenced TO thirty years in the pentitan,
| tiary. On condition that he sail NJ once
| for Japan, he was freed, the pardon
taking effect upon his going on ship.
/ board
Postmaster General Meyer has made
| IN order that postmasters of the coun.
try confer with their local school au.
/ thOritles as TO TIE practlcability and
| desirability of delivering to the school
| children short talks ON the postal ser.
/ vice. The design Is 10 inform the pu.
| pills Of the scope Of It's operations. the
methods OF delivering the mails, elias
siflcation of mali matter and registry
and money order systems,
Specifications nave been issued by
/ the Bureau OF Yards and Docks inyit.
ing bids for dredging at Pearl Harbor.
/ Hawaii whore the United States is to
| establish an important naval station.
-Four hundred thousand dollars was
made available for the proposed work
at the last session Of Congress, but
the entire Improvement will approx.
mate In cost s2.5O0.00O Proposals for
the dredging win be opened December
LIST
The definite decision of the United
States forestry service to establish
forest service district headquarters In
the national forest states has been an.
nouneed. The forest states will be
divided into six districts with head.
quarters nj San Francisco. Miasoula.
Mont, Ogden. Utah. Denver poI7,
land. Orc, and Albuquerque. n. 81.
These headquarters will be In charg.
of forcstors vested with authority to
settle the purely local problems with.
In their respective districts.
The State Department has telc.
gram from the American consul at Ia
hia, Brazil. reporting the conclusion Of
the trial of the nllibustcfing expedl.
tlon led by 2obastian II. l.. De Magali
into that republic In 1907, The espo.
ditlon consisted Of eight men under the
Leadership OF Magall. four Of whom
were young Americans Samuel Park.
CT. Herbert Phannebecker. Eyorltt vii.
son and George Wee all of New York.
Magali received n two year sentence;
Vice, who was seriously wounded In tn.
skifmiah which led TO the arrest of the
men. was acquitted. George Gordon. n
scotchman. and follower of Magaii.
was sentenced to one year. aud the 70.
naming members Of the expedition
were sentenced 10 Imprisonment for
one year and five months.
About Jan, iHt a Hnbapostoffire will
be established on the south aide Of
West Eighth avenue. Denver, between
kalamnih and iipan streets. ON proper,
~ owned by T. and u, A RhVaseau
This property has been leased for ton
years, The lease including oil equip.
mrnt. heat. iirhi. safe. etc.
1bo government receipts paid into
tho treasury since Fuptrmber list
shows marked improvement, even
exceeding the receipts for the core.
spending period IN September, 1907.
which was some weeks before there
were amy indications Of money
panic.