The Holly chieftain., 1909-12-24
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.


Gen. Leonard Wood will be the next
chief Of staff of the United States
army, succeeding Gen. ]. Franklin
Bell, whose term expires next spring.
The civil service commission an,
nounces an examination January 10 to
fill two positions at Denver OF engi-
neer in wood preservation, at salaries
Of $1,000 and $1,000 per annum.
The Indian service of the govern
ment is said to be seriously consider
ing abolishing football at all of the
government Indian schools This
would retire the celebrated elevens OF
Carlisle and the Haskell Institute.
Senator Warren called attention of
the Post Office Department to the ne
cessity of additional clerical help in
the Cheyenne post office, and the
postmaster was authorized by tele-
graph to employ four additional regu-
lar clerks Immediately.
The following fourth class postof-
fices will be made presidential Janu-
ary 1st: La Jara, Marble and Platte
Fville, Colo; sundance, Wyo.. and Az
tee, N. NJ, each with salary of $1,100
per annum; Fort Bayard, N. NJ, at
$1,000, and Magdalena at $1,000.
Representative Martin has intro
duced bill to appropriate $4,000 to
aid the city of Pueblo in entertaining
the next meeting of the National Irri-
cation Congress. A precedent was es-
tablished last year, when Albuquerque
received 100000 for similar purpose.
Delegate Andrews has introduced a
bill to create the Eighth judicial dis
tr.ct for the Supreme Court of New
Mexico. The proposed legislation con-
templates an additional associate JUS
tice of the New Mexico court, so that
the court as constituted will have a
chief justice and seven assistant JUS
tees
The interstate commerce commits
sion has dismissed the complaint filed
by the South Canon Coal Company
against the Colorado & Southern and
Denver & Rio Grande railroad com
panies, in which reparation was asked
fol an alleged discrimination in rates
upon coal shipped from the Big Four
tc Pueblo and reconsigned to Hutch
inson, Kan. The commission held that
the rate of $3.50 per ton collected for
the combination shipment was not ex-
cessive
For the first time in many years, in
fact, as far back as the present gener-
alton is able to remember, the Chinese
legation has two young daughters who
not only have acquired an excellent
English education, but who have per-
manently adopted American dress.
Nine. Chang Yin Tang, wife of the
newly appointed minister, has worn
American dress several years. and her
daughters have adopted the same
fashion.
During the last fiscal year there
were 1876 marine disasters, involving
the lives of $500 persons that called
the life saving service into activity.
Seventy-two vessels were totally lost,
although only thirty people perished in
consequence. The total value of
property involved in these disasters
was SIC, 1850, the value of the prop
erty lost being $2,295,3SO. Of the 1876
vessels meeting disaster, the life saw
ing service rendered aid to 1919, val
ued with their cargoes at $13,316,S15.
America in ten months has used
| 100000 worth Of coffee, or $4,000,
900 pounds. Eight-ninths Of it came
| from South America. Brazil furnished
more than 6OO,0O0,000 pounds. Coffee
is only an indication of the proper
tions which the trade between the
United States and South America has
assumed this year. All previous rec
ords for South American importation
will be passed, according to calcula-
tions of the Bureau of Statistics. The
total value of all the imports will be
more than $26O,000,000. Exports will
probably reach the high water mark OF
] $S6,0O0,00O.