The state herald., 1909-09-03
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

E. r. Baumhardt, W. ]. Benott, C. r.
Payne and r. d. Forter of Denver and
B. ]. Lee of Pueblo have been ap.
pointed railway mail clerks.
Under the enlarged homestead act.
allowing 800 instead Of 100 acres, Act
ing Secretary OF the Interior Pierce
designated for settlement 542.4S0 ad-
ditional acres in Montana, making a
total acreage so designated in that
state OF 26,030.0S0. Under the pro-
visions of the same act. 123,330 acres
OF land in San Juan county. Utah.
have been similarly designated.
Send the wagon. A man slipped on
the ice and is seriously hurt" When
the desk sergeant at Washington po-
lice station received this message. the
thermometer was lowering around So.
But 1t was all true. Edward Wells.
employed at an ice company's ware
house. was helping to load wagon
with ice and slipped while standing on
large cake. Another cake was slid
ing toward him at the time. and he
did not get out OF the way. Three Of
his ribs were broken by the impact.
That the Dutch ship Andyk is en-
route to the United States with choi-
era aboard is inferred from a cable
gram from the American consul at
Rotterdam. received by the marine
hospital service through the State De
partment. The cablegram reads:
Cholera Andyk Wednesday Balti-
more" This message Is interpreted
as meaning that the Andyk sailed from
Rotterdam for Baltimore with one or
more cases OF cholera aboard. The
vessel is n slow steamer and Is not
expected to arrive off Cape Charles
before September Sth. In the mean
time the hospital service will take
steps to prevent landing OF passen-
gers or crew until thorough inyesti-
cation shall have been made. Sur
geon General Wyman of the public
health and marine hospital service ca
bled Assistant Surgeon Robert A. c.
Wollenburg. stationed at Naples, to
proceed at once to Rotterdam to assist
the Treasury Department regulations
regarding vessels sailing for the Unit
ed States are carried out.
Officials OF the department OF com.
merce and labor feel considerable con.
cern. II is said. because OF failing To
receive the report Of Agent W. I.
i.embkey. giving the number OF seals
taken on tho Pribiloff islands by the
North American Commercial company
which leases the sealing rights from
the government Tho report should
have been received by August 10. but
nothing has been heard from Mr..
Lombkey. The fact that there were
known to be number OF japanese
pclsgic sealing expeditions In the vi.
einity OF tho islands. In the chief
cause for tho alarm. Mr.. Lembkcy took
with him two mountain howitrers and
quantity OF ridcnrms. All OF his
men were thoroughly armed. Raids
on the islands have boon numerous
In the last few years and the Japan.
cac were particularly daring. II was
said. about the time the season closed.
The revenue cutter In that vicinity
was kept engaged in patrolllng and
watching rcnicra who kept no close TO
the islands that unless under known
surveillance they did not hesitate 10
Nil the herds In n ruthless manner.
An express wagon loaded with nine
black barrels and one huge box con.
tanning trophies OF the Roosevelt hunt.
Ing expedition In the jungies OF AZ.
rica arrived at the Smithsonian insti.
tuition. More will follow. Secretary
Richard Ra,hbun Of tho institution
was startled when he saw tho pack.
ages were marked with the initials
IT. r." placed there with white pain,
and large enough TO be- seen n city
block away. II will be some days be
fore tho cases are broken and their
contents inspected.