The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-02
WASHINGTON
BY TELEGRAPH

President Taft went through the
first preliminaries of his initiation as
member of Taft Chapter OF the PM
Alpha Delta Greek Letter Fraternity
of Georgetown College.
The Senate confirmed the nomina-
ton of Edward w. Durant, Jr., of
South Carolina, to be collector of GUS
toms for the district of Charleston,
Representative Crumpacker has
presented bill authorizing review
of all cases in the Postoffice Depart
ment in which fraud orders are is
sued.
George B. Cortelyou left Washing
ton for New York, where ne will as
sumo the Office of president of the
Consolidated Gas Company.
Senator Nelson has introduced a
bill authorizing national banks to let
out limited amount of their funds
Upon improved land.
Senator Flint has introduced a bill
directing the Secretary of War to
establish line of steamers along the
Pacific Coast.
Wade H. Ellis, of Ohio, assistant to
the Attorney General, in charge of
trust prosecutions, left Washington
for Chicago.
John H. Gregory, secretary of the
American Legation at Managua, Mica
ragua, arrived in Washington.
1t is planned to buy the statue
;1America,' by Cyrus Cobb, and place
it in the Capitol.
Senator Hale has sent a note to
each chairman of committee call
ing attention to the suggestion of
the President that the business of
the session be confined to the con-
sideration of the Tariff Bill.
Director North, o.1the Census Blu
reau. has withdrawn his request for
an appropriation of $14,117,O00 for
the next census and has substituted
request for $10,O00,000.
Through the State Department the
Nicaraguan Minister I'M. Esp nosa)
was given a statement showing the
amount of damages claimed by
George B. Emery.
Colonel Roosevelt is carrying with
him two rifles equipped with small
electric lights on the gunsight for
the purpose of enabling accurate
shooting at night.
Ccina has requested Japan to SUBJ
NIT to The Hague Tribunal of Ar
ibitration certain questions pending
between the two countries in Man
churia.
The Bureau of Ordnance of the
War Department has purchased three
dozen of the new Maxim silencers
for rifles.
President Taft received Sir An
drew and Lady Frazier and talked
with them regarding foreign mission
work in India and the Far East.
In the House of Representatives
Mr.. Stevens, of Minnesota, denied
that he was concerned in the prepa-
ration of an income tax bill.
Major Francis p. Fremont, Fifth
United States Infantry, is to be dis
missed from the Army as result
of his conviction by court martial in
Cuba on the charge of insubordina-
ton.
President Taft will go to Char
lotte, N. c., on May 20 to attend
the one hundred and thirty-fourth
anniversary celebration of the Meek
lenburg Declaration of independence.
V Final decision has been reached
by Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Winthrop not to purchase the prop
erty of the Maitland heirs at New
port, r. 1.
President Taft is considering the
question of a successor to Judge
George M. Dallas, who retired from
the Court of Appeals at Philadelphia.
The government has taken steps
to stop the waste of fuel resources
of the country by making tests OF
the Goals of the Rocky Mountain re-
gion.
Health conditions on the Panama
Canal Zone in 1908 we're more favor
able than at any other time since
the American occupation.
Mrs. Taft was hostess at tea
at the White House with the wives
and daughters of Senators and Rep
resentatives as her guests.