The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-12-25
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

Gen. Leonard Wood will be the next
chief of staff of the United States
army. succeeding Gen. j. 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 81 900 and $1,000 per annum.
John f. Vivian, chairman of the Re-
publican State Central committee,
has been nominated by the President
and confirmed by the Senate as sur
veyor of customs for Colorado, to sue
ceed the late W. S. Boynton.
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.
President Taft on the goth inst sent
to the Senate the nomination of JOS
eph f. Morrison for district attorney
of Arizona; Creighton M. Foraker to
be United States marshal for New
Mexico; land office registers, Edward
W. + VA Sisly tOHB W., -AAhuSA A/s
Otero at Santa Fe, N. M.
Delegate Andrews has introduced
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 q
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 G. 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 $500 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.
America in ten months has used
$64, 900 900 worth Of coffee, or 845,000,
900 pounds. Eight-ninths of 1t came
from South America. Brazil furnished
more than 600,O00,000 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
$S6,00O,000.
The following fourth class postof.
fices will be made presidential Janu-
ary 1st: La lara, Marble and Platte
Vile, Colo; Sundance, Wyo, and AZ
tee, N. III, each with salary of $1,100
per annum; Fort Bayard. N. NJ. at
81 200, and Magdalena at $1,000.
Judge Horace H. Lurton was con.
firmeJ on the goth inst. by the Senate
as associate justice of the United
States Supreme Court. No opposition
appeared The Senate also confirmed
the nomination Of William J. Mills of
East Las Vegas, N. NJ, to be governor
nf New Mexico.