The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-12-30
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

John F. Vivian, chairman OF the Re-
publican State Central committee,
has been nominated by the President
and confirmed by the Senate as sur.
veyoI OF customs for Colorado. to sue
ceed the late W. S. Boynton.
Secretary Ballinger has approved
Wyoming Cary act segregation list No.
81. embracing 2G.0s0 acres. The lands
included in. the list were selected by
the state under the Cary act. and are
to be reclaimed aid irrigated by the
uintah County Irrigation Company.
Alarmed by a drop from 81 100000
to 326.3G3' In mineral oil exports to
France In n month. American oil ex-
porters have begun a movement to In.
duce Congress to reqew with the
French government the reciprocity
treaty that expired on October sist.
The following -foairth class postof-
fices will be made presidential Janu'
ary list: La lara. Marble and Platte
vile. Colo: Sundance. Wyo.. and Az
tee. n. NJ. each with salary OF Si.loo
per annum: Fort ;Bayard. n. M. At
81 200. and Magdalena at $1,000.
Headquarters OF the American Min
ing Congress have been opened at
Washington by James F. Callbreath.
Jr. secretary OF the organization. to
promote the establishment of a nation
al bureau OF mines. Both President
Taft and Secretary Ballinger of the in
terror department are said to favor
such bureau. s
The Interstate commerce commits
sion has dismissed the compliant 1ried
by the South Canon Coal Company
against the Colorado & Southern and
Denver & Rio Grande railroad com
panies. in which reparation was asked
TO, 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 or $3.6e per ton collected Ter
the combination shipment was not ex-
cessive!
For the first time in many years. in
fact. as far back as the present gcner-
alton ia 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 100000 worth of coffee. or s45,000.-
900 pounds. Eight-ninths of 1t came
from South America. Brazil furnished
more than coo, 100000 pounds. Coffee
is only an indication OF the proper
tons 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
$50 100000.
judge Horace II. 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 ]. Mills of
East Las Vegas, N. NJ, to be governor
Of New Mexico. -. =
President Taft on the goth inst. sent
to the Senate the nomination Of Jos
eph E. Morrison for district attorney
Of Arizona;' Creighton NJ. Foraker to
be United States -maSenaf--for New.
Mexico; land office registers. Edward
w. Fox at Clayton. N. NJ; Manuel L
Otero at Santa Fe, N. N