Eastern Colorado times., 1912-04-19
WASHINGTON.
The estimated wealth of the United
States is $125, 1000, 900, 900.


The estimated wealth OF the United
States is $12b.0o0. 100000.
Secretary of War Stimson will soon
begin distributing to the national
guard Of the country the new auto
matte pistol recently adopted.
The Senate committee on public
health ordered favorably reported
Senator Owens bill to create a nation
al department Of public health.
There is no prospect. of another
meeting of the conferees on the Borah
three-year homestead bill within the
next few days at least. Senator Smoot
announced that further meetings had
been deferred, at the request of Secre-
tary Fisher.
The Senate irrigation committee has
reported favorably Senator Boran's
bill to grant patents to entrymen on
compliance with the requirements,
the deferred payments due for water
to be a lien upon the property until
liquidated.
Joseph Sellwood, an ore mine expert
Of Duluth, told the House steel inves-
tigating committee that the Lake SUI
perior ore region contains 1.400, 900
tons Of available ore, Of which about
550,000,000 tons. excluding the Hill
lease ores, are controlled by the Unit
ed States steel corporation.
Government supervision Of cotton
and grain exchanges as the result OF
violent fluctuations in prices of COM
modities and as a safeguard against
speculation and gambling was pro-
posed by w. B. Thompson, former
president of the New Orleans Stock
Exchange, before the House commit
tee.
General debate on the postoffice ap-
preparation bill has closed and when
1t is taken up for amendment the real
assault on it's provisions will begin. 1t
is expected the fight on the proposed
Inauguration of parcels post system
will mark the beginning of bitter
debate to amend 1nany of the bills
provisions.
The senators OF Virginia and West
Virginia have begun movement to
require the government to account to
the thirteen original states for the
money received from the sale Of
Northwest Territory, although cen
tury has passed since the territcry
was given by Virginia to the federal
government.
The Senate passed the army appro
priation bill carrying $95,314,710, or
s7.570.4 .453 more than the bill carried
when it passed the House and $2,72G,-
925 more than last years appropriation.
Senator Warren said the increase had
been made necessary by the economy
wave which swept over Congress last
year and caused unwarranted reduc-
Hons.
The indignation of State Depart
ment officials over the execution of
ner who was captured by the rebels
at Parral, Mexico, is believed to be Ger
tain to prejudice any attempt on the
part of the rebels to secure any rec
ognition of belligerent rights, so nee
sary to a successful conduct of their
campaign.
The crop reporting board Of the
bureau of statistics. United States De-
partment of Agriculture, estimates,
from the reports of correspondents and
agents Of the bureau, that the average
condition of winter wheat on April
was 80.6 per cent Of a normal, against
S3.3 on April 1, 1911; sos on April 1.
1910, and SCI, the average condition
for the past ten years on April 1. rhe
average condition of rye on April l
was s7.9 per. cent of a normal, against
1913 on April 1, 1911; 92.3 on Apri II,
1910, and S9.s, the average condition
for the past ten years on April 1.