Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 June 1899 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

The l*nadrst has appointed John C. TwMuHry postmaster at Denver. Colo. Senator Platt has declared himself for McKinley and Ilobart in 1900. He says CoL Roosevelt will not be a candidate. Mrs. Maty AMra. the wife of R. Percy A Men, a well-known and wealthy New York attorney, died in Washington from boras received on April 1-L Preiddrat McKinley is said to be responsible for giving Dewey the chance to gain fame. Secretary Long had deterAsialic sqnadnm, when the President directed him to appoint the Vermonter. Rome extensive experiments are to be made with fitprid tael in the navy with a view to its adoption on torpedo boats and the naval ships of the smaller dan. The torpedo boat Talbot, a forty-ire ton craft, will he sent to the Norfolk navy yard it once, and there Sited oat with the appliances necessary tor aring liquid fuel instead of coni as a means of generating steam in her boOersL President McKinley has issaed the amendments to the civil service roles which hr has had emder consideration for sbont s year. It release* from the operations of the civil service talcs sbont 4JDOP «Sm. Imnsg sack places are the toldiams employed In the Indian service not eS^rd£ {wrimrljt at ratofewe XjtoT w£k side War Department service it is pcoridto be prracribed by the Reeiotaiy of War and approved by the President, thns pfcsc- •

las that branches of the service on rtb< eteatiaßy the seme boats n the n«vy yard