Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 April 1902 — Washington Notes. [ARTICLE]

Washington Notes.

Labor leaders object to the proposed department of commerce and labor, desiring a bureau of their own. Second annual automobile show was opened by Gen. Miles. Number of famous machines were on exhibition. Oapt. Geo. Detchcmendy, formerly of the Twenty-second infantry, had a talk with Secretary Root with a vjew of securing some official recognition of the important part taken by his command in the capture of the papers, which resulted in the capture of Aguinaldo Sir Richard Stewart, of the British army, has arrived in Washington, He is the personal representative of the government of Great Britain, and will remain in the United States for several months for the purpose of making inquiries into the supply of horse* for use in the South African war.