Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 March 1905 — In the National Capital. [ARTICLE]

In the National Capital.

Cornelius Vanderbilt is said to be slated for the ambassadorship to Germany. Secretary Hay and Minister Corea have signed an extradition treaty for the United States and Nicaragua. The Senate in executive session ratified the international sanitary treaty, and that designed to repress the trade in white wonuntf Frederick E. Rittman of Cleveland, Ohio, auditor for the War Department, has tendered his resignation, and B. F. Harper of Fort Waynp, Ind., will be appointed to fill the vacancy. James D. Reynolds of Boston, formerly secretary of the Massachusetts Republican State committee, has taken the oath of office as assistant Secretary of the Treasury, succeeding Robert B. Armstrong, resigned. Captain George W. Kiirktnan of the Twenty-fifth infantry, who is being tried by court martial at Fort Niobrara, Neb., <n charges of conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline, has tendered his resignation. For the first time within the range of memory the Supreme Court was late the other day in convening. Owing to a misunderstanding among the justices there was no quorum until fifteen minutes past noon, the time of opening. The President has accepted the resignation of Stanford Newel of Minnesota. American minister at The Hague, nt the request of Mr. Newel, based on tin* ill health of his wifi*. His sm will be Dr. David Jayne Hill, present minister to Switzerland. At a meeting of members of Congress belonging to the American group of Interparliamentary Union for the promotion of international arbitration, Chairman Bnrtholdt was authorized to select ' anil appoint delegates to the Brussels conference of the union to be held in September. The Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia decided, in the case of Juan Rodriquez, a Porto Rican, who applied for work in the Washington navy yard, that a citizen of Porto Rico possesses the necessary qualifications as to citizenship under civil service regulations to make him eligible for government service. A pence jubilee to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the close of the Civil War was proposed to President Roosevelt by Newell Sanders of Chattanooga, Tenn., who suggested that the exposition be held at Chattanooga in 1915. The Comptroller of the Treasury hns revised the decision of the auditor for the War Department on the claim of the State of Wisconsin for interest paid on. bonds issued to raise money to aid the United States In the Civil War. The State Ims already been paid $458,077 and the comptroller finds still due $725,981.