Show HEARD IN CAPITOL CORRIDORS Gii Oils has reported to tIme War department de-partment lhat Second Lieut John R Waiigh ThlrUninth volunteer infantry shot himself through the heart while temporarily tem-porarily deranged from extreme ncrvous fleas on the 7th lust at Manila Tho House commllteo on Public Lands has reported favorably on the hill Klvlnrf to soldiers or sailors who serveil In tho C Spanish cr Philippine wars an allowance of their Limo of ser lei on an1 hoini sliad entry the I may have made Faoraile action has been taken on a hill of Mr Waters ot California amending amend-ing the act as to the prevention < > forest tires on tho n public domain bv making the t rcslrlcllons severe and turnliu over the dimes to the public school fund of tho counties whore tho flro occurred In I ono month from yesterday Lord Pauneefoto the Brit Kb Kmbassador to i tho t rnlted States will retire irom tho ofilco he has held for so many year Although Al-though time closo of his term of ofilco Is so near at hand the Hrltlsh Foreign of HIX his not at yet given any Ign as to tIme succei slon MaJ Gen John R Brooke who has hecn In Y V ushlnglon since hls rrcenl de tachmcnl from duty as GovernorGeneral of Cuba has been slated for t he military Doparlment of tho Kasl with headquarters headquar-ters t nit New York Tho change In that command will not occur until June next when JdtiJ Gen Wesley Merrill will retire re-tire |