Show THIS FROM WASHINGTON Senator Thomag C Platt of New York talked with the President jeslorday When he left tho White House he stated that Naval Officer Shnrkey of the Brooklyn Brook-lyn would bo reappolnlcd rho House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce has voted to report re-port tho Hepburn pure food bill so called to prevent the adulteration misbranding and Imitation of foods beverages candles can-dles drugs etc and regulating Interstate Inter-state traffic In such goods Official contradiction has been received at the State department of the report that Powell Cliyton lr son of Embaasador Clayton and former military attache to the United Slates embassy at Mexico was forced to leave his post because of his refusal to light a duel Secretary Hay has been notified that owing to protests of United States Mln Istor Hart at Bogota and our Consuls on tho Isthmus the order looking to tho con sorshlp by the Colombian Government of official dispatches of Consuls has been vacated SurE = onGon Sternberpr has received official of-ficial advices from Manila confirming the press reports of the excess of Asiatic cholera and plague In tho Philippines but does not regard tho situation as serious being confident of the ability of the motl Ical authorities to prevent an epidemic of tho contagion The plan of Gen CharreD to expedite the departure of tho remaining battalion of the Third Infantry from Manila on the transport Grant a week ahead of schedule time as n precautionary measure against tho possible spread of tho cholera to tho troops returning to the United Slates Is approved at the War department |