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o THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , DECEMBER 2 , 1800. TBIiKPHONKS , 61S ftnd 601. Bee , Dec. 1. 1833. It is not that our store is the only store you can buy clothes of , and we do not im agine for a minute that wo have the only facilities for serving you , what we declaim claim is that we soil better jackets , better capes and better furs for the money than you can in d in any other store. Tomorrow you will linti . / & # ? ; many opportunities for money saving in our ( / . / cloak depart men t. Some pretty castor color kersey Cents , nil lined , at $5. Heavy winter capes , trimmed with fur nnd lined , nt $3. Deailtlful gcciUtno Mnrten Collar- cite : ! , with cluster tails , nt $15.00 , $18.00 , $22.00 , $25.00. Dyed Marten Scarf with cluster tn ! ! ; ! , nt $4.00. Beautiful Electric Seal Uoa , with S fine fox tails , at $5.00. $ Black Marten Muffs , nt $5.00. Genuine brown Marten Muffe , nt $7.50. Ladlcn Houa < Wrappers , made In pretty Btylca In fleece lined materials.1 , at $1.00. . Underskirts Most elegant line of fancy colored petticoats mndo of rich heavy silk , deep fiounco nnd R mules , nt $12. Thl.i is n specially fine underskirt and really worth $20.00. Lots of prctt y misses' coats , at $5.00 each. WK CI.OSR SATtlUJAVS AT ( I 1' . 31. -AGENTS FOn FOSTBIl KID CLOVES AND BloCALI.'S THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS MOUSE IN OMAHA. y. U. C. A. UUILDIMO , COR. 10TU AND DOUGLAS ST9. ft sufficient force of marines at hand to make nny attempt at disorder hopeless nt the beginning. _ . _ _ TE OF REBEL LEAD2RSHP Ucinll' of ( lie hurreiiclor nt /.uni- ii lo Commander Vtsrv MANILA , Dec. 1. The steamer Salvador , frctn Znmboanga , Island of Mindanao , which has arrived here , brings details of the. occupation of the town by Commander Very ; of the United States gunboat Castlae. The j revolutionist ! ! in Mindanao were led by | Alvarez nnd Callxlo , who left Luzon some i tlrao ago nnd for the last seven months had been stirring up the people , winning a con- sldeiablo following. The commercial depres sion and the lack of food , resulting from the island's blockade , set the people against the revolutionists and culminated In the as- saoslnatlon on November 15 of Callxlo , a firebrand , and the real leader of the revolu tion , by Mldel , mayor of the town of Totuan. Mldel , under a pretext , secured Callxto's presence In Tetuon , and where the mayor's Stiartlk'twero. stationed.- The latter flred n volley , killing Callxto Instantly. tyldcl at once repaired to the Castlno and arranged with Commander Very for the occupation of Zambcanga. Commander Very ftalced that Datto Mandl , I with 500 of. bis followers , stationed on a neighboring Island , coma to Zarnboanga. ' -Tho following morning Mldel raised the American flag over Zamboanga ( , the In- > ejifgents offering no resistance aTicl'evacuat- Irig the town. The Castlno was saluted wltti tivcnty-ona guns nnd Commander Very landed 100 bluejackets and took possession df the town and fortifications. Datto Mandl'a men arrived in the afternoon. They wcro armed with wooden shields and swords and rfero ueed on picket duty. 'Commander Very dispatched the gunboat Manila on November 15 to Jolo to convey troops to reinforce htm. A company of the T.jycnty-thlrd regtaient , under Captain Ijlchols , arrived on November 17 nnd two riioro companies followed them shortly. Mandl's followers then returned homo. Alvarez sought to arrange for a surrender of the arms and artillery pieces. On the nfternoon of November 20 Mldel called a meeting of the local chiefs , who formally deposed Alvarez as loader of the revolution- iota In the Island and elected Mldel president of the new Insular government established under American sovereignty nnd controlj The chiefs formally requested Commander Very to grant exemption from taxes until tno-rc-eetabllshment of commercial relations , permission to carry arms In the mountains , religious freedom nnd the power to conduct local governments ao they had previously done , which requests , pending the arrival of HrlgaJler General llatcs , the military gov ernor of the district , the commander granted. -Commander Very then effected an apparent reconciliation between Alvarez and Mldel nnd their followers , Alvarez signing a formal resignation of the position of revolutionary leader on November 22 at a point on the ccfcat near the rebel town of Mercedes. Alvarez delivered thirteen Nordeufeldts and Maxims , with ammunition , whh ! eto storeii oh iJoarJ tha Castine. night Nardcnfeldttf and Maximo wore'1 delivered to the army In ZamboVnga , ns were also over 200 rifles and ammunition. The artillery came Into pas- version of the revolutionists from six Span ish gunboats bought by the army from Spain , which the revolutionists Icotcd before the Americans could get pof esslon. Alvarez has only n dozen followers left , the remainder of the revolutionists bavins scattered and returned to their occupations , No fighting Is expected. Commander Very , having started to occupy Zamboanga , is conuldcred to have handled tha situation In Its many phasea with energy and diplomatic skill. GATHERS OPINION OF GERMANS Killtor of a MIMMiiiUee I'll tier . \N.r- tnliiN Sentiment AIIIOIIK ( lerninn- . AnicrK'iiiiH of UxiuiiiHloii. MILWAUKBB , Wls. , Dec. 1 The Herald will publish tomorrow morning the result of the efforts of the editor , Edgar W. Cole. man , to ascertain the sentiment among the German-American population of Wisconsin on the expansion question. He obtained from the chairman of the republican county committee of every county In the state , ox- ccpt Milwaukee , the names of five repre sentative German-American republicans , the "Good Beginnings Make Good Endings'9 You Ate making a good beginning when yoti. commence to fake Hood's Sarsaparillx for -any trouble of year blood , stomach , kidneys or liver. Persistently taken , this great medicine will bring you the goodend inj of perfect health , strength and vigor. chairmen of the county committees no knowing for what purpose the names wer 1 asked. Mr. Coleman wrote to the live men In each county , asking an answer to the fol lowing questions : 1. Are you nnd your friends of the opln Ion that the .American government , aftc the close of the war In the Phlllunlncs shall retain the Islands as territory am property of the United States mid give tn tlu > Filipinos a suitable form of uovern mont under the direction nnd control of the t'nttcd States ? Or , 2. Arc you of the opinion thnt the Unltei Status troops shall be recalled Imme.llntelj nnd the Filipinos left to take care of them selves ? Or. a. Are you of the opinion that after the elo e of the war the United States shal Klve to the Filipinos the broadest self- Bovernmsnt and content Itself with a pro tectorate. The replies eo far received are classlfiec by Mr. Coleman as follows : For question one , 55 ; for question two , 10 ; for question three , 34. Five Igno. d direct answers , bu expressed confidence that the administration would adopt the proper course ; four were undecided between question ono and ques tion three and nine were undecided as to the proper policy to bo pursued. STARTLING TALE OF VOYAGE Arthur Hurim , Who Left TrniiHiiort MiiunntMiHc nt Honolulu. Coii- 11 mi N Mniillii Story * SAN FHANCISCP. Dec. 1. Arthur Burns who was butcher , on the transport Manau- cnse , has returned from Honolulu where he left the vessel on account of sickness. Burns tojls a startling tale of the voyage of the transport bctwec/a / this port nnd Honolulu. He says that ten rt.cn deserted the vessel at Honolulu and but two of the vacancies could bo filled before the departure of the vessel from that port. According to Burns tbo transport leaked three days after leaving port and the con densers broke down , The refrigerating plant collapsed before the vessel reached Honolulu. Burns slates that the ship's carpenter who was called into consultation regarding the condition of the vessel was one of thcso who deserted at Honolulu. Ho states that the hold was so full of water that the floors of the lower state room were awash and that he was compelled to seek a berth In the soldiers' quarters. To ISnllMt .More MitcnlicliPN. WASHINGTON. Dec. 1. Word comes from the Philippines that the two companies of Macabcbo scouts under Captain Batscn arc doing so well that It has been decided to organize n full battalion of thcso natives. The additional two companies will bo very useful In the present campaign In tracking the fleeing rcmuaats of Agulnaldo's disor ganized army. STORM LOSSES ARE IMMENSE ThoiiHiimlN of Ilonil of .Stock Killed nnil Several I'eojile Alrio 1'erlHh. HOCKPOUT , Tex. , Dec. 1 , Reports from a number of points on the gulf in this sec tion ehow that the damage to property and loss of life by the recent severe storm were much greater than nt llrst reported. A num ber * bf small fishing craft are missing , to- nether Ith their crews. The bodies of Jnmes Sanders and two other men who have not yet been Identified hnvo been found In the mouth of St. Charles bay. Several thousand bend of sheep and hundred * ) of bead of cat- tlct uero driven Into the gulf by the storm and drowned. Ono ranchman , George A , nrundrett , lost over 3,000 head of sheep In tlil.i manner. In KcfUElo nnd Arkansas counties tbero was n terrible fall of hall , Chunks of ice of hugo proportions , EOIJIO of thorn being live inches In diameter , fell. More than 700 head of cattle wera killed by falling hail in the vicinity of the town of Lamar. The window blinds , sash nnd lights of every house In Lamar were rlJdled. Holeo wcro knocked through the roofs of many and weatherboards were splintered. Thu wind which accompanied the hall uprooted - rooted largo trees nnd blew several houses from their foundations. Large flocks of geese and ducks were killed. In fact , every bird and Finall animal within the storm's path was killed. Ono hundred nnd elxty dcaj pelicans were seen on the bay shore. The etorm ( .eems to have gathered Its fury about fifteen miles southeast of Kefuglo , In creasing o .i its course toward the gulf , Its path being about six miles wide. LONE EXPRESS CAR ROBBER Two -HfnHenuerH on n Sinillii-rii Train Miule lo llnnil Over 1 ? 1,70(1 ( In CHAIILESTO.V , S. C. , Dec. 1. A white roan closely masked held up the two mm- sengera In a pouthcrn express car today and compelled them to give up fl.700 In cash. Ulslu thousand dollars In mi. ther safe was overlooked by the outlaw , win accomplished hla work without any aid. The robbery took place near Uranchvllle , S. 0. , on the Southern railway. The con ductor saw the robber escaping alongside the track , but thinking him a tramp sig naled the engineer to go ahead. The sheriff of Dorchoatpr count ) , with olx men nnd two boiuidB , hav bccu carried to the scene of the icbbcry. TO AGREE ON CURRENCY BILL Senator Platt Says Centres ? Will Get Together on Finance. BILL'S ' PASSAGE A FOREGONE CONCLUSION Sot ernl l'i > I nit of HltTprcMivp , l ut I2 Ncntlnl IVnlnroH In IJtieli Ilriiucli the Sit in i * t'oimri'iNiiien nt Wliltv llonie. WASHINOTON. Dec. 1. The White House was overrun with members of congress to day , but owing to the cabinet meeting few of them saw the president. Among these were Senators Fairbanks and IJcvo- rldge of Indiana , Cullom of Illlnolo , Plait of Connecticut nnd Lindsay of Kentucky ; Representatives Warner of Illinois , Hrown- low of Tennessee , drosvcnor of Ohlj and Stcele of Indiana. Senator Platt , who Is a member or the finance committee of the senate , said thnt the subcommittee nt the meeting tomorrow would ngreo on the terms of the nnnncral bill to he presented to HIP senate. "Generally speaking , " Eaid lie , "the BSU- atn bill will bo In agreement with the house bill. There will be several points of dif ference , but the essential fratuies will b the same nnd the two houses will got to gcthcr without trouble. " Senator I'latt thinks the passage of th financial bill by both houses is a forogon conclusion. WINTER WHEAT WELL ROOTED \Vcntlior Iliircnu HoixirlH Show ill Croii In -rcMfiit CoiulltIon to \VttliNfr.ncl fold Woutlier. WASHINOTON , Dec. 1. The Weathe bureau Issued today the following : The month of November was exceptional ! mild throughout the country , with preclp Itntlon decidedly below the average eve much the greater part. The rainfall ex ceedcd the average , however , from centra nnd northern Texas northward over Okli homa and Kansas , Including portions of Ne brnska and western Iowa and on the nort Pacific coast , being unusually heavy alon the coast of Washington , Oregon and north ern California. Under the very mild temperature condl tlons which prevailed throughout th month , wheat was rooted well and * the clos of the month found the winter wheat 1 excellent condition to weather the winter There are , however , considerable complaint of damage by Hessian fly , while In portion of Ohio and Michigan the crop has sufferee from lack of moisture. Rank growth I quite generally reported , and in Illlno's Kansas and Oklahoma Is being pastured t a considerable extent. The reports generally Indicate Increased acreage. MACRUIYTS APPEALS RENEWED State Department AKiiln AHltcil ( Al low 111m to Leave Pretoria A Job for Solin-lioilj- . WASHINGTON , Dec. 1. Mr. Macrum , the United States consul at Pretoria , Is renewing his appeals to the State department to be al lowed to leave hla post. The department realizing the nresslnir necessity of hnvlntr some energetic and willing representative o the United States at Pretoria to look after the Important American interests In the Transvaal , as well ns to carry out our obli gation to care for the \yelfare of the British citizens therein , is striving 6 find some qon sular officer near Pretorla.-who will under take to relieve Mr. Macrum. Probably Mr Hollls , United States consul at Lourenzo MarqueZ , will be asked to undertake this Im portant charge. , CHANGES IX THE PKXSIOX IAWS Secretary IIIte.licoo.lc Malcen 'Several HeeoninieiiilatloiiN In llln Henort. WASHINGTON , Dec. 1. The annual re port 'of Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock , made public tonight , whllo summing up the work In all the bureaus , Is of special Interest by reason of Its statements regarding pen sion policies. At the close of the fiscal year : hero were 991,519 pensions , a decrease of 2,195 during the year. The average annual value of all pensions was $132.74. The Span- sh war will probably Increase the pension roll during the current fiscal year. The secretary concurs In the recommenda- lens for legislation providing that no pen sion bo granted to commence prior to the date of filing the claim ; for an early revision nnd codification of the pension laws as the lumerous amendatory laws nnd decisions mvo made the system a labyrinth of laws and legal opinions. Secretary Hitchcock urges legislation to definitely construe the act of Juno 27 , 1890 , relating to widows' pensions. Regarding this he says : ' "In order to more exactly define the words means of support , ' 1 approve the recom- nendatlon of the commissioner of pensions hat the net of June 27 , 1890 , bo so nmonded hat a pensionable status bo granted to widows whoso Income , Independent of the proceeds of their dally labor , Is not In ex cess of $250 per annum. " The report nleo recommends legislative authority for biennial examinations of pen sioners ; legislation prohibiting the payment of "any compensation whatever to pension attorneys and agents for nny service In con- octlon with any claim or proceeding under he pension laws except such as may within ertaln limits be fixed congress , be allowed > y the commEsloner of pensions and bo aid from the pension money as now pro- Ided with respect to 'claim for pension , ' nd for the delivery free of any part paid otter or packet addressed to pension agen- lea. " Secretary Hitchcock makes public an ad- anced report of the ( Maritime Canal com- mny of Nicaragua , dated December 4 , next , ettlng forth that slnco the organization of ho company , JO.H5 shares of the capital lock have been subscribed for at par , mounting In the aggregate to the oum of 1,014,500 , of which amount $1,003,830 has > een paid Into the treasury In cash ; that tiere has been paid into the treasury from ther sources $155,770.51 , making a total mount of cash received $1,164,600,61 , The ompnny has paid for property , work and abor done and materials furnished In the xccutlon of the work of construction of 10 canal ami In administration expenses Hi6 urn of $1,101,772.70 In cash , 31,990 ehares of lie full capital stock of the company of the ar' value of $3,199,000 , $150,000 of Its first nortgogo bone's and Its obligations for $ G- 05,000 of the said first mortgage bonds. It as alee l-ssueil 180,000 shares of .its capital tick of the par value of $18,000,000 In pay ment for concessionary rights , privileges , rancblscfi and other property. The liabilities of the company consist of ID amounts still duo under tbo concessions ; ranted to the company of the § 0,705,000 of > end < i before mentioned , the enld bonds icing duo to the assignees jof the Nicaragua : anal Construction company for work and abor done und materials furnished in the xecutlon of the work pf constructing the iteroccnntc canal and of cash liabilities ntstandlng unpaid to an amount not cx- t-cidliiB 4200,000. The nstcta of the company consist of Its nuscd capital ctock , of the $318,000 first mortgage bonds and of the 2,120 sharcg of apital stock tecelved In liquidation iju foicvald , the concessions , rights , privileges nd franchises which it now owna and of 10 plant , equipment and other property in rntral America , The congressional nxBtrtlon of its right o determine the- line of canal through Nic nnd C < Htn hlen under the conces sion of the company , nccordlng lo the com pany called uncertainty ns to final location of the route and with other causes has made the rcflumptloa pf the work of construction Impossible. The company encloses two for mal .protests , one dated December 2 , 1S98 , and the other September 8 , JS99 , to Secre tary Hay , against the agreement by the Nlcnrnguan government for another canal concession In violation of the rights of not only the company but of the United Slates and Costn Hlca. The report estimates thex Irrigable area of the arid region of the United States nt 74.000,000 acres , capable of comfortably sup porting , under a proper Irrigation system , GC.000,000 people. Kcasonnble expenditures both by the federal nnd state governments locking to n well defined irrigation oystom nro urged , Nearly fifty proposed now for est reserves fir additions to thcso already established , nro undfr consideration. The ntw Dnw tcoinmlsslon reports the tlmo has not yrt arrhcd for the Installation of a territorial or stnle government In the Indian trrrltbry 'owlilg ninthly to lack of unlfoim land tenures. Attention is called to the phenomenal Increase tn railway traffic In the last two ycarp , amounting approximately In Increased earnings In 189'J ' over 1S9S to $9,000,000 nnd the previous jear to $23,000,000 , the Increase being only limited by the lack of cars to carry products. ROOT IS CLEAR CUT ( Continued from First Page. ) nnd marks n rudimentary sligo of political development. To meet the case 1m uuggesls n statutory declarntlon ns to what shall bo cxtcndeJ to the Porto HIcans , with' provision for foJeral ofllcers Id execute them nnd for a federal judiciary- with appeal to the United States supreme court. 'There should "bo a form of local Insular government subject to con gressional limitation , a governor ap , o'ntad by the president nnd confirmed by the sen ate ; , the chief officers appointed In like manner nnd legislative council composed of the chief officers of the staid , and n minority selected by the majority of the citizen's of the Islands. The municipalities nro to be governed by mayors and councils clcctol by thorn , -with officers subject to removal by the governor. It would be better to wait Cor a tlmo before nn elective legislature Is permitted. Suffrage should bo llmlte.l to those who read nnd write or own n small amount of property. Porto nicans should b chosen for offices they are able to 11 1. American officers should bo limited In num ber to the barest necessities nnd they should be chosen by civil service numbers. 13J- ucatlon should bo at the cost of the com munity , defrayed from the Insular treasury and If necessary assisted by the United States. The Spanish civil code- should bo continued In force , with such modifications as experience suggests. The secretary says that the troub'e hac not been that the law was defective. or vicious , but that It was never fairly or hon estly administered. Any attempt to sub stitute In these southern Islands a system of laws based on the experience and cuar- acterlstlcs of a New England community would bo oppressive and futile. It Is poln'ed ' out that a similar course to that above outlined was successfully followed by our selves In Louisiana and by the English in Lower Canada. Much stress IB laid on the industrial dis tress resulting from the Inability of the Porto nicans to market their goods on account of the withdrawal of the Spanish market , which was their former rellancs , and to our own tariff. The secretary says It Is cssentlal ihat Porto Rico should re ceive substantially the same treatment at our hands as s'lie r'fcceived from Spain when a colony , and that the markets of the United States should lie opened to her , a- ) were the markets of Spain and Cuba before the transfer of allegiance. Culm Must Solve UN Own 1'rolileniN. Concerning Cuba the report saya the con trol which we are exercising In trust for : ho people of Cuba should not and of course will not be continued any longer than Is necosaary to enable the people to establish a suitable government to which the con trol snail do transrerrea , wnicu snail reaiiy represent the people of Cuba and be able to maintain order nnd discharge Internal obligations. That government when catab- ishcd must solve for Cuba the problems wo are to solve for Porto Rico. The conduct of the Cuban is said to be admirable. There lave been agitators , but the substantial jody of educated Cubans have shown them selves to be patriotic , appreciative and help- 'ul , while the great body of uneducated Cubans have been patient and law-abiding. It Is pointed out that the Inability of two- hlrds of the people to read and write , their ack of experience In government and the factional feeling left by bloody conflicts , make It necessary to proceed slowly In the ormatlon of n government. It Is said that jy the termination of tbo year allowed by rcaty for the Spanish population to cleat whether to become Cubans or remain Spnn- ards It will be for the first time posslblu o determine who are Cuban citizens , cn- Itlgd to take parti In thnt government. By hat date , April 11 next , the census will be 'completed , and'we will bo nblo to pro- Ido for municipal elections , nnd thcso local overnmants will IJorm a representative con vention to frame a constitution and provide for a genernl government of the Island , to which the United.Stateswill surrender the reins of government. The , secretary devotes some Attention to the unfortunate plight of the Cuban sugar- producers owing to the comi 'tltlon of Euro- jean beet fiusar , 'wlth possible free sugar from Porto Rico and discriminating duties In" fftvor of'other" West Indian sugar. Ho shows that paying our duty , the Cuban sugar would realize but 2.CO cents par 100 pounds produced , against 2.07 for the Gor- rn.au tttyl .he suggests as a curative .rneas- iri"some-.tariff ( arrangement by which the Cuban prpducts may be Imparted Into the Jnjtcd States on' tbn eame terms as thoss reported from Jamaica In the pending recl- iroclly treaty. Extended statement as to government In Philippines is .waived because of the ' ' C'lilixeil My CiilVof. v ajrrful Inquiry In the school-room de- eloped the fact that those children who are I'abitunljy given coffee to drink have sallow omplexlon , are nervous , more or less Irrlta- lo nnd very sluggish Intellect or no over- vrought and abnormal Imagination , results f extreme nervousness. My own experience vlth coffee drinking kept mo afflicted for ome yenrs with severe nnd constant head- dies , with extreme nervousness at times. "J wns compelled to abandon coffee alto- ether and was quickly relieved of the head- dies and other troubles. I was fortunate nough to secure a package of Postiim Food offee , but my first attempt at making it was failure. After another trial and following Irectlfiis . ( which are \ery easy , by the'way ) secured a delicious drink , far superior In my mind ( o coffee. I have continued to lisa t from' thq start and cuy Improvement has cen steady with no ill effects at all. " The , above wns written by n school teacher , Hss l5f Uranard of Oxford , Knn. It is an easy matter to leave off the coffee ia , { > it/lf jPcptum Qercal' Food Coffee Is used n1lt ' * pl lf' , particularly when attention is Ivor ) to Its proper preparation. The whole srq'ret of the preparation Is In allowing the Food Coffee to boll long enough to bring cut thq jtasto and food value , Afl flrrt-clata grorers sell Pos'um ' , full fVport which will be presented by thu I Philippine commission. Reference Is mad * to the negotiation by General Hates with the sultan of Sulu. nnd It Is pointed out | that It Is not only subject to congressional approval , but the sultan has been Informed that such approval did not carry with It the consent of the United States to the ex istence of slavery In the Islands. iN lii } I n FT 1'ncllle I'nlilc. A strong recommendation Is made for the laying of a Pacific cable ns a matter of great Importance. The cost of nch n cnble Is placed at not exceeding $8,500,000 , running by way of Hawaii , Wake Island and Guam from San Krnnclftco to Manila. The secretary deals in a forceful manner with the subject of post exchanges. He expresses his agreement with the construc tion of the state on this point , laid down by the attorney general , and produces stnllstlcs from the United States forces nnd elsewhere j to show that the overwhelming testimony i of the army Is to the effect that the present ' regulation has promoted the temperance , j discipline , moinls nnd health of the enlisted men mm tnnt in tlie interest or morality and effective service It should be retained. The secretary says : "The practical question to be considered Is lot whether the soldiers should drink or should not drink , but whether they should be permitted to drink beer In camp surrounded by the restraining Influ ences of discipline nnd good association or whether they should be driven to drink bad whisky In the vile resorts which cluster around every military post , especially around those In which prohibition Is maintained. I have no doubt that the present regulation furnishes the wise answer to this question. " Under the question of river nnd harbor Improvement , the secretary , while chnrnctcr- ialiiK the estimates n generally meritorious , states that he has felt It necessary In view of extraordinary appropriations for mili tary purpcses to reduce the estimates of the chief of engineers from $21OOGS21 to $11M3,71. ! Other recommendations are that Genernl Shatter should be retired with n rank of major general , that a statue of General Grant be erected In the national capital , that the memorial bridge should be built across the Potomac to Arlington with a broad ave- nua connecting Arlington with Mount Vernon - non and thnt a national park be constituted over the battlefields of Frederlcksburg , Salem church , Chancellorsvllle , the Wllder- nefa and Spottsylvanla courthouse nt a ccst of about $65.000. Itmllcal Army Itcfuniinciiiltitloii * * . One of the most Important chapters of the report deals with the subject of army re organization and on thlo point the secretary makes some most radical recommendations , pointing to the Inadequacy of the present sys tem nnd the Insufficiency of the force. Start ing with the premise that the real object of having an army Is to provide for war and that the regular army would never be by Itself the whole machine with which war will bo fought , the secretary proceeds to outline n ( scheme of reform supported at each stngo by succinct argument to demon strate Its necessity. Ho first lays down the necessity of a systematic study , by responsible officers , of the plans of actions under nil contingencies of cctifllct and points out the lamentable disadvantage we are at In this respect , as shown by our past experience , moro espe cially with regard to mobilization and en campment and training of volunteer troops. Next there should bo ample preparation of material for war , keeping pace with the progress of military sctc co and avoid ing the state of unprepnreducss in which wo were found at the outbreak of the last war. This should be the business of com petent men. There should bo an adequate process of selcctlop according to merit and effectiveness acnpng the officers of the army , so that men of'si rior ability and power may bo placed ii- positions of responsi bility and authority. Fourth , ho says there should bo ample exercise nnd training of the army In the movements of largo bodies , approximating war conditions. It Is recommended that an army war college bo established , Including tha major general commanding and com posed of the heads of staff departments and n number of the ablest high ranking offi cers In the army , and to this college should bo entrusted the execution of the plans laid out trader the above four heads. Every offi cer below the field officers not a graduate of the service schools should receive in- * structlon at this college. All staff appointments should hereafter "bo " made from the line of the army for only a fixed period of say four or five years , the holder to return to the line at the end of that period , nnd these staff appointments should bo made on the war college records of efficiency and fitness , making allowance fo/ gallant conduct In the field and except ing only the technical branches of engi neer , ordnance and signal service. The pres ent system of promotion by seniority should bo modified as to officers below field rank by dividing the promotions between those based on seniority and these based on effi ciency and gallantry. Staff appointments and line promotions other than thosa for seniority should be made by boards of offi cers based on efficiency records. There should also be active co-operation Between the nrimy and navy In the matter of their respective war colleges to provide foj joint defense and action. The artillery branch of the service phmild mvo a head , a member of the war college , and on the staff of the major general com manding and the Inspection cWps should be ncrcasei ! . Turning to the volunteer element , which must bo relied upcm to supplement the reg ular army in case of war , the secretary lays stress upon the Importance of preserving the bainu forms of discipline , using the sanno arms and generally ensuring that the united body shall bo homogeneous when as sembled. Tliln matter should receive the especial consideration of the war college , which should Invite the conference nnd co operation of state military authorities and open Its courses of instruction to national guard officers. In this way the secretary foresees that an elastic machinery will be provided , so that when war threatens and long before It Is declared the multitude of men who are to do the work of organiza tion will know without waiting for nn act of congress what will bo required of them when the hour striken nnd may ba engaged In quiet and deliberate preparation , BO nec essary In udvanco of action to prevent eon- fualon and mistakes. The secretary dcclarcn that the faithful and efficient services of the Wett Point graduates since the declaration of the war with Spain have moro than repaid the cost of the military academy since Its foundation nnd ho neks for a considerable Increase In the capacity of the Institution and Its grad uates. The report draws to a conclusion with n splendid tribute to the army , as shown during Its operations during the last two years , nnd also gives credit to the offi cers of the volunteer force for a large share In thh achievement. tf ( ) > ! Suiiionii Trrnly. WASHINGTON. Dec. 1. The British nnd German ambassadors had several confer ences with Secretary Hay today relative to the treaty for the partition of Samoa , and It Is understood thu minor questions of phraseology which remained open wera , ho reconciled that the way IB cleat for signing the document probably tomorrow. JlrooUd ItiMHirtN Tun Di-nlllN. WASHINOTON. Dec. l.-General Hrocke at Havana has Informed the War department of the death at Columbia barrack : ) . QJC- modes , of Harry Baiter of Company II Hev- rmh cavalry , who was a"cidentnlly h"t en November 29 , and Jobnbon do Lamb of Coin- pan 5- I ) , Tfrnth cAvnlry , who was drownei at Maynrl on November SS. PUBLIC DEBT IS MUCH LESS Purcliniu-ft or Mniiri * ( Jrp'ntly till * t WASHINOTON. Dec. 1. The treasury statement of the. public debt Issued tsdny shows thnt nl the close of business No vember 20 the ilebt , less cash In the treas ury , amounted to $1,110,091,831 , n decrease for the month of $6,637,760. During the month the bonded Indebted ness of the government was decreased by the purchase of bonds amounting to about jn,712S5l. During ( he name time there was ft decrease In the cash on hand of $3,715- 300 , which was ttsel In bond purchases. The debt Is recapitulated as follo'ws : Intcrcst- bcarlng debt , $1,037,04 ! > .G10 ! : debt on which Intercut has ccaeed slum mattirlt } , $1,20 ! > . - S20 ; debt bearing no Interest , $3SS,048,760 ; UHnl. $1.420,3(38,270 ( , This , however , docs not Include $878,2CO- P03 In certificates and treasury notes out standing , which nro offset by nn equ amount of cash In the treasury. The cash In the treasury Is classified ns follows : Hold , $3flOfi53,107 ; silver , $4'J6,72S- , S72 ; paper , $ G4SSS,542 > bonds , deposits In national bank depositories , disbursing offi cers' balances , et'c. , $ ! iOS57.6C6 : total , ? ! , - ' 043,128,288 , against \\hlch there were do- niand llnbllltlcs outstanding amounting to j ? 2"i,011,848. ! which leaves a net cash bal- nnco on hand of $ ? S6'JIG,439. The monthly comparative stntemcnt of the receipts and expenditures of the gov ernment during November shows the total receipts to have been $4li,845,572 , as against $38,900,915 for November , 1SOS. The disbursements during the last month were $40,76 ! > , S47 , which leaves n surplus for the month of $6,175,725. . The receipts from customs during the month amounted to $10,204,417 , nn Increasa over November. 1SOS , of about $1,000,005 ; from Internal revenue , $23,003,251 , nn In crease of over $2.300,000 ; from miscellaneous sources , , $4,017,900 , , an Increase of nearly $2,000,000. The -total receipts from all source ! ) during the last live months were $238,031,390 , an Increase of $33,477,000 over the same period In 1S9S. The disbursements during the last five months amounted to $224,621,000 , as against $287,810,000 for the same period last year. BERLIN IS MADE SUPERVISOR Aiipol"1' ! fur ( lip Sci'DiiiI OlMtrlct of JVcliriiHUn , Completing ; tl > c LlNt. WASHINGTON , Dec. ] . Richard S. ller- lln of Omaha , Neb. , has been appointed supervisor of the Second census district of Nebraska. This appointment completes the entire list of census supervisors. WILL OF HOBART IS FILED Widow nnil Soil Ilrcelve the Hulk of ! j < 2riO , OOO ClinrKle.i nnil Krleiiiln Itcineinlicrcil. PATERSON , N. J. , Dec. 1. The will of the late Vice President Garret A. Hobart was filed In the Passalc county surrogate's office today. The value of the estate is not given , but It Is understood to bo about $2600,000. " Of the eetato Mrs. Jennie Hobart , the "widow , receives $1,000,000 and one-half of the remainder after a number of bequests nro paid , the con , Garret A. Hobart , jr. , In heriting the other half when he attains his majority. St. Joseph's hospital , the general hospital , the Children's Day nursery , St. Joseph's ' Or phan as'ySuni nhd Patersori Orphan asylum , all of Paterson , receive $5,000 each , Hobart Tuttlc , private secretary to Gov ernor Voorhees and a brother-in-law of the vice president , receives $20,000 ; A. M. Wll- cox , a close friend of Mr. Hobart. receives $10,000. David Hobart , a brother of the late vice president , receives $20,000 , and to each of his two children Is bequeathed $10,000. The executors of the will are the widow , Mrs. Jennie Hobart , A. A. Wilcox , E. T. Bell and Colonel AVilliam Barbour. IRON MOULDERS QUIT AGAIN Ojjcrntlonm nt Thirty Fouiiilrlen Miiy lie SiiNiiciuloil Until There In n Settlement. PITTSBUnO , Pa. , Dec. 1. The strike of ron molders for n minimum wage rate of ; ; ! a day wan renewed today at five of the largest foundries , and operations will be sus pended at twenty-Ilvo other foundries tp- nlght unless the scale Is signed. Unllko the strike of n short tlmo ago the strikers this time have the support of the Iron Holders' National union. MORE WAGES FOR THOUSANDS AH Cotloii "Worker * In Kiill Itlver il Get n Ten 1'cr Co lit UUf. FALL niVEU , Mass. , Dec. 1. All the cotton manufacturers of this city repre sented In the Fall IMver association loJay decided that they would grant &n advance of 10 per cent In wages , beginning Monday , December 11. In all about 28,000 hands will benefit by the raise , Howto Preserve , Purifyand Beau tify the Skin and Complexion. The clearest , softest , vrliltest skin , free from pimple , spot , or blemish , Is produced by CUTICURA SOAP , beyond all comparison the most cffeetlteBkln purifying and bcautl- fylng eoap , as well an purest and gvrecten for toilet , bath , end nursery. It prevents pim ples , blackheads , blotches , red , rough * and oily skin , and other baby blcinlahrst rashes , and eruptions , liccauso It prevents Inflamma tion and clogging of thfi rniiKS , tliocsiuoof molt complexional disfigurations. How to Prevent Falling Hair , Soalp Humors and Dandruff. "Warm shampoos with ConounA SOAP , fol lowed by light dressing ! with Cmcuiu , purest of emollient skin cures , will clear llio hcalp and hair of crusts , ncalcs , and dandruff , Bootbo Irritating a-id Itching surface ? , stimu late the hair Collides , ( supply tbo roots with energy and nourishment , and thus produce luxutlant hair , with clean , wholcsomo ecalp , How to Make the Hands Soft and White inaSinglo Night. _ _ Ilatlieand eoak the bands on retiring In a etro.ij ; , hot , creamy Utbcr of CoilcuiiA SOAP. 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