UNCLE SAM'S NAVY.
Secretary Lon& Tells of Its Prow
ess and Its Needs.
0nCrii Wilt ltn AnUi-rl for 8ir4,nofl,5 10,
of Wlilcli in.U(M),IIOO It for Until.)'
ndllinunil 2(),0()(,()00 for Dunk
Mini VnnlnK-.
Wellington, Nov. 27. Secretary of
the Navy John I). Long has submitted
liln report to President McKlnley. In
piirt ho Kiiyrv - '
Tlio licet on-tun Asiatic stntion bus co
operated with the army In the Philip
pines, tnttwii'TtltiK and convoylni; HhlpM,
putrolllnu a wldo urea of bndly-chnrted
witters, Foinllnn out InndhiK" parties, anil
Icccpln; tho connl clear of the enemy.
Tho small Ktiiiboals have been of Krcut
value In pievcnllnj? tins landing of nrtnH
for tho Insurgents unci cutting oft Illicit
trndo with and among tho Islands. Tho
cordiality which hint characterized tho re
lations of the army nnd nuvy Is Hliown
by nuincrours reports from officers on
duty In tho Philippines nnd ullku crcd
(tiililu to both brunches of tho service.
tn vlcvr of the disturbed conditions In
Asiatic watcra nnd of tho demands upon
tlio navy, tho department enrly In the
your deemed It expedient to augment thu
furc In' that quarter. The coininundcr-Iri-chlef
of tho Asiatic station, Hear Ad
miral Ucmey, wns accordingly given on
tiniilstant. Hear Admlrnl Kemp IT, to In
Hore under command of an ofllcor of rank
mid experience a division of the lleot, If
necessary, In quarters distant fiom tho
1'hlllpplnox. Almost Immediately there
after circumstances made It necesanry to
maintain il separate force In Chinese wa
ters, and the Junior rear admlrnl was or
dered to proceed with ft Hiitmdroii to Ta
uu. China. When, therefore, nn nppeal
for help carno from the legations at Ie
In, this government not only hail an ad
HUAto iiavnl form at the nenrest sea
port town, but also was able to send for
ward Immediately 11 force of marines for
tho protection of the United States lega
tion. Tho need or officers for sea duty la
ntendlly growing, and at times the de
partment Is Herlously embarrassed by lack
of necessary olllcers to properly man
vessels required for Immediate service.
Thin need will bo still greater when ves
sels authorized or building are completed
ready for commission. Tho report of the
bureau of navigation represents that It
would bo Imposslblo at tho present time
to man our nvallablu lleot were an emor
Koncy to occur doinnudlng such action.
Attention hi earnestly Invited to tho do
tailed HiiKKcnllous of this report and to
tho statement that with tho completion
of vessels now under construction an Im
mediate Increase will bo needed In the en
listed forco of not less than 5,000 men.
A dry dock capable of accommodating
tho largvrtt vessels Is needed In the Phil
ippine. Inlands. When tho Oregon
grounded last nwnmcr In Chinese waters,
through t)io courtesy of the Japanese
government the uso of tho dock at Kure,
.Tapan, wan secured. Aside front direct
considerations of economy nnd conven
ience. It Is Impdrtnnt that this govern
ment should have, under Its own control
and nlvrnys at command, tu time of war
ih well an of peace, sufllclont docking
fticllltle.i Co meet tho requirements of tho
fleet In far eastern waters.
Tho lonjv period, flvo years, for which
recruits entering tho marine corps aro
required to bind themselves to serve, pre
Hunts nn obstacle to enlistment. The ma
rl no corps Is tho only branch of tho mil
itary service having five-year enlistments,
tho army term being three years and that
of tho navy four years. A four-year en
listment would permit of six months' In
iitructton, followed by a. thieo years'
endue, nnd concluding with six months'
Hioro duty, thus allowing sulllclent tlmo
for proper drills and a full cruise during
ono enlistment.
For the yearn 1301 and 1002 appropria
tions aggregating JIM.OS.CIG ate asked. Of
this vust sum, JL'S.OOO.OCO Is for pay of tho
navy; $3,000,000 for tho bureau of ord
nance; $5,003,000 for tho bureau of equip
ment; 37,0W Tor yards and docks; $tl,
iViO.OOO for construction and repair; $13,
ooo.oort ror now battleships and cruisers
and $l.0CO,0CO for nn armor factory.
A WEALTH OfTiMBER.
Cupt. AlintnSnvK One-Half llui Area of thit
l'hlllpultio Inland Ih (Joviirmi with
iJixurlant I'ordhtt.
Washington, Nov. 27. The division
of cmitoms nnd insular affairs of the
wur department has made public n
Hiumnury of the first report of the
Philippine bureau of forestry. The
director, dipt. Ahem, estimates the
total number of tree species In the nr
ohipclago nt nearly 500. dipt. Ahern
nt.itnn that, the public forest lauds
comprise: from one-fourth to possibly
one-half of the area of the IMiUipplue
islands, or from 20,000,000 lo -10,000,-000
acres. There are fully 5,000,0011
acres of virgin forests owned by the
ntate In tln islands of Mlndoro and
JNirngua, The island of Mindanao,
with an urea of some 20,000,000 acres,
is almost entirely covered with tim
ber, nnd even in tho province of Cngu
yan, in Luzon, there are more than
2,000,000 acres of forest.
dipt. Ahem mentions tracts of vir
gin forests to be ween ou the southern
islands, where from 10,000 to 20,000
cubic feet of magnificent timber per
acre was standing with trees more
than 150 feet In height, tho trunks
clear of branches for 00 feet, and more
than four feet in diameter. Ho states
that in these forests there are millions
of cubic feet of timber which should
lie cut out in order to thin this dense
growth, so that the maximum annual
jrrowth could be obtained. There Ik
u large variety of valuable gum, rub
ber, nnd gutta pereha trees, 17 dye
woods, and the ylnng ylang, the oil
from blossoms of which latter tree is
the bane of so many perfumes.
Novi-mlmr Corn Tinioli-it fin Cunt-,
Chicago, Nov. 27. November corn
touched 50 cents yesturday, it made
an advance of five cents for tho day,
of ten cents a bushel for the week
tvnd of ulmwt 15 cents within tout
weeks.
FIGHTS WITH FILIPINOS.
A Drtnehinent of Amnricnn Colored Troop
C'hiirgn an IiiKurgrnt Cnmp at Diijrhrnnk
Cnpt. Outlok'4 Ihiontintar.
Manila, Nov, 23. A detachment of
100 int'ii front companies I nnd M,
Twenty-fifth United Stales infantry,
colored, under dipt. O'Noill, inndo n
clever ca pi tiro of 30 insurgents with
rifles, supplies mid 1,500 rounds of am
lminllloii in a ctitnp cast of Han Mnr
cellno, which Die Americans chnrged
nt daybreak, dipt, Giillck, with 10
men-of tlio Forty-seventh infantry,
liad u Hlinrp encounter with Insurgents
conecaled in a blockhouse near Hino
rntignn. The insurgents 11 red a volley
from .'10 rifles on tlio approach of the
Americans, wounding two, one mor
tally. The same party with a score
of comrades drove the insurgents
from Ihilasaui, where they were en
trenched. The detachment killed M
and captured five in two days. Nu
merous reports of minor engagements
and captures in southeastern Luzon
have arrived here in letters by
steamer.
THE SOUTHERN TORNADO.
No Additional l.o of I.lfn In Hrpnrted
finm Htorm-Xwept Mention of Mln-
KlSdptll Itllll ToillleKMT.
Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 23. Reports
Thursday from the storm-swept sec
tions of Mississippi and Tennessee
make no additions to the list of dead
and injured mid it is believed that
thu full measure of the disaster hap
been told. Only the more remote
country districts in the path of the
storm have not been fully heard from.
The aggregate property loss is ex
pected to be large. The damage to
the cotton crop in the storm-swept
localities will also be heavy. The
loss of life will reach 50.
Strewn with Wr.-i'Und Kurnihntlun.
Little Mock, Ark., Nov. 23. The
path of the storm in Arkansas coun
ty is strewn with wrecked farmhouses.
Miss Kiln Shirkey, teacher in the
school at Yoder, and nine pupils who
were injured while lleeing in the
storm, will all recover. They were
blown from a wagon into a barbed
wire fence and the entire party sus
tained severe injuries. The principal
dnmnge in Arkansas county was in
the town of Ulin, near Stuttgart,
where several houses were blown
down. Tho fatalities in Lee county
will not exceed six and are confined
mainly to negro farm hands.
Tin Hlo to t (,oi Mito Murine.
Colorado Springs, Col., Nov. 23.
The city is rapidly taking on its nor
mal appearance after Wednesday's
storm. The damage will approximate
$200,000 and is due entirely to destruc
tion by the wind, all reports of seri
ous fire losses being unfounded.
About 500 houses and business blocks
are damaged and 150 trees are up
rooted. No lives were lost In the
storm and Col. K. T. Knslgn, who was
struck by a telegraph pole and suf
fered a broken leg, was the most
seriously injured.
Illinois' Vote on I'rimldmit nnd (Inventor.
Springfield, 111., Nov. 23. Following
Is the oillclal vote of Illinois on presi
dent and governor, thu tabulation of
which was yesterday completed by
tho secretary of state: McKlnley,
republican, 507,055; Hrynn, democrat,
501,075; Woolloy, prohibition, 17,
835; Debs, social democrncy,
0,072. Governor: Yates, republican,
580,108; Alschuler, democrat, 51S,0G0;
llarnes, prohibition, 15,013; Perry, bo
cial democracy, 8.017.
Tint New ('lilef or llnirrivinir itnil l'rlntlni;.
Washington, Nov. 23. dipt. W. M.
Meredith, of Illinois, has been appoint
ed chief of the bureau of engraving
and printing. He served as chief of
the bureau during the Harrison ad
ministration. He is a practical plnte
printer and at present is in charge
of the plate printing department of
the Western Hank Note company, of
Chicago.
aiN'onM'. onielnl Vii e.
.luiTcrson City, Mo., Nov. 23. Mis
souri's olllcial vote for president, com
pleted by Secretary of State Le
suenr hiHt night, is: Hrynn, 351,013;
McKlnley, 311,003; Unrker, -1,211;
Woolloy, 5,003; Debs, 0,128; Mnlloney,
1,201. Total vote, 0S3,035 Dryan's
plurality 37,820, against 5S.727 in 1800.
Noted Cnmniir of Miilo Doiul
London, Nov. 23. Sir Arthur Sul
livan, the musical composer, is dead,
tho result of heart failure. Ills death
occurred at nine o'clock Thursday
morning. While he was laughing and
talking in a house here he fell down
and died within a few minutes of
heart failure.
The reputation of MIourl,
Washington, Nov. 23. The popula
tion of Missouri, as officially an
nounced yesterday, Is 3,100,005, against
2,079,181 in 1800. This is an incrcaso
since 1800 of -127,181, or 15.0 per cent
The population in 1880 was 2,108,380,
showing an increase of 510,801, or
23.3 per cent, from 1880 to 1800.
MUxl.-lmit' I'oMi'atliiii,
Washington, Nov. 21. The popula
tion of the statu of Mississippi as
officially nnnounced to-day Is 1,551,270,
us against l.USO.OOO in 1890. Tills ii
an increase of 201.070 or C0.2 per cent.
1NTEEPID FIGHTERS.
Americans Storm and Capture an
Insurgent Stronghold.
Thny find to MnUn n Ntnnp Aocnt Under
llnavy Virx, Hut Victory (Jrowtiml Tlmlr
Ilrllllnnt Font and tlio ltihidn Vied
lioforxl hem.
Manila, Nov. 20. The fortress of the
Insurgent chief, (Jeronimo, at Pinnu
ran, which 'the Insurgents boaSted was
impregnable, was taken and destroyed
by a picked force of the Forty-second
and Twenty-seventh infantry and
troop G of the Fourth cavalry, under
Col. Thompson, (tcronimo and most
of the Insurgents escaped. The lead
ers had long harassed the Twenty-seventh
Infantry, operating in the vicin
ity of San Mateo, Montalbnn and No
vallchcs. lie was finally located nt
Pinauran, 35 miles north of Manila.
Ills position was considered the
strongest in Lu.on. It was a stone
fortress surmounting a steep hill sur
rounded by canyons. The Spanish
forces lost heavily in attempting to
take it.
Col. Thompson mobilized 1,000 men
at Montnlbon. The attack was made
upon four sides the main body under
Maj. Carey, of the Forty-second ad
vancing from the south; Cnpt. Atkin
son, of the Twenty-seventh, from the
east; Cnpt. Castool, of tho Twenty
seventh, from th west, and Capt.Stoau,
of the Twenty-seventh, from the
north. The ascents were steep and
the men climbed them by grasping
the shrubbery. It was impossible fot
the eastern column to reach the sum
mit, but the others nrrived after
three hours' climbing, under fire from
the fortress and the hillside entrench
ments. The enemy's force, number
ing several hundred, fled before tin
attackers reached the top. The Amor
leans destroyed l'.OOO insurgent unl
forms, scores of buildings and large
quantities of supplies and seized i
barrel full of documents.
GREAT FOR IRRIGATION.
CIiIoiiro Com-roKH J.a.t WnH Uuvn tin
Mlhji'nt ill ir Iniptu mid thn Whole
Comitty I- Htudflne It.
Chicago, Nov. 27. Delegates to tin
ninth annual convention of the Na
tional irrigation congress, whicl
closed here last, Saturday, unanimous
ly declared that greater interest it
the irrigation of the nrid lands ol
the United States had been arouse
by this convention than any previous
ly held. It has placed before the pco
pie of the whole United States th
importance of the problem of nntiona
irrigation, nnd has partlcularl'
brought it to the attention of tin.
people of the east in a manner no
otherwise possible. So much goot
would result from the carrying out
of the policy by the national govern
ment nnd result 'in so ninny different
ways, that people who have no inter
est in irrigation itself are being at
tracted to the idea.
It would accomplish the coloniza
tion of the west and the creation of
a great market for manufacturing;
it would result in the employment of
labor, the development of mining, in
assistance to navigation, in the pre
vention of floods nnd in relief for the
congested condition of our cities in
supplying material for thousands of
small rural homes.
DETAILS SUPPRESSED.
Kltolieiier'i CnotpuWnry I'nclflcatlon
In
Koutli Afriut Will Nut Hi Wltnumn-d
by UorrcponduutH.
London, Nov. 20. London newspa
per publishers have been informed
that Gen. Kitchener has decided to
expel correspondents from the scene
of war, but the ineagerness nnd color
lessness of recent dispatches present
strong evidence that he is enforcing
in a modified form his Omdurmnu
edict. Telegrams cease to mention de
tails of the compulsory pacification
of the Moors, on which the ex-Sirdar
Is engaged. Ills chief task now is to
prevent the Dutch In Cape Colony
from lenrnlng of the details of farm
burnings and deportation of burgher
families. The latter are now sent to
Natal, when they are not confined in
garrisoned towns in the Transvanl and
the Orange lliver colony.
Confidantes say that the government
Is aware of the black outlook in South
Africa, but it will support Kitchener
to any length if ho will only make
the country habitable for refugees,
reopen the mines and abate the war
expenditure, which is still near .CI,.
000,000 weekly.
V.ierm-H Will MilLo AoknowlMiloMJiiMit.
Washington, Nov. 27. A delegation
of veterans of the civil war from
many of the states, headed by Gen.
Daniel 13. Sickles, of New York,
called on tho president by appo'nt
ment Monday and congratulated him
on the result of the recent election.
There were 30 in the parly nnd they
were received in the library. The
.president responded briefly, telling
the veterans how deeply he appre
ciated their efforts In his behalf and
that ho would gladly mnko the ac
knowledgment that had bcea sug-
I (rented.
M'ARTHUR INTERVIEWED.
Iho Onnnral Tnlkn About I tin Cmmri Con
tributing to tho Activity In thn Ciiin
P'tlico Acl"t tho Filipino.
Manila, Nov. 22. Gen. MncArthur
was asked yesterday whether the re
sult of the presidential election in
the United Stales was in any way re
sponsible for the orders to push oper
ations against the Filipinos. lie re
plied that the result of the election
was merely coincident with other fea
tures of the situation, lie added Hint
the return of the soldiers and ma
rines from China with the recruits!
who had nrrived recently would in
crease the number of troops to 70,000
men. The enlargement of the forces,
the ending of the rainy season, better
roads, improved transportation and
the desire to make the most efficient
use of the volunteers before their
term of service expires In .lunc are
all contributory to the most active
campaign.
Concerning the replacing of 35,000
volunteers, Gen. MncArthur said he
favors the establishment of a stand
ing army of 75,000 men and authoriz
ing the president to increase it to
100,000. The general said he was en
larging the force in Gen. Young's
district to nearly 7,000 men, thnt
heavy reinforcements are being sent
to Gen. Hughes in the island of Fa
nny, that more troops had been or
dered to southern Luzon nnd that va
rious column movements had been
planned.
BEFORE JULY NEXT.
Idjt. fin Corblo Suvn Volunteer Now In
thn rhllliM'iiie Will tin Hrotn;ht
IIoiiio at Time Autecil Upon.
Washington, Nov. 22. Adjt. Gen.
Corbin authorizes the statement that
it is the intention of the war depart
ment to bring home from the Philip
pines to the United States every one
of the volunteers who cares to come,
and discharge them here, on or before
the first of .Inly next, when, under the
law, the volunteers must be mustered
out. It is the expectation and hope
of the war department that the coin
ing congress will, at an early period
in its sesion, onact legislation which
will enable the department to replnce
the present volunteer force by a per
manent force of soldiers. In that
case such of the men in the ranks iih
care to continue in the service will be
re-enlisted as regulnrs, and any
vacancies that may exist through the
muster out of the volunteers will be
supplied by original enlistments in
the United States. It is believed
that these enlistments can be made in
time to replace all the retired Philip
pine volunteers before the first of the
next fiscal year without causing any
hiatus.
THE SENTENCES TOO SEVERE.
United Ntntn (liiviirniiu-iit Will No' InnUl
on thti Domtpttittloii of tho ICInvon
Cliln 1'rliicuit.
Washington, Nov. 22. This gov
ernment will not insist on decapita
tion of the 11 princes held chiefly re
sponsible for the rebellion in China
and the boxer outrages. Minister
Conger will be so informed in in
structions to be sent. The Chinese
government seems to doubt its abil
ity to carry out such rigorous pun
ishment. It desires to substitute ban
ishment and degradation for capital
punishment. Minister Conger reports
that it is a serious question whether
the Chinese government is strong
enough to inflict the more severe pun
ishment. The 11 princes are men of
wide influence and have many fol
lowers. It is altogether probablu that
public sentiment in China would re
volt nt the executions, and that the
government authority would be de
fied. The minister's representations
show there is danger of going too
far in Hie infliction of the penalty.
No intimation is conveyed as to what
the other nations will do in the mat
ter. )liinllt Ilnlil.Uo ii Tniln.
Little Mock., Nov. 22. Northbound
pnssenger train No. 50, on the Iron
Mountain & Southern railway, was
held up last night near Giil'ord sta
tion, -10 miles south of Little Hock, by
six masked robbers. A lot of tics
piled on the track and surmounted by
a red light caused the engineer to
slow u j and, before the train had
come to a stop, tho bandits were at
work with dynamite on the safe. They
finally gave up the task and flicked up
the local express box and several puck
ages and made their escape.
Klfi-r Si'iiutor by Hitllnr.
Ualcigh, N. C, Nov. 22. The dem
acratie state committee has announced
the result of the first primary for
United States senator ever held in
North Carolina. F. M. Simmons re
ceived 102,355 voter, nnd Julian S. Carr
-17,282 votes. Simmons was therefore
unanimously declared the democratio
nominee for senator, lie Is tho author
of the present state law disfranchising
negroes.
New Yori.' 1'opiiliitlnn
Washington, Nov. 22. The popula
tion of the state of New York, as offi
cially announced yesterday, is 7,208,
012, as against 5,007,853 in 1800. This
la an inciensse of 1,270,150, or 21.1 per
cent.
OVATION TO KRUGER.
rhn Fornir-r IVnuldtott of thn TrnT.l
itepubllc Kntliimluotlcnlly Welcomed
lit MttMfllllo.
Marseilles, Nov. 23. Paul Krugcr,
former president of the South African
republic, landed here at 10:45 a. in.
Mr. Kruger can not but be elated at
the warmth of his reception by tho
people of Marseilles, lie may be said
to have been borne on an irresistible
wave of enthusiasm from the landing
Btage to his hotel. The broad streets
and boulevnrds through which the
route lay presented a perfect sea of
human beings, all gathered there
prompted by the unanimous desire to
welcome the aged Boer statesman.
From the moment the white, twelve
oared barge left the side of the Zel
derlnnd, with Mr. Kruger, who ap
peared to be in good health, sitting in
her stem, surrounded by the Focr
representatives, including Dr. Lcyda
and Messrs. Fischer nnd Wcsscls, a
storm of cheering broke and never
censed until Mr. Kruger entered his
hotel. Even then a vast concourse
of people remained in front of the
building until Mr. Krugcr appeared
on the balcony, where he had to re
niuin for some time, uncovered, ac
knowledging the acclamations of his
thousands of admirers, who con
tinued cheering until they were
hoarse with shouting.
Implying to (he addresses of wel
come of the presidents of the Paris
nnd Marseilles committee, Mr. Kru
ger spoke in Dutch and in a low voice,
accompanying his words with ener
getic movements of his hat, which he
held. in his right hand. After thank
ing the committee for the warmth of
the reception accorded him, nnd ex
pressing gratitude for the sympathy
lie had received from the French gov
ernment, he spoke of the war as ter
rible and bnrbariously conducted by
the llritifih. lie said: "I have fought
with savages, but the present wnr in
even worse. We will never surren
der. We are determined to fight to
the last extremity, and if the repub
lics of the Transvanl and Orange Free
State lose their independence, it will
be because they have lost every man,
woman nnd child."
This declaration which Mr. Kruger
made dispelled nt once nny impres
sion thnt he intends to accept nny
compromise from the British govern
ment. His announcement was greeted
with a roar of cheers and cries of
"Vive Kruger," "vive les Boers," "Vive
la liberte."
A NAVAL REPORT.
ftfr. Hanlcatt T ll About Oar Nrw romci
hIoik A WmII Ortrnnlzed Nnvut Mill
tin Itneommniidttil.
Washington, Nov. 23. Mr. Hnckctt,
the assistant secretary of the navy,
in bis annual report says that a suit
able government over the islands of
Gunm nnd Tutuila hns been estab
lished and the people of both islands
nppcar to be contented with the new
state of affairs.
He says the schools at Guam arc
flourishing nnd the general health of
the island shows a marked improve
ment. Attention is invited to the need of a
commodious hospital upon high land
near the Punch Bowl, just outside of
the city of Honolulu, Hawaii, and an
appropriation is asked for that pur
pose. In speaking of the naval militia, the
report says: "For local defense, the
well organized naval militia ought,
never to be dispensed with. The need
of a reserve force is clear to the mind
of every friend of the United States
navy, and the time is near at band
when appeal should be made to con
gress to enact, appropriate legisla
tion for the establishment of a well
founded system."
ARMY SUBSISTENCE.
Thn Afitliiir CoioioI.mwv Ootmriil Iteporla
Aboil' thn '1'nik f K-ndioi.- Our Sol-
dlerH Ills IlfcomumtidiitliniN.
Washington, Nov. 23. The report ol
Acting Commissioner General John F.
Weston, made public yesterday by the
war department, covers the opera
tions of the subsistence department
up to June 30 of the present year. It
shows that the task of feeding the
United Stntes army of 100,000 men
has been reduced to a system and is
now proceeding satisfactorily through
out the world-wide area over which
the American troops are scattered. A
recommendation of importance is the
enlistment of men as bakers and the
institution of a field bakery column,
modeled upon those now authorized
in all foreign armies. Itccninmenda
tion is also made for a regular train
ing school for army cooks to be es
tablished at one of the large military
posts in this country.
Niitlomil Gruiign Aitjiinrni.
Washington, Nov. 23. The National
Grange, which has been in session in
thiB city for several days, adjourned
sine diu Thursday after transacting
considerable routine business. A reso
lution recommending the establish
ment of u department of commerce
with representation in the president's
cabinet was referred without recommendation.
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