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About Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 8, 1898)
PEUITS OF THE FIELI SECRETARY WILSON'S ANNUA1 * REPORT. Head of the Department of Airricul lure Discusses Various Subjects -will ' Which He Has Had to Deal in Hi Official Capacity. The Secretary of Agriculture , in his an dual report , presents some consideration relating to the general work of-the depart nu-nt which serve as the basis for specia recommendations and explain more full ; the estimates already presented for tin ? nMiing fiscal year. On the practicability of exporting dairj . products , Secretary Wilson -says ii is no commercially profitable to send butter t < Europe just iwas the home demand a present absorbs the supply. For the pur po.se of obtaining foralairymon all thi facts relating to the export of this article the department -sent an agent to Paris tf ascertain what encouragement then would be to ship butler to that port , ant n agonl lo Hamburg to ascertain th < fat-to regarding customs duties , as well a ; prohibition and other difficulties thai inhrht meet exporters of butter to Ger many. It was found that no line of st.'nni ors sailing to French ports direct rouh" furnish refrigerator space , so shipments could not he made during hot weather. Whenever our home .supply of finest butter tor exceeds the home demand it can b ( profitably sent to both Franco and Ger many. The American fanner is now soil ing cheap grains and mill foods to tlu Kuropoan dairymen , who moot us in European ropoan markets with products made frou : r.'nv material furnished by us. But there Is no reason to believe that there is a Kfinving tendency toward the consumption of grains and mill foods at homo and ex porting the products of skill and intelli gence. Growing Trade in the East. The trade in American farm products is growing in the China soas. and in order that markets may bo opened up in Japan , GInna-anu other countries of the Pacific ocean , an agent is now in that region es tablishing agencies , to which the depart ment will make trial shipments and gath er all information possible for the Ameri can producer. The Secretary recommends the exten sion and adoption of the provisions of the law regarding the inspection and cer tification of moans and moat products for export , so as to make them apply to but ter and cheese. The brands of "pure but ter" and "full-cream choose" should then be affixed by United States inspectors to such products as come up to the required standard of quality. This would place the good butter and checs-e of this country in foreign markets under the identifying label and guaranty of the United States Government. The dairy products of Denmark and Canada , which are the chief competitors of the United States in the markets of Great Britain , bear the inspection certificate and guaranty of quality from their respective government * . The Secretary enlarges upon the need of nature teaching in the common schools. He says that there is a growing interest in education that relates to production , and all classes of intelligent people favor it. More knowledge by the farmer of what he deals with every day would enable - able him to control conditions , produce more from an aero , and contribute more to the general welfare. The Secretary calls attention to the ne cessity of his department undertaking an investigation of the agricultural condi tions of the insular dependencies of the United States , emphasizing the fact that the department should as soon as possible put itself in a position to extend to the producers of those new regions , largely dependent for their prosperity upon agri culture , the benefits which it now admit tedly confers upon our own farmers. He also advises the careful study of the in sect pests and plant diseases in these isl ands , with a view not only of discovering preventives or remedies , but of guarding against their introduction into the United States. The report then reviews at length the operations of the several bureaus , divis ions and offices of the department , reports of some of which have already been made public. In conclusion , Secretary Wilson expresses the opinion that a review of this work for the past year shows it to have been one of satisfactory growth and de velopment. WOMEN PRAY AT THE POLLS. Use Their Influence for Prohibition , but Lose the Ficht. Jn Macon. Ga. . 500 women threw aside their domestic duties and assembled at the election precincts to use their influ ence for prohibition. They formed choirs and sang hymns and prayed at the voting places , and their presence at the polls made a spectacle never before seen in the South. The battle was between white women on one side and anti-prohibitionists and negroes on the other. The women carried church organs to the middle of the street , the choirs sang , and dozens of exborters prayed to God to wipe out bar-rooms. But the women's work was unsuccessful , as the town voted prohibition down by 1,000 majority. The women charge fraud and they propose to contest the election. SUES FOR 3 CENTS AND WINS. Tclesrraph Companies Must Pay War Tax Stamns. At Carthage , Mo. , Judge Perkins has rendered a decision in the case of Senator Howard Gray vs. the Western Union Tel egraph Company. The claim was for 3 cents for stamps charged the plaintiff af ter the first adoption of the war tax , his claim being that the defendants were by law required to boar that burden. The decision was in favor of the plaintiff for the amount of the claim. A new trial was denied , and also a motion for arrest of judgment was overruled. Men-of-AVar on Great Lakes. A Washington correspondent says that , as a result Of an agreement reached by the sub-committee of the Anglo-American commission having the matter in charge , the building of uicn-of-war on the great lakes will hereafter be permitted by both Great Britain and Canada. j ' Palace to Cost a Million. * : Andrew Carnegie is to build a million ; dpllar palace on Fifth avenue , New York. ' t , _ He has purchased the two block front be tween Ninetieth and Ninety-second streets . / ' for ? 000,000. - THE AMERICAN COfiniSSIONERS AT PARIS. Whltelaw Reid Secretary Jloore. Judge Day. Senator Davis. Senator Gray. Senator Fryc. SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR. (1S9S ) Feb. 35 Battle ship Maine bjpwn up la Havana harbor. April 20 President authorized by Congress to Intervene in Cuba with army and navy. April 2J Blockading proclamation Issued. First gun of the war iired by gunboat Nashville In capturing the prize Buonn Ventura. April 23 President mils for 125,000 two-year volunteers. April 2.3 War with Spain ! s de- clnrcd. April 110 Cervera's fleet sails for Cuba. May 1 Rear Admiral Dewey de stroys entire licet of Admiral Mon- tejo In Manila Bay. May 11 Ensign Bngley killed at Cardenas. May 19 Cervera's fleet seeks refuge In Santiago de Cuba Bay. May 25 President calls for 75,000 additional volunteers. June 3 Ilobson sinks the Merrlmac In Santiago harbor and Is taken 2 prisoner with seven volunteers * who accompanied him. June 10 Six hundred United States marines landed at Caimanera. June 13 Camara's fleet sails from Spain. June 22 Shafter's army lands at Daiquiri and SIboney. July 1 Lawton and Kent and rough riders take San Juan Hill , losing 231 men. with 1,36-1 wounded. July 3 Cervcrn's fleet destroyed by Sampson's squadron. July 17 Toral surrenders Santiago and eastern portion of Cuba. July 25 Gen. Miles lands in Porto Rico , near Ponce. July 26 Spain proposes pence through French Ambassador Cam- Son. July 31 Battle of Malate , near Manila. Aug. 12 Spain and United States sign pence protocol defining terms. Aug. 26 United States peace commission - < $ > mission named. Nov. 28 Final terms of United States accepted by Spain at Paris. PROVISIONS OF T1I13 TREATY. Cession of Porio Rico to the United States. Evacuation of Cuba. Cession of the Island of Guam in the Ladrones. Cession of the Philippine : vhipelago to the United States upon the payment of $20,000.000. Renunciation of all claims for indem nity. Religious liberty in the Carolines. Liberation of all political prisoners. Restoration of past treaties and com mercial relations. The taking over of the Island of Ku- saie , or Uaiau , in the Carolines for a toil- graphic and naval station. Cable station rights at other points in Spain's jurisdiction. COST OF "WAR TO BOTH NATIONF. Spain looses. Cuba $300,000,000 Philippines 450,000,000 Porto Rico 150,000,000 Cost of war 125,000,000 Loss of commerce 20,000,000 Thirty ships lost 30,000,000 Total $1,075,000,000 United States Loses. Maine $ 2,500,000 Cost of war 200,000,000 Indemnity to Spain 20,000,000 Total $222,500,000 Lost by the United States , about 253 men killed and about 1,324 wounded. About 2,000 men died in camp. These figures do not include the 2G6 sailors lost on the Maine or the men who have died of fever after being mustered out. Lives lost by Spain , about 2,500 killed and 3,000 wounded. No official statement of Spain's losses has boon made. WHAT WE GET. Islands. Square miles. Population. Porto Rico 3,500 806,708 Philippines 114,326 8,000,000 Sulu 050 75,000 Guam 120 8,561 Isle of Pities 1,214 2,500 Totals 120,110 8,892,769 This does not include Cuba , area 119- , 240 square miles , population 1,031,019 , of which the United States has possession pending the establishment of a stable gov ernment there. TROOPS STILL NEEDED. Few Volunteers Can Be Released at Present. The muster-out of regiments in the vol unteer army will be resumed soon after the conclusion of the treaty of peace at Paris. The administration is unwilling tor more than one reason to order the dis charge of the whole volunteer army at present , the chief reason being , of course , the need of a large force to garrison points in Cuba , Porto Rico and the Philippines. ft Is probable , however , that within a very short time the President will grant a few ) f the many requests for the muster-out ) f volunteer organizations , trusting that Congress will soon make provision , by the. ncrcase of the regular army , for the naiutenance of strong garrisons in our lew territories. In selecting the regiments for muster > ur , it is the intention to designate these jrgauizations which were first sent to the ! rent , and which have been constantly SOUSA MUST PAY UP. Decision for Mrs. David Blakely for a Larce Amount. John Philip Sousa , the march king , has > ecn ordered by the New York court lo > ay Mrs. Ada P. Blakely , widow of the ate David Blakely , his former manager , 5100,000 , which may end the litigations > f eighteen months. Mrs. Blakely claim- id this amount due the estate from-Sousa ! or music compositions , management , and i percentage of the profits of a tour end- ng May 23 , 1SOT. NOW IN THE WATER. Battleship Wisconsin Floating in San Francisco Bay. The battleship Wisconsin was launched at San Francisco Saturday morning. Thousands of spectators witnessed the ceremony. Long before the hour appoint ed for the launching the visitors crowded the yards of the Union iron works , the adjoining housetops , and the hills. Many took places of vantage hours before the vessel slid from the ways , and they pa tiently stood in the cold morning air until the ship entered the brine. Even then they were loath to depart , many remain ing for hours to watch the giant hull as it floated at anchor in the bay. The launching party , which included prominent visitors from Wisconsin , was given a place upon the large platform which had been built around the prow of the vessel. Miss Elizabeth Stephenson of Wisconsin , to whom had been given the honor of christening the battleship , and little Miss Lucile Gage , daughter of Gov ernor-elect Gage of California , who had been chosen to touch the button that start ed the vessel on the ways , took positions within a few feet of the ship's prow. Irving M. Scott of the Union iron works chose workmen to knock away the sup ports that held the vessel on the ways. Almost. simultaneously Mayor Phelan stopped forward upon the platform above -'ul introduced Margaret Duff of the Irv- . . M. Scott grammar school , who , on be half of the school , presented to the battle ship a large flag made by the pupils of the school. Commodore Watson , command ant at Mare Island , accepted .the colors on behalf of the Secretary of the Navy. "May its folds , " he said , "never float above oppression , but be ever the signal of liberty and freedom. Let all join with me in the hope that it may be given to the care of men as brave as Clark and Milli- gan , a-nd the gallant crew of the Oregon. We can wish no better. " Following the unfurling of the flag Mayor Phelan read an ode to Wisconsin , written by Clara Iza Price. Hardly had the Mayor ceased reading than little Miss Gage , at the bidding of Mr. Scott , touched the button that freed the giant ship. The massive structure re sponded to the touch of the button like a thiug of life , and without the slightest jar started down the ways. As it trembled on the move Miss Stephenson broke the bottle of wine upon the prow and in a clear , full voice said : "I christen thee Wis consin. " The dimensions of the Wisconsin : Length on load water line , 3GS feet ; beam , extreme , 72 feet 2 inches ; draught dis placement of 11,525 tons , 23 feet G inches ; 'Maximum displacement , ill ammunition ; ; nd stores on board , 12,325 tons ; maxi mum indicated horse power ( estimated ) , 10,000 ; probable speed , 10 knots ; normal coal supply , SOO tons ; coal supply , loose storage , 1,200 tons ; full bunker capacity , 1,400 to 1,500 tons ; complement of offi cers , 40 ; seamen , marines , etc. , 449. ENGULFED BY THE SEA. Passencer Steamer Portland la Lost witu All on Board. The steamer Portland of the Boston and Portland Steamship Company , plying be tween Boston and Portland , was -wrecked at 10 o'clock Sunday morning off High land light , and the entire crew and pas sengers , fifty-seven persons , perished within a short distance of land. A large quantity of wreckage , including trunks , was washed ashore , and at dark Monday night thirty-four bodies had been recov ered from the surf by the life-saving crew at High Head station. One body was that of a wonvin. The vessel had a mis cellaneous cargo aboard , valued at about $25,000. From reports that have come from New England points it is difficult to estimate the total loss of life and damage to ship ping along the coast as the result of the recent storm. The list of disasters seems to grow , and from dispatches received it appears that at least thirty schooners have been wrecked at different points from Eastport , Me. , to New Haven , Conn. , eighty-six schooners , have been Iriven ashore and fourteen barges loaded jr empty , are agrcund. In Boston harbor ilone over forty lives and thirteen vessels ivere lost. Twenty-four craft , went i ground and fifteen wore sent adrift or lamaged by fouling. The loss to shipping , vas at least $500,000. The damage to ailroad and telegraph companies in Boson - : on City will foot up another § 500,000. Shipping seems to be favored most on he Massachusetts coast. Near Cape Cod -that graveyard of many a ship and ; ailor twelve vessels were lost. Life-sav- TS were vigilant and only five lives were ost. At Salem nine vessels were lost and welve damaged. Three men went to wat- Ty graves. At Gloucester thirty vessels vent ashore and were sunk. At Quincy our vessels were wrecked. At Vineyard laven , twenty-two vessels went ashora ind seven were damaged. Four lives were ost. On the Maine coast forty-seven ves- els went ashore at Portland , Rockland Belfast. ind 5 The loss of life is hard to determine. I ( s known that nearly fifty persons perish- 1 in and about Boston harbor. Reports in other places in some cases state thai lie crew of this or that vessel escaped. A German author , G. Solomon , hai written a treatise in which he recommend ! hat children should not be sent to school ill their seventh year ; that in the firsj ear three hours a day should be th < uaximum of brain work , and that thi iodily health should be looked after witl pecial care from the ninth to the twelftl ear. An incendiary is supposed to have set re to the stables of the J. D. Bouse5mill airy , near Dug Hill , Mo. , at which nine een valuable cows perished and mo'st o ) he buildings were destroyed. - * \ I NEW BISHOP OF IOWA. Rev. Dr. Morrison Steps to the Head of the Diocese. Rer. Dr. Theodore N. Morrison of thi Church of the Epiphany , Chicago , wai elected bishop of the diocese of Iowa 01 the second ballot a the diocesan conven tion in session at Ce dar Rapids. Dr. Greei was nominated b : George A. Goodwel of Cedar Rapids , thi nomination being seconded ended by the Rev. Dr Merrill of Clinton who demanded that ii any one had charge ; to make against Dr Green they should b < DR. MORRISON. George F. Henry of Des. Moines oppos ed the election of Dr. Green by charges the evidence in support of which was ii the form of a long typewritten manuscrip which Mr. Henry admitted to be the re port of the detective who had been hirec to investigate the life of Dr. Green. I ; was a mass of alleged evidence gatheret at Shawneetown , 111. , at Chicago and ai Cedar Rapids. After the reading of the so-called testi mony Mr. Henry concluded his argumenl against the election of Dr. Green by de daring that this evidence had not beer presented as facts which had actually hap pened , but as tending to show that there were many rumors of misconduct on the part of Dr. Green , and that he was there fore not a fit man' to elect to the sacred oflice. He urged the convention to elect some man whose whole life had been above the taint of suspicion. In answer to the report read before the convention by George F. Henry Dr. Green arose and address ed the convention as follows : "Stand ing here in the presence of this al tar of Almighty God , standing here before you , friend or foe as you may be , I simply make the one denial that an innocent man dare make , invok ing on himself the judgment of the ad- vonf God. Of pach. DR. GREEX. of every allegation you have listened to , on the honor of a Christian man , I declare myself absolutely innocent , and may God judge between my accusers and myself. " Col. Charles A. Clark of Cedar Rapids spoke early in the afternoon for two hours in defense of Dr. Green , and produced ad ditional evidence to show that the state ments of the detective were not founded STEAMER CITY ' KfT 'iW * * ' MAP OFEW ; ENGLAND COAST. Showing the track of the terrible gale which destroyed nearly three hundred lives and did financial damage beyond estimate. on facts , and that neither were the state ments of the persons quoted. Dr. Theodore N. Morrison and Dr. R. C. Mcllwain of Keokuk were then nominat ed , and the balloting was begun. The first ballot resulted : Morrison , 89 ; Green , 75 ; Mcllwain , 7 ; Cornell , 4. The second ballot stood : Morrison , 102 ; Green , 70 ; Cornell , 3. On motion of Dr. Green , the election of Dr. Morrison was made unan imous. REGULARS FOR GARRISONS. Pew Volunteer Kejjiments Likely to Be Sent to Cnba. If Congress early in the session should make provision for the increase of the reg ular army it is quite probable that none of the volunteer regiments now in the ser vice will be sent to" do garrison duty in Cuba. The troops first to be sent to Cuba will be composed largely of regular regi ments , so far as they are available. Plans are maturing for the muster out of as many volunteers now in service as is pos sible. The demand of the enlisted men to go home and leave the service is growing greater and greater every day. It is well known that the volunteers at Manila de sire to come home , and the War Depart ment is considering the question of send ing regular regiments to replace those vol unteers as soon as arrangements can be made. The regulars who are available Cor this service comprise those regiments an the western coasts which saw service it Santiago. CUBANS USE AMERICAN FLAG. Insurgents Maintain Order Until United States Troops Arrive. The Cuban insurgents who took posses sion of the city of Pinar del Rio upon its evacuation by the Spanish troops under Sen. Velasco on Monday carried the American flag alongside the Cuban ban ner as they entered the town. The inhab- tants made a great demonstration in their lonor. The insurgent commander declares iat he took possession of the city to maintain order until the arrival of Ameri can troops , _ WHEELED AROUND THE WORLD. The Mcllraihs of Chicago Have Rid den 3OOOO Miles. Dr. and Mrs. H. Darwin Mcllrath ot Chicago have girdled the globe on their bicycles. They reached Chicago and end ed their 'round-the-world tour on Thurs day afternoon. The Mcllraths started on their long journey from Chicago Oct. 10 , 1895 , and wheeled their way to San Francisco in 55 days. They took a steamer for Japan , where they spent four months wheeling , and then crossed to China , where their real trials began. They went 1GOO miles up the Yang Tse Kiang valley to the prov ince of Hunan , into which foreigners are not permitted to go. A number who have attempted it have been massacred , but in MB. AND MBS. ignorance of the fact the Mcllraths enter ed the forbidden ground. They were set upon and stoned , but were eventually res cued by officials and provided with an escort cert to safe territory. Then followed the journey through Burmah , India , Persia , Russia , Austria- Hungary , Germany. France and Great Britain. While crossing the Kulmid Pass in Persia Mrs. Mcllrath had her great toes frozen , and her husband was obliged to amputate a portion of the one on the left foot. The Mcllraths say that they have traveled 28,000 miles on land alone , and the expense of their trip was nearly $12,000. Mr. and Mrs. Mcllrath are both mem bers of the Century Road Club of Amer ica. The thousand miles between New York and Chicago were covered by the Mcllraths awheel. They were accompan ied throughout this distance by members of the Century Road Club , who escorted ; hem in relays. Receptions were given them at the principal cities en route. WHEAT NOT FIT FOR MARKET. Snow and Rain Cause Loss to Nortli DakotaFarmers. . Thousands of acres of wheat in shock was caught by the recent snow storm in North Nakota , and will beef of no use except for feed. James H. Wil son made this statement in St. Paul. Speaking of the loss of grain to farmers n the northern part of North Dakota , he said that about 10,000,000 bushels of OF PORTLAND. Lost off Cape Cod with all on board. wheat lies under snow there now. II was not stacked , and the rain came and prevented thrashing for several weeks , and was followed by snow , which prevents its being thrashed at all. None of it will be fit for market for flour purposes. This wheat is all owned by farmers in a small way , who did not have the money or in clination to hire help to put it in stacks or buy machines to thrash it before the wet season came on. BLANCO CALLS WAR UNHOLY. Says Spanish People Will Katify Any Treaty Offered Them. The New York Herald prints an inter view between its Havana correspondent and Gen. Blanco just before the latter sailed for Spain. Gen. Blanco said the Spanish people would accept any treaty entered into with the United States and would abide by all agreements. After denouncing the United States for causing "an unholy war , " Gen. Blanco said he could see many benefits that Spain might derive from defeat. He said that the people of Cuba and the Philippines were Spanish in sentiment , and soon all bitter feeling would wear away. Commer cial relations would be revived and Spain would find in her old colonies a greater market than ever before. "Spain's pros perity may dawn to-morrow , " said Gen. Bianco. "I believe it will. " Gen. Blanco said the United States had taken the Philippines , but he thought the American people were not really in favor of it. PHILIPPINOS ARE UGLY. Insurgents Decide Not to Becoenize Cession of Islands. Madrid has advices from the Philippine Islands saying the insurgents there have decided not to recognize the cession of the islands to the United States , and that they will resist to the last. It is also claimed that the United States will re quire 70,000 troops to put down the re bellion , and that the insurgents hold 10- 000 Spanish prisoners whom they will force to serve against the Americans. A delegation from the Spanish chambers of commerce had an audience with the Queen Regent and presented to her ma jesty a petition in favor of reforms. The delegation also asked the Queen Regent to intercede for the release of the Spanish prisoners in the Philippine Islands and to pardon the Filipinos who have been trans ported to Spain. Kotes of Current Events. Two hundred lepers are at large in Ma nila , and smallpox has become epidemic there. Fourteen Texans , commanded by Lieut. Gates , have gone to Cuba for Gov ernment police duty. Japan has agreed to co-operate with Great Britain in an effort to restore con ditions in China to their former status. Miss Sue Parberry of Sedalia , Mo , , dropped dead at White Sulphur Springs , Mont. , where she , was visiting he-r broth/ er. ALOER'S WAfi REPOBTy SECRETARY REVIEWS MILITARY OPERATIONS. Without Criticism He Traces the Move" meat of Army and Navy Makes -Recommendations and Gives Cost of Operations. The annual report of Secretary of War Alger , reviewing the work of the year , and especially the operations in the Phil ippines , Cuba and Porto Rico , has been made public. It gives a general summary of the military operations during the war. "Soon after the declaration of war , " it says , * 'u. movement was contemplated looking to the investment of Havana , and orders to that effect were issued , and also for a reconnoissance in force along the south coast of Cuba , but the movement of the enemy's fleet changed these plans and culminated in the campaign of Santiago. " Of Gen. Miles' share in the Santiago campaign the Secretary says : Maj. Geu. Miles arrived off Santiago July 11 , and that evening communicated with Gen. Shatter by telephone , and on the 1-th arrived at Gen. Shafter's headquarters. July 13 and 14 he , with Gen. Shatter , met the Spanish commander under a flag of truce between the lines to discuss the surrender of the Spanish forces. On the afternoon of July 14 G3n. Miles left Gen. Shafter's head quarters and soon thereafter went on board ship , preparatory to sailing for I'orto Rico. July 17 the Spanish commander , Gen. Toral , surrendered the city , including the troops In Santiago and the surrendered district , over Ii3,000 men , upon our terms , and at noon of that date the American ihig was , by order of Gen. Shatter , hoisted over the Governor's palace. After briefly outlining the operations in Porto Rico and the Philippines the report continues : Aug. 18 an order was Issued to muster out 100,000 volunteers , which Is being carried out. Thus an army of about 1250,000 volun teers and recruits for the regulars was called into existence from civil life , which , with the regular army , made a total of74 , - 717 men. It was organized , armed and equipped ( no supplies being on hand other than those of the regulars , save the Spring field muskets ; , and 50,000 men of this force were transported by laud and sea to battle fields In-the tropics 12,000 miles apart , where they won their victories without a single de feat , nud nil within the period of 1KJ days from the declaration of w r to the signing of the protocol. This great achievement can be credited to no individual : it belongs to the nation. Death Kate in History. The deaths in the army from May 1 to Oct. 1. including killed , died of wounds and of disease * , were 2,910 , the smallest death rate recorded of any army in history , a most gratifying fact when it i considered that over . > 0UOO of our troops , horn and reared in the temperate zone , were campaigning In tropical climates , subject to rain and heat almost unprecedented. In view of the needs of a military force In the islands occupied by the United States It is earnestly recommended that the regular army be permanently increased to 100,000 men jind the requisite officers ; that a portion tion of thiy army be recruited from the inhabitant - habitant of those islands , to be mustered litto the service of the United States and commanded hy officers of our army , discre tion. however , to be given to the President to make : ippuintmont of officers from the force so n-cruited. These men are acclimated , understand the language and habits of their countrymen , and their enlistment will not only give' them employment , but also have a tendency to enable the Government to get Into closer touch with their people than it would otherwise - \ wise be able to do. This would also relieved \ our people from serving in those climates tea a large \tent , and would , moreover , enable the volunteer- he mustered out of the ser vice and return to their vocations of civil life. The distinction between the regular and the volunteer Is very sharply drawn. The regular enters the s ° rvice because he prefers the life of a sjldler. Not so the vol unteer. lie enlists for an active campaign ; when that is over and the enemy has laid down its arms he at once desires to return to civil life. In the cities of Cuba , Porto Uico , and the Philippines there should also he employed and sworn into the service of the United States a cons nbulary force for police duty- men who have had experience and can speak the laiiKunge of those islands , thus relieving our soldiers from that work. To supply food for the destitute , especial ly In Cuba , is a question that must tax this Government greatly , for a time at least. The effort should be made to aid those people ple by giving them work , so that they may feel that they are earning their own bread Instead of living upon charity.VotiId it not be wise economy for the Government of the United States to construct a substantial railroad , practically the whole length of the Island of Cuba , with branch roads to the leading cities on the coast V Such a road would , of course , cost a large sum , perhapa 520,000,000 , but it would give employment to the people of Cuba , teach them habits of industry , be an inducement for them to cul tivate their farms and thus furnish supplies for the laborers and for market when the road is constructed. This , In my judgment , is absolutely essential - tial to the pacification and development of that great island. It will bring Its minerals , lumber and agricultural products to market and open up communication with all parts of the island with the least possible delay. The rend would be a good property , and ivhen It had served its purpose for the Gov- jrnment could be sold for its cost. If such in Improvement is not made the Govern- nent will , no doubt , expend fully that tmount In charity. Even If this road be jullt , there is immediate necessity for a arge appropriation to relieve the destitute An appropriation for a monument to- 5en. Grant and the promotion of the War department's chief clerk to the rank of ieutenant colonel are recommended. The report says the supply of powder vas a most troublesome question at the nitbreak of the war. There are only "two stablishments in this country which man- ifacture smokeless powder , and they own tatents upon the process. These , how- ver. like all other companies called to aid he Government , responded with alacrity , an the works day and night , and produc- d in a short time an ample supply. The expenditures from ordinary appro- nations for the fiscal year ending June 0. 1S9S. aggregated ? G2.r,34,784 , and the rdinary appropriations for the fiscal year nding June 30 , 1899. aggregate $55,652- 35. The estimates of all amounts re- uired for the fiscal year ending Jane 30 900 , aggregate ? 195,2oO,377. The extra- rdinary war appropriations made araila- le until Jan. 1. 1S99. amounted to S221 - 28,112 , of which $22,504.744 had been xpended prior to July 1. 1SDS. The esti- lates of extraordinary appropriations re- uired for the six months ending June 30 599. aggregate ? GO,177.539. There was [ lotted to the War Department from the 50,000.000 national defense fund the sum E $18,794,027. ' Telegraphic Brevities. A new counterfeit $5 legal tender- note > in circulation. The Farmers' Home Hotel in Perry > kla. . was destroyed by fire. Loss $2OOoC The customs receipts for 140"days oi le present fiscal year amounted toS78 - 40,429. . ' At Manila , law courts have resumed panish judges hearing civil casts and' Linerican jutlges criminal cases. / Hear Admiral Dewey Tvill become rankk ig officer of the navy by the retirement * f .Rear Admiral Bunce Dec , 2-"v . v