Omaha daily bee., 1892-01-29
COST OF WAR PREPARATIONS
Ohili's Insult Caused the United States to
Bxpend Millions,
Malta is A HERO AROUND SANTIAGO
Those who Pretend to Know Assert That
Something More Serious Than the Balti-
more Incident viii Certainly Occur
In the Near Future.
WASHINGTON BUREAU OF TIE BEE,
5l3 FOURTEENTH STREET,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 2s. !

WASHINGTON BUREAU OF TIE BEE,
5l3 FOURTEENTH STREET,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 2S.
The threatened trouble with Chill has
already cost the government a good deal of
money. The expenditures, however. have
been incurred with the full knowledge and
approval of the senate and house naval COM
mittees, and there will be no question about
their approval. The total extraordinary ex-
pense, it is estimated, will not fail far short
of So 000,0O0. 1t is to be remembered, how
ever, that this, or at least only small portion
of this, is not lost, as tho coal and supplies
and Work on other war material will not be
wasted.
Malta Will BE Banqueted.
The statement that Senior Malta, who, as
minister of foreign affairs under the pro-
visional government of Chilli, sent the circu-
lar note which caused such just Ofense to
this country, Is now the hero OF the hour
in Santiago, and that he is to be given
complimentary banquet on Saturday, Is re-
garded in naval circles here. as we'll as by
some leading men in political life, as an
omen of future trouble in Chilli.
A prominent official of the State depart
ment said today: "President Montt and
they exhaust all the paper and ink of Chilli,
but the only effect will be to incite the COM
mon people to another revolution with Malta
as their idol and leader'
Lieutenant McCrea, one of the officers of
the cruiser Baltimore, and who acted as in
terpreter at the secret examination of the
Baltimore's sailors by the Valparaiso crini-
nal court, said today that the passions OF
the Gillian populace could not be curbed,
and that they were certain to break out ere
long In some new indignity against American
sailors or American interests. He said that
the present excitement among the young hot
heads at Santiago and Valparaiso was only
part Of general sentiment among all the
people, and that in his Judgment, there
would occur within the next year an outrage
fully as grave as the assault upon the sailors
of the Baltimore.
Indian Depreciation Claims.
The enormous accumulation of work
thrown upon the Department of Justice and
the court of claims by the passage of the
Indian depreciation act has caused both of
these bodies to appeal to congress for relief
Up 20 the present time 6,500 actions have
been brought against the government for
Indian depredations. the claims amounting to
$24 000,0 900; only 600 of these actions have been
brought for claims which have been examined.
approved and allowed by the secretary OF
the interior. Only thirty judgments have
been rendered in cases brought before the
court Of claims for Ir dian depredations. The
attorney generals office finds it impossible to
take charge of this accumulation of business
force In the Indian department consists Of
three men and a stenographer. AS General
Colby's department is working with an an
nual appropriation of only Sl5, 900, from which
travelling expenses, taking of depositions,
docksts and stationery, it Is manifest that
Justice to claimants will be long delayed
unless something is at once done. The
depreciation committee and Senator Pad
dock was instructed by the committee to
prepare an amendment for reference to the
committee on appropriations to provide addi-
tional assistance for the assistant attorney
| genera! for the expedition of the adjudica-
tion of depreciation claims. 1t is estimated
that 1t will require three special agents and
two law clerks, besides occasional assistance
from attorneys, who must be employed from
time to time, and that the amount allotted
for the prosecution of this class of work
must be at least doubled. The court of
claims will also find itself overburdened, aud
il is proposed to increase the judges of the
court and give IL authority to sit In sections.
been holding sessions, most Of which have
been devoted to the consideration of Mr..
Lanham's bill for irrigation. This bill pro-
poses the absolute cession of public lands to
the state by the government for irrigation
purposes. The committee will meet again
next week for further action.
Miscellaneous.
:; ". Willetts of Talnce' Ia, is at the
d. A. Wolf was today appointed postmas-
| ter at Preparation, Ia., vice j. S. Rawlins,
resigned; and j. Noodle at Pukwana, Brule
county, S. D., vice j. Andrew, resigned.
Senator Pettigrew today introduced a num-
ber of petitions in favor Of the anti-option
| bill.
Senator Manderson introduced bill today
| to remove the charge OF desertion from the
| military record OF John f. Friedlin of Ne
braska
j. ]. Monk of South Dakota ia at the
| Arno.
DR.. Peterson of Stratton, Neb., is here on
| business before the patent Office. He goes tc
New York before returning home. DR..
| Peterson believes the Mckinley tariff law is
| the greatest blessing the country has had in
| many years, and that 1t is the best piece OF
| political Legislation IN many years:
The star mail service between Ewing and
| Bliss, in Holt county, has boen increased
from two to three trips week.
Applications are being received for the
| position of national bank examiner in the
| Nebraska district 1t is stated that no change
| In the place is contemplated. p. S. III.
| Western Pensions.
| WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 2S.-[Special Tele
gram to THE BEE, THE following list Of
pensions granted Is reported by TIE BEH
and Examiner Bureau Of Claims
Nebraska: Original-David Talmon, Ly
burn .. w. Wells, Joseph Stout, Phinea:
Jones, John M. Matheny James Z. Kennedy
w. voorhis, John Hilton, Winfield S
Waters Increase-David W. Andrews
Thomas E. Ellis. Original widows-Mar.
| j. Parker.
Iowa: Original-John Wynkoop, jane
Ferguson, Thomas Reynolds, George Teet
Eugene B. Teale, Aaron Richards, Charlie
Il. Switsen, Frederick II. Voss, Georg
Walfe Edmond @. Sala, Everett G. Updike
Hiram IA, REYNOLDS Increase John S
| Dine. Wilbur E. A. McNeill Solomon
Reeves, Frederick Barrick. Reissue Cor
nelius Clafin, deceased. Original widows
etc.-Julia e. Newbern, Elizabeth v
Creamer, mother.
| Saloon Keepers Convicted.
RACINE. Wis, Jan. 2S.-The saloonkeeper
| arrested last summer on complaint of mem