The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-11-12
FROM WASHINGTON CITY,
Inspector General of the Army Submits
Report OF the Operations OF
His Department.


The Department OF State has received
official notice that the Gilbert Islands,
lying In the Pacific Ocean under the
equator, are placed under the protection
OF Great Britain.
The Navy Department is much graft
Ted with the progress OF the navy militia
organizations, and Secretary Tracy will
ask Congress for 80, 200 appropriation
for increased equipments.
The Secretary Of the Interior has ap-
proved allotments of lands to the In
dams in the DEVILS Lake reservation in
North Dakota to the number Of 500. BY
| the terms Of the general allotment act
these Indians are thereby declared to be
| citizens OF the United States and emit.
tied to all the rights and privileges and
immunities OF such citizens.
Inspector General of the Army Breck-
inridge has submitted to the War De-
partment report of the operations OF
his department. He dwells ut length
upon the activity of the army in the
past year. At one time, the report as
serts, the country seemed on the verge
OF war, which served t. show the eager
ness with which all Americans are ready
to resent indlgnities. When war SCENT d
inevitable, the respon 50 OF the people to
a call, not yet made but anticipated, for
men was something thoroughly crafty
ing. These tenders OF regiments OF men
came spontaneously from ali sections OF
the country, Texas being perhaps the
irst to { tier her services in rsllying
around the flag in defense OF national
dignity. In the North and South alike
the spirit OF patriotism was equally en-
thusiastic.
A reply to the English counter case in
the behring sea negotiations IL approach
ing completion at the State Department
and will soon be ready for the United
States counsel to lay before the arbitra-
tors. The work OF preparing the reply
has eeen going ON for some weeks at the
State Department under the direct
charge OF Secretary John w. Foster.
The lawyers and clerks " ho are engaged
In the work have been shut up in q large
room, and no one from the outer world
has been allowed to enter the room.
Ex-Minister Phelps and Justice Harlan
have not personally been at the State
Department during the preparation OF
the case, in which thew are counsel, but
they have been in correspondence with
their younger representatives, and every
point made has been carefully gone over
by Secretary Foster. The purpose OF
the officials is to weigh carefully every
point made on behalf OF the United
states, so as to put it in the cleareat
language and study it's relations with
every other point, in order to avoid con-
diet or compromising admissions The
case OF the United STATES will be asex-
actly logical and as forcibe as the com
oined skill OF several able LAWYERS can
make 1t. Representatives OF the United
states before the high court OF arbitra.
ton Will leave this country ia tax
weeks for Paris, where the court viii
sit. The original case OF the United
States and the British counter case are
already in print, and have been sub
United to counsel on both sileL |. /.
not intended, however, 10 make any D.
the arguments pablo until the award IS
made and accepted by the two countries.
The entire case will probably ~ sent 20
Congress by the President and printed
in the English blue books.
During the past week Washington city
tAssS oVCL VI tesLCh W . ssTlr. d ttAJtf.-,
They have generally occurred in tn.
evening, and have had sufficient force -
set the crockery vibrating % a. the rr-
ramic shelves throughout the ETY.. Thee
heavy detonations have proceeded from
ram making experiment OF the be-
partment oil Agriculture, whoa ha, been
encamped at Fort Meyer, Va, Jl-t 10
the Potomac river from Washington, en-
deavorlng TO ascertain an economical
method OF explosives by testing various
compositions Of gases. TCey have not
been trying 10 make rain there, bot 30
ascertain the cheapest and best expo. We
compound with which 10 carry on their
experiments esex here. They have a.
certained this fact, and the explosive
VIII Gu viii he used next will be a chic
rate powder devised for the purpose an!
gases composed OF three paris HYDROGEN
and one part oxygen, which is chear
and simple method, There will a'so b.
used ordinary Illuminating ga and ovy- F
gen IN the proportion OF two parts OF the
ormer and one 81 the latter. The con
produced from it does not co-t
more than one-twentieth az mu h "A
corresponding explosion OF dynamite or
met tenth as much az an explosion Of .
rosel!ite, and has the same effect.
prevailing impression vas tina, the in.
ention OF the party was to produce rain.
mt such was not the case. From 70. 600
o 1000 feet OF ga4 is generally n.ed in
experiments for that purpose. hu. a.
'ort Meyer only several hnr dre,l feet
we're consumed. Arrangements are now
'eing made to ship the entire apparatus.
ON posinz over $50, 900 pounds OF freizht
o Texas ant New Mexico the latter part
t the wees To try and make rain in real
arrest, but the location- for the opera.
ions have not yet been definitely decid.
i upon.