Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-11-21
NAVY INCREASE.
Secretary Herbert Will Ask for More
Battleships.
SETTLERS MADE HOMELESS.
by u Legal Decision Entries ON Certain
Wisconsin Lands VIII Have to BE Cam
csled-The Treasury Reserve
DlsIufectlon Of Hides.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9O.--Secretary of
the Navy Herbert expects to complete
his annual report to the president
about the latter part of this week The
secretary has given particular atten-
tion in his report to the feature in re-
gard to the increase of the navy. 1t
has been stated that Mr.. Herbert
would make no recommendations for
an increase. This is untrue. The Sec
rotary has always been an advocate of
constant addition to the force of YES
sells in service, and his report this year
will not differ very much from
those he has made in the
past. What the United States par
ticularly needs in the opinion of the
secretary are battleshfps and torpedo
boats, and his report will contain rec
concentrations for the construction OF
some of these vessels. The bureau OF
ordnance recommended that twelve
torpedo boats be built, and this is
about the number Mr.. Herbert will
urge congress to authorize. At pres
ent it looks as though he will ask for
two battleships at least and the num-
Der of torpedo boats referred to. lie
will also ask congress to authorize the
construction of two training ships, OF
the sailing type, for the use of naval
cadets, their cost to be $3.50, 900 each.
Settlers Made Homeless.
ASHLAND, Wis, Nov. 20.-One hun.
dred and twenty settlers south of Ash
land are, by decision received from
the general land Office yesterday, made
homeless Their claims, 10000 acres
of land with every quarter section
containing house and barn, will be
taken away from them by the govern
ment and given to the Wisconsin Cen
trail Railroad Co. This decision is car.
rying out the ruling of the supreme
court in the Knight-Osborne case.
Under this ruling certain lands
through this region which were sup
posed to belong to the government and
which have been opened for settlement
and entry by the government and have
been taken up by scores of settlers are
held by the supreme court to rightful'
ly belong to the Wisconsin Central
railway. Now the government is
Obliged to cancel all the entries on
these lands in order to give the rail
road company title.
The Treasury Reserve.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 90. The treasury
reserve stands to-day, with all the gold
Withdrawals of the past few days de.
Quoted, at SG,5O3, 59+ Since July 10,
when the gold exports were resumed
which have continued with slight ces
sation since that date, S37,5O0, 900 in
gold has been withdrawn from the
United States treasury for export to
Europe. 1t is said here that further
shipments on Sunday may be expect
ed Secretary Carlisle, who is now in
New York. it is understood, will con-
fer with New York fnanciers as to re-
plenishing the gold reserve If it falls
below the point of confidence.
DisinRectlOn OF Hides.
WASHINGTON, Nov.20. The secretary
OIL Tile JTedSuTy Will lSSuo III d Jay VI
two the details Of a new method
of disinfection of imported hides of
neat cattle, suggested by the secretary
of agriculture, by means of sulphur
fumigation for dry hides and immersion
in carbolic acid or bichloride of mer-
curry solution for fresh or moist hides.
The new method OF disinfection, it is
claimed, will avoid injury to the hides,
which, it is said, they were subject to
under the old method of disinfection.