Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-13
WEST POINT.
Col. Ernest. OF Engineer Corps. Makes III.
Annual Report Number OF Cadets Sep-
tember 1, 1897. Was 33s. Largest Class

Annual Report Number OF Cadets Sep
TENDER 1. 1897. Was 33s. Largest Class
Known.
w AsIIINGTON. Oct. Col .. H. Ern-
est, OF the engineer corps. superintend-
cnt OF the military academy at West
Point. has made his annual report To-
the secretary of war The number OF
cadets on September /. 1897. was 33S,
the largest number that has ever be-
Ionged M any one time. There are
now "a vacancies and there will be more
at the end of the academic year. The
superintendent recommends "a moderate
increase over the present limit Of 37l
The health of the command has been
decidedly better than the year before.
Various improvements have been made
about the academy during the wear
The superintendent recommends that
the sword master be given military
rank on account Of the discipline he is
required To maintain over the cadets.
Col. Ernest concludes his report by say
ing:
Il have TO report that the military
academy is doing the work assigned to
IL as thoroughly now as at any period
of its history. Its equipment is better
fessors and officer, are characterized
by the same ability. industry. zeal and
patriotism for which they have always
been distinguished
Capt. Merry VIII he Received as Minister.
The state department has been in
correspondence for some time with the
authoritics in Nicaragua respecting
the recognition there of Capt. VIM. NJ
Merry, who was appointed minister to
that country as well as Salvador and
Costa Rica As a result il can now be
stated that the objections that were at
first preached by the Nicaraguan gov
"rnmcnt against the appointment have
been entirely removed and that Capt.
Merry will be received as United
States minister.
Transfer Of Congregational Library Conn
pIetcd.
he transfer OF the congressional Ii
brary from the capitol to the new
library building has been completed
The library has been closed since the
LIST Of August, and it i claimed that
the removal, with the incidental dis
placement and packing of books. pa
pers, etc, Is the quickest ever made in
80 extensive library. Many of the
books have been put III place. and il is
expected that the new library will
very soon be opened to the public
Cabinet Meeting.
WASHINGTON, Oct 9.-Thc cabinet
was in session for an hour and half
Friday. all members being present cx-
cept Secretary Gage. Foreign affair,
did not occupy much of the time and
the discussion was devoted mostly To
the forthcoming annual reports of the
several heads of the departments.
These reports, or an abstract of them.
are desired by the president so that
they may be discussed in his annual
message to congress.
Presidential Appointments.
NAsHINGrON. Oct. 9-The president
appointed George H. Bridgcman. of
New York. minister to Bolivia: Am
brose l.. Nawlin, collector of Internal
revenue for the Sixth district Of In
diana, and David w Henry. collector
of internal revenue for the seventh
district of Indiana
Extension OF the Money Order system.
NAsHINGToN, Oct. g.-Thc post Office
department has adopted IA policy Of
?
system. First Assistant Postmaster Cen
cral Heath believes that any post office
wanting money order facilities should
DE gwen them. complaints have been
constantly fled by business houses that
their correspondents at villages are I'M
able to send money orders because their
post Offices have no such facilities.
During the past fiscal year almost %. =
100000 money orders were issued.
amounting To little less than 500 600
600. The international money orders
ISSUED during the year. purchased priu-
cipally by wOrkmcu sending money to
friends or relatives in foreign coun-
tries. amounted to SD. OOO. 900. while
the amounts drawn ON the United
states by foreign countries did not cy.
coed $1,000. 600.