The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-10-14
WEST POINT.


UOls Ernest, OF Engineer Corps, Makes Hl0
Annual Report--Number Of Cadets Sep
tember 4, 1897, Was 83s, Largest Glass
Known.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-Col. O. H. Ern-
est, of the engineer corps, superintend-
ent of the military academy at West
Point, has made his annual report to
the secretary of war. The number of
cadets on September 1, 1897, was 33s,
the largest number that has ever be-
longed at any one time. There are
now "a vacancies and there will be more
at the end of the academic year. The
superintendent recommends moderate
increase over the present limit of 871.
The health of the command has been
decidedly better than the year before.
Various improvements have been made
about the academy during the year.
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:
II have to report that the military
academy is doing the work assigned to
it as thoroughly now as at any period
of its history. Its equipment is better
than it ever was before, and its pro-
fessors and officers are characterized
by the same ability, industy, zeal and
patriotism for which they have always
been distinguished.
Capt. Merry VIII BE Received as Minister.
The state department has been in
correspondence for some time with the
authorities 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 it can now be
stated that the objections that were ut
first broached by the Nicaraguan gov
ernment against the appointment have
been entirely removed and that Capt.
Merry will be received as United
States minister.
Transfer of Congressional Library Com.
plcted.
The transfer of the congressional Ii.
brary from the capitol to the now
library building has been completed.
The library has been closed since the
1st of August, and it is claimed that
the removal, with the incidental dis
placement and packing of books, pa
pers, etc., is the quickest ever made in
so extensive library. Many of the
books have been put in place, and it is
expected that the new library will
very soon be opened to the public.
Cabinet Meeting.
WASHINGTON, Oct 9.-The cabinet
was in session for an hour and half
Friday. all members being present ex-
cept Secretary Gage. Foreign affairs
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.
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-The president
appointed George H. Bridgeman, OF
New York, minister to Bolivia; Am
brose e. 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.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-The post office
department has adopted a policy o.
general extension of the money order
system. First Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Heath believes that any post Office
wanting money order facilities should
be given them. Complaints have beer
constantly filed by business houses tina
their correspondents at villages are un
able to send money orders because thei
post offices have no such facilities
During the past fiscal year almost 81,
100000 money orders were issued
amounting to little less than $500, 900,
600. The international money order
issued during the year, purchased prin
cipally by workmen sending money b
friends or relatives in foreign coun
tries, amounted to $I5,000,0 900, whil
the amounts drawn on the Unite,
States by foreign countries did not cx
ceed IS, 900, 900.