Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-06-17

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1t is n curious fact that when the Span
iarls have IL reverse their bonds so up in
price on the French bourse. and whenever
there is IL CLEAN of encouragement for
them they go down. This phenomenon is
explained by the brokers ON the theory
that Spain is whipped already and the cx-
pcctation that She will realize the fact
ard throw up her hands every time we hit
her. The shorter the war, the better it
will be for the finances of the S%paniards
and the sooner She can recover her pros
perity. II the war is protractcd the bond
holders know that she will be ruined and
their securities will he worthless.
The Secretary of the Treasury is ready
to issue the new bonds the moment the
President approves the revenue bill. He
has beer so confident the bond feature
would he retained that the work of pre-
paration has been going on for weeks. The
advertisements and announcements are
all prepared and in type, ready to be print
ed as soon as the exact phrascolosy of
the law is known; the plates are engrav-
gu. Tcluy 10 III tuTIlcu oNcr 10 tIe pViiltel
ut Il moments notice, and all the machin-
cry for placing the bonds in the hands of
the public is organized and adjusted for
immediate use.
Orders were issued from the War De-
partment on one day last week for the
purchase by the quartcrmaster's depart
ment of more than $1,000,OO0 worth of
o1o<t;r~ orI o%hnr, .,,po1;>, :p,1,1;,r 20
600 standard army trousers and $4,000
fatigue coats or blouses, estimated to cost
S300,OOo; 225.OOO drawers md 22s5,O00 I'M
dcrshirts. light weight, estimated cost
100000; 10000 shelter tents, $4,000;
800 hospital tents. $4,000: $4,000 wall
tents, $4,000; 5000 conical tents, S7O,-
| 600; GOO sets company books and 20 sets
regimental books. $4,000, and $4,000
mosquito head nets.
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The conference committee on the sun
dry civil appropriation bill has effectually
sett!ed the dispute -iie the RYrsau 81 en-
craving and printing Over the use Of
steam presses and has inserted III lie l,.w
a provision that ''all bonds. notes, checks,
etc., shall be printed by hand.' This is
a triumph for the labor organizations that
have been fighting against the introduce
ton of steam presses and labor saving
machinery in the printing establishments
of the Government for severa! years.
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There is not the slightest concern felt
at the Navy Department about the fleet
of Admiral Ca1nara. Seni-otficial infor-
nation from the most trustworthy
sources. which comes through diplomatic
channels, reports that the fleet is incapa-
bic of crossing the Atlantic, and much less
so of reaching Manila. There is not
enough coal within reach of Admiral ca
mara to carry his ships 5000 miles, and,
what is moro important, it is impossible
for him to get more.
Unless it is decided to take up the Ha-
wai;an question Congress will be able to
adjourn soon, and scrious conferences are
going on daily on this subject. The Presi-
dent is anxious to have the annexation
resolution adopted at once. He objects to
q -postponement until next winter because
that will be a short session and the rcsolu-
tons can be defeated by flibustering.
The friends of annexation are willing to
stay now and fight it out. !.
$50 1899 ~"Ns'""y
Substantial recognition will be awarded
Constructor Hobson for his heroic con-
duct in the harbor of Santiago. but pro-
motion is to be deferred until that young
officers wishes have been consulted. The
choice is open to him of continuing in the
construction corps, with increased pay
and responsibility, or of being jumped
over the heads of many officers his senior
in the line and appointed II full lieutenant
or possibly lieutenant commander.
AT the close of Office hours on Saturday
the Adjutant General figured up the re-
turns of his mastering officers and found
that Uncle Sam was short 1898 men on
the first call for 125.OO0 volunteers. Iowa
is behind 1910 men; Kentucky, 1,223S;
Alabama. 1866; Mississippi, 1000, and
North Carolina, 400.
To give some idea of the quantity OF
goods necessary to supply an army, it may
be stated that there have already been de-
livered to the Quartermaster at Tampa
$4,000 tents. $4,000 blankets, $4,000
pairs of shoes. $4,000 pairs of socks.
$4,000 undershirts. $4,000 drawers and
G9,OO0 suits of uniform.
The Secretary of State has received n
very interesting report from United States
Consul Smith ut Moscow concerning a
recent meeting of the engineers in charge
Of the construction of the great Siberian
railway. He shows that the entire cx-
penditure up to date on that enterprise
las been SIS, OLA 3S.
The agents of the Panama, the Gaia
lima, the Bucna Ventura and other Span
ish ships hat were seized in Cuban wat
ers and held as c%ontraband of war by the
prize courts ut Key West have pooled
their issues and will carry u test appeal
to the Supreme Court of the United
States.
There is a good deal of talk in congress