The silver star., 1898-12-22


The President has named General
Brooke as military governor Of Cuba.
The President has nominated Lieut.
enaht Hobson to be naval con-
structor.
General Calixto Garcia, the Cuban
patriot, died of pneumonia in this city
on the 11th.
There were 546,S52 visitors to the
congressional library In Washington
during the last fiscal year.
Rumors from Berlin that the United
States will relinquish all claims to Sa-
moa are denied by this government.
Representative Bell has introduced a
bill giving the town of Victor GER
tain vacant tract of land for a water
reservoir.
Senator Mason announces that he in
tends to devote his entire energies at
this session Of Congress to the passage
Of the postal savings bank bill.
Senator Teller has introduced a bill
giving the city of Boulder large tract
OF land for park purposes and also for
the preservation of native trees
Mr.. Simon. the new senator from
Oregon, is the smallest man in Con-
gress-smaller than General Wheeler
and Senator Wilson. who weighs only
96 pounds.
The House has passed the urgency
deficiency appropriation, which carries
500, ,S95, ,S92. The largest of these was
an item of S3,OOO,OO0 for an emergen-
cy fund for the War Department.
A report submitted to Congress by
the commissioner of fish and fisheries
shows an expenditure of S1S7, 500 for
the propagation of food fisheries dur
mig the fiscal year ended June 30 last.
Surgeon General Sternberg testified
before the war investigating commit
tee the other day. He laid the chief
blame for the inefiiciency of his de-
partment during the war to insufiici-
ent appropriations.
The President and party left Wash
ington at o'clock Tuesday afternoon
over the Southern railway for weeks
trip through the South. the primary Oh
ject being to attend the peace jubilee
to be held in Atlanta. Georgia.
Last Monday Senator Morgan
brougt up the Nicaragua canal bill and
1t was discussed for some time. Some
of the senators urged postponement
until after the report of the commits
sion sent to investigate it had been
made.
Assistant Secretary Vanderlip Is
sending some uncommonly interesting
and valuable reports from Porto Rico
to the Treasury Department. and has
been instructed to visit Cuba before
his return. This teaches that when in
formation is wanted it is well to send
newspaper man after it.
The secretary of the navy has add
ed TO the ornaments of his office the
6gurehead of the cruiser Cristobal
Colon. which was destroyed in the bat
tie of Santiago. II is a beautiful
bronze bust of Columbus. made after
the portrait in the Marine museum at
Madrid.
Bishop Hurst OF the Methodist
Church. returns to Washington after n
tour of the Pennsylvania cities. with
the assurances of contributions of ST.
100000 from the rich Methodists of
that state for the American University
In this city. He was assisted by Chap
lain McCabe.
A most gratifying improvement in
the health Of the troops stationed in
Cuba and Porto Rico is exhibited by
the reports to the War Department
from the commanding officers. The
long daily lists of sick and deceased
soldiers have shrunken and are some
times entirely missing.
Ii Hung Chang has applied to the
chief of engineers In Washington for
information concerning the measures
that have been taken by our govern
ment to confine the Mississippi to Its
banks. and has been furnished with
n quantity Of charts. plans and other
documents descriptive OF the levee sys-
TEN and the operations of the Missis-
sippi river commission.
Interviews with several members of
the House naval committee disclose
the fact that the bill to be reported
from that committee will closely fol-
low the recommendation of Secretary
Long. This will give fifteen new war
vessels and will carry with II the naval
personnel recommendations. which will
give to the navy 10000 men ana 2,5OC
apprentices.
A canvass OF the Republican scna
tors discloses only two votes ON tha
side against the ratification of the Pnr
Is treaty, those OF Mcssrs. Hale anL
Morrill,. Senator Hoar deplOres ex
panslon and annexation and all thai
sort Of thing. but will not say that he
intends 10 vote against the treaty. Mr.
Spooner and Mr.. Mason are counted
among the doubtful.
The advices received by the WaI
Department from Manila represen,
AguInaldo as being In very obstrep
erous mood. lie Is said to bc growing
more insubordinate daily. but secre
tary Alger believes that after tn,
peace treaty is signed md our peopl,
settle down TO the business Of 0rgnp
IxIng a government he Will be suscept
iblc to kindly influences.
The secretary Of the TREASURY Inns il
sued circular letter Of instruction Il
collectors Of customs, assessing c0,in
tervailIng duties on sugars imported
from or the product Of countries payin.
export bountles thereon. This actor
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