The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-08-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
WASHINGTON.

The North American Trust Co. has
fled bond of $3.50, 900 with the secre-
tary of the treasury and has been
made fiscal agent of the government
at Santiago de Cuba.
A general order has been issued at
the adjutant generals ofice in Wash
ington granting one months furlough
TO sick and wounded soldiers, aAd
transportation to their homes. At the
expiration of their furloughs, if fit for
duty, the soldiers must report to the
nearest army post, camp or hospital
for the purpose of being sent to their
regiments.
The cotton crop report of the de-
partment of agriculture issued on the
10th says: Taking the entire cotton
producing region as unit, the con-
dition of the crop on August l was eX-
actly the same as on July l, namely
sL.2. This is 4.3 points higher than
on August /, 1897.
The war department has decided to
establish an army camp in the blue
grass region of Kentucky and an order
TO this effect will soon be issued. 1t
is probable that troops now at Chick
amauga will be marched to the new
camp.
Secretary Alger says that in case
any of the troops from Santiago ar
irving at Montauk Point, Long Island,
should have yellow fever they will be
immediately isolated and no visitors
permitted in their camp.
Orders were issued by the navy de-
partment on the 18th detaching all
naval officers from the Mangrove, the
lighthouse vessel which has been in
service at Key West, and it will be
turned back to the treasury depart
ment. Four revenue cutters on the
Pacific coast also have been turned
back to the treasury department
The war department has decided to
send more paymasters to Manila.
They will take 81 100000 with them
to pay the troops in the Philippines.
A million dollars also will be sent to
Santiago to pay the troops in Porto
Rico, but the paymasters will be sent
over to Porto Rico to disburse the
money.
Although the war with Spain lasted
only ia days, it is estimated that it
has cost the government so far $780,.
100000, of which $9S,00O,000 has been
actually paid out of the treasury.
The war department is cancelling
the charters of the various vessels
used for the transportation of troops
The government purchased 13 vessels
and chartered about so.
The report of the commissioner Of
internal revenue shows that the re
ceipts from all sources in the fsca
year ended June 80, 1898, amounted
to $17o,s69,510, an increase as com
pared with the previous fiscal year O.
$24,249,925.
The post Office department is hear
ing from people who desire to obtai1
appointments as postmasters in Cuba
Porto Rico and other newly acquired
possessions. No such appointment
can be made, however, in the absence
of congressional authorization. Mean
while employees of the department will
be detailed for this service.
The monthly statement of the i'm
ports and exports of the United State
shows that during July the import
of merchandise amounted to $50,674,
1885,. of which $19,571 1865 was free o
duty. AS compared with July, 1897
a decrease is shown of about $4,000,
600. The exports of domestic mer
chandise amounted to $71,1S9,742, al
increase of over $1,000,0O0.
Signal Officer Greeley has issued or
ders raising the censorship on al
cable messages except in Cuba an,
Porto Rico, and in those islands it ha
been limited to cipher messages an,
messages detrimental to the Unite
States. Spain has been restored to tn
use of the cable the same as other ma
tions.