The silver star., 1899-07-07

Regarding army canteens President
Mckinley says: 1.-The position which
some temperance people take on the
question is simply absurd. The attor'
ney general must interpret the law as
he finds It, but" he added, II should
be very glad to see prohibition Of the
canteen,
special agent of the pension depart
ment is at Worcester Massachusetts.
investigating novel pension clain.
John j. Hulinger, a helpless veteran,
has been receiving So per month. Re
Gently he wrote the department that he
was receiving too large pension and
that $50 would be sufficient lie is en-
urely helpless and requires an attend
ant.
Owing to the advance in the price OF
iron and copper it has been found that
the plans for several projected public
buildings. which were made n year or
more ago. will have to be modified. In
Montana there are three buildings, for
the construction of which the lowest
bids Were considerably above the ap-
preparations. and hence plans for low
er priced buildings will have to be re-
advertised
Secretary OF State Hay has received
brief official dispatch from Bartlett
Trip, commissioner at Samoa. saying
that peace had been restored on the
Islands; that the commission had sus-
tanned the decision of Chief Justice
Chambers in the contested case of the
election of a king; that Malietoa Tanus
had resigned; that the kingship was to
be abolished and n provisional govern
ment established.
The work of the fish commission is
practically completed for this year.
According TO the officials of the com
mission. when the reports are sent IN
July lst. they will show that ii has
been the most successful year in the
history of the commission. The great
bulk of the work has been in the col
lection and distribution of the eggs and
fry of commercial food fish, and this
year more cod, white fish. pike. perch.
bass. fiat fish and lobster have been
planted than ever before.
Acting on the suggestion of General
Miles that the availability of the auto
mobile be tested for army use. several
machines have been ordered. with the
request that three be furnished at the
lN-~lIlt adAf. llt
corps intends to test the automobile,
carrying weight. over such roads rs cX-
tend from this city to Fort Myer. Vir-
ginia. II the tests are in favor Of the
machine its use will be extended TO
Cuba, Porto Rico and to the scene of
actual hostilities in the Philippines.
Secretary Alger. Adjutant General
Corbin and Colonel Bird. assistant
quartermaster general. in charge OF
transportation. had an hours consul
tatlon with the President Wednesday
relative TO the question of reinforce
ments for General Otis. A definite
decision was reached to continue the
recruiting of men at all the recruiting
stations for service In the Philippines
Secretary Alger said when he left the
White House after the conference that
General Otis would have 10000 men
when the rainy season closed for the
resumption of active operations.
While no decision has yet been
reached as to the number of men TO lie
raised for the provisional army, the
President has authorized continual
ton of enlistment beyond the num-
Der required for the regular army. This
means that the President proposes to
have enough soldiers ready for service
should further consideration show the
necessity OF providing General Otis
with additional troops. 1t seems TO
be the impression In army circles that
nine regiments, sufficient To form three
brlgades Of a total of IA. 100 men, will
be organized and put In condition TO
be sent to the Philippines In time TO as
sist in tho an.raff.pS Tn fba ia
The Due d'Arcos and his assistants
are gratified at the reception they have
received in Washington and express
with deep feeling their appreciation
of the courtesy Of the nation with
which their government was so recent.
ly at war. II is true that special eff
forts have been made to convince the
Due d'Arcos that there Is no resent
ment or prejudice on the part OF the
United States against any Spaniard In
this country. and everybody Is glad
that the war IL over. The duke has
communicated this sentiment both to
his government and to his personal
friends in Spain. and 1t VIII certainly
be 10 the advantage of both coun.
tries.
The board Of officers appointed by
General Brooke to investigate and
make recommendations regarding the
army ration has completed It's work.
The report has been received mt the
War Department and recommends that
no change be made In the ration itself.
A slight modification in the manner In
which men may use savings IL suggest
ed. General Brooke does not indorse
this section Of the report. but says that
II viii be imprnctlcable while men nre
In the field. II will hardly he satlsfac.
tory TO the commlssary department
and Its adoption II therefore considered
very doubtful. II relates mninly TO n
system by which the savings OF the
men on raiions allowed shall be invest.
ed and presents n credit instead of n
company fund. A credit system would
involve n grent deal Of work md would
necessltnte the employment Of large
clerical force.
The secretary Of the interior I'm,
promulgated rules In relation TO the 50
lection Of reservoir sites BY cnttie
growers In the western states. ami
they will go into immediate effect. All
applications for such rights now on mi.
will, according to the ruling. have 10 liz
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