The state herald., 1899-11-10

Regular army. 64,5SG; volunteers, 34,-
514; total, 09,160.
The proposition for n national uni
verslty at Washington, under govern
ment auspices. was negatived by the
committee of the National Educational
Association. which has been in session
here. Instead the committee has sug-
gestion contemplating n plan by which
persons who have had exceptional edu-
cational opportunities may secure the
advantages afforded by the institutions
at Washington.
The postmaster general has issued
an order forbidding postmasters in the
| United States to collect postage due in
excess of the domestic rate on any let
tiers sent by soldiers sailors, marines,
or other persons in the United States
service in Guam and the Philippine ISL
ands. The order is given immediate
effect and postmasters are directed TO
disregard all ratings of postage due in
excess of the domestic rate, made prior
to this date.
There are three features of interest
above all others in the annual report
of Admiral Crowninshield, chief. of the
Bureau of Navigation. just made pub
| lie. First, in an arraignment OF Con
gress because of the failure to reward
the officers recommended for advance
ment us n result of the battles around
Cuba; second, the recommendations Tor
change In the present system OF re-
ceiving ships, and third, the sugges-
tions touching the new system of train
ing landsmen.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says that
Pension Commissioner ii. Clay Evans
has been offered the governor general
ship OF Cuba by the administration.
providing he would resign as.pension
commissioner. In Il letter, Commits
sioner Evans stated he pos lively re-
fused the offer; that he was doing his
duty, and was not TO be intimidated
or exchanged" If he should be eX-
changed for doing his duty in the pen
sion office and sent to Cuba, he might
be exchanged there also.
Dewey is receiving credit here for
another manifestation of sound judg-
ment. AT Il dinner in his honor mt the
Metropolitan Club Saturday night,
Colonel Archibald Hopkins. friend of
Dewey, was TO have read n poetical
prophecy with respect TO Dewey and
the presidency. Everyone expected It,.
and all We're surprised when 1t was not
delivered. Now, ii is learned. the ad-
miral strongly limited TO Hopkins he
would consider the suggestion of his
name In connection with the presiden-
cy as in bad taste and dlsrespec,ful TO
him.
For some time negotiations have
been In progress In Washington to-
wards establishing treaty relations be-
tween China and Mexico. The nego-
tlations have been carried on by Am
bassador Aspiroz of Mexico and Min
lister WI Ting Fang of China, and are
now so far advanced that the signing
OF the Instrument Is expected TO occur
early next week. Aside from Its i'm
portance In being the first treaty ever
negotiated between the two countries,
Its terms are such as 20 yield large
benefits TO each OF the contracting
parties.
Commissioner Wilson of the Internal
revenue bureau has held that an ex-
press company which buys or sells for
eign exchange Is subject 10 the special
foreign tax OF $50 year, as II basis
on which IL transacis such business.
Captain Nlcoll Ludlow has been re-
tired with the rank OF rear admiral In
the navy on his own application, after
thirty years service, and under the
terms Of the personnel bill comforting
one grade In rank In ease OF such re-
tirement. Captain Ludlow Is a son.in-
law OF Mrs. Washington Mclean and
brother in'law of Mrs. Hnzen.
4 rccapltulntl0n OF the casualties In
actions aud deaths In the regular and
volunteer armies between May I. ls9s.
and June 30, 1889. contained In the tn
nual report OF the ndjutant general OF
the army. shows grand total OF 1906
men. The casualty list alone aggrc-
| gates 3,s5i, OF whom ~ officers and
! i5s enlisted men were killed and ioI
officers and 2.IGi enlisted men wound
cd. The death list. numbering J.dlo.
was made up of :,aai officers and J.3gj
enlisted men. or this total hut Is oil.
GERS and i5S enlisted men were killed,
the remainder OF the deaths resulting:
from various causes.
The Cabinet has discussed the point
Involving the right under the law of
our soldiers In the Philippines To send
through the mails To friends In this
country souvenirs ~ little or no com
merclnl value. Under n sirlct consiruc
ilon Of the law articles OF any CONNER,
clnl value except books are prohibited
from being sent through the mail. Rui
the government. realizing that vi! Il th,
approach 0f the Christmas holidays ia,
soldiers serving In the PHILIPPINES un,
doubledly VIII wish io send home som,
mcmcntoes NJ their service. nn earnest
EFFORT VIII bc made a. overcome the dlf
ncultlcs presented. II i probable thai
Secretary Gage VIII formulate somt
regulation which win meet the situn
tlun.
The surplus In the national treasury
continues io grow. Ia spite OF heavy
army expenditures. and some official.
bcgln To fear the cmharrn ssment that
confronted the Harrison ndmlnlstrn
uon ten years ago, The glvernmcn,
has n cash surplus ON hand of Sa;fl.
1u3, ,lU2, aud the revenues ARE lncr.ns
lng nj such q rapid rate II IL passlbl,
the balance VIII pass the 500. 900. ~,
mark by the first of the new year. Th,
government has nearly SS,.oDD.upo de
posted In national banks for the con
ycnlcncc NJ dlHhnrslng officers, hut III,
other s2lo.on1,Oo IN locked M IN III
vaults. unavailable FOR commercial
transactions. This N trcmcndou
sum to be taken from the channels %
irndc, mud financial officials nrc dis
iurbcd by lis tendency TO Increase ra,ii
or thnn diminish.
Chief Examiner Server of the ciyl
Service commission. IN his annual n
port. jus, mnhc public. snyH is.5uJ pet
sons were examined FOR onifnnca Z
the government service. Not quite I
] HYf ..ut al tlt., candidate ...a....l stst.