The Monte Vista journal., 1899-09-16

| the group of buildings Will number
twenty-fOur or wenty-ive. with n cat
pacity OF 1000 pounds OF smokeicss
powder daily This output seems large
at first thought. hut one of the big
thirtcen-Incli guns Of the Indiana uses
1000 pounds of powder at II single
shot. The various buildings OF the
powder plant cover n wide area about
four miles back from the river. The
general purpose has been to keep the
buildings as far apart Us the require
ments Of manufacture would permit.
in order to avoid the danger Of eX-
ploslon. For that reason there Is nc
large central building. but many small
ONES. each having a distinct branch of
the powder making. They are also ar
ranged with view to the prevailing
winds, so that the risk OF having the
fumes Of acids borne by the wind IL
reduced to = minimum.
Orders will be issued from the War
Department In Il day or two announc-
ing the field and stan officers OF two
additional volunteer regiments which
will bc organized after the manner of
the so-callcd immune regiments sent to
Cuba last year. their company officers
nnd~privatcs ining exclusively coiored
men. II Is expected that these regi-
mcnts Will bc recruited with greater
rapidity thnn the white regiments and
that experienced men Will MI them So
| quickly that the two commands will b,.
ready to sail for the Philippines early
In November. The addition of these
regiments to the army almost cxhausts
the quota Of 35.JO volunteers allowed
by Congress. There will then be TWEEN
ty-fve regiments Of 1.3OO men each.
which. with the Porto Rico naval bat
talon of 400 men, leaves u margin Of
only 1870 In the authorized strength
or not quite enough for another rcyi.
mcnt and n half. General Miles had
recommended three colorcd regiments. 5.
while General Otis had reported tha;
negroes were not desired In the Philip
pines. the friendly natives h.ing
strongly preju,liccd against them. 1t is
likely that one Of the new orgauiza.
lions will have its temporary quarters
at Richmond und be- commanded b,
Captain William =. Duvali First ar.
tillery. who was major In the inspcc.
tor generals department and lIcuien-
ant colonel In the ordnance corps las,
year. The other regiment Will proi,a-
biy he organized ut Admission. Ala
b1ina. All the officers have already
been selected for the two organizations
and II only remains for the President
10 issue the commissions and for the
War Department To direct tn. begin.
Ming OF recruiting
In an interview W. II. Merriam, iii.
rector of the census. said In reference
to the appointment Of the cnu,ncr.
ators: Our next great undertaking
and any branch OF u work which must
reach every nook and corner farm and
cabin In the United States Is great.
that OF selecting about 500 enumer-
a,ors for taking the twelfth ccn-us.
We are trying streniously TO prcpar.
for n complete and reasonably perf.,t
census. The burden of the work of
gathering the materials for II, however.
Will fall on the cnumeratorS. "Iu nny
important line Of private business pre-.
liminary training is required Of those
charged with conducting its details.
Lawyers and doctors study before they
practice their professions. AMI mechan-
les ARE required TO serve thorough Az.
prenticeships before asking for Jour.
ncymcn's work or wages. NJ. In my
view. those who desire to net ms cen.
sus enuincrntorS should take up the
study OF census laws. schedules and
statistics. thus famiiiarixIng them.
selves. ns far Rs possible. with the DE-.
tails Of the work. In this way they
VIII bc prepared Oh the lst of June
next. like u great and well,irtlled
army. 10 begin their lai,ors understand.
ingly and harnoniously from oc.an To
ocean. without after that day re,uir.
Ing further orders or Instructions
While ] shall not undertake To select
enumcrators without consulting with
The proper census supervisor as to the
qualifications and experience of nppli.
cants, ! would Ike To suggest that all
candidates n'lopt the course I have In.
dicntcd and thus help Ia Insure at the
threshold NJ the twentieth century the
most perfect census In the history OF
the republic"
u hns no, yet been determined
whether General Miles and his stan
VIII so To Manila next month or moi,
lf he does 70, II viii have tn II. In n
similar capacity 4" that which he oc,
cupicd ai Santiago. rather than In The
exercise OF such authority ns that In
which h. WIS clothed In Porto Rico
Tor no Idea appears to ls entertained
Icy Secretary ltoot of hnvInv General
OILS superseded. notwithstanding the
popular demand for his r,-a!l To III.
United States. Under the cirrun.
stances u II thought General Miles win
prefer To maintain III. h.a.ll,inrtcrs of
the army In Washington. whct, h,
may exert hi. influence NOR. rfr-ciiy.
ly IN directing the campaign ~. IN.
chief military instrument of III. l'r-.I.
dent nnd the secretary of war. An en-
couragihg feature of the coming cum
pnirn against Aguinnido Is the ns.ur.
nnc" now given NJ the War pcpurt
m"nt TINT Increased responsibility md
authority have l-'"n given to the com.
mnhdinH generals In the Held. thereby
To great extent enabling General OTIS
10 devote inorr attention To n,iuIuI-tru
'iv" Affairs which hnv. Increased cnor.
inonsly and VIII continue 10 muitlply
ms new territory IL brought under hi.
Jurisdiction 10y aggressive naynl uuui
military operations. III. canipnlgu. 1,
is hoiTd. VIII proyr brief nnL thor.
oughly effective. I'll. date OF Is.pIn.
hin. this general campaign does NOT lie.
pend On the volunteer regiments, hut
altogether on the termination Of III.
rainy season. which II nircntiy dine
Under the energetic Instructions tim,
Secretary ltoot ha- given. the general
advance must b'nin ~ soon ns the con
di'lon ~ the country and especially of
III" roads. Will permit the trnnsp1r,n
ton of supplies anh field pI.,rs,
Telegraph rs"a,. IN tive Orv, ,ts. TRIAL.
Hcnn"s. stp'. ~. The profits ~ the
government telegraph during the
lprryft,s trial nrr rrlHrtcd to have is.,.t
the lteut lest In The Li.turV of Era me-,