The Meeker herald., 1899-09-09

maintain strict supervision Of Affairs
until q republican form OF government
shau have been adopted: that the
island remain garrisOned by United
States troops for the present, and that
in the future the island be vested in
the people OF Cuba 80 far as 1t relates
to an american protectorate or annex
alton. General Lee takes a hopeful
view Of the situation and notes Il
steady improvement in conditions.
No one knows when Attorney Gen
eral Griggs will make his report to the
President on the Carter case. although
there are persistent intimations that it
will be made sOOn. There 10 some
ground for the belief that the attorney
generals report when 1t Ia fOrthcom-
ing, will be much broader than has
heretofore been intimated. 1t 10 said
In some quarters that 1t will not only
deal with the case OF Captain Carter.
as shown by the record. but will point
out the connection Of others with the
case and direct special attention to
them. This, II 1t proves true. will ac-
count for the long period the attorney
general has given to the case. The
record is exceedingly vOluminous, and
the labor and time involved in Its ex-
animation. simply in its bearing on
mense. Following out its ramihcations
rs to others would require much addi-
tional labor and time.
\ The secretary Of the navy has di-
kected that all estimates for the re
\uirements for the naval service next
Sear shall be submitted at once, thus
giving him three months for co-ordi-
naing them for submission to Con-
greg. Accordingly. the several naval
burtsus have been active Of late pre-
parink their final figures, and all the
esumateS, with the exception Of those
relating fa>armor and ordnance, are in
They show\in general considerable in
crease all aSng the line, owing to the
rapid develoAment of the navy, the nm
precedented Smount of naval ship
larged demands growing out Of the
war and the acquisition of new terri
tory. The largest item is $4,000, 600.
under the head VT increase of the
navy" which Is S5,OOO.OOO more than
any previous estimate under this head
1t Is due to the Unusual number of
warships now In course of construc-
ton. aggregating tifty-four in all
classes, a total mucil in excess Of the
number under construction at any pre-
vious time In the history of the navy.
The treasury statement shows that
the amount of net gold on hand Sep
tember LIST was s247 $780, COL. This is
the largest amount on hand at one
time In the history Of the department.
the next largest amount having been
$246.S73.O26 on December 31st. 1893.
| This situation Is accounted for by the
fact that during the last two weeks
or more the revenues of the govern
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are paid In gold, have largely exceeded
the expenditures. At New York the
customs receipts. with the exception of
3 to 10 per cent. are being paid In
gold. and 81 other important points
the excess Of gold has been nearly Or
quite as large. The total receipts for
the month Of August are @l0,07S, 17B,
! OF which $2O.546.607 came from Gus
toms; $24, ,237, ,O89 from internal revenue.
and $5.194.43 from miscellaneous
sources. The expenditures amount
to $46,51S,OOO. of which 914.9S1 900
was charged to the War Department;
4.59e, 600 to the navy: SIS. 10000 to
pensions. and the remainder to civil
and miscellaneous. interest and Indian
accounts. For August last year the
payments to the War Department
amounted to $24,O15.934.
General Otis order excluding Chi
nese from the Philippines is very en-
barrassing to the administration,
which is placed between two flres-the
| Chinese government on the one hand
and the English and German govern
ments on the other. The only informa-
| tion in official circles concerning Gen
eral Otis action through the protest of
the Chinese minister. 1t IL stated at
the War Department that General Otis
| has sent no notice of his order. al
though the Chinese government has
had time to instruct its representative
| here to exert his influence to have the
obnoxious decision of the general coun-
| termanded. The British and German
residents in the Philippines are report
| ed to have called upon their home gov
| ernments to intervene on the grounds
that the order prevents them from
| bringing into the islands Chinese Ia
borers, cooks, etc. and interferes with
| the development of their property.
| The most important phase OF General
| Otis action is the complications which
| II may cause in our friendly relations
| with China. The administration can
| take no action until General Otis is
heard from, and surprise Ia expressed
| that he has not more promptly report
l ed an order which involves our rela-
| lions with friendly government.
| With about 100 commissioned places
| vet to I'LL in the ten new regiments I'M
| der organisation. Secretary Root finds
l himself overwhelmed with applications
| even greater in number than the sum
| total Of those received at the begin
| ming Of the spanish-Amertcan war. II
| q aid at the War Department that the
| large majority Of the men who held
| commissions in the volunteer army in
| that war are again applicants for SER
| Vice in the Philippine campaign, rein
| forced by nearly all OF those who held
| non-commissioned places. This same
villin1uess to re-enter the service II
said to be observable among the en-
Heted men, and the officials cite as a
caee in point Colonel Bells regiment,