The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-12-09

order. at the cost of sanguinary en-
counters. In this emergency a joint
commission OF representatives of the
United States, Germany and Great
Britain was sent TO Samoa to investi-
gate the situation and provide a tenn
porary remedy. By its active efforts a
peaceful solution was reached, for the
time being the kingship being abolished
and provisional government estab
llshed.
This nation has assumed before the
world grave responsibility for the fu-
ture good government of Cuba. We
have accepted trust, the fulfillment
of which calls for the sternest integ-
ity of purpose and the exercise of the
highest wisdom. The new Cuba yet
TO arise from the ashes of the past must
needs be bound to us by ties OF singu-
lar intimacy and strength If it's endur-
ing welfare is to be assured.
Pnn-American Exposition.
The act to encourage the holding of
the pan-American exposition on the
Niagara frontier, within the counties of
Erie and Niagara, in the state of New
York, in the year 1901, was approved
on March 3, 1899.
This exposition, which will be held
in the city of Buffalo, in the near vicin-
ity of the great Niagara cataract. and
Within days journey of which reside
10000, 600 of our people, will be con-
fined entirely to the western hemis-
phere.
Arbitration.
The provision for arbitration con-
templates the formation of a perma-
nent tribunal, before which disputed
cases may be brought for settlement by
the mutual consent of the litigants in
each separate case. The advantages of
such a permanent tribunal over i'm
Ipromptu commissions of arbitration are
conceived to be the actual existence of
a competent court, prepared to admin
lister justice, the greater economy re-
} sulting from a well devised system and
the accumulated judicial skill and ex-
perience which tribunal would soon
: possess.
= recommend that the congress pro-
vide a special medal of honor for the
volunteers, regulars. sailors and ma.
rines on duty in the Philippines. who
voluntarily remained in the service af
4. ter their terms of enlistment had ex
pired.
, Postal Service.
: In restoring peaceful conditions, or
: Gerly rule, and civic progress in Cuba
1 Puerto Rico, and so far as practicable
S In the Philippines, the rehabilitation
: of postal service has been an important
t part in the work. fl
NAVY.
The navy has maintained the spirit
/ and high efficiency which have always
e characterized that service and has los
u none of the gallantry in heroic actor
o which has signalized its brilliant an(
glorious past The nation has equa
pride in its early and later achieve
> ments.
~ Pensions.
. On the Both of June, 1899, the pension
# roll of the United States numbere,
4 991,51 These include the pensioner
i of the army and navy in all our wars
n The number added to the rolls during
the year was 40,991. The number drop
ped by reason of death, re-marriage
minors by legal limitations, failure t
= claim within three years and othe
g causes was 43,1S6, and the number o
ulSdllOWtu Was lOt ,Jlt.
- During the year 89,045 pension cert
g. ficates were issued, of which 1907
- were for new or original pensions. TIL
:. amount disbursed for army and nav
~ pensions during the year was $138,355
q 05295. which was $1,651.46 less tha
', the sum of the appropriations.
~ The Census.
IS In accordance with the act of cor
r. urinary work in connection with tn
q twelfth census is now fully under way
8 The officers required for the proper &C
lie ininistration of the duties imposed hav
If been selected.
Forest Reserves.
On June 80, 1898, there were 80 fores
m reservations exclusive of the Afol
,f max forest and fish culture reserve /
"a Alaska) embracing an estimated are
10 of 40,719,174 acres. During the pas
h year two of the existing forest reserves
T. the Trabuco Canyon California; an
" Black Hills (South Dakota and Wyon
n ing), have been considerably enlarged
NJ the area of the Mounta Rainier reserve
n in the state of Washington has bee
somewhat reduced, and six additions
reserves have been established, namel
n the San Francisco mountain, Arizona
IT the Black Mesa, Arizona; Lake Taho
e. California; Gallatin, Montana Gil
r. River, New Mexico, and Fish LAX
I'd Utah, the total estimated area of whic
e. is 5,025,772 acres.
es This makes at the present time a t
n tai estimated area of 46,021 1893 acre
The department of agriculture is col
stantly consulting the needs of prod1
=