, 1899-08-17
WASHINGTON NEWS.

the total imports from the
United States for the first six months
of 1899 at the port of B~aracao. Cuba.
amounted to S7O,379, and exports TO
the United States TO S106, 1896. The only
other imports into that port for he six
months were from Santo Domingo to
the amount of 1854 worth of cattle and
figs. while the exports from Baracao
TO the little republic amounted to only
$40. The United States sent to Bara-
Goa 50. $50 worth of fish, 81, 501 worth
OF cattle, $3.14T worth of lar and tai
low, S2,97S worth of meat, S91I worth
of butter, $1,194 worth Of agricultural
implements, 81 ,O62 worth of cheese.
S7,1G1 worth of other provisions, S9,47G'
worth of rice. 81, 124 worth of potatoes.
81. sos worth OF other vegetables, 81, 705
worth of lumber and timber. S1,354
worth of manufactured wood. SS51
worth of chemicals, S1.S44 worth of
malt liquors Inc cider, Sc, Z o worth of
cotton manufactures and $3.50 worth
of -four. Baracoa sen to the United
States for The five months ended May
81, S4O2 worth of bananas, S22,65T
worth of c%ocoanuts. S47, $40 worth of
oils and S3j.367 worth of carao.
Officers who have returned from the
Philippines tell of II pretty race for the
vacant major-generalship In the regu-
lar army between "~Scrappy" Iawton,
as the soldiers call the general. and
| Genera Macarthur. Each of them
wants to wear the double starred
shoulder straps of the regular army,
and both are bent on making a record
which will give them the coveted COM
mission. The returned officers say
hat General Otis is doing all he can
to give Genera Macarthur opportuni-
ties to make a great name for himself.
They say he keeps General MacAr-
thur in the front as much as possible,
and it is generally understood at Ma
Mia that General Otis regards General
MacArthur as his right hand man.
The soldiers are fond of General Law
ton. They like his dashing style of
fighting inc his constant presence on
the firing lin and his disregard of per
sonal danger and the sOldierly picture
he presents dnshing along the front on
his big black horse have .conspired To
make him the chief object of their af-
lection. The returned soldiers say that
If 1t were left to the boys on the firing
line no one but General Henry w
Lawton would command them. Gen
ernl Wheaton, also, according TO the
soldiers stories, is Il popular officer.
He has been leading his men n In Fun
ston II has made Il record for reck-
less bravery which has pOpularized
him with the men.
Assistant Secretary Nanderlip, asked
about reports that he had ordered Ii
reduction in salaries of several chiefs
and assistant chiefs of division in the
office of the auditing department be
cause he had visited the offices and
found these chiefs and their clerks
reading newspapers and lettering dur.
ing working hours, said that he had
for some time been investigating the
auditing of the bonds and other pa
pers in the third auditors office. Last
Saturday morning he went to the third
auditors office and, accompanied by
one of the officials, walked into n large
where he wanted to make an in
~vestigation. He found n general state
of idlencss. Clerks were reading news
papers or gathered in conversation.
Mr.. Vanderlip says he decided that the
chiefs and assistant chiefs of these di-
visions were responsible for this state
of affairs. and ut once ordered a re
dnction in their salaries. 1t Is said by
officials In the treasury that had Mr..
Nanderlip discovered the same condi-
tons in an office we'll up with its work
he would probably have said nothing.
He was led to take action. it is said,
by the fact that the work in the audi
tors office is nearly two years behind.
President Mckinley has written a
letter to Emperor William expressing
his pleasure mt the appointment of Dr.
Mumm Won Schwartzenstein as en-
voy extraordinary to the United States
during the absence from America of
DR.. von Hollcben, the German am.
bassador ut Washington. saying that
DR.. o Schwartzenstein's previous
stay at Washington is pleasantly re
membered.