The silver star., 1899-08-11

Mrs. Mckinley and their neice. Miss
Sarah Deacon. have gone TO Lake
Champlain TO spend several weeks
The monthly statement of the gov.
eminent receipts and expenditures will
show q deficit for July OF about s.
5ls.U0. whicA is slightly in excess of
the estimate Of the officials made one
month ago
The annual preliminary report of
the commissioner Of internal revenue
for the fiscal year ended June l. 1893.
shows that the receipts from all sour
ces Of internal revenue for the year
aggregated so. ssi $50. making an in
crease of s1o2.617,7 reg over the receipts
for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1885
Lieutenant Colonel Plummer. who Is
organizing the Thirty-fourih infantry,
relegraphed the War Department that
number Of men from the Second Or
egon regiment desired to enlist In the
regiment and return to the Philippines
I II they can be granted thirty days fur
lough- The furiough has been author
lied by the War Department 20 such
men as desire to enlist.
Mr.. Elihu Root took the oath OF Of
I fice as SECRETARY OF war at 1915 n.
m last Tuesday. The ceremony
occurred in the large office of
the secretary OF war. in the presence
OF Secretaries Gage and Hitchcock,
Assistant; Secretary Meiklejohn. large
number Of army officers in uniform
and other employees and officials. The
oath was administered by Judge Cole
of the Supreme Court Of the District of
Columbia.
President Mckinley will give n re-
ception to Admiral Dewey at the White
House when the latter arrives in Wash
ington. Later on, the expectation Is
that a dinner also will be given to the
admiral at the White House and this.
following the custom dinner. will be
festirity OF some elaboration The
Vice President and Mrs. Hobart. mem
beers OF the Cabinet and their wives,
and some others will be invited. The
admiral is expected 10 come TO Wash
ington soon after reaching New York.
Secretary Long has taken notice of
some rather personal exchanges Of
opinion between the naval bureaus In
the course Of official business Before
he left the city on the LIST he addressed
an identical note to each OF the bu-
reaus. construction. engineering and
equipment. directing attention to cer-
tain extracts from official letters that
were not proper and warning The bu-
rcau chiefs that comments similar 10
those contained in the extracts Were
entirely unnecessary and tended TO re-
tard and prevent the transaction of
business by provoking retaliation.
mates the gold output Of Australia for
the present year ar 100000 in ex-
f.f la..s q. L.. Il
la will doubtless continue to have trade
obligations 10 settle with England.
Since the prospec : point to n con,inu-
ance Of the balance of trade between
this country and Europe being in our
favor. 1t is my opinion that England
VIII 20 right along sending US consirn-
menfs of Australian gold direct We
snail have all the gold we need. Our
position II that Of creditor. but II
the other countries are willing to make
IL worth our while, We may make other
terms.
Major General Lawton Is to have
command OF all the cavalry troops In
the Philippines when the active cam
paign opens in the fall. The plan of
campaign decided upon by Major Cen
eral Otls contemplaies larger use Of
cavalry than in the last campaign. He
already has In the Philippines the en-
TIRE Fourth cavalry. He has been au-
iborized TO organize one OF the proyis-
l"hal regiments in the Philippines as
cavalry and eight companies Of the
Third cavalry are under orders for Ma
mia IL Is probable thar other rcci-
menfs viii be sent out. so as to give
General Lawton a strong cavalry force
director OF the Mint Roberts estl-
Three new cases OF yellow fever In
the Soldiers Home at Hampton and
one DEATH. Is the official report n.
ceived by surgeon General wyman
from DIR. Wasdln. the yellow fever OK
pert. on duty mt the Institution. Add.
ed TO DIR. Wasdin's figures previously
sent to DR.. Wyman. this makes up TO
date forty cases In all which have oc.
CURED at the home. OF which eight
have proved fatal. Surgeon White tel.
egrnphed DR.. Wyman that In his opln-
Ion there was little doubt that there
had been some fever Infection in the
ncighboring village OF Phoebus. but
the surgeon general said tonight that
this dispatch had not been followed
by any evidence Of n positive character
from that place.
Mr.. Root. the new secretary Of wnr.
has already been requested by the
President 10 give General Miles rec.
concentrations and views careful con.
siderntion. On his part. General Miles
VIII he expected 10 aid the secretary
In administering the affairs OF the Dc.
pnrtment and dealing with the mill.
thry situation In the Philippines. Gen.
rra1 Miles does not expect anything
but harmony. nor does Mr.. Root. Mr..
Mckinley insists upon It. ~ the con.
ference between the President and
General Miles. the dry before Aiger re.
signed. the desire for more pleasant re-.
lnfions between the mnjor general com.
handing md the head OF the War De.
pnrtment was emphasized and nssur.
nnces were given that General Miles
would receive better treatment In the
future. There II no doubt TINT one of
the causes which led the President 10
seek Ayers resignation was the petty
jealousy shown By the latter townrd
General Miles.
Tho bend Of ~. Johns College,
known ms Brother FnbrIcnn, Inns iccf,
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