Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-12-07

have been q work Of great magnitude well and
ably done, for which too much credit cannot be
given the war department =,
During the past year we have reduced our
force In Cuba and Porto Rico In Cuba we now
have 34 officers and I06e6 men, in Porto Rico.
o. Officers and 1855 enlisted men and battalion
Of 400 men, composed Of native Porto Ricans;
while stationed throughout the United States
are 9l0 officers and 1857 men and In Hawaii, u
Officers and 4'3 enlisted men.
The operations Of the army are fully present.
ed In the report Of the secretary Of war. can
not withhold from officers and men the highest
commendation for their soldierly conduct In
| trying situations, their willing sacrifices for
their country and the interest and ability with
which they performed unusual and difficult du-
ties In our island possessions.
| In the organization Of the volunteer regiments
authorized by the act OF March Q 1899, 1t was
| found that no provision had been made for |
chaplains. This omission was doubtless from |
| inadvertence. / recommended the early au- |
thorization for the appointment Of one chap
lain for each Of said regiments These regi- |
ments are In the Philippines and 1t is important |
that immediate action be taken
Postal Affairs In the Colonies.
In restoring peaceful conditions orderly rule,
ana CIVIC progress In CUBA, Porto kico' and, so
iar IN pracucaDie' IN inc rhlilppnes the re-
haDiA'a'ioh Vi postal service mas peeh an I'M
portant partoi inc Work. IL became necessary
70 mai ana o o oq,n ior our ,nrces o.
meat iris reourouor, h.s ,r,,a,,,od srh
s,ont,al ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Tho ax,s,tnS, sus,an,.
were so fragmentary, defective and inadequate
that new and Commemorative organization had
N he created Anor,con ,ra,nad oa,o;a,s hava
hosn ossionod 10 ,ho d,roo.iaa asd avoou,iro
nossessions wh,le natiyes hano haou chieav
emn,oved in maLin, ~, ,ha hoa,, ~ ,ho ,oroa
Tn worl,ing out tbjs Man tha ,nert rn,e has
been rigorouslv and foithful,v ann,ied
Doma.,,c po.,., ssrv,c.
The domestic nostal service continues IN orow
with extraordinarv m iditv mo eynenditures
and the revenues will eoch ovoood IA, am no0
during the curren, raar Eortnnata,r Sinoo Tho
revival NJ nrosnero,,s times tho rev.nueS have
grown much fastar than tho evnenditures and
there is every indication that Oh art neriod will
witness ohliteration NJ the ANIMAL deact In
this connection tbo renort NJ tha postmaster
general embed 40 a sta,emon, ~ como ovlo
which have crown nm outside NJ tho contemnla.
zion y, Ia,y IN ,ho ,raatran, ~ snna o,assas ~
W WI ha
leoe nj Mound rate and Sbnws that IL tbis mat.
ter had been properly classified and had paid
the rate which 1t should have paid, instead OF
postal deficit the last fiscal year of S6,6lO,OOO
there would have been on one basis a surplus Of
Slz6S7 So and on another Of S. 1888 1856. The re-
form thus suggested, in the opinion of the
postmaster general, would not only put the
postal service at once on self-sustaining
basis, but would permit great and valu-
able improvements and l commend the sub
ject to the consideration Of congress.
The Question of Pensions.
I'm the aOtb NJ luna 1900 tho mansion ro,, NJ
tho Irrj,od S,o,os rrr,horod 90, 10 Thosa IN
clude tho nensiorers n, Tho armr and navv IN
all our wars T,he rumher addsd r. Tho rolls
dur,na tba WOO y was An 90, rha nn,,hor dronuod
hv reason ., dsa,h aa ,nirors NV innoi
ijn,,,a,,nns ,a,ra =. n,a,ro ,r,.h ~ ,oe
and o,hor oa,'sos NAV ~ ,aa AVA ,ho nr,bsr -