The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-06

lands in whole or in part. for Il pciiO,
OF five years. beginning April I next.
Secretary Gage has decided to sus
pend the regulation requiring masters
OF vessels engaged in traffic betweel
the United States ana Canada auC
the United States and Mexico to oh
tam bills of health at foreign ports
The requirement was adopted during
the cholera epidemic.
Hon. W. l.. Chambers. the chief JUS
tee of the Samoan islands, arrived III
aShlugton Saturday from his nome
in the South. While here he will make
Il report to the President and the SEQ
retary OF state of the recent hap
penlngS in the islands and of the part
ne took in the affairs there.
The report of the commissioner Of
pensions shows that there are 7,43S
pensioners residing in Colorado. to
whom was paid the sum of $1.O1U 1t2
last year Wyoming has 279 pension
trS and they drew S39O5S during the
year. and New Mexico contains | 1.JJ9
pensioners who drew sos. 10 during
the year
1t is said that General Miles has in
formed Secretary Root that the first
nine general officers in the army reg
lister, including himself. Merritt.
Brooke. Anderson and Merriam should
go at once to Manila. The secretary
may adopt the plan with Miles in
command. Merritt in charge of the field
and Brooke as governor of Manila.
The quartermaster general of the
army has received the following dis
patch from NagaSaki, Japan. stating
that one of the government transports,
carrying troops for Otis. had gone
aground ''rhe Morgan City trans
pOrt struck. made water and was
beaChed at the eastern entrance of the
northern channel in the inland sea.
All are safe. The damage is un-
known
General Corbin says that the war de
partment has discontinued the re-
cruiting of colorcd soldiers at Fort
McPhersOn and vicinity for the reason
that every one Of the colOrcd regiments
i'll the regular service is full, and so
far no orders have been given for
the formation of any colOrcd volun-
teer regiments. The race question. he
says, has nothing to do with the stop
page of recruiting at Fort Mcpherson.
The Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion has announced its decision in a
case involving relative rates on export
and domestic traffic in grain and grain
products. The commission holds that
III the absence of some iuStifying
reason it would not be right for Amer
lcan railroads permanently to transact
business for foreigners at IL less rate
than that for which they render a
service to American citi- |
IenS.
The postmaster general has ordered |
that every poStotticc in the United |
states shall note the number of pieces |
and character of mail matter handled |
by 1t between October3 and November |
6. The execution of this order in |
wolves an immense amount of labor; |
and is to be done in order that an ac-
'urate table of statistics may be pre-
pared. This is the first time in twenty
years that such an order has been is
sued, it is said.
Senator Morgan Of Alabama prophe-
sizes expansion will be the salvation of
'otton and is about to start a crusade
II the South to spread the new gospel.
IN his prophetic vision he sees Manila.
instead of Liverpool. the great cotton
market of the world. He predicts the
ime is coming when Americans in an
American city, in the Pacific isles. will
handle tWo-thirds of the cotton of the
world ana save billions to the cotton
growers of Americn
Al the conclusion of the Dewey cele-
Dration at New York. Admiral Samp-
son will be relieved Of the command
If the North Atlantic squadron at his
'wn request. He has had much more
han his portion of sea service in
llS grade. After Il short leave of alb
'cnce he will be assigned to shore duty
probably i'll command of one Of the
lavy yards 1t is indicated here that
'ither Admiral Faruuhar. admiral
Srhley or Admiral ltemry is to succeed
sampson.
John A. Logan has been appointed
major of tn" volunteers and is assigned
% the Thirty-Second infantry. and sent
o Fort sam Houston. Texas. Major
.ogan was anxious to secure Il lieutpn-
INT colonelcY. and it is understood that
le at first declined his appointment as
ma ior bat upon further consideration
iecided to accept. Major Logan was
captain i'll the volunteer army dur
ne the war with Spain ana was as
lStnnt acJutant general on the staff
# General Bates at Santiago. His
resent appointment dates from July
TIL.
Ii is nuthoritatiVply stated that in
he coming Shakeup OF warrior chief
ans resultant upon the retirement of
everal officers that Shaftor. Law1on,
1cArthUr and Wheaton are to be re-
varded. The program as understood
$: Shafter Is to he retained as major
general of the volunteers after retire
nent as Il reward for his services i'm
n" Santiago campaign. Lawton is 10
'e made IL brigadier general in the rpr
llHr army upon the retirement of
,haftei. When General Anderson *
elieyed, Macarthur will become n brio
der general of III" regulars. General
Wheaton, will be promoted upou thr
etiremcnt of General Merritt
The report that the joint high com
llsSlon would meet this fall ana reocb
n agreement upon the Alaskan bonn
airy, free coal and lumber and all 9th
T. u1pStjOIlS irI'it tip,y tI,, |