The Lamar register., 1899-03-22

OF NcW York. WIN be a candidate 1oF
the seceetaryship nf the Ss'iaaie.
The new batch of second lieutenants
Is composed almost entirely OF young
men who aie now in the serYice or W ~
served during the late war. or are ltts
sons Of officers who were killed or ala
good service in the army.
Postmaster General smith left Wei
nesday FOR Cuba 70 look into the organ
izaiiOn 0f the ros,ot,ice department on
that island He viii not have time 10
visit many pia,-es bnt hopes 70 inspect
the postoftiecs at principal cities
secrrtary AircT has issued an order
quoting the paragraph 10 the army law
ahollshing the canteen and prohibiunE
the sale ~ iiqnnr On army reservations.
II Is stated the provision ~ the lNW y
published fcr the Information OF aW
concerned.
An order has b.eu ISSUED by the War
Department Increasing tho age htnit
for enlistment FROM thirty 70 thirty ~"
years The youngest aEe AZ Whieh
man can b. enlisted Is elrhievn years.
The results 50 FAR fUr the enlistment 81
troops are very e1courag.uE
The War Department has decided 10
acquire such tracts at iaui in the Has
watiau Islands a. mas b. neccssary Tor
military puFruss-s To this end au ON
crr win b. sent 20 EIouslulu g take
Possession In the name q thr War ~
partulrHt u q considerable tract EfsF
the capital
The sdmluistratiaa has dcridrd %
take \ rensus q the isiaui o. Cubs a.
coiaplrie aud rauful - that taken N
the Uuitei STATES, The payment q tse
S8OloDho So tie Cutan ~5iiicrs WI
form i1ssi- u tiar pFupJs'ai cafis1fs, -
considerable iufarHatiun euuerfulne
the Cuiians win D. fakra a that Tine
Ar,ins secretary Molkl5Jshn has Is-
sued orders for n military exploraftou
Of AlasSa. Gta expedition a. wufE ~
the Copper river reEiun and another
bout Cooks miss Both ar 6" carry
lull equipments and supplies O. So
vemher gfL urEt. and have autboEity
TO employ Indians and natives -
guides
The Fvt,ruary rxpngts ucne ths lars'
est IA history sita the siuElr exemption
cf isssS The exports u nrcadsiuiis.
provisions. eaiign nu-l mineral OILS
amounted % So Hscs s.sl. against sftt-
sta 81 in February iS97. Aui sss2iii..
gTa in February Isl The slight ~
ducfion - cBaparS-i with the cor
responding month % ISIS = not IN vel
ume bat in value. l-ecause ~ lower
prtecs ror sume ~ the icniius articles
At5ur sixty -.nai,r. aud ryPFrsensA-
tivss have accepted iuvitdtioHs for =
trtp that has t~s-u plauued 10 iuzVzst
the ruuiss Of fhe ursV-,zs-i NicdraGun
snd paunmn canals. coming boone by
way n Sandas0 and other points 81 10
tcres- ln the West Indies Thy VII 80
a. tbs. guests ~ She Fansma Canal
Company The party viii hsre AZ
ocran sD-ainpr 90 ttseif and WIZ SAL
from NsW IafE Ai-1uht March aztFd. and
from Mobiie April lst
For the purpose % euHs,ins men 10
Oh the regular army up 20 The maxi
mum of tctalu allowed by the nrw
army law additional recruiting s1E-
tions haye iren established AZ Chlcago,
Saattlr, Washington, - Paul Mlun-;
Minneapolis Minn-. and several other
points. In addition 10 tlis= stations,
the War Department. VII have pfiics-rs
at every place Wber~ volunteers are
mustered ont 10 enlist such msn ~
wish TO remain 10 the arIay
A cable dispatch from General Otis
l. regarded as n0st Important i'y hose
who read II. a. in,iiea,ing that Nostili
ties might ceasp suddenly IN tbe Phi,
ipplnes and collapse 0f the iIsarree-
ton come al auy time. The reason for
the belief of General Otis that a climax
might come n any hour was mol STA.
ted. but his assumption was based on
the favorable reports be had received
from various sources that the Fiiiplnos
were tired OF the war and Agulnaldo's
leadership,
Secretary Wilson Is determined to
find out IL Il Is possible for human be-
inEs 70 sustain themselves In the in
hOspltable region Of Alaska, and II 80,
TO show them how 20 do IL. Fer that
purpose he has semi Prof, c. C. Cor
gensen, a native OF Denmark who Is
familiar with the gardening In frozen
zones. TO establish nm agricultural sta
ton al Sitka. to experiment with
grains and vegetables. soils. grasses
poultry. and the raising OF stock and
forage plants, for the benefit % the
gold hunters.
1t Is stated that President Mckinley.
during the war offered the appoint.
ment OF major general OF volunteers to
Brigadier General Corbin- now Edlu-
tnnt general who declined General
Corblns declinatlon Il probably the
most unique in army history, as II is
extremely doubtful IL any officer was
ever offered an appointment TO the
highest office in the arIny and refused