The silver star., 1899-06-30

Mckinley says: THE position which
some temperance people take on the
| question is simply absurd The attor-
| ney general must interpret the law as
| he finds it but" he added, Il should
be very glad to see prohibition Of the
| canteen."
| The War Department is making ex-
tensive preparations TO transport re-en-
forcements 10 Manila The quarter
masters department has chartered sew
eral new vessels for this duty, and II Is
estimated that by the first OF Septem-
Der 10000 regular soldiers will have
| reached the Philippines.
Owing TO the advance in the price Of
iron and copper 1t has been found that
! the plans for several projected public
buildings. which We're made a year or
more ago, will have to be modified. In
Montana there are three buildings, for
the construction of which the lowest
bids were considerably above the ap-
preparations. and hence plans for low
er priced buildings VIII have to be re-
advertised.
Secretary OF State Hay has received
a brief official dispatch from Bartlett
Trip. commissioner at Samoa, saying
that peace had been restored on the
Islands. that the commission had sus-
tanned the decision OF Chief Justice
Chambers in the contested case of the
election Of king. that Malietoa Tanus
had resigned. that the kingship was TO
be abolished and 4 provisional govern
ment established.
General Leonard Wood. military gov
ernor Of Santiago province. has been
offered the presidency OF the Washing
ton Traction and Electric Com
pany. The company has been form
ed recently and owns and controls
directly and indirectly. all the street
railroads in the District OF Columbia.
with the exception Of the Capital Trae-
ton Company Ii also owns the two
electric light companies.
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
Taylor has announced the acceptance
Of the offer Of George H and Edwin
: Monroe Of lot 120x1Js feet as the
site for the public building AZ Joliet,
the price paid for the lot being Slj.-
Go. II was also decided by the treas
ury officials not TO prosecute condemn
alton proceedings 10 acquire the proper
y OF ]. Klein at Freeport. Illinois, as
the site for the public building at that
place The lot offered by W. n. J.
stratton at sl7.56o has been accept
ed.
Colonel Bingham. the superintendent
Of public buildings and grounds is
having completed under his immediate
supervision an extensive change in
the water and sewerage system Of the
White House. The work was begun
some tine ago. but has been slow Of
completion because the noise was dis
agreeable 70 Mrs Mckinley and much
had 10 be done while she was away
from the city Some OF the usual
changes are being made in the interior
Of the building also while the occu-
pants are absent.
There has been a call made BY Gener-
al Otis upon the War Depa r1ment for
four expert Spanish court stenograph-
ers for service In the Philippine Islands
They must be familiar with the Span
ISL and English languages. able to
translate from Spanish into English
and from English into Spanish and eN-
perts in taking dictafiOn in the Spanish
language and transcribins same with
typewriters. The court reporters call.
ed for by General Otis and which the
War Department is expected to furnish
must have speed Of not less than $50
words per minute In the Spanish Ian
guace and possess the highest degree
Of efficiency in their profession
There has been much quiet discus
sion going on concerning the expira-
ton Of Admiral SIMPSONS term Of sea
duty. Secretary Long has not re-
celved any communication from Adu,.
raj Sampson applying for shore duty.
and II is not likely that he will in the
near future. Admiral Sampson has
been on sea duty only two years.
which Is year short Of the regular
term. II Is seldom that an officer Of
SIMPSONS rank i given command of
squadron for shorter period than
three years. and a. II Is advantageous
for Admiral Sampson 10 continue on
sea duty as long a. possible IL Is not
probable that he will apply TO b. re-
leved until he Is compelled 10 do so
The Journal Of the United Service
Institution Of India for April last con.
tains an elaborate report on the admin.
istration Of the United States army in
the PHILIPPINES by Captain :. :. Long
assistant adJuiani general Of the Brit
ish army, who j. permanently sta.
toned At Hong Kong. but has been
spending the greater part Of the win.
teE anu rtfuE WIN our fr0CpZ In
and around Manila. While Captain
Long points out several serious defects
In our military system-and his critl-
clsns should be carefully studied by
the officers at the War Department
his conclusions are In the highest do
gree complimentary. and his verdict
should be gratifying to every Ameri.
can.
The Industrial commission has some.
what changed It's plan for the work OF
the sub-commissions during the sum.
mer months by revoking its order FOR
the appointment OF special commits.
sions 20 investigate the elevator trus,
and the mining Industry west OF the
Mississippi river. and instead author.
ling all the regular sup-commlssIon.
TO sit during July and August. Under
this arrangement the agricultural com.
mission will take up the elevator ones.
ton. going 10 the northwestern sfo,e.
for this purpose. and the mining com.
mission Will go west for the purpose
OF looking into the conditions affecting
mining In that region. The latter com.