, 1899-11-02

just been announced, Is n cousin to her
fiance. She is very tall for n IN
not less than five feet nlne inches, and
proportionately rounded. but her flu
ture husband is six feet two. Miss
Miles is very handsome, %, fond of
horseback riding and athletics. gener-
ally, and Is an excellent performer in
these healthy exercises. In this respect
she is one with Colonel Reber. He is
of the almost Saxon tyne Of blonde. is
30 years old, II has been in the mil
itary service fifteen years. Colonel
Reber's mother was n Miss Reese of
Ohio, and II first cousin of the Sher-
mans. Miss Miles mother is also n
Sherman, so that the relationship be
tween the young people is clear. Both
have been friends almost from child
hood.
Friends of Admiral Dewey say that
his refusal to visit Atlanta and Phila-
delphia should not be taken as IN in
dication that his health Is seriously i'm
paired. but that the excitement and
mental strain incident to the various
public functions in which he has par
ticipated since his arrival In the United
States have been so trying as to rem
der IL complete rest necessary. Official
Washington Is very much Interested
in his sudden decision not to accept
any more invitations. A number Of his
friends Intimate that his alleged Illness
is merely n subterfuge, the real reason
being that he is anxious to 90 out of
the show business. 1t is understood
that n day or two ago Admiral Dewey
got an inkling of the intention of At
lanta to run n state fair and Philadel-
Dhia Il commercial exposition in con
nection with his reception. Until that
time the admiral was perfectly limo
cent of any intention on the part of
the committees representing these
cities to run him ms an attraction for II
money-making scheme. This is prob
ably the cause of his sudden illness
Admiral Watson has reported to the
Navy Department that the recOnstruc-
ed Spanish gunboats Isla de
Cuba, Isla de Luzon and Don Juan de
Austria which were partially burned
and sunk by Dewey, will be ready for
service next month and men are need
ed to put them into commission. Dew
ey has old the naval authorities that
these vessels will he among the most
valuable on the AsiatiC station for
blockade work. Their r%apid-tire bat
teries are at Cavite. ready to he mount
ed when the crews are mt hand. To
provide necessary men, Secretary Long
has practically decided to place the
battleship Indiana out of commission
at New York, transferring Captain
Dickens TO the Texas in place of Cap
tain Sigsbee, who has beer ordered to
the Navy Department. This will re-
lease mt least 400 men, who will be
sent across the Pacific on the Solace
M Badger and on passenger steamers
to join WatsOn's squadron. The
Indiana has fully three months
repairs in view. and by the expiration
of that time il is thought n new crew
can be enlisted for her, while the gun
boats in the Phil ppincs will be manned
by her experienced sailors and ma
rines.
The annual report of Commissioner
General Powderly of the bureau of i'm
migration, makes recommendation for
legislation of n comprehensive scope
which will enable the bureau to effec-
tunlly protect the citizens of the Unit
ed States from the evils of immigra-
tons of an indiScriminate character.
While the total arrivals are reported to
reach the number of 81, 715, exceeding
those reported for the preceding year
by S2,4lG, the opinion is expressed that
nj least $4,000 We're not listed in the
above number, through IL defect in the
law. ms well rs an indeterminate num-
Der from Canada and Mexico, which
are not under existing regulations nc
counted for. The increase over the
figures for last year is represented
largely by immigration from Europe.
specifically from Italy. Austria and
Hungary IL the Russian empire and
Finland. In addition to 796 paupers
and q alien contract labOrers debar-
red on the Canadian and Mexican Dor
ders, there We're refused admission one
idiot. nineteen insane persons, 2,5gg
paupers, or persons likely to become
public charges; 3iS diseased persons,
eight convicts, eighty-two assisted i'm
migrants and al contract laborers.
making n total of 3,T9S.
The annual report of Auditor Henry
n. Castle of the PoStOfiice Department
FOR the fiscal year ended June 30, 1899.
has becn transmitted to the secretary
of the treasury INT the postmaster
general. This bureau has the largest
accounting office in the government, or
perhaps in the world, since it is the
clearing house of the entire postal ser
vice. The report shows n volume of
transactions a~gsregating about SG40,-
1000 for the fiscal year. The eve
nues of the postal service We're S95,-
OBJ ,3Sl; expenditures of the postal ser.
vice SlO1. G32, 16l: volume of money or.
der transactions, S142, 4S3, 354. There
has been an Increase in each of these
items and in each one of he various
subdivisions thereof, showing, the
auditor says. hat the postal service Is
increasing in all its parts. even keep
ing in advance of the development of
the country in other respects. The de
felt in the postal revenues was S6.GlO,.
TT6-the smallest since 1892, and only
one-half of that of 1897. The number
of postotiices In the United States ON
June Both was 1I,3SI, and 27,G27 of
these Were doing II money order bust.
ness. The money order service of the
government was conducted last yenr
mt n loss of considerably over 100000.
a special sent 10 the Chicago Times.
Herald from this city says: The
United States has demanded from
the governments of Russia, Ger.
many and France assurances that In
their division of China into zones OF
political denomination or of spheres
of influence, the trade rights OF citi.
zens of this country shall be fully re-.
spcctcd. These demands are pretty
sure To he accedcd to. and MS soon rs