Gilpin observer., 1899-08-31

way Company.
A cable dispatch has been received
at the War Department from General
Davis, giving additional details of the
conditions in Porto Rico. He places
the number of killed at 1000 and reit-
crates his statement of 100000 desti-
| tute.
During the last year more than ST.
100000 has been paid to the soldiers
in the Philippines. Only gold and sill
yer are now used, rs insects in the
plants destroyed the greenbacks that
| were sent over. The War Department
is now taking steps to increase the
| force of nurses there.
The Navy Department does not IA
| vor the plan to have the historic war
| ship Constitution take part in the Dew
| ey demonstration at New York. Inc
venerable craft is not in Il condition to
| undergo such service, and is far too
valuable as relic to subject her to the
| risks of trip from Boston.
The State Department does not ap-
prehend that any international compli.
| cations will arise out of General OTIS
course in excluding Chinese from the
Philippines, as this is said to be only
temporary military expedient, leav-
ing the general question to be deter
mined by Congress.
Secretary Root says that every man
belonging to the twenty regiments of
volunteers now being recruited shall
eat his Christmas dinner In the Philip
pines. This statement was brought out
by reference to the published report
that ten of these regiments We're to be
held in the United States as reserve
force.
A special from Washington to the
New York Journal says: Captain Car
ter is to go free. He will be dis
charged from the army and may be
fined $4,000, but he will not be i'm
prisoned and his offense will not be
published in the newspapers of his
home. That is the information OBJ
tanned here. Public clamor only will
upset this program.
| An order was issued at the War De-
partment Thursday honorably dis
| charging from the volunteer army
| Brigadier General Irving Hale, to take
! effect October list. General Hale went
TO the Philippines as colonel of the
First Colorado. and was made briga-
der general for gallant services. Gen
eral Hale arrived yesterday at San
Francisco.
Trade relations between the United
States and Germany. which are just
now the subject of considerable discus
sion. do not appear to have been ser
iously affected up to the present time,
If judged by the latest figures of the
Treasury Bureau of Statistics. These
show that in both imports and exports
| the commerce between the United
States and Germany in the fiscal year
1899 was greater than in 1898, and that
the grand total of the commerce be-
| tween the two countries in 1899 was
larger than in any preceding year.
Inquiry at the Department of Justice
and the Treasury Department devel-
ops that there is absolutely no founda-
ton for any claim against the federal
government on account of the Union
Pacific railroad. From time to time
for months past requests have been re-
ceived from citizens in the West for
information concerning an alleged
claim. 1t appears that some schemers
have been attempting to interest the
people in that section in an alleged
suit to recover about SOL .000, 900, the
amount of first-mortgage bonds of the
Union Pacific, which they represent
We're deposited with the government
| and never returned.
1t is not likely that any more caval-
ry regiments will be organized, save
the one which General Otis formed in
the Philippines. General Otis has ca
bled that cavalry cannot be used to the
| best advantage in the islands, and in
| his Judgment the two regiments of reg
J ular cavalry and the volunteer regi-
ment will he sufficient to meet all the
needs of the campaign. Great pres
sure has been brought to bear on the
administration to organize colored
regiment for service in the Philippines.
The matter is still under consideration
by Secretary Root. 1t is understood
I that If II regiment Is organized, 1t will
be officered by colored men.
Owing to the conflict of authority be-
| tween the state and national quaran-
tine authorities mt San Francisco, Sec
rotary Gage. after consultation with
Surgeon General Wyman, has tele
| graphed the collector of customs at
that port to employ sufficient force
to enforce the federal quarantine regu.
lations. The marine hospital service
Is laboring earnestly to keep infectious
| diseases out of the country and ut
san Francisco is directing its efforts
especially against the bubonic plague
Introduction of which is feared from
the Orient. The local quarantine au-
thorities mt San Francisco have. 1t is
stated. disregarded the national quar-
antine regulations. which the federal
authorities believe it Is absolutely
necessary to enforce.
The War Department has given out
| for publication an interesting state
ment of the financial condition of the
island of Cuba. II shows that under
the management of the United States
government the receipts OF the island
from January l. 1880, to June Both of
the current year. exceeded the expen-
ditures by 81 ,4SO.O2l. This statement
probably will be surprise to many