The Springfield herald., 1899-09-15
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Instructions have been prepared
authorizing the agent in charge OF the
| Ute Indian reservation iu Utah TO ad-
vertise for bids for leasing the surplus
lands in whole or in part, for perioo
of five years, beginning April next
1t is said that General Miles has In
formed Secretary Root that the hrst
nine general officers i'll 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 held
and Brooke as governor Of Manila
General Corbin says that the war de-
partment has discontinued the re-
cruiting of colored soldiers at Fort
Mcpherson and vicinity for the reason
that every one of the colored regiments
in the regular service is full. and so
far no orders have been given for
the formation Of any colored volun-
teer regiments. The race question, he
says. has nothing to do with the stop
page of recruiting at Fort Mcpherson.
The postmaster general has ordered
that every postoftice in the United
States shall note the number of pieces
and character of mail matter handled
by IL between October 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-
curate table of statistics may be pre-
pared. This is the first time in twenty
years that such an order has been Is
sued. II is said.
The Navy Department has sent or
ders TO the cruiser Detroit, which has
just arrived at Philadelphia from New
York. 10 proceed at once to La Guayra,
Venezuela. She will coal and start
on the voyage in the course of two or
three days. The Detroit should make
the run to La Guayra inside OF ten
days. The occasion for her presence
at La Guayra is a report TO the State
Department that there are signs of
great unrest and excitement in the in
terror of Venezuela. and that the pres
ence of an American warship might
have a good effect in maintaining the
confidence OF resident Americans and
other foreigners in their safety.
Mr.. Kasson. the special reciprocity
commissioner. received from Minister
Buchanan upon his return to the
United States reciprocity agreement
with the Argentine Republic under
which hides. dye woods and other
products of that nation will be ad
mitted into the United States at a re-
duced duty, in exchange for conces-
sions in favor of our manufactured
goods. especially agricultural machn-
cry. Mr.. Kasson will take up in Oc-
tober the reciprocity agreements with
Italy. Belgium and Holland. He says
the reciprocity treaty with Portugal.
ratified by that government must be
revised because of clerical error
,y, rix h, ifnnaSaf
Portuguese products at a lower rate
than that agreed upon.
Acting Secretary Allen has issued an
order making important changes In
the navy yard apprentice system.
Heretofore there has been no rule for
the appointment and education OF the
apprentices. Now commandants at
navy yards are instructed to receive
applications from likely candidates.
hold examinations and make up lists
of eligibles from which appointments
will be made. The examinations Will
not be severe except physically. the re-
quirements being ability to read and
write and knowledge of arithmetic up
to decimals. Candidates must be be-
tween the ages of - and II years.
once appointed. the boys will be thor
oughly instructed in their trades and
examined from time 10 time for pro
motion IL is hoped in this manner to
cure the ills of the present apprentice
system.
The correspondent of Chicago paper
SAYS: The Cabinet at Its meeting Tues
day decided TO suspend negotiations
with the insurgents through the Philip
pine Commission and the commission
will be quickly dissolved. The President
4 bod
the conclusion that ii is impolitic and
unwise to maintain the commission
and attempt TO negotiate with the in
surgents for surrender An aggressive
campaign has been ordered. reinforce
ments have been provided for General
| Otis and the army prepared to deal
| crushing blows The military men of
the service viii be given full sway.
Colonel DENLY and Professor Wor
cester the two civilian members of the
commission now in the Philippines. will
| be promptly ordered home and the in
surgents notified that any communica-
tons they may have TO make in the di
rection of surrender must be addressed
to General Otis.
The War Department has made pub
| lie statement of the trade between
the United States and all of her colo
| nles under inllltafy CONTROL ana Win
| Cuba. as we'll. for the seven months of
| 1899, ending July 81. making compar-
| ison with the year 1898. The exports
from the United States TO Cuba for the
seven months Were S14. 4.116.993 in 1899
/ against S4.4SJ. .93T in 1898. The i'm
ports to the United States from Cuba
for the same period We're S199I6,956 in
1899 against S12,4T4.ITO in 1898. The
exports from the United States TO Por-
TO Rico for the seven months We're So
900. .221 in 1899 against 1868. no in 1898.
Imports into the United States from
/ Porto Rico during the same time We're