The Lamar register., 1899-09-06


In response to request fEotD she
War p.spartmenf, General fitEhuEa
lee has made y number 81 ruEgr~tif,iis
relative to the futurr cuufee af thr
United States la CutEi, He rvtnili-
gnends that cetiSus " the tstauH ~
taken as soon A. possible ii'At Ar
,.lSien L. reached IN the question -
suffrage: that a modcTn system ut
Jurisprudence h. Introduced; fitat
general ciettion h- ordered for pTN's.,
dent. vice president and l,.glsiaingt.
candidates TO be chosen ly d'feEHi"
convention: that the United Statrs
maintain strict supeTvIsion 81 affasrS
until republican form ~ euvrsnment
shall have bcsa adopted shat The
isIhud rcnisin garTlsuued by nitei
Stntes truoi.s for the present aBd that
ia the future ih-. island h. Vested Ia
the p,,UJl,, uf Cuba - FAR a. Il rs-inis~
TO an american ppOtryf1rato ~ annex
aiion. Gcnsral ig,s iaksS hnf-fal
view Of the situation and uoi's
steady Improvement IN cnuhiti"s-
No one knows when Atigsnry ,isu-
ariI GTiEsS Win make l3s T-puf' tc thr
President un the Carter caSs, although
rbere are yseFststsut tuiiUntiHus that y
viii he mah, snHn There J. >-1Sae
ground for the tselief that tisc Attorney
grnernTs rrIsoTt. when s. s. fggthr"ul-
ing. will ~ murh brtad.s ihsu las
heretofore t--su ia;lmassj T. = safi
10 Soutr quarters thar q Viii not Ufly
deal with the sasr af Captain Cnrtsf-
as shown by she pseog,t. hut Wiii iapiut
out the cOuusttEon of Others with fhc
ease and siiNest sI--rial ats~Etlpn 30
them. This, II II proves trae. viii a.
count for the long i~rTlo-t the attorney
general has given 10 The ease The
rccord Is exceedingly yoinnliRous. and
the lsl-or aud Time involved iU ~ sy
aIniuatlan. simply Ia IL t--aring aE
Captain Carries alone wHDid b. t's7
m"ns-. Following ont it, manifestations
as 20 others wauld rclulsr fasirh sod
'lonal talsor aud time.
The treasury s,ateuea, shows ,hst
the amount of MT rold On hand SEP
trmber LIST Was sa91 SSOpi Tbis IL
the largest amount on hapEi az one
time IN the history ~ the tirsssr1rlent.
the next iar.esI aEnonnt hayinx t-~u
S2iS.S7a.o2ti, GA nez~tnt--r list. 1876.
This situation Is accounted tnT ny the
fact that during the las; rpo Wr.-ks
or more the revenues Of the govern
incut. OF which FROM ~ 60 s.i pr c-R;.
are paid In Eold. have largely rxess-i~J
the expenditures. AZ New York tho
customs p-y.lpts, wish The el~~ption Of
y ~ ~ - AshAW A-EAAA tsAAt AA
gold. and At other important points
the excess 81 gold has i--cn nraTty or
quite as lhrzs The total rs<yipts for
the mouth of August arp t+SgTsl5A
OF which <st.ss1tss5 came frssui rsis-
toms. S2s-gS1. .Gcsa FROM Internal rsvrun.,.
and Ss.ipi.i3G from MISCELLANEOUS
sources. The expenditures amount,
90 >fs,5isssl. OF which sif:gSi .es.1
was charged Ia tho War Department.
Si,as'stss 60 the navy; SIz. IShNssa su
pensions. and thr remainder 10 rtfii
and miscellaneous. in,eres, and Indian
accounts. For August IaSs year ihF
payments 20 the War Department
amounted TO Ssg-o1at9I
General OTIS orsrr c1eIpding CHI.
ncse from the Philippines is very en-.
which is plasr-i t-siwreu iva nr,-s the
Chinese government eH The one hand
and the English and German govern
menis ON the ether. The only iufoz1aa.
tion In official circles converting tsrn-
ernl Otis action through the Esrssfs~i oy
the Chinese minister II L. statF.l at
The War Department that General OTIS
has sent no notice. 81 his order al
though the CltiHess government has
had time tu instruct its representative
here 10 exert hts Influence to have Fh,s
'bAANAAHNT NthA@ANA +A Atta Et7tis-fat taNklaa~
termansird. The British aud German
residents In the Philippines ar. report.
cd to have called upon their hons. gut
ernmcnts To Intervene on the grounds
that the order prevents them from
bringing into the Islands Chinese ia
borers, cooks. etc and intrrfrres with
the development OF fhpIr property
The most important phase Of General
Otis' action H. the complication. WhIch
II may cause fn our friendly relations
with China, The administration can
take no action until General on. Is
heard from. and surprise Is expressed
that he has not more promptly report
ed an order which Involves our rela- /
tions with n friendly government.
With about loo commissioned placcs
yet To I'LL in the ten new regiments uu. |
der organization, Secretary Root nudS
himself overwhelmed with applications
even greater in number than the sum
total of those received at the begin. /
ming of the SpanIsh-American war. 4,
Is said at the War department thar th, 1
large majority OF the men who held 1
commissions in the volunteer army IN |
that .rar are again applicants for ser. |
vice In the Philippine campaign. rein. |
forced by nearly all of those who held |
non-eommissioned places. This same 1
Willingness 10 re-enter' the service l. I
said to be observable among the en-
listed men. and the officials elite MS a