The silver star., 1899-11-03

| Friends of Admiral Dewey say tina,
his refusal to visit Atlanta and Phila-
delphia should not be taken A. an 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
ticlpated since his arrival in the United
States have been so trying as to rem
| der a 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 IA subterfuge, the real reason
being that he Is anxious to go out OF
the show business. II is understood
| that day or two ago Admiral Dewey
got an inkling of the intention Of At
lanta to run state fair and Philadel-
phia n 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 as an attraction for Il
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 told the naval authorities that
these vessels will be among the most
valuable on the Asiatic station for
blockade work. Their rapid-fire bat
teries are at Cavite. ready to be mount
ed when the crews are at 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 been ordered to
the Navy Department. This will re-
lease at least 400 men. who will be
sent across the Pacific on the Solace
and 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 it Is thought new crew
can be enlisted for her. while the gun
boats in the Phil ppines will b. 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 comprehensive scope
which will enable the bureau TO effcc-
tually 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. T1J. exceeding
those reported for the preceding year
by S2.416. the opinion is expressed that
at least s3.OOO were not listed In the
above number, through defect in the
law. as well as an indeterminate num-
her from Canada and Mexico. which
are not under existing regulations ac-
counted for. The increase over the
figures for last year is represented
largely by immigration from Europe.
specifically from Italy. Austria and
Hungary and the Russian empire and
Finland. In addition to 196 paupers
and 1903 alien contract laborers dehar-
red on the Canadian and Mexican tor-
ders. there were refused admission one
idiot. nineteen insane persons. 25g9
paupers. or persons likely to become
public charges: 34s diseased persons.
eight convicts. eighty-two assisted i'm
migrants and 7i1 contract labrers.
making a total Of 3.Ias.
The annual report Of Auditor Henry
A. Castle Of the Postoffice Department
for the fiscal year ended June 80. 1880.
has been transmitted 10 the secretary
OF the treasury and the postmaster
general. This bureau has the largest
accounting office In the government. or
perhaps In the world. since IL Is the
clearing house OF the entire postal ser.
vice. The report shows a volume Of
transactions aggregating about $780,
oco.OoO for the fiscal year. The reve-
nues Of the postal service were $aS.-
O21.3Sa: expenditures OF the postal ser
vice Sl0f $50. .1Gi: volume OF money or
der transactions. Si42.4S3.3 .3S4. There
has been an increase In each OF these
items and In each one OF the various
subdivisions thereof. showing. the
| auditor says. that 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.
ncit In the postal revenues was &6.GiO.-
'st-the smallest since 1892. and only
one-half OF that OF 1897. The number
OF posiofficcs In the United Rtates on
June Both was 11.3S4. and 27.So; of
these were doing \ money order bust.
ness. The money order service OF the
government was conducted last year
at loss Of considerably over 100000
A special sent TO 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 ciii-
sens OF this country shall b. fully re-
specfed. These demands are pretty
sure TO be acceted 10. and as soon a..
the necessary correspondence can i.,
passed between Washington and the
three European capitals. Il is no,
doubted that the desired Assurances
VIII Be- given by the government.
named In fact. tacit understanding
to this effect already exists. and iittls.
remains TO be done. but 10 decide ut,on
the form 10 which the assurances shall
b. given. Therc was some little sur.
prise IN diplomatic circles when the
demands OF this government were pre-
seuted through the embassies here. but
no sign OF extreme ,llspieasurc or OF In.
teution TO resist was manifested in any
| quarter. This move for making sur,.
l OF our frnde afafua In Chtoa ...s ..