The Lamar register., 1899-06-21
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
AND DEPARTMENT M

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fourth and Twenty NTH infantry, hayc
been ordered to the Philippines.
High authorities here deny that Pres
isient SehurInan Is sepn TO return from
the Philippines because he eannut
agree with General oils
According to general order tssus-i
by the War Department. sales may y
nBde on credit to officers aEa enlisted
men who have not been regularly paid.
or who are in the field,
According 10 a report mntls TO Chief
Hlchi1rn the baIrirsiip kearsarge !s
nineiy-one par cent advanced toward
completion; the Kentucky is eighty Sitile
per ecnt.: the Alabama, eiShty-fisc ptsr
cent: the Wisconsin. seventy fscr cent.
the Illinois. Sixty>five per cent, the
Maine. hrc per cent. and the unto. uve
per cent. The Albany, built.sue In Eag-
land. is eighty per cent. aaSancctt
The contributions to the dewey i.0rsc
fund received up 10 the 10th amounted
to S5oS. making ;he total - far re
cciycd 81. 7sa AdSiE,.s received show
that contributions In considerable
amounts arr tAeltS matis 10 ne~sssa
Iscrs, banks and commercial tseafes Ia
all SECTIONS uf the country. snd the sa.
dieaiiuns arc fs7oFe encouraging than
AZ any time since 10" fnad was started.
General OTIS ayny l. to -. Increased
20 Et.sa men. Although hs has ncs
asgesl for Fpiuforcs ments. the In T<Esieut
has ihsnstt lrsst 10 srnd stletn fo him
Geuersl Otis has hesu assured rps~ras.
sasily that hs could hare all the TROOPS
hs WAITED. hat he Has repaytr,i tBa.
Ha.ss were sufficient, znsi has never
asked Tor neses After Gsiaimss cou.
snlisiton, ssoseNSr, the rres4stcut came
se the cuucln%ien ESssst II NEotid do tso
harn 90 rsIDforc~ tAr arriy in Iiss Fisis.
ipptBss and 5000 Insr,. u.SusaEs win
ts' sent at otre.
The new Nicaragua oonraiNslau wiz
ueef in this city during the present
ws,sk feF organizing atd wili probably
sail fer PANAMA by sgnSussg nn the
.sHh inst After masking an exatatna-
ton ~ the ramaEnR rauaS Il viii 20
10 NicaraESa a. sosses wiSh the gov
eFusssept ~ that Fupntsglr and cpHnpicss
ths examination taSat was partly made
hy Admiral Walkers tusauas<sivE
lreSsSisns Mckinley has intiuaissd that
be- desires II to have gfs TNroSt rea,iy
for presentation 20 Congress AZ the
olNsninS of the aEXt session In order
thAt fherss nsay lse no further delay in
the l.<fsiatson nssS.%sary for the con
sir3cSiCu % the eanal
Under ;,se mosg farorst,.,. cgrcuns
stances IL viii ~ hardly possible f5y
the xareransrh; Ia lncrua~c lts arFwg
10 the Philippines 10 the 5000 tlmis
before ths iSt Of Ausxtsis .ttpaui sLsssi
~ th- tFts1fS dr&tiaeSi for service lu
the Philippines and fnriIsixsi 10 thr tsso-
ipsAss~l ;E,.sssst Sursr arr Sfill 10 tht~ epAn
Try amt viii aes ~ shie TO r~arh t,ie
scvar os action fUv avs ~ stx Ns-tEs
'f's;ss s;ssgtals af iIse ME- i.siasFtiiivssf
are making every effort however 10
expedite theis departure as8 to .haE
end haze Arranged for ssls lIniaeiEss,s
transportation Of the tsssops on gh.s
transports Pennsylvania, ShsYidaE.
Zealantiia and Salenaia.
Theoretical elvfl srryisr rwrnrnerz
who arr csititfsIng tits frceut order
wlli .As surprised 80 learn thar Il was
pnrJraretl by Charles Lyman. who vas
nseIahsr uf tss4 cixtt-sufTice ey1fataiss
sien. or chief cxaminsg us that baby.
Tor innre than lift an years In yarsaus
capacities he was eannestesi with the
commission almost fruIn the Esssinnlne
ef It's existence asd WIS prsssiirh, of
titr hoati At ia. time when Theodore
Roosevelt was saIentsF He was re-
tanned IN ofiics by President Cleveland
and President Harrison. and i renor
nlzrsi hy ciyfl, service rafursDoFx every
whore as tAe ibest-iusarule,i expert On
matters Tefatins 10 the civil service
The Navy Department has issued a
circular fixing the salaries of navy ofsi.
GERS under the naval pevsonfspi hlll. Aa
mirni Dewey viii rs.e1sExe sia.5nn
whether on duty at sea or un shore.
The senior rear admlrai's pas Is Fixed
at 81 $50 Mt sea and SGa7-5 on shore.
Rear ADMIRAL Schley Is in tl.is Hist; but
only receives the minimum amount as
he Is assigned 10 shore duty The Jun
Tor rear admirais receive $500 while
on sea duty aud $4.ST7 on shore. Rear
Admiral Sampson Is Ia the junior list
but having a command nj sea receives
the maximum pay. Should SchIey be
given an assignment Mt sen he would
receive $1,000 more year than Sann-
son. bur as il Is now his pay amounts
TO but SST5 more.
The Industrial Commission has ex-
tended the duties OF It's sub commits
sion. consisting Of Senator Kyle and
Commissioners a. l.. Harris of Ohio
and Eugene ID. cnnger of Michigan.
so ms TO authorize II to take testimony
upon the agricultural conditions Of the
northwest. The inquiry viii he large
~ as TO the control Of prices Of agri-
cultural products by combinations OF
ruiirOuIs and elevator ssauhua uips An