The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-06
WASHINGTON NEWS,


served by Captain Carter on all hi
confederateS, whether in the enginee
department, among the contractors o
among the representatives and sena
tors. Captain Carter's ultimatuu
means that his co-conSpirators in every
department must save him or he viii
pull the wreck down on his pals
! What is feared from Carter now Is
that he Will name conspirators in higl
and low places. He may point out the
long continued raids on the treasury
at river and harbOr Improvement cen
terS and call by name the officers guilty
of conspiracy to defraud. He MAY
name the senators and representatives
| whom his contractors and LOBBYISTS
have been buying for the last fourteen
years.
The correspondent Of a Chicago paper
says: The Cabinet ut it's meeting Tues.
day decided to suspend negotiations
with the insurgents through the Philip
pine Commission and the commission
will bequickly dissolved. The President
and his cabinet advisers have reached
| the conclusion that it is impolitic and
unwiSp to maintain the commission
ana attempt to negotiate with the in
surgentS for surrender. An aggressive
campaign has been ordered. reinforce
mcnts have been provided for General
Otis ana the army prepared to deal
crushing blows. The military men Of
the service will be given full sway.
Colonel DENLY and Professor Wor-
crSter. the two civilian members of the
commission now in the Philippines. will
be promptly ordered home and the in
Rod 81,
lions they may have to make in the di-
rectlon OF surrender must be addressed
to General Otis.
The secretary of the navy has di-
rected that all estimates for the re-
QuirementS for the naval service next
year shall be submitted at once. thus
giving him three months for cO-ordi-
mating them for submission to Con-
greSS. Accordingly. the several naval
bureaus have been active Of late pre-
pairing their final figures. and all the
estimates. with the exception of those
relating 10 HlniOr and ordnance. are in
They show in general considerable in
crease all along the line. owing to the
rapid development OF the navy. the un-
rrecedcnted amount of naval ship
building now in progress and the en-
lalged demands growing out of the
war and the acquisition of new terri
tory. The largest item is $4,000. 600.
under the head of increase of the
navy which is $1,000, 900 more than
any previous estimate under this head.
1t is due to the unusual number of
WalShipS now in course of cOnstrllc-
ton. aggregating tifty-four in all
classes, a total much in excess of the
number under construction at any pre-
vious time in the history of the navy.
The treasury statement shows that
the amount of net gold on hand Sep
tember 1St was S247SSO.6 Sol This is
the largest amount on hand at one
time III the history Of the department,
the next largest amount having been
S-46.SI3.02G. on December 31st. 1898.
rms situation is accounted for by the
fact that during the last two weeks
or more the revenues of the govern
mcnt. of which from 80 to 90 per cent
are paid in gold. have largely exceeded
the expenditures. At New York the
customs receipts. with the exception of
: to 10 per cent. are being paid in
gold. and AT other important points
the excess of gold has been nearly or
quite as large. The total receiptS for |
the month of August are S49.07S. .173. |
Of which $40, O,l4G697 came from GUS
toms: SD 2'1 .03o from internal revenue,
and SI.194 1876 from miscellaneous
sources. The expenditures amount I
to S45,51S.OOO. of which S14,9S1 900 |
was charged to the War Department.:
Sf.I9S.OOO to the navy: S13. 10000 to !
pensions. and the remainder to civil |
md miscellaneous. interest and Indian |
accounts. For August last year the
payments to the War Department |
to S24O15.034.
Preparations for the reception Of
Admiral Dewey in this city are rapid
" assuming shape. and from the pro-
gram. even i'll its present incomplete
condition. the celebration will be one
If the most noteworthy that has ever
occurred in Washington, The admir-
Ms reception here will be largely in
n" nature Of an official function. as its
feature will he the presenta-
ION of magnificent sword voted him
~ congress. The celebration Will take
)'hr' ON the night of October or g.
h"f" VIII b" IN imposing parade at |
IghI in which the naval and military
"rr'S Of the United States. the Dis
il'' NH'lolidl guard, military bodies
rom sections throughout the Union,
ma many organized civic bodies will
participate. There will be a general
Illumination of the city. and the pro
'tSSlnn will he reviewed by President
and Admiral Dewey. The
governors Of all the states and terri
olieS have been invited to he present
n" presentation of the sword will
ak" place upon Il stand erected at the
ASt front of the capitol. and if is he
IFy'd that the Dewey home. which
VII be purchased by popular sub
"rption. will be formally presented
o him nj the same time.
TIA" navy is beginning To feel seri
'uSlN the effect of the heavy advance
II IN" steel market. To-day the shin
'Ulldin@ firm of Lally 4 Co. Of Ros-
ON. asked for ii years extension from
october in building the torvxlo boats
)rl.on" and Rlakolpy. now lHler CON
tructi"n in their yards The Niyons
II EliZHhrthport. New Jersey, have
tated to naval officers that il is sim
lOSSlDlr Tor them to ppt fOrrinrs opJ /