The Lamar register., 1899-09-13
WASHINGTON NEWS.

the nature of aB official fnucilon, as lis
principal feature will ls the preSent~s
ton OF magnificent swdrd voted httn
hy congress The esiehrajiep Wiz take
place ON the night Of October : of =
There will be an Imposing parade ~
night in whicn the naval abl military
forces OF the United States. 90. Dis
triet national guard. military bodies
from sections throughout the ntott,
and many organized civic tspsiies VIII
participate There win be = general
illumination nf the city. and the pTH
cession VIII DC reviewed hy President
Mckinley aud Admiral Dewey Fhs
governors er all the Siatcs and terri
tories have been invited 10 I've present.
The presentation OF the sword wiil
take piae,a upon a stand erected nj iile
east front OF the capitol amt !, r ls-
llsved that the prwPy home. wilss.i
viii be purchased hy popular sub,
Scriptiou. VIII be formally presented
TO him al the same ,lmn
TIE Navy Department expects SO la
gin the manufacture OF SlnoErlsss ipurs
der al Its mills u few miles tsark fru.1t
the Potomac river. near irdiau HcHu,
within the next twp or hrs. iHougEs.
Work on the uiliS has lecn pushed
energrtiraiiy and u; present shBGt
about dozen buildings are complrtsri,
the electric HIGHT plant ssH %
BE- one at tls' Hns'St is The Hurid
~ Is Installed and tbs stand Tafsc
i2n feet high. is np There aYe
ten or iNslSt atlipr hsildinRs VIII
along towards eonspltilon AitoE-flssf
the group eT baildass will numtsr
twenty four aF twenty-five. with q -
pactiy az 2.tssl g.afnds of @moSsis--s
powder daily. This output s,--sas iarxr
at first thought. hut onr VI ths s,<
thirircnInrh guns Of The indiana assS
Lose pounds % Iop,hr a. \ siuEir
shot The various buildings OF ff.g
powder plant coyvT a Widr Hra atssat
four miles hack fram III. river Tsit
Eeusral i,urIigss has h.--u 60 k,rf tsss
hnildines a. far apart a. fhH rt-iuirs-
ments of manufacture would g,.FMliE
Ia or,isr to avuld the dapErF uf "a
f.loSinu- For that rtaFgn tI.rs. j. ~
iarge csntrsal building, bat psuy ssuail
opeS. each having a dlsslnrt tranrb 80
the powder making Thry srr aiso AZ.
ranCt-i With = vlew 10 The pTsvsiitn.
winds. ilra, tho risk .ae ltsViag IL.
fumes Of acids t.1rF,. by the Wind 70
rsductd 10 minimum
Orders via h. lssnsyi rraai ths- Wa
Department tn a day Of twu aunauns,.
ing the fis.ld and siafY afisr-rs ~ tao
additional VOLUNTEER F,-Elthrnts hi,,H
VIII L. organized after ttp mRnusr 81
the so-caiied immune regiments Ssns a.
Cuba last year. their snmpany 0siir4ss-
and privatss bs.iug exclusively ts1lurt-i
men. II - eNTs-cicsi that thy-s.s ss-si.
mcntS will b. r,~rsuite,i with srrzs.r
rupidity than the white rwsissefgs. and
that experienced ineu viii dIl fls~tn -,
quickly tkRt the two couiaiand- ain s..
ready TO sail for the rliiiipp.n,-s ~4rir
In November The addition ~ tts.s-,.
regiments 10 the army aIruni t1Nass-,.
she Quota OF ,ri.tssp volunteer ..fiog "a
by Conrrt-ss ThsFt win ihsu ~ tsea,,
ty-nre r,sSin1rutr Of i.aB fu@f .sr-f,.
which. with the Porto Rico naval hnis
ialoE uf 800 incn- lrziVcs q margin uf
only isS'h In the auihrgiaesi ssrs.uEfh
or not quite enough Tor auuftss.r gs-.f.
meat and haii tsenrFai Niis.s hsyf
recommended thnsss eulor,.ti regiment.
while .senrral OTIS lad Fefaarr.4I ti,uf
negroes were not desired IN tih- i,hIiit.
pines. the fricndiy natives ts-if,e
strongly pretndis1d sgainSt ta,in IL =
likely THAT one VI the new ssrgE tsiFt
tions viii have its Temporary utiarf.-s
At hchfnond and ~ cuutias ,isl..,l h.,
Captain William r. puyaM Ffrsf az.
'iii'ry, who was major M th.. iHst-.,..
tot genetai department auh hsuft. 3
ani colonel Ia tlic ordnance gurts- IA u
year. The other regiment viii prs,l y
hlS q" Organized az Admission, Az
t''inia- All the officers haSa alrratlx
bcen selected for the two organizations
and II only remains FOR the T'resisi,.nt
10 issue the commissions aud for ;bs
War Department 10 direct tn. i.,..ln.
ming Of recruiting
II has not yet been .lsi.rt,sIt,...{
whether General Miles and his star,
VIII 80 10 Manila next month or uot
II be does GO. Il viii have 30 -. la !
similar carariiy to that which IL, ~
eupied at Santiago. rather than In IL.
exercise OF such authority a. Thar Ia
which hc WIS clothed ia por1u ilf,,n
Tor no idea appears 10 hc entrFtatI,g.,i
by Secretary Root Of having Gen. fal
Otis superseded. Notwithstanding ~.
popular demand Tor bis recall 10 lie
United States. Under the ,-ir,.tit,.
stances II is ihonght Generni Miles wifi
prefer TO maintain hts heldluart.r. ~
the army In Washington. where. M,
may exert his infiuencp more effective.
~ in directing the campaign az IN.
chief military Instrument Of tho. i.r.si-
dent and the secretary of war. An .n.
eonragine feature of The cumin., cam
pdign agninst AguiuaIdo Il thu. assur.
nnce now 2lvcn NJ the War p9nnrt
inent that Increased rcsponsihlIify anl
authority have I,spu ,.it,n ,,, -.