The silver star., 1899-08-11
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Secretary Gage has under consider
alton. the question Of deciding on the
| proposals for building the superstruct
IRE and the Interior finishings Of the
Cheyenne public buildings. He is In
doubt whether 10 reject the bids, all OF
| which are higher than the appropria.
| ton, or to award the contract to the
lowest responsible bidder-G. W. At.
| kinson a. Sons n Colorado Springs
| and rely on Congress TO appropriate
| the extra money needed The Treas.
ury Department. II seems. mfscalcu.
lated on the foundation. which COS;
| 10000 more than the appropriation.
The last Congress was asked TO make
good the deficit. and failed to do so.
| Therefore the secretary hesifates TO
commit Congress beyond the appropri-
alton.
or the remarkable growth in orr ex-
! portations of manufactures during the
fiscal year just ended. that Of the man
| factures OF iron and steel is the most
| striking. The total increase in our ex-
ports Of manufactures during the year
as shown by the figures Of the treasury
Bureau OF Statistics. is. In round num-
bers- S4s.npD,o6D. and of this increase
SS3.UO.UD is in manufactures of iron
and steel. The total exports of iron
and steel and manufactures thereof in
the fiscal year 1899 were Sa3. rs. aJ1 .
against s1o.iH5SS5 in 1895 51.49T. :
So in 1897. S41. l6O.S11 in 1896, $50
ro.9s9 in 1895. and SO. 300. 264 in 1891
The imports Of manufactures Of iron
and steel continue TO fall having been
during the year but s12O9S. go. against
S2.'-S3S's. lGS in 1896 and S53,J44.312 in
1891
1t has developed that Governor
Roosevelt wrote n letter to n Cabinet
officer short time ago urging the re-
tirement of General Alger: that Gener-
al Otis be relieved OF his command In
the Philippines and that General
Brooke should be succeeded as mill
fary governor Of Cuba by General
Leonard Wood. The governor was un-
usually severe in his criticisms Of the
War Department and insisted that the
administration could not afford TO be
held responsible for General Alger nor
to continue the dilly-dally plan in the
Philippines. The letter was shown to
the President by the Cabinet officer in
question. Ii is believed that it had
great deal TO do with the Presidents
decision 10 request General Alger 10
retire Soon after the contents Of the
letter were made known to the Pres
idel'. Governor Roosevelt was called
to Washington for consultation with
tie =. s:deni.
The interest the United States takes
in affairs In Santo Domingo Mt this
time is due 10 concession which a
company Incorporated in New Jersey
and known as the San Domingo I'm
proyemeni Company OF New York"
has acquired in the republic In 1883
the fiscal agents Of the Dominican re-
public entered into convention with an
Amsterdam firm for loan OF about
S3.IJo.Oc. and TO meet the payments
on the loan the Holland company was
given the right TO collect directly the
receipts from all custom houses In the
republic. and the Indebtedness was
made mortgage upon all the revenues
of the country. In 1898 the rights of
the Amsterdam bankers were trans.
ferred TO the New York company, and
by act of the Santo Domingo Congress
the right OF the Americans to collect
the customs and port dues was re-
affirmed. In the event Of a revolution
II will require the presence Of several
American warships TO preserve the in
terest OF the American company. and
as civil war would seriously reduce
the revenues the administration may
feel warranted 10 extend its protection
TO the extent of exerting force 10 main-
tain peace.
Great Britain. ut the instance Of
Canada. has declined to permit the
United Suites cruiser Frolic to enter
the great lakes for use by the Him
OILS naval militia as n training vessel
lua A. (....
the navy department -reconsldered It's
promise To furnish the Illinois boys n
ship but the action was semi-ofiiclally
attributed TO dlssension between the
old and the new naval-militia orgn-
niZations. To-day the true status
OF the affair was learned Of
ficials are not willing TO talk on
the subject. but this IL considered
merely another instance OF Canada's
stubborn and prcposterous resistance
to n simple demand OF the United
States. Although the Alaskan bound
airy has been the principal point OF
contention between the government
and Canada. other matters of import
ance are being considered. Among
these Is the maintenance OF warships
on the great lakes. Canada will not
consider any Of the smaller conten-
lions until she Is granted free port
In Alaska. which although fairly well
assured Inns not been actually obtain
cd. She has subordinated nll other IL.
sues to That one. and IL trying 20
force the United States TO submit to
her demands by declining TO grant or
binary courtesics until the United
States surrcndcrs free port on the
Lynn canal.
Foreign Notes.
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