The Billings gazette., 1899-06-30
some time!to the constructions of the
electric railways.

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electric railways.
Il. .. Baron, formerly an eastern
newspaper man, has written the fol-
lowing TO the Associated Press from
WranRel, Alaska, under date Of June
"a. Information received here sew
era! Gays ago confirms the story that
Aparee' the Arctic explorer, is not
dead. A Norwegian, who was pas
senger on the Rosalie, Seattle boat,
bound for Skagway, showed letter
supposed to have been written by
Andree. The letter, in a sealed bottle,
had been washed ashore off the Nor
weglan coast, and was dated May 4.
The latitude was given as "a degrees
north. and the balloon was somewhere
TO the westward Of Iceland. I am
leaving the balloon and provisions,
Andree, were the words written. -
Rear Admiral Sampson, commander
in-chief Of the North Atlantic squad
ron, after year and one.half OF sen
service OF the most arduous kind, has
obtained leave Of absence. The papers
from Secretary Long have reached the
admiral Oh board the flagship New
York, and Oh Wednesday, July 5, he
will haul down bis pennant and go
ashore for months vacation. 1t was
learned on the New York that the ad.
miral might have gone before but was
anxious to pass the first anniversary OF
Santiago. Oh Monday, July 3, with the
officers who, under him year ago, de-
stroyed Cervera's fleet. It was also
learned that the department. would
gladly have given Admiral Sampson a
longer leave tIlan month, but he did
not care to be away from the ship for
more than thirty days.
Secretary Long has reiterated that
the navy departmen contemplated TAX
ing no further action in the Sampson
Schley controversy I'm taet,' said
the secretary. 80 far as the department
is concerned, the controversy does not
exist. If any officer should request q
court Of inquiry it will probably be
granted. There is 10 truth in the
charges that the depa tment intends to
take action refecting upon Admiral
Schley. We took cognizance Of the
cases Of Lieutenant Commanders Hodg-
son and HeilAer because the veracity Of
All officer was involved. We do this
often. just the same as we take cog
nizance of charges that an officer has
failed to pny his honest debts. The
matter was referred to Captain Chad
wick td take testimony because he is in
command of the station on which these
officers serve, the case taking identi.
ca]ly the same course as many others
before it,
Secretary Alger, Adjutant General
Corbin and Colonel Bird, assistant
quartermaster general, in charge Of
held a conference with
President Mckinley Wednesday rela.
tive to the question Of reinforcements
for General Otis A definite decision
was reached to continue recruiting men
at all the recruiting stations. Seore-
tary Alger said after the conference
that General Otis would have 10000
men when the rainy season closed for
Of active operations. The
are to be for service in the
regular army and recruits are to be
organized into regiments or assigned to
regiments already formed after enlist.
ment. No organizations are to be ac-
,epted If sufficient recruits can be OBJ
tained by regular enlistment. General
Corbin said the enlistments would be
For three years. Arrangements are to
be made at once for increasing the
necessary to get these
additional troops to the Philippines
Railroad ticket agents in the entire
west of Chicago will have
heir incomes materially increased after
July l. At a meeting Of the general
passenger agents Of forty -four roads in
Chicago yesterday it was unanimously
agreed that on and after the above date
and until further notice agents should
'eceive liberal commissions for selling
tickets over foreign or connecting lines.
These commissions will run from 2b
,ents to ~ per ticket, the average being
lbout 81. Between two and three
thousand agents will be benefited by
he action Of the passenger managers.
Under the new agreement all roads
will pay the same commission. The
owest commission that will be paid
will be 25 cents Oh tickets from the
Missouri river to common points
200 miles west of there The
highest will be $4 on tickets reading
rom St. Louis, Cairo, Memphis and
yew Orleans to Pacific coast points.