Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-06-15

NO more vOlunteer troops Will De calleo
for at present, as President Mckinley and
his advisers have decided to await further
developments in the Philippines. The
President is strongly opposed to making
another call for volunteers, and as Gen.
Otis has within 6,000 of the number Of
troops needed, the President believes these
can be withdrawn from Cuba, Porto Rico
and the garrisons Of the United States.
While there are now only about 1900
troops in Cuba, the encouraging reports
received from Gen. Wood, the governor
of the province of Santiago, lead Presi-
dent Mckinley to believe this number can
be further reduced. In the event that only
about 10000 troops should be needed there
may not be a call, but the President may
simply appoint a number of commissioned
officers and authorize the recruiting Off.
GERS to enlist the number Of men needed.
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There is confusion in the Postoffice De-
partment on account of the non-uniform-
fly observed in the spelling of the names
of postoffices. In the bonding division
the name of a small postof1ice will often
be spelled in one way and in the postal
guide in another, This is because the
fourth assistant Postmaster General
names the fourth-class offices, as they are
established, and it is in this class that
nearly all the differences occur, while the
postal guide is edited in the Office of the
chief clerk Of the department. Between
the editor of the guide and clerks of the
fourth assistants division there is little
harmony and hence we have in so many
instances two sets Of postoftice names.
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Roberts, the alleged polygamist from
Utah, is on the roll of the next House of
Representatives in the office of Clerk Nc
Donald. His name cannot be erased by
any process known to the law, and he will
vote for Speaker just as much as Uncle
Joe Cannon or Gen. Henderson himself.
Petitions and charges were poured in upon
the last House, which had absolutely moth
ing to do with the matter, but for some
reason the protests seem to have been
dropped, now that the new House has be-
gun its legal existence, for Roberts Is
already entitled to pay as a member.
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There will be no more bodies Of Ameri-
can soldiers buried at sea from United
States transports. Recently the War De-
partment has received many letters from
people who have relatives among the vol
unteers in the Philippines beseeching the
department not to permit the bodies Of
their kinsfolk to be inferred at sea should
death occur in transit. These requests
have been needed, and it has been decided
TO equip the transports with every facility,
including metallic caskets, for the preser-
vation Of the dead.
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There are already over 10000 applica-
tions for the 5000 clerkships in the census
office at Washington. The other day the
first lot of twenty-four applicants were
given a preliminary examination design
ed to show their fitness for the work. One
of the applicants tainted when the first
question was asked and all the remaining
twenty-three failed to solve a simple prob
lem in arithmetic. The services Of the
great majority of the 1900 clerks will not
be wanted until after June, 1900.
Statements made in the newspapers that
the President may call for volunteers have
served to deluge the War Department
with letters and kilograms from those
who are anxious to serve their country in
the list of commissioned officers of the
volunteer service. 1t has been necessary
that no action has yet been taken and the
probable decision cannot be anticipated.
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President Mckinley is beginning to con-
slider the means of turning over the Island
of Cuba to the natives. This event may
not come for some time, but the methods
to be employed will require careful consid-
Grafton. The United States holds the ISL
and in trust and purely as military pos
session. 1t can be turned over to the
Cuhans without consultation with Con-
gress.
The Industrial commission, which is
made up Of Congressman and civilians Of
all parties, has issued an official request
for complaints, statements or general in
formation as to trusts, to be sent to the
secretary Of the commission here in Wash
ington, and the promise is made that all
such charges of illegal combinations will
be thoroughly investigated.
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The first definite steps in the work Of re-
placing the present condemned Govern
ment printing Office building with a new,
modern structure were taken last week
when the destruction of q score or more
of old buildings on the site of the new
building was begun. 1t will be several
years before the new building is complet-
ed.
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Russia, It is feared, may rival japan
when manufacturing once gets a good
start In the vast kingdom Of the Gear. A
correspondent Of the London Times has
compiled the following figures showing the
wages paid to different classes of mechan.
les in Russia, which are somewhat start
ling:
Cotton sWeaVers. s....sssssss.ssss. ..<vc 10 QUO
DyerS .<fC 10 QUO
Weavers and spinners. ............19c TO 72c
Papermakers ...........s....s's.Z s.Zoc 10 ofc
sh0emakers .........s..s....... zOc 10 4oc
Brewers ..........sssssss.s... .sozc 10 sc
1t is estimated that, without interfering
with the development Of agriculture, the
labor of 100000 people in Russia will
be available for manufacturing purposes
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Comptroller Dawes in his next annual
report to Congress will renew his recon-
mcndation for the appointment Of com
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