The Lamar register., 1899-06-14

/ the wives. mothers. children and near
relatives of the officers stationed at
Guam an invitation 10 take the trip
there on the transport Solace. which
leaves San Francisco Inly LIST with a
large amount OF supplies for Guam and
the Philippines. No women or cllil-
drcn VIII be permitted to SO to the Hat
ter islands, however.
The administration has decided TO
reduce the American armies Of Occupa-
tion in Cubs and Puerto Rico In order
To send additional troops TO General
Otis in the Philippines. Orders have
been sent TO General Davis. military
governor Of Puerto Rieo, insgrucigus
him to begin recruiting natives fur use
IN the army. He iS first to cnllst a hat
talon, 100 men, aud then. IL the expert.
uent promises well the number win
be- increased until probably an entirp
native regiment has been raised
Instructions have been sent 10 all Re.
cruitins officers In the United States To
enlist as many men as ISoSsihl,. for ser.
vice In the Philippines until further o..
ders Thanks TO the Interpretation OF
the army reorganization law made by
til. comptroller II the treasury the reg
ular army has hrrn uncxPactetliy in.
erased by .,us0 lncn. aud she PrcsI-
fAFhA = lAlt. AsNNINNlAN NI NlltAnE
for volunteers or depicting the farre
now nIaiutainesI In Cuba and rorto
Ricn. Under the decision reahercd to
the War Department by the compirpi
Ter the hospital coTIts. heretofore count.
cd part Of the regular establishment
= not to he 50 considered. 50 that gts
2.coo men, while stiil retained in ssr-
vice. create thar number Of vacancies
In the regular army, which VIII hr
promptly hlled.
Although the Incmbers % the Sosn-
mission which was sent 10 Porto Rien
by the President were not unanimous
upon spsne important points. ihry
wisely decided not TO submit minority
reports. but TO omit ,Btin-iy all refer,
ence 20 matters upon which they did
not aEree. For This r,-aNon shere Is 40
refercnec to the tariff Ia the r,rart
submitted. Nor Is any permanent form
OF government recommended by them
They keep their counsel very closely.
but IL Is understood that each % ths
throe commissioners has his own no
tons ON the latter suhipCt. which was
the most Important submitted 10 them
They decline TO be Interviewed. but u
Il believed one Of thpIzl thinks Pvrto
Rico ought ta have 6 FORM of govern.
ment similar to that of our territories
another advocates a SYSTEM like tina;
Of the District Of Columbia. with ihrsF
commissioners. Two from civil life aud
one engineer from the army while lie
third believes II wauld be better 10
give the Porto Rscans the broadest
kind Of hotne rulc by fiiIing all the or
fees with natives under the direction
Of n governor general appointed by the
President
II is expected here that uiosius VI
vcntii regarding The AlasSH boundary
viii be signed In day or two, Assura-
ting thnt the agreement Is on the exact
lines OF the Instructions sent. the
modtls win fiS the provisional bound
AIRY line between Alaska and CHusdu
at three points near the bead Of Lynn
canal These viii be sufficient Il Is cx-
pecttsi. 10 prevent any further con
filcts. These points are as follows; On
the white Pass. at tho aid Canadian
custom house In the pass: on the CHI
coot Pass. likewise at the Canadian
custom house. which has existed for
the past eighteen months ON the uai-
ton trail. Just above the Indian village
OF Kluckwan- The first two points
were easily fixed; the hitch OF moment
has been over the location OF the
divisional point ON the Dalton trail
The point mentioned Is at the head Of
bANtEItith ANat1 AAAtANH
above tidewater. which the Canadians
sought so strenuously 10 reach The
modus provides only FOR a temporary
delimitation. but there Is great reason
TO believe that the lines II VIII esiab-
lish In the end will be accepted 10y both
parties as the best solution Of the yeS-
ed boundary issue.
Vice President Hobart has gone 70
Long Branch, where he will spend the
summer trying to recover HIS health
and strength He has Ind very So
we're Siege. and for several weeks his
recovery WIS doubtful Shortly after
Congress adjourned he Zen victim to
the prevailing epidemic Ia grippe. and
provoked a relapse by going out he.
fore he was thoroughly well. The first
attack was pretty bad, but the second
was worse, and he has been for more
than two months trying TO recover
from u. He Is so far himself that he
can drive out. hut he has scarcely
strength enough 10 walk across an or.
dlnnry room, and the disease has left
his heart very weak--so weak as to oc-
easion very great alarm among his
friends II Is believed, however. that
quiet summer In the lnvigorating salt
atmosphere of Long Branch VIII pull
him around all rigk; again, President
Mckinley has watched the slow recnv,
cry of his colleague with great anXi,