The Lamar register., 1899-09-06
WASHINGTON NEWS.

VI 'NNN~tAS fhNAEth III Af-s w.
the Tinted States and Canada and
the United States anil Mexico 10 oh
tain bills OF health at foreign ports.
The Requirement WIS adopted during
the cholera epidemic
Hon. W. l.. Chambers. the chief jus
tire OF the Samoan islands, arrived IN
Washington Saturday from his home
in the South While here he viii rnaRc
a report TO the President AMI the SEQ
retary Of state OF the recent hap
peuingS IN the Islands aud OF the part
he took in thu affairs there.
The report OF the commissioner Of
pensions shows that thcTt are LASS
pensioners residing In Colorado to
whom was paid the sum of Si,olu.Iae
last year. Wyoming has 10 pension
ers and they drew S'ai1LS during the
year. and New Mexico contains i.5S'
pensioners who drew S22s-I15 during
the year.
The pnartGTninster general Of the
army has received IhC following dis
patch from NaEasSEL Japan. stating
that one OF the government transports,
carrying troops for o;is, had gon"
aground .-Tnr Morgan CITY trans
porU struck. Iunde water and WAS
bcaehed at the eastern entrance nf the
northern channel Ia the inland SEA.
All are safe. The dnElHEe Is un-
known"
The Interstate Cumuiercr Coinmis-
sion has announced it, decision in
case involving relative RATES on export
and domestic traffic in grain aud gFaiu
products. The commission holds that
ia the absence of some iuStlfyinr
reason IL would not - right for Amer,
lean railroads permanently 20 transact
business for Foreigners at a less rate
than that for which they Dendrr
corresponding service 60 American riti-
zsns-
Senator Morgan VI Aialsiinn pruphc,
Sizes expansion viii isc the salvation o;
cotton aud l. about to start crusade
Ia the South To- spread the new gospel,
In his prophetic vision be- ss.-s Manila.
instead OF Liverpool the great cUtton
market OF thu werld. tie predicts the
time l. coming when Americans In an
American city. in the racl,sc tSies. viii
handle two-thiriS % ila. cufion % the
world and save billions fc the cOiton
growers Of America
Trade relations between the United
States and Germany. which Bre just
now the subject Of considerable discus
sion. do not appear to have lr--cn ser
ionsly affected up to the present time.
II Judged by the latest figurs-s OF the
Treasury Bureau Of Statistics. These
show that In 10th Imports and exports
the commerce between the United
States and Germany In the fiscal year
1922 was greater than in ISsss, and that
the grand total OF the commerce L..
tween the two countries In isssa was
larger than In any preceding year.
John A. Logan has leen appointed
major OF the volunteers and y assigned
TO the Thirty second infantry. and sent
TO Fort Sam Houston. Texas Major
Logan WAS anxious TO Securp a lteuten-
ant colonelcy, and 1t Is understood that
he at first declined his appointment a.
mn jor. but upon further consideration
decided TO accept. Major Logan was
a captain In the volunteer army dur
ing the war with Spain and was as
sisinnt adjutant general on the STAFF
of General Rates at Santiago His
present appointment dates from July
5th
The report that til. Joint high CON.
mission would meet this faii and reach
an agreement upon the Alaskan houn-
Diary. fire. coal and lumber and all 9th
er questions Irritating the relations be-
tween the United States and Canada.
was obtained from source entirely
outside OF Tue foflHffNNlbfl- lNF Amer
lean commissioners are retirent and
have consistently refused tn discuss
the outlook for the reaSSenilllug nf
the joint commission I'll. feeling
here In official circles Is thar the joint
high commission viii not reassembl,
So much discouraged have the Amcrt-
can commissioners become that they
are arranging TO meet and prepare u
report for submission To Congress
The War Department has given out
for publication an interesting state
meut OF the financial condition of the
island OF Cuba. II shows that under
the management of the United States
government the receipts of the island
from January /. lssEl. TO Jnne 30th OF
the current year. exceeded the expen-
ditures by Sl.4Sn,02l. This statement
probably will be surprise 10 many
persons who had thought that Cuba.
under the military occupation of the
United States. was not self-sustaiuing
During the period named the receipts
from all sources We're S6,9s2.u1O: dis
burserfients, S5.JOi .gSS The statement
OF the receipts of the Philippine Islands
from the date Of occupation by the
United States government to July 3Ist
last shows that the total receipts from
all sources for the period named was
S5,2I9.4l1.
Il VIII not go to the penitentiary
alone. This Is the substance of n