The Springfield herald., 1899-08-18
WASHINGTON NEWS.

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rangements can he made for sendlne
supplies. He thinks II is the duty OF
| the government to make provisions f.
feeding the people until the aid volul
tarily given by the citizens of the co,in
try reaches them. and he will cXhnus
every means mt his disposal. The secrr
tary contemplates supplementing tho
appeal made last week to the mayors
to assist in raising subscriptions and
| tomorrow Will issue an appeal to the
| governors of the states, with view
to arousing general interest In the re
lief work. The dispatches received
from General Davis We're sent to til,
President at Lake Champlain.
A statement just forwarded 1,
the War Department shows that
the total imports from the
| United States for the first six months
of 1900 at the port of Bnracao Cuba.
amounted to $7O.37D. and exports 10
the United States to S1O6.3G6 The only
other imports into that port for the six
months We're from Santo Domingo to
the amount of SGS4 worth of cattle and
| figs, while the exports from Baracau
to the little republic amounted to only
$40. The United States sent to Barn-
Goa $3.50 worth of fish, sol worth
| of cattle, So. 14T worth of lard and tai
low, S2,075 worth of meat, S917 worth
of butter. S1,194 worth of agricultural
| implements, 1,O62 worth of cheese
81, ,161 worth of other provisions. S0,47G
worth of rice, 81 .124 worth of potatoes.
S1,9OS worth of other vegetables, 81, ,TO5
worth of lumber and timber, S1,354
worth of manufactured wood. 1851
worth of chemicals, $1,S44 worth of
malt liquors and cider, $6,195 worth of
cotton manufactures and $3.50 worth
of flour. Baracoa sent to the United
States for the five months ended May
81, S4O2 worth of bananas, S22.657
worth of cocoanuts, S4T.940 worth of
oils and S35,367 worth of cacao.
Officers who have returned from the
Philippines tell of n pretty race for the
vacant ma jor generalship in the regu
lar army between '.Scrappy" Lawton.
as the soldiers call the general, and
General Macarthur. Each of them
wants to wear the double starred
shoulder straps Of the regular army.
and both nre bent on making n record
which will give them the coveted COM
mission. The returned officers say
that General Otis is doing all he can
to give General Macarthur opportuni
ties to make great name for himself
They say he keeps General MacAr-
thur in the front as much as possible.
and 1t is generally understood at Ma
nila that General Otis regards General
Macarthur as his right hand man.
The soldiers are fond of General Law
ton. They like his dnshing style of
fighting and his constant presence on
the firing line and his disregard of per
sonal danger and the soldierly picture
he presents dashng along the front on
his big black horse have conspired to
make him the chief object of their af
fection. The returned soldiers say that
IL 1t We're left to the boys on the firing
line no one but General Henry w
Lawton would command them. Gen
eral Wheaton. also, according to the
soldiers stories. is n popular officer
He has been leading his men n Ia Fun
ston and has made a record for reck-
less bravery which has popularized
him with the men.
Assistant Secretary Nanderlip, asked
about reports that he had ordered II
reduction in salaries of several chiefs
and assistant chiefs of division in the
office of the auditing department be-
cause he had visited the offices and
found these chiefs and their clerks
reading newspapers and lettering dur
ing working hours. said that he had
for some time been Investigating the
auditing of the bonds and other pa
pers in the third auditors office. Last
Saturday morning lie went to the third
auditors office and accompanied by
one of the officials. walked into large
room where he wanted to make an in
vestigation. He found Il general state
of idleness. Clerks We're reading news
| papers or gathered in conversation.
Mr.. Vanderlip says he decided that the
chiefs and assistant chiefs OF these di-
| visions We're responsible for this state
of affairs, and at once ordered n re-
duction in their salaries. 1t is said by
officials in the treasury that had Mr.
| Nanderlip discovered the same condi-
tions in an office well up with its work
he would probably have said nothing
He was led to take action, 1t is said
by the fact that the work in the audi.
tors office is nearly two years behind
President Mckinley has written Il
letter to Emperor William expressing
his pleasure at the appointment of DR.
Mumm Won SchwartZenstein as en-,
voy extraordinary to the United States
| during the absence from America OF
DIR. Won Holleben. the German am
| bassador mt Washington. saying that
| DIR. Won Schwnrtzensteins previous
stay at Washington is pleasantly re,
| membered.