The silver lance., 1899-04-07


to the United States. The officials OF
the Treasury Department have decid-
ed that it would be Illegal
1t is now believed that President
Mckinley will take an extended vaca-
tion this summer if public business
will permit. Last spring he wanted
to make trip through the West. Wis
iting Yellowstone park and going as
far as the Pacific coast, and he may
see his way clear to take that trip this
summer.
Secretary Wilson has obtained lot
of muskmelon seeds from Afghanis-
tan, whose melons are said to be the
finest in the world. and often grow to
the weight of twenty or thirty pounds.
He will distribute this seed among
farmers of those sections of the coun-
try where the climate is similar to
that of Afghanistan.
Volunteers who served in the navy
and regular soldiers who served In the
army outside of the country during the
late war can obtain their extra pay by
writing to the auditor for the Navy De
partment and the auditor Of the War
Department, respectively, giving the
name, company. regiment, date OF en-
listment, date of discharge ana resi-
dence.
The navy department has just re
ceived an account of a commemorative
service away off in Smyrna, ASA MI
nor in honor of John Nervevls,
Smyrniote. who was n member Of the
crew of the torpedo boat Winslow,
killed in action in the battle OF Carde-
mas. May 11th last. Stilpon Pittakis,
the director of the museum and lead
Il Il n
panegyric upon the American flag.
Some days ago Secretary Alger tele-
graphed General Otis that he might
send back the volunteer regiments now
in the Philippines by the transports
that have carried over the regulars as
fast they could he relieved and trans
Dortation facilities were available.
Forty-eight hours afterward General
Otis replied that the volunteer regi-
ments preferred to remain in Manila
as long as there was any prospect of
active service. and requested that no
order should be issued for their mus
ter out
The secretary of state has Just re-
ceived from the Peruvian government
through the United States legation at
Lima, draft for $4,000, representing
the amount of the judgment of the ar
bitrators in the case of the American
railroad man. Alexander McCord, on
account of his ill-treatment in Peru
during revolutionary movement
many years ngO. The draft will be
handed over to the United States
treasury for collection and warrant
for the amount of the judgment will
be drawn in favor of Judge Pettis, the
attorney for McCord.
Secretary Alger. just before leaving
for Cuba issued an order to the effect
that hereafter no chief or acting chief
of staff corps shall be detailed or or
dered to any duty by any authority
without the approval of the secretary
of war. This order of Secretary Alger
has been issued to set mt rest all ques-
tions as to who is the supreme author
ity in the wal department. 1t Is an
old controversy dating back to the
time when jefferson Davis was secre-
tary of war and General Scott com
manding general of the army. BY
some here it is construed as slap at
General Miles.
The correspondent of the New York
journal says; Evidence has been re-
ceived here which seems to intimate
that Spain Is plotting to aid the Fill
pinos and to engage other powers so as
to embarrass the United States in set
tling the Philippine question. Spain
wishes. it is believed. to recognize the
belligerency of the Filipinos, and with
this motive is now using all haste to
conclude her treaty of peace with the
United States. There is already evi-
dence Mt the State Department that
Spain is seeking to make the release of
the Spanish prisoners her justification
for friendly relations with the Fill
pinos as an independent government.
IT is announced that important
changes are to be made in the Presi-
dents proclamation opening the South
ern Ute reservation in southern Colo
RADIO. The eastern boundary line
which has long been in dispute will
extend mile farther than originally
granted, thus affecting three town.
ships within the present boundary
lines. 1t has been stated that under
the terms of the proclamation as orig
inally drafted the settlers would be at
the mercy of land jumpers when the
reservation was opened for settlement.
The contemplated changes will protect
the interests of the settlers. The proc
lamation will go to the President ON
his return from the South.
A committee of citizens who are ar
ranging for a peace jubilee in Wash
ingto next May called at the Navy
Department to secure. if possible, the
attendance of Admiral Dewey on that
occasion. Their application was made
directly to Secretary Long. They stat
ed that the proposed peace celebration
will be exceptional in the fact that it is
to be practically national in character.
and this would justify the request that
the hero of Manila bay be summoned
to attend. The secretary listened with
interest to what the committee had to
say and replied that he would confer
with the President on the subject. 1t