The Lamar register., 1899-10-18
WASHINGTON NEWS.


tional Thanksgiving day,
The task OF recruiting the volunteer
army for the Philippines Is practleaily
completed II was announced AZ tnc
War Department Thursday that al tne
regiments have been allied except one
OF the additional coiorcd regiments.
the Porty-nsnth. which needs less tisan
zoo men. These viii be secured WIN
In forty eight hours
The annual conference OF the arch
bishops Of the Enited States was nesa
hero on Thursday, All but thrcr
Of the clergy OF that rank attend
s.d. ArrhblshotsS Fseeban 81 Chicago.
Hcunsssey OF Dubuque. Iowa and
Chapelle OF New orleans were The alb
sentces- Contrary 10 expectaiions. The
question Of ds~ecrafion of the tnthouc
churches ia the Philippines was not
brought up. THIS aud other PhtiiA-
pine ISSUES. IL was expected. arr with
In the jurisdiction OF Archbishop tha-
pclle. and all matters affecting thsss
Islands must go TO hsD.
Admiral Dewey is making hEht for
double bounty for tile men h,htpd thss
guns who won for him tho battle of
Manila. He has nlesi claim for ss0
zach Tor his meu. instead Of SicA They
are entitled To the double allowance "
the American force was inferior 10 the
Spanish force la the Manila bay sight
Admiral prNcy in 4 rvport 20 the Navy
Department claims that the Spanish
force. including tlsc shore batteries
was superior TO the American feet. 70
Admiral pswcy's views are rasiairsd
the aggregate bounty win b. ahpRs
s1oi.oro Unsteady of stsoos1
In his snnuai report 10 The seeretary
Of the navy. Captain Samuri G Lem
hey. judEc advocate general sutsnits
some Important recommendations
locking 80 the l1tterDent % the judi
cfai branch OF the aAvSt serviSs. Hc
calls attention to The great hardship
ot carrying on the reronis. charges ssf
deseFtian n<ains, veterans u the army
and navy who lrft thclr organizations
At the Close Of the civil war Without
waiting ths forvaztiiy % discharge.
and it Is recommended that eoa<Tcss
further rxtcod the beneficial ptuvis-
hons Of the act Of August II. isSss In
tended TO relieve thc~4 isrSpie-
The war department has bsrn ad-
vis.,d Of the arrival a; Fert Myvr, Va
Of The two automobiles bailt in Chi
cago for the Use cf the signal cuEfss
Of the Srmy. The automobiles viii ~
fitted out with aIrcleSs ;eleeraphy
outfits. inriusiinS two specially manu-
fae;ured balloons. vhirh U'iil b. us-si
for the purpase OF iIt,In= the wir-s
attached 10 tiss carriages 10 sneh a
height as to escape all ots<trpc;ians i@e-
tween them and the POINTS to which
the messages are to b. transmitted
Exp-rimrnts of wireless telesraf.tiY arp
TO ts conducted by Marruni aud Col
onei Alien Of the stxfszi corps AZ Fort
Niger. The automobiles carry storage
enough to run thirty miles, ~ fs.sse
machines prove satisfactory a uurng.sr
OF then win probably b. purchased
by the war department 20 aerompany
troops In the field
In yle~ OF the progress the frvolu-
ton in TcncrarlA has made state de-
pnrtment nificers her, are Disgusting
the possibility that es-pr,-sid.at uST.
rison may Io-.t the Sa5o..sD which was
promised him by the present govern.
fnsnt Of S-nexucla ss his ts.r fcr an
ncarfng before the Paris arbitration
tribunal aS counsel for NrneEnela. IL
has been cne of the CHARACTERISTICS OF
South American rcrolntians thar rheir
success Usually meant a ref,usftnrlots
Of all existing contracts OF the govern
ment made by the prscssiIns admins
tra,ion- The officers arc Inclined 10
think. however. there Is only n remote
possibility OF General Harrison losing
bis pay. The fact was brought out
that In the event II became necessary
for our government TO Interfere TO se
cure the payment Of General Harr4-
sons fee, II could only b. done through
the diplomatic channels
Rear Admiral Schley called nt the
Navy Department Tuesday 10 arrange
with the officials for the detail OF his
stan and some other matters relating
to the assumption OF his duties az CON.
mander of the South Atlantic station
The admiral asked for the detail OF
Lieutenant Commander Sears and
Lieutenant Wells as flag lieutenant ana
secreisry respectively These officers
held similar connection with the ad-
mlral during the Spanish war. The
admiral was Informed that il will re-
quire two weeks To pat the Chicago In
shape for her cruise 50 10 was arranged
that she should sail ON the 18th in
stant Meanwhile Admirai schIey has
arranged to pay visit to friends IN
Georgia. Rear Admiral y. NJ. Far
quhar will hoist his dag on the New
York and assume command OF the
North Atlantic squadron in Hampton
Roads next Saturday.
George ]. Klndei OF Denver had two
lively hours before the Industrial Com