The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-09

| enortb TO secure tAlt ana equal tIeAi :
ing In this. II Will not hesitate 20. apply
vhatever corrective may Be- provided b.
THE ARMY.
Since my annual message and In obe-
sea IT, & &. shs fope.
listed for the Spanish war. consisting Of
ss:. "a. s e s.s: S:a sss az.
ss.s ns..:. IT, g ess., e: .a e as e: v:s: ys
:s IN vhs he es1. esas:d az
y ss:;sy q P::s. ne, ySiqss.;,iy, r ,S.;. yy, g:
returned homs il the order In which ~
Il r X. e.a and 4 Il. " rsts e -
Srsss provide . special medal x Assor
marines on duty in the Philippines who
voluntarily remained in the service after
the!r term. Of sn,,s. s men. had had sapised
he nsnSsr of &. - enlisted % men and %
have essn oraanlssd saa ns ssaresa.lns
eniisted men and LEA oficers. Two OF
these regiments are made up Of colored
troops to take the places Of those re-
.Ss ne s. .n..S e sss ns%ssr b q
regular army and tai osiicers and is. sss
enli:te Cd men of the new volunteer force.
volunteer force are on the ocean en- route
| to Manila
The force no. in Manila consists Of
an sEFIexate, Of 1883 ofncers and s ss
assenea she ns s. oas S ;s
Archipelago will comprise z.O6i ofiicers
and q. W men. The muster out of the
| spanish war and the creation OF a new
army, the Transportation from Manila to
San Francisco OF those entitled to dis
charge. and the transportation of the new
troops to their places has been n work
OF great magnitude well and ably done.
for which too much credit cannot be Civ
and Porto Rico. In Cuba we row have
to Rico 81 officers and 2.ssi enlisted men
and battalion of 90 men composed Of
pS.'9 h. Hn1s s,a. whs ais S .s
ncers and i:3l7 men. and in Hawaii Il
Officers and +s3 enlisted men.
The operations OF the army are fully
presented In the reports OF the secretary
OF war ! cannot withhold from officers
and men the highest commendation for
tions. They made willing sacriiices for
tneir country, and the integrity and abili-
~ with which they have performed un.
usual and difficult duties In our island
possessions.
In the organization OF the volunteer
regiments authorized by the act of March
2. 1888. II was found that no provision had
been made for chaplains This omission
was doubtlers an inadvertence: recon-
mend the early authorization for the np-
polntment of one chaplain for each of said
rsgiments These regiments are now in
the Philippines and II Is important that
immediate action be had.
POSTAL SERVICE.
The domestic postal service continues
TO grow with extraordinary ruuility- The
expenditures and the revenue will each
exceed SOD 10000 during the current year.
fortunately. since the revival Of prosper
GUS times, the revenues have grown much
faster than the expenditures. and there
s,,i fysry u,r indisatl9n s dn tina, short period
dehcit. In this connection. the report of
the postmaster general embodies a state
up outside the contemplation of the law
IN the treatment of some CLASSES of mail
matter which ~rongfully exercise the
that q this matter had been properly
classified CLASSIFIED aud had paid the rate which II
Gs ssSis for ays the ra% ra. .e. "seS Ss.r 81 80
there would have been on one basis
= ~ surplus OF N.,5,. 30 and another OF s.
the opinion of the post master general
would not only put the postal service at
once upon self-su.,aining basis. but
would permit great and valuable improve
ments. and commend the subject 10 the
consideration of the Congress.
THE NAVY.
The navy has maintained the spirit
characterized that service. and has lost
none Of the gailantry In heroic action
which has signaiised its brilliant and
IN It's early and late achievements. Its
hnbtual readiness for every emergency
has won the confidence and admiration
.. me country. The people are Interest,"
"a In the continued preparation and pres.
,ise OF th. navy. and will Justify liberal
Improvement, The orfcrrs hav. shown
peculiar adaptation for the performance
Of ne. and delIeate duties which our re-
In the matter OF naval construction
Japan and Italy Of tn. great powers. laid
aSsn sss casn,I as.s tonnage n The year 1859 than
tonnage under construction, I heartily
epneur N The Recommendation for the in.
.ss. ot the navy as suggested by the
PENSIONS.
On the 18th OF June. ls.A. the pension
sis. These include the pensionsrs OF 1h.
army and navy In all our wsru. The
number sadsd to the rolls during the
reason OF death. rs-marriage. minor *
legal limitation. failure TO claim within
.nS h,ss years % and other causes. was tJ. IN.
,incates were issued. OF which r. 81 w~rr
.mouns .9a ns- asSa..SS ia SS'f" fa, gsS'GS ss
:S wish "s. rs ,yss, iss: ss: ,s.s ian Il *.
with tn. spprovai Of the secretary n,
me interior. the commissioner Of pensions
ssSmmend' prsesisn M ih,s: In order TO make the
justice to the dependent widow. the
ssm9unt Of income allowed. independent
no, % 5. poseeds isos Ss of nsr daily labor. should
urges that the Congress shall so am.n,,
nssn. n: set , =. :. Hsrmi ,hr pension once 10
the terms OF The ;SirS ..,sn 70 ",doS, under
q June n. lnso- whose income ssis. s,nss nss
ees. ses psSfs', as 81 Of daily labor !. not In ss.
ssnsy 3 s;ns,y an at u justice and h.ar,,iS @ i
roREsT RESERVATIONS
% June = isss there were thi,,v
ss sSss:s Sssss,sa,ions ., tslclu.ivs OF the s sos.
ss.s.s ssss.ns nn,., an ..'!nsisd .r.. Of S.,:.ssi
s.sss css;srni:S' % is''rss: sss ,hH iTr.sSSo s;,s
Isou,h Dakoia and Wyoming, nav, hs.s. ssnc
sHSn:sdsrsbiy Hs snlars.d. the srs. "a Of tsS tss
and sI .dditios.i rss.rSss s.v. ave essn essHscsd =.
sesss:,s. cs.A%s.s sAs.sss. .a' The 81 a,.si si.G:ss
l.tn SnoetanAl, Ola nysr aNsw y. xiso1 1
:ss. 'aH e ss,:s s.a: sts.HI |. e. total
:s,r.sa,s. a. s,:,t !s'::s I !.:;Ix.!son: ..Ssss.ss
stihin the beundsrsss e ,hs f,ssrs. ~
,ys, Hs SHs sssr ,s sss'S.lly rs.ssysd ss.. bow.
ta.. snd. thsss have bsss b s.s ~ sssass sssssi ~
sssy - s.s ~: 5. g 3, 4. e s;s
rrotscttcq Of tn nst,saAi feessta n.
sss"S ,n ~ h.a essn conlinvsA dvHa0