The silver star., 1899-12-15

and his doctors on this side OF the wa
ter complain that he will neither take
their prescriptions nor follow their ad-
vice.
In the first annual report of Secretary
Root. lust made public. much space is
devoted to the future of Cuba and Por-
to Rico as to army reorganization.
Questions of the kind usually handled
by the secretary of state now occupy
the attention OF the War Department,
and afford MFR. Root an opportunity to
display his acumen as diplomat and
statesman. Attention Is called In the
report to the inadequate size OF the
present standing army. but no definite
recommendations regarding an In
crease Is made.
No speaker was ever so fortunate In
beginning his term with the complete
good will and confidence of both par
ties as Colonel Henderson, and when
he declared that he was going to Ike
fair. but use his authority without fear
| or favor everybody believed him and
applauded his purpose. The cheers on
the Democratic side We're just as hear
~ as on the Republican side. and al
though during his career in Congress
Henderson has given and taken some
pretty hard knocks, he has not an en-
emy either in his party or the other.
| First Assistant Postmaster General
Heath in decision in the case of Mrs.
Jennie Il. Drown at Modus. Connecti-
cut, announces that the department
has decided that II will he incompati-
BILE with the best interests of the SER
vice to retain married women as post
office clerks. The department has
therefore ruled that when n female
postoffice clerk marries it Will he nee
essary for her to resign from the SER
vice" Postmasters under this ruling
hereafter will have 10 call for the res
| ignations of such employees and recon-
mend their successors to the depart
ment.
The best lawyers In the country are
of the opinion that the decision of the
| Supreme court in the Addyston pipe
case does not affect any of the indus
trial trusts except the Federal Steel
Company. That. they say. like the
Addyston company. was organized on
different basis from the rest. and the
companies participating retained their
corporate individuality. while in the
later consultations the corporate indi-
viduality was entirely wiped out ana
entirely new companies We're created.
For this reason 1t is held that another
suit will have to be brought by some
body to determine the constitutionality
of the big consultations that We're ef-
fected by purchase.
The preliminary report of the income
account of railways in the United
States in the year ending June 80. 1880.
was compiled by the staiistician TO the
Interstate commerce cimmission from
the returns of operatin. railway com
panies representing 1925 miles of
line. received prior to November 9th,
shows that he gross earnings of the
railways embraced in this advance re-
port We're, for the year ending June
30, 1899. S1.30T .2534Si. or S7.O51 per
mile of line. Passenger earnings We're
$500. .22t.319: freight earnings S9l3.-
3JS, ,4SS: and other earnings from Oper-
ations S33. .667. .G67 The gross earnings
shown in the final report for 1885, We're
nearly sixty million dollars less than
this amount.
| No official notice will he taken Of the
extraordinary speeches of Mr.. Cham
berlain at Leicester. but IL may be said
/ that the United States government Is
engaged in no alliance with England or
/ Germany. or any other nation. directly
or indirectly, remote or contingent. and
| does not intend or desire such n thing
The administration desires the broad-
est and most positive denial to be made
to all such suggestions. Mr.. Choate's
speeches have been the cause of con-
siderable annoyance. inasmuch MS
his gush has been accepted MS
corroborating or mt least con-
hrming differences drawn from
the uttcrance of Mr.. Chamberlain. He
VIII be admonished that although
speech Is silver. silence Is golden"
President Mckinley. during an inter-
view with Senator Wellington, ex-
pressed himself In favor of revivng
the grade of vice admiral In the inter-
est of both Rear Admiral Sampson and
Rear Admiral Schlcy. He believed
that this Is the simplest solution OF the
whole Sampson-Schlcy controversy.
and 1t is expected that Senator Welling-
ton will Introduce II bill In II few days
providing for the appointment OF two
vice admrals without specifying
names. The President very frankly
said that II such bill became a law
he would promptly nominate both
Sampson and Schley In the order
named. This arrangement both the
President and Senator Wellington In
lieve will meet the approval Of major
ity OF the friends Of both admirals.
Fifty-six Republican members Of the
pennsylvania Legislature and seven.
ty-six Democrats have signed remon.
STRANGE addressed to the Senate Of the
United States against the admission OF
Matthew Stanley Quay under his mp.
pointment by Governor Stone. This IL
considerably more than n majority OF
the Legislature, and II II said that the
signatures OF n majority OF the Republi
can members will he obtained before
the petition Is presented This re-
monstrance IL based upon the failure
| OF Mr.. Quay to secure majority Of thu
Legislature OF his state. nnd II In con
tended that the members who opposed
him were fnirly representing the senti
mcnt OF their constituents: that Gov
crnor Stone appointed Mr.. Quny to thu
vacancy as nm net Of personal friend
ship md gratitude and not because 1,
wns desired by the state. The rem0n
strnnce will. OF course. have consider
able Influence. md II the unvaryins
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