The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-07

! ''iH i'N iftttttu tb NV INlHlt DepNFi-
mcnt that The government has, by de
rec issued On the 2Sth Instant, rc.cind-
| I'd the intertllction upon the impOrta-
tion OF American cattle. The decree
took effect May 3lsl The State De
partnlou; is very proud Of lis achieve
m"nt in securing the rroprning of the
'eleian markets 20 American cattle,
they having heun closed since 1884.
| Contractor Mcintyre Will be given
/ another chance to tiush building the
Denver mint. The superintendent OF
/ construction has issued an order not to
enforce the revocation order until June
10TH If by that time Mcintyre indl-
Gates that he can live up to the terms
! Of the contract. can finish the job in Il
hurry. and can draw the necessary
amount Of granite each day. he will
probably be allowed to finish the job.
! The War Department has received
the following message from General
Leonard Wood. in command of the
province of Santiago: II have just re-
turned from an inspection of the prin-
| ripal interior towns on the north coast
in this department. The people are at
work. there is no hunger and there
were no applications for personal as
sistancc during the trip. The people
are absolutely quiet. There are no Gu
ban troops under arms anywhere in the
province and no brigandage.'
An adjustment was reached Tuesday
Of the grievances presented by the
inachinists employed at the govern
mcnt arsenal at Rock Island, Illinois.
the department holding that petitions
may be presented by the men to their
colnnandant individually or by some
one or more Of such employees who
may be selected to represent them, bnt
not by representa- ions other than from
| the men themselves. This uet'ision is
| in line with the rules and regulations
of the War Department and appear,
10 ignore uiIionism.
| 1t Is now expected that General Go
mez will come to Washington The
| President has been anxious that he
should do so. and when Robert =. Por-
ter visited the lnSllrgent chief last win
ter he bore an invitation. General Go
mez did not think it expedient 10 ac-
rept at that time. He had been accused
Of what President Cleveland would
call "pernicious activity" in the inter
est Of the Yankees. and If he came to
Washington he feared the Cubans
would think he had gone over entirely
to the Americans and he would lose his
! Influence with them. Now, however
matters have progressed so far that he
can visit the United States without be-
ing suspected Of seeking Il hrihc or try
ing to curry favor with the President.
Private dispatches from Cuba say he
may be expected within the next few
weeks.
The annual report of the chief OF the
Weather Bureau shows Il remarka Bile
increase in the loss of farm property
by lightning during the last few years.
This view is also held by insurance
companies which make a specially of
taking risks against storms and cy-
clones. For Instance. the Farmers Mu-
tunl Insurance Company Of Rcdhing.
ton. New Jersey. paid $25,3SS in losses
by lightning during the six years from
1882 to 1887. During the corresponding
six years Of the next decade from 1892
to 1897. it paid SG2. l.J::; The fire nsul-
ance companies Of Michigan paid 316
losses from lightning. amounting to
S37, ,5f3 in 1880. ana in 1896 they had
1.ND cases of lightning stroke. amount
ing to S153S41. Similar nforna ion
comes from the other states and shows
4 remarkable increase in tlle number OF
storms and the extent Of destruction.
Secretary Gage has taken great inter
est in the application of the competi-
tive plan for the selection Of designs
for government buildings. The new
custom house in New York. which is
to cost S2.IoO.OOO. is the largest build
ing to be erected under the present adj
ministration. and will be regarded as
m experiment. Twenty Of the foremost
architects in the country have accepted
invitations to submit designs on Sep
lenber 9th next. and the selection will
be made by a committee consisting of
the supervising architect of the treas.
ury and two architects or engineers OF
national reputation. Their selection
must be confirmed by the secretary Of
the treasury, the secretary of the in
terror and the postmaster general. A
commission Of > per cent. is to be given
to the successful competitor. which
will make his fees something like S125.-
900 This Secretary Gage thinks is
sufficient to justify the risk taken by
the different competitors. The same
rule will be applied to smaller build
ings. and the secretary is anxious to
interest the younger generation of ar
chitects
The United States geological survey
has just issued an important volume
prepared by +. II. Newell, relating TO
the use Of water for power irrigation.
and other industrial purposes. being
the product of ten years Of experience
and systematic measurement. 1t gives
Facts concerning the rivers in various
localities from Maine to California and |
shows the greatest, least and average
dow by the months. The greater part |
OF the volume is given to facts con- |
corning the rivers Of the West. Darlc- |
ularly those used in irrigation. The |
river and tributaries in Mon |
tana and Wyoming are described and /
dgures of the available water inserted |
A large number of measurements Of |
the head waters Of the Platte river in .
Colorado were also given. and the im- /