, 1899-10-19

Thursday, November 80. has been
designated by the president as the ma
tional Thanksgiving day,
The task of recruiting the volunteer
army for the Philippines is practlcany
completed. 1t was announced at the
War Department Thursday that all the
regiments have been filed except one
of the additional colored regiments
the F~orty-ninth, which needs less tnan
500 men. These will be secured WIFI
in forty-eight hours.
The annual conference of the arch.
bishops Of the United States was heiu
mere on Thursday. All but three
of the clergy of that rank attend
ed. Archbishops Feehan of Chicago,
Hennessey of Dubuque, Iowa, ana
Chapelle of New Orleans were the aD-
sentees. Contrary to expectations, tne
question of Dissertation of the CathoHc
churches in the Philippines was no'
brought up. This and other fnlllp'
pine issues, 1t was expected, are VIII
in the jurisdiction of Archbishop Cha-
pelLe, and all matters affecting these
islands must go to him.
Admiral Dewey is making n fight Tor
double bounty for the men behind the
ENIlS llp Noh " III
Manila. He has filed n claim for son
each for his men. instead of 500. Ihey
are entitled to the double allowance IL
the American force was inferior TO the
Spanish force in the Manila bay hght'
Admiral Dewey in n report TO the navy
Department claims that the Spanish
force, including the shore batteries,
was superior to the American heet. II
Admiral Dewey's views are sustained
the aggregate bounty will be about
100000 Unsteady of $1S0,OOO.
In his annual report to the secretary
of the navy, Captain Samuel G. Lem
ley, Judge advocate general, submits
some important recommendations
looking to the bettermcpt of the judi
cial branch of the naval service. He
calls attention to the great hardship
of carrying on the records, charges of
desertion against veterans of the army
and navy who left their organizations
at the close of the civil war without
waiting the formality of discharge,
and 1t is recommended that congress
further extend the beneficial provis-
ions of the act of August Il. 1888, in
tended to relieve these people.
The wal department has been adj
vised of the arrival at Fort Myer, Va,
of the two automobiles built in Chi
cago for the use of the signal CORPS
of the army. The automobiles will be
fitted out with wireless telegraphy
outfits, including two specially manu-
featured balloons, which will be used
for the purpose of lifting the wires
attached to the carriages to such a
height as to escape all Instructions be.
tween them and the points to which
the messages are to be transmitted.
Experiments of wireless telegraphy are
to be conducted by Marconi and Col.
onel Allen of the signal corps at Fort
Myer. The automobiles carry storage
enough to run thirty miles. If these
machines prove satisfactory n number
of them will probably be purchased
by the war department to accompany
troops in the field.
In view of the progress the revolu
ton in Venezuela has made state de
partment officers here are DISCUSSING
the possibility that eX-President Har
rison may lose the S25O,O00 which was
promised him by the present govern
ment of Venezuela as his fee for an
pearing before the Paris arbitration
tribunal as counsel for Venezuela. Ii
has been one of the characteristics OF
Souih An.Niitah itNoiuhohs tiht tuell
success usually meant a Reputation
OF all existing contracts OF h govern
ment made by the preceding admins
tration. The otncers are inclined t.
think. however. there is only n remote
nossibility of General Harrison Iosine
his nav. The fact was brought on
that in the event II became necessor,
for orr TO interfere 10 90
cure the of General Uarri
sons fee. il could only be done through
the diplomatic channels.
hear Auiilrui Scniey calleu AT th'
navy department tuesday, to arrange
Win the oriclals TOT the uetall OF hi
stan ana some c'her matters relatin:
10 the assulnp.ion Oh ms duties as com
nnahaer OF Tue Sou.h Atlahtlc station
Inc auhllral asked Tor the detail o
lieutenant COMMANDER sears ant
Lieutenant Nells as nag lieutenant ant
secretar! respectively. Ihese ofhceri
nero a sllillar connection win the ad
Ilirhl curing the spanish war. Th'
adihlral was INFORMED that II VIII re
pulre two weeks TO put the Chicago il
shape Tor her cruise so II was arranged
mat snc shoulu san on the 10Th IN