The Lamar register., 1899-08-16
WASHINGTON NEWS.

General .tllen has HtfeNkAu tIs isN~N
master at Denver To reject all bisis Tor
furnishing horses aud carts Tor use of
collectors in the posiotiiec on a s,iieeyear
basis and 10 call for new bids ON
four.year hasis
Mail reports received at the Navy De
| partnsut show tbat Admiral watson
is using every means to brfas up the
/ insurEent traffic between the istnnhs
Of the Philippine group. Thirteen ma
\ tive schoSners were destroyed 10y a
gunboat during 1une.
Tho State Department has rccelsed
/ from Governor Foster o; Louisiana
! certified copies of IN. naturalization
( papers taken out by Prank. Charles
and Joe Difata. three " the uieh
/ iynehed At Tnllulah. and claimed by
I the Italian authorities tc hr Italian
1 citizens. Governor Posters dnhl re-
port ou the circumstances pt the
/ iyuchinE have not yci been rsseetyed,
The report Of the Samoan cotnn,is-
I sion has ls-cn received ., the State tb'ss
I partmeDi IL l. a voiuniiuaus document
and Hntii there has been opportunity
I for The officials IA go over Il, details
/ wiz not lsc made public. Its sssentiai
I fratur,-s snc well known. however, ard
include the sl'Nlition Of the kiheshiP
and the substitution ~ an aasntui~trss-
1 tor or governor general sgrs--i ul-ca by
I the three powers and the adagtios of
certain measures of lorai EorrEnnIsns
among tho natives
Since ths publication 81 the ORDER
I it tfnius ghe duties Of tia inspector gen
eral Of the army. n slia1ge has tsTen
made IN the ssound paragraph. This
/ portion tiirrcte,i that offircrs pf the In
spectpr generals bureau. wlsvn not az
signed 10 duty In departments should
h. under the "dlr~.tiou af tlfe ~s-,Eu-
nf the army In the order A. just
Published the words .'and commanding
general ef the artuy arv anitt,si icav.
ins the order II = said. as approved
10y Secretary Alerr
The schedule of the army iranxI,crfs
for raising the farcs Ia the Philippians
10 5000 ncu hiss te~n eetapists>i Rnd
viii H. delivered 10 Ss-rvtary Rest -
/ day Il shows that " ashiitioSal steam
ers aFy chartered aisdus 1870 assi'irr~
can ~ sent across the Pacific 20 rnArh
Manila hy ihc end az Nevszuswr. The
remaining 2n.l which u i profss~s'd
10 send TO Grnerai Dtis. " ~ ni-ls
them. viii b. sent rs way of the Slsss
canal. The latter rvutr cap~rtBss
nearly two months and u thr War De
( paStment is e,smp-ii.-d 10 walt un,ti ths
renovation of Ihe ATLANTIS Transports
{ Thomas and Logan. j. finlshs-i tfr-oE~
on those vessels rlfnug, resCa Msuila
before January /.
The State Department has received
n dispatch from San Frsnrtsro an
noUDrtnE the arrival Of the AEn~Stcan
and German tnsmhsrs af th. Samnan
/ g-nmnisSion- They win csuic 20 Wash
! iuetoB for a conference with The OF,
( ncials. bringing their report aud the
draft af ihr ,ncasy which IL Is proposed
I 10 substitute Tor the ;reaty nf Berlin
q. chief Justice cnaml,sr~ has written
that he may put on his yisit here until
September Acnanllng to the yiew TAX.
en- at the state Department. tss se-
/ ttop OF the commission - far A. u
rbanESss the Refila trearE Is merely
nd referendum and dct--l not bsaconle
/ effective until formally approved hy
I the three governments. and la this
country ratitisd by the ssnat-
Secretary Root has under censgdera-
7 rlon the question ~ calling for vuiun-
/ ts-ers While b.. has NOT tls-,isied dafin
/ iteiy 10 10 So. preparations ar. being
made for the call should il b. decided
| 10 issue u when the thirteen regiment.
i now being organized are romysleftsi. IT
/ Is said thar additional troops may se
needed 10 reliye thssc who havs served
/ sour tinc IN The tropical eouutria-. Il
/ Is also suggested that Il may Ia. destn-
ed advisable TO Increase the army II
General otis. Secretary Root has un-
/ der consideration suggestions from
General Brooke for bringing home
/ some OF the troops now IN Cuba, IL
has been practiC ally determined to
have i've bat,aIions sent to the United
| Suites.
| II Ii stated thar General Ofis VIII
no; be removed from his present posi-
/ ton ut Manila. Should he request TO
! be relieved. Major General I.awton will
he assigned TO duty as his successor.
1 This decision was reached hy the Pres
ident aud Secretary Root during their
conference at Lake Chnmpiain. Secrs-
I tnry Root made no secret OF the pur-
pose of the President to retain General
Otis In control AT Manila. and 50 in
formed General Miles at long confer
ence. II Is evident that notwIthstan.i.
: ing General MerTitts expressed fleslr.
to return TO Manila. he will not have
the opportunity, and even General
Lawton's promotion IN conditional up.
on the request OF General Otis to be- de.
tached from command Much 6liSsat
isfaction Is expressed by friends of the