Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-12-14
Turkey.

Turkey.
In the Turkish empire the situation
of our citizens remains unsatisfactory.
Our efforts during nearly forty years
to bring about convention of natural
ization seem to be on the brink of
final failure through the announced
policy of the Ottoman porte to refuse
recognition of the alien status of ma
tive Turkish subjects naturalized
abroad since 1867. The arbitrary
treatment, in some instances, of Amer
lean productions in Turkey has at
tracted attention of late, notably in re-
gard to our flour and the president says
that this government will use it's earn
est efforts to secure fair and equal
treatment for it's cItizens and their
goods. Failing this, it will not hest
tate to apply whatever corrective may
be provided by the statutes.
Trade reciprocity with various coun-
tries to the south of us has been eff
fected and allusion is made to many
other matters of minor Importance
The place conference comes in for
| friendly consideration and, says the
president, the general character of the
convention, already signed by the dele
gates of more than 20 sovereign states
further commends it to the favorable
action of the senate of the United
| States, whose ratification it still awaits
Our force in the Philippines amounts
to 1,499 officers and 1896 men and
when the troops now under orders
shall reach Manila, the force in the ar
chipelago will comprise 2,051 officers
and 63,4SS men. In Cuba, we now have
334 officers and 1926 enlisted men; in
Porto Rico, 81 officers and 1856 en-
listed men and battalion of 400 men
composed of native Porto RicaIs:
while stationed throughout the United
States are go officers and 1917 men
and in Hawaii II officers and 453 en-
listed men. Provision for chaplains IS
urged. Postal facilities for our CO.
lonial possessions have been con-
structed.
A Great Abuse.
The domestic postal service contin-
ues to grow with extraordinary rapid
ity. The expenditures and the rev.
enues will each exceed 500, 900, 900 dur
ing the current year. Fortunately, the
revenues have crown much faster than
the expenditures and there is every
indication that short period will wit
ness the obliteration of the annual
deficit. In this connection the report
Of tho roSt ms CT oroap arol op,hodioc n
statement of great evils which have
grown up outside of the contemplation
of law in the treatment of SONS classes
of mail matter which wrongly rxercise
the privilege of the pound rate, and
shows that if this matter had been
properly classified and had paid the
rate which it should have paid, instead
of a postal deficit for the last fiscal
year of $6,610,000. there would have
been on one basis a surplus of S17,-
63i,570, and on another of $5,733, 1886.
The reform thus suggested would not
only put the postal service at once on
a self-sustaining basis but would per-
NIT great and valuable improvements,
and it is commended to the considera-
ton of the congress.
The provision of the act of March
3, 1899, limiting the price OF armor
plate to $500 ought to be removed, the
president says. He also concurs in the
recommendations for the increase Of
the navy, as suggested by the secre-
tary.
Pensions.
June 80, 1899, the pension roll num-
bered 991, 519. The number added dur
ing the year was 40.991. The number
dropped for all causes was 43,1S6, and
the number of claims disallowed was
107.9i9. During the year 1854 pen
sion certificates were issued, OF which
81. 1917 were for new pensions. The
amount disbursed for army and navy
pensions was s1Ss,S55. o5295. which was
81 ,651, 461 81 less than the appropria-
ton. The present holding OF the de-
partment is that IL the widows in
come aside from her daily labor does
NOT exceed In amount what her PEN
sion would be, to-wit: 500 per annum,
she would be deemed to be without
other means Of support than her daily
labor. and would be entitled to a pen
sion under this act; while If the
widows income Independent Of the
amount received by her as the result
of her daily labor exceeds 500, she
would not be pensionable under the
act. The amount of the income al
lowed before title to pension is barred,