The Lamar register., 1899-06-28
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
AND DEPARTMENT NEW

qntrunu II simply absurd. The nttpr-
nes general must interpret tile law as
he finds II. but he addesi Il should
be very glad fo s.e prohibition OF the
canieVn"
The War Department Is making ex-
tenstve preparations TO transport r,.-en.
ferccInents TO Manila The quarter
masters department has chartered sey-
erai new vessels for this duty, and u y
estimated that by the tlrst of SeI.tem-
Der in"S regular soldiers VIII have
reached III. Philippines
Owing TO the advance In the prise OF
Iron and copper IL has hcsu found that
the plans FOR several projected public
buildings, which were made n year or
more AGO, wnI have TO b. nsedie,a. In
Montana ti1erp arc ihTsc bulidinRs for
the construction OF which the lowest
bids werc considerably above tii,, All,
preparations, aud hence plans Tor low
er prtcc-i buildings Nili have to b. re.
advertised
Sccrtarr q State Hay has received
brief etiicisi dispatch from Iiarttstt
Tripp. commissioner az Samoa, sllysng
that peace had tpcvu restored on The
islands. that the commission bad sps-
tainrsi the decision os Chief Justice
ChainlSsTs in the cpuseStssi case Of the
s'iertton OF a king. tta; Nlallctna Tauae
had rfsignesi; tha, ,he ElaG<l4tp was 10
b. abolished and provisional govern.
nitpt established
General Leonard Wood. military <uy.
ernor u Santiago proviac-. has t-.sn
ofeTsrd the prps lsiHns,y 0S the Washing.
ioa Tfactiop aud Ele~tric Com.
paay The cumpauy has bsrcn FORM
ei rccpnily and owEs aud s,sufrois
dlfcctly and tatlns~tly. all tkc street
$50 NNnaa.H b Nas a.. 10 a.
with the eXocptioh Of ihc capital TEar-
iioa Company. II also owns the two
citctrte lisht campsnie-
Assistant Secretary OF the Trcssit
Tayipr has anununrs-i tho zcrsfstansss
of Tbs Offer uf GrprEc H. ani Edwin
: MuurDc of y ioi i2axiIsS fr~s as ihs
site for the public buihIlng ~ Ioisc,.
the pvics paid for she lot ts-iug Sii..
80. Il was also ds-'isis-i by the srs,as.
NY o'firials uos 10 prosecute condemn
aiioil proceedings 10 acquire the prof-r
~ Of J. Klein at Frcvpv=t. IIiinoss, A.
the site ror the putAlc building at ahat
pIace. The BOT oY~re-l By W. II J
stFaitun az SiTJs1p has been zesrgt,
ed
Coiouel RinEhhm. ;he Suicrfnteud.-hs
cf puhitr buildings nusi -rslausi~ l.
having rumpictesl under bis lniuaesiiass Z
supervision an extensive change ia
the water and sewerage system % The !
White House. The work was bsz1u 1
~orae time aEo hgt has i-sra siSw ~
cuFurlcsipa because ths ustsc was dis
asrv-eaiI- TO Mrs. NcKiui.y and much 1
had Go b, done while she ~as sway I
from the city Sosae of the usual 4
changes arc teins made In ,be interior 4
Of fllg building Also while the ucssH. ]
pants are absent
Thcre has b.cn = cali uiadc 10y Gvnrr- 4
ai otis upon The War Department for 4
four exp-Tt Spanish cnHri sirtsngrapii, I
rrs for s.TFice la the Philippine Islands 4
They must be familiar with the span.
ish aud English languages abiss 10 /
Sranslats from Spanish into English }
and frUm English into Spanish and "a. 4
i-sTfs In taking siirtattoa in the Spanish I
language and transcribip< saFue with I
typswriiers- Tiic court reporters e1il
al for by General Otis zua Whics shs. 4
War Department is expected to furnish
must have slsss,I of BOT la-s than iS1 !
worsis per rninnie In ihc Spanish lan.
Enner and Ist.ssssss the highest degree
of efficiency In their profession
There has been much quiet ssiSrtis
sion going on cuncrfuinE the eeulrs..
tion Of ADMIRAL Simpsons term oS Ss-a I
duty. Secretary Long hss not II.
eeivcd any communication from .tdnlf,
ral Sampson applying for shor,. duty 4
ggd II Is not likely that be will Ia the
uear fnture. Admiral SasnttSan has
beou on sea duty oniy two years.
which Is year short OF the regular 4
term. IL S seldom that an ofiieer -
Sampsou's rank is given command ~
a squadron for shorter period than
three years and as II Is advantageous
for Admiral Sampson TO r0ntinue on
sea duty a. long as possible Il Is aot
probable that he will apply TO b. re-
Heyed until he Is compelled TO do 50
The Journal Of the United service
Institution OF iudia for April last con.
tains an elaborate report on the admin.
tsfrutiun Of the United States army In
the Philippines by Captain : =. Long.
assistant adjutan' general OF the Brit.
ish army, who X permanently sta
toned Mt Hong Kong. but has been
spending the greater part OF the win
ter and spring with cur troops In
and around Manila While Captain
Long points out several serious defects
in our military system--and his crlti.
cisms should be carefully studied by
the officers nt the War Department
his conclusions nre In the highest de
gree complimentary, and his verdict
should be gratifying to every Ameri-
can.
The industrial commission has some
what changed its plan for the work OF
The sut-Comm iSsiaus during the slIru-