The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-08
WASHINGTON MEMS.

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Instructions have been prepared
authorizing the agent In charge OF the
Ute Indian reservation In Utah to ad-
vertise for bids for leasing the surplus
lands In whole or In part, for a period
of I'VE years, beginning April 1 next.
Secretary Gage has decided to sus-
pend the regulation requiring masters
of vessels engaged In traffic between
the United States and Canada and
the United States and Mexico to OBJ
tain bills OF health at foreign ports.
The requirement WAS adopted during
the cholera epidemic.
Hon. w. l.. Chambers, the chief JUS
tice Of the Samoan islands, arrived in
Washington Saturday from his home
In the South. While here he will make
q report to the President and the Sec
retary Of state OF the recent hap
penings in the islands and Of the part
ne took in the affairs there.
The report of the commissioner OF
pensions shows that there are TABS
pensioners residing In Colorado. to
whom was paid the sum Of 81 ,010, 732
last year. Wyoming has 278 pension-
srs and they drew $39.O5s during the
year, and New Mexico contains 1,559
pensioners who drew S22a.775 during
the year.
1t IL said that General Miles has tn
formed Secretary Root that the first
nine general officers In the army reg
lister, including himself. Merritt,
Brooke, Anderson and Merriam should
70 at once to Manila. Thx Issptretary
may adopt the plan with Miles In
command, Merritt in charge OF the field
and Brooke as governor Of Manila.
The quartermaster general of the
army has received the following dis
patch from Nagasaki, Japan. stating
that one of the government. transports.
carrying troops for Otis, had gone
aground. The Morgan City trans
port struck. made water and was
beached at the eastern entrance OF the
northern channel in the inland sea.
All are safe. The damage is I'M
known"
General Corbin says that the war de-
partment has discontinued the re-
cruiting Of colored soldiers at Fort
Mcpherson and vicinity for the reason
that every one OF the cOlOred regiments
In the regular service is full. and 70
FAR no orders have been given for
the formation Of any coloredl volun-
teer regiments. The race question, he
says, has nothing to do with the stop
page Of recruiting ut Fort Mcpherson.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has announced It's decision In a
case Involving relative rates on export
and domestic traffic In grain and grain
products. The commission holds that
In the absence OF some justify ytng
reason II would not he right for Amer
lean railroads permanently 10 transact
business for foreigners AT less rate
than that for which they render n
corresponding service to American citi-
Gems.
The postmaster general has ordered
that every pOstoffice In the United
States shall note the number of pieces
and character of mail matter handled
by It between October :fsnd November
q. The execution of this order In
wolves an immense amount OF labor;
and Ia to be done in order that an ac-
curate table of statistics may be pre-
pared. This is the first time In twenty
years that such an order has been is-
sued, 1t is said.
Senator Morgan OF Alabama prophc-
sizes expansion will he the salvation of
cotton and IL about to start n crusade
in the South to spread the new gospel.
In his prophetic vision he sees manila,
instead of Liverpool, the great cotton
market OF the world. He predicts the
time IL coming when Americans In an
American city, In the Pacific isles, will
handle two-thirds of the cotton of the
world and save billions to the cotton
growers Of America.
AT the conclusion OF the Dewey cele-
bratiOn ut New York. Admiral Samp-
non will be relieved of the command
Of the North Atlantic squadron at his
own request. He has had much more
than his portion Of sea service In
his grade. After short leave OF ab-
sencc he will be assigned to shore duty
probably In command of one of the
navy yards. 1t IL indicated here that
either Admiral Farquhar. Admiral
Scllley or Admiral Remey is TO succeed
Sampson.
John A. Logan has been appointed n
major Of the volunteers and IL assigned
to the Thirty second infantry. and sent
to Fort Sam Houston. Texas. Major
Logan was anxious to secure lieuten-
ant colonelcy. and II is understood tina,
lie at first declined his appointment as
major. but upon further consideration
decided to accept. Major Logan was
n captain In the volunteer army dnr-
Ing the war with Spain and was as
sistant adjutant general on the staff
of General Bates at Santiago. His
present appointment dates from July
9th.
1t is authoritatively stated that IN
the coming shakeup Of warrior chief
tains resultant upon the retirement OF
several officers that Shafter. Lawton.
Macarthur and Wheaton are TO he re-
wartied The program ms understood