The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1899-09-14

(From our own Correspondent

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| The governors of the states that
raised colored troops for the volun-
teers in the Spanish war, have been
requested by the War Department
to nominate company officers for the
colored regiment now: being raised
for the Philippines.
Ex-Chief Justice Chambers Of
Samoa, who has gone to consult with
the State Department., says that
Samoa should be annexed by one of
the powers. as the tripartite agree
ment between the United States,
Germany and England will always
cause more or less friction.
President Mckinley returned to
Washington Saturday afternoon,
looking much better for his short
vacation. All the commissions for
the new regiments have practically
been awarded, aud the new officers
directed 10 proceed at once to re-
Routing duty at their homes,
American interests in the trans
vaal have been making great efforts
lately to induce the United States
to Cooperate with Great Britian in
securing redress for their grievances.
A representative of their interests
was in Washington this week, and
had long conference with Secretary
of State Hay, pointing out that about
1000 Americans were interested.
The secretary declined to interfere in
the political phase Of the difficulty.
The State department has made a
ruleing. that when fugitives from
justice are located in Cuba, Hawaii,
Porto Rico or the Philippines, AL ap-
plication for extradition made in the
usual form of the State Department
would be turned over to the military
authorities, and such steps taken as
to insure the extradi,ion of the ac-
cused, if the usual prima facie case
against him was made out. The
same principle will g verm in The
cases OF fugitive> from the islands
found in the United states.
Secretary of War Root has decided
that hereafter newspapers and foreign
governments will not he permitted
to have representatives present at
| tests of ordinances or explosives at
the SANDY Hook proving grounds
aud other places under control of
Wnr Department No information
| OF the results of such tests is t he
made public by auv official, without
express permission from The Secre
tarv of War. Mr. Root thinks that
foreign nations have benefited too
much from our Inventions aud 7eX-
periments and in,emis that in the
future this nation shall reap the
benefit of its Investigations.
| The eighteen million dollars which
the Secretary of the Navy has
called for in his estimate for the
next appropriation bill. is for the
"Iucrease of the Navy" which is five
millions more than for any previous
estimate. The appropriation is in
tended to cover work already au-
thorized and now in course Of con-
struction, aggrcgating fitv-four YES
sells, among which are eleven battle
ships. four monitors, three aImorcd
cruisers, six protected cruisers, thirty
three torpedo boat destroy ers and
torpedo boats, and several miscellan-
cons craft. This amount does not
| include the running expenses of the
De,nrtmen:, neither does it include
the new ships, which will be recon-
mended. In well Informed naval
quarters, the impression prevails
that the Secretary will confine his
recommendation to three protected
| cruisers, to cost ABOUT one IniIil"h
two hundred and tiftv thousand dol
lars each These were recommends
ed last year, and weresthe only ships
not authorized by Congress.
In Republican circles, McLean's
nomination in Ohio is considered
fortunate for it has awakened them
to the full sense OF Tie necessity for
getting out every vote. Whenever
the Republicans are thoroughly scar
ed in Ohio, they always manage to
pull out victory. The fact that
Mclean has a fortune, and is going
to make hard fight, will do more
than anything else to bring about
1 success. 1t seems TO be. certain tina,
BRYAN will not speak in the state. al
he has rot been invited. AS re-
suit. rumors are aflOat here regard.
ing a mutual distrust between Bryan
and Mclean. It is impossible to