The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-25
Three Thousand Of Our Troops in the Philip
pines in Hospitals.
NO MORE SURGEONS WANTED
That Forty Additional be Reipor..
ments-Phiippine Customs Receipts-The New Enlist.
ments-Commissons North Carolinians-Res-
prociy Treaties-Cubans Want Municipal

Government

Chief Surgeon Woodruff considers
that the increase in the military iorce
in the Philippine islands will necessi-
tate the employment of forty additional
surgeons. Surgeon Woodhull's recon-
mendation to that office has been dis
approve by Major General E. S. Otis,
commanding the United States forces
here. There are three thousand So
diers in hospitals. The official report
last week showed 1900 in the hospital
in Manila and there are several hun
dred at San Fernando and other garri-
sons. There are also 275 sick in
quarters in Manila. The regimental
surgeons report that large numbers of
soldiers on duty are unfit for service.
PHILIPPINE CUSTOMS RECEIPTS.
Washington, July 22.-The receipts
of the Philippines for the first five
months of 1899, according to a state
ment made by the war department. to-
day, are: Manila $1,779,274, Iloilo
s16S.912, Cuba s99,397; total $2,Ol7,556
THE NEW ENLISTMENTS.
"All of the commissions in the VOL
unteer army have been issued or dis
posed Of, said Adjutant General Corr
bin today. Five hundred of these
commissions have been issued or have
been prepared already for issuance, so
that there are now no more appoint
ments to be made in the volunteer
army"
The number of enlistments yester-
day was 2S6, making total of 1887
The attempt tc encourage enlistments
by granting commissions to men who
would secure forty men has been
abandoned.
COMMISSIONS FROM NORTH CAR
OLINA
Senator Pritchard, of North Caro-
lima, called at the White house today
and secured the appointments of Cap
tains John A. Wagner and E. l.. Gill
mer, of the North Carolina volunteers,
as captains in the volunteer army.
Representative Gibson, of Tennessee,
also secured the appointment of NJ H.
Hollingsworth, who was color SER
geant of the Fourth Tennessee volun-
teers, as lieutenant in the volunteer
army.
RECIPROCITY TREATIES.
The president today issued his pro-
clamation publishing to the world the
reciprocity agreement between the
United States and Portugal, the first of
the arrangements under the Dingley
act, to be concluded since that made
with France last year. Portugal Sc
cures reduction of duties upon argols,
still wines, sparkling wines, brandies,
paintings and drawings On its part
the United States secures a reduction
Of duties Ito the minimum rate) upon
flour Of cereals, except wheat maize,
wheat, lard and grease, mineral oils
and products, agricultural machinery,
instruments and tools, tar and pitch.
The final draft of the reciprocity
treaty between France and the United
States was made today, with a few mi
nor details left open for final adjust
mert before the signing occurred.
Both sides now regard the signing Of
the treaty as assured, although there
are still some points open, and these
are the subject of cable exchanges
with the authorities at Paris. The
theaty will bear date today The con-
sideration of the treaties with Jamaica,
Bermuda and Trinidad were concluded
late today. The French treaty went
over until -onday.
CUBANS WANT MUNICIPAL
ELECTIONS.
General Carlos Garcia, a son OF
General Calixto Garcia, saw the presi-
dent for few MINUTES today by ap-
pointment General Garcia represents
the Cuban republican league, and his
mission TO Washington is to explain to
the president the aspirations and pur-
poses of the league. The league de-
sires the complete political independ-
ence of the island al the earliest pos
sible moment. Its aim, however, at
present is TO secure authority for hold
ing conventions and elections for mu-
nicipal officers and by demonstrating
their capacity for holding elections and
for local self-government, of preparing
the way for complete political control
of the island. They desire the au-
early this fall.
THE PRESIDENTS SUMNER
HOLIDAY.
President and Mrs. Mckinley will
leave here the middle Of the coming
week for their vacation at Hotel Cham
plain, three miles from Plattsburg. n
Y. Quarters have been engaged at the
hotel and nearly all the details of the
trip have been arranged The presi-
dent is getting public business in shape
for his departure He will devote all
his time the first few days Of next