The Lamar register., 1899-08-23

pncsa. These regiments VIII ~ait Ter
Manila when transports ars piof'osti'
The War Department ha. ssi asidn
two lErra tracts of land near Honolulu
as military reservations, one tract
contains i;sii acres, situatrd ahanl
ihrer miles northwest N ihc city. ard
the other II. 100 acres j. nluttfrn
ullIes from Pearl Harbor.
Five batilcshipS VIII probably h
added tn The effective f0rvr 1f lh's navy
by next spring, Reports frcn naval
constructors, supervising the w1fA-
show that the kcarsArgr, h"nfpSky.
Illinois. AinhamA ard Wisconsin VIII
have completed ;hcly ctiJciat trials "''t-
iy next year
The Navy Department EAs praeii-
rallJ decided 10 send thc cruiser 'tiyni-
ria, upon her arrival hunls. to tae At,fs.
ton navy yard fus T~paiEs. u j. unsis-F'
stood "a b. the intcuituR 80 give th~
vessel a thorough esrrhaulluE and I"
lntsicrniEc her II Is pE,'t'ahic the aas
quarters viii ~ removed ~ ilaat Ad-
miraI Dewey pili l.. the last Hne Of
iiccr 10 rs bis rar on ls'ard h"r,
Secretary Root has Ia contemplation
4 visit tp the President It iaskr Ehsu :
plain, He has not yet fiasfly irirr
mlnri wiFrtiitE to =o. lat Nill ,is'eiti'' IN
q day or two The fact ths; U'cBrFai
Wesley Merritt Es 10 harr sGufvg-nsr
with tho President during the wE.-k,
sV,uFbius-i With Mr. Rsoss issSs-f-sg tttr
tflp haS given rs-e TO trs-<h russ0Ey u
Il IsosSitls csauEr IN sfS EunEEtand %
the troops IN jhs Philippine
Ia letter frpm Admiral Dewey 10
the secretary % thr IaNJ. ssafEsi ~
Naples. August sth. thr admiral EtNes
his plaus a. follows 4 i.sr.i-ssr 10 NJ
main AZ This Nogut atzsnt 0tsc Nes-k7
thea 10 pn-rV.,i tn i-c<haru fef apc
wrcS, aud thrn 10 riih~r t;wnra ~
Nllirfranre Tor slzsui tiisa satttr i=-gis-i.
II is then pr0Fsss1i ta pylprs.d te sssh
raitar fgr coal. rte. ansi rs lszIss that
port aboitt ths nlsiSiie ~ Sspsslnt~zr,~ =
This cpH9usdiri@ the Tstswft that ~
lnirai nrwry in,rn.iri 20 ~ to ls-asion
latoEr rv,urniBg 70 tls caiissi statt--
Naval Constructor fIosss5a laas i.aria
ls-nni frngH by thr NavF us.fursmesis
for the FIRST time ~ auy irnstA -g0cc
he WsS given charEr af iur STsEBtsh
ships ra3ss,i fro,n Naaila hartssr and
now undergoing rrt4irs At tfunE
Kong. lie ehiarrts gf ;hr na,si of
large do,.SyATd Ia the Or}sui. fhs in
sreasimg shipping at MAniia sRa thr
pr0rl-sct thar Manila eiil Surtv-sj
Hong Kong a. the eHi-ssisln ~ tfi-.
East iir also says ,iss shrs-r sfsaulsh
ships whieh arr rouapl~i,si. Isia T.. t,u-
Ia. Isia dc Luxnn and D-sa 1nSa is~
Austria win b. worth to ghs govern.
nent about ssi0vs. aad h. s,suirtn.
~ So 81. Es.
Guiding the Ulios and yclasco.
Secretary Root is l--sian3nE 20 eet
llrta grasp on ths administration sf
The War Department He has fuasif a
,aau-fui Inquiry Into the military situ,
alton Ia silr field Probably Tbs taost
important military inquiry d, = par
suing i as tu ,he rxae; riuctuniians af
the insnFrectioR 10 the I'hnippitirls
slns'e the day II besaH White SolnE
over the military phases of the work
the secretary has conferred plth the
general. Gen~rai MBsz.
and with Gcneral Merriu. who 1.
second Ia command, On the military
problems pr,sScnieSi sud ls-side ths
military results of tliese eonnss.ls ID
has c-tahishsd cooperation between
the executive head uf the War Depart.
ment and the ranking ofsscsr~ OF the
army Meanwhile the SECRETARY ha-
announced cn faT-r-achin= lsalIrIe-. lie
prostscds sic@ty While the facts on
which policies rcSt are lsslng a.
seinbird.
The secretary ~ Wat has issued nm
appeal to gogcFnaF~ Of states for Aid
Ter the storm sufferers Ia Porto RIto.
saying; The magnitude 81 the wotk
to be accomplished leads this deIari-
ment Ia supplement- the appeal already
made TO the mayors 81 the principal
cities Of the country ly a nturc gen.
eral appeal, and lreE you to ask the
people of your state 10 contribute gen
erously to the relief OF the ,.,up,,. Of
Porto Rico, Swift steamers have hsen
provided tc leave the port OF New
York to carry the supplies directly 10
Porto Rico IS rapidly AZ they can h.
collected Contributions should b,.
either in supplies or IN money. In or.
der that the supplies can be purchased,
The supplies should bt. sent 10 Colonel
I. Il. Jones. Army building. foot OF
Whitehall street. New YORK city. fu
packages plainly marked Porto Rico
Relief and he should be consulted as
TO the time OF shipment. Money should
be sent to the National Bank of Nortb
Amcrica. New York City
The correspondent OF the Chicago
Record telegf7iphs his paper as fnI.
lows: Major General Nelson 4 Miles
commanding general of tin. army. 4
going To tile phllipnineS Hp will st..,