The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-23

charesd Che war department has bought
are good freight and passenger vessels,
and have been RENTED with the most
modern improvement, making II possible
troops With case. 4 nulnSsr q uI attaches
the Grant, EoSan Tnomss sv ana hs sevsrs
me The nsss Il the RnS IL ss
vided Tor animals have ave also i1 been fi TIED
sny into f tSe S e: be whsrs ere %
mails are, and prevent them from suffo-
eating when the matches have been closed
on account OF heavy weather.
Consular Agent Macrum.
The refusal OF the Boer government to
permit Consular Agent Macrum to exer-
else charitable Offices toward British
prisoners IN the Transvaal Il very dis
pleasing to this government, but the adj
ministration win not act hastily, beiiev-
Ing the Beers are not familiar with diplo-
matic practices In such matters. Tho
position OF this government Is that civil
ICED nations have conceded the right Of
the representation OF q neutral nation
intrusted with the care OF the enemy's
interests in the territory of the other
nation. engaged IN hostilities to give such
mutual, mutual com s a IN his power to i'm
which he represents temporarily.
The Spaniards permitted Mr.. Baker, the
f hr.risR consul at Santiago to visit and
and the Merrfmac men when they were
imprisoned at Santiago.
,,I y was = conten , BY the Beers, In re.
the care Ct the prisoners was military
nothing to do.
OlciaI war Records.
Those citizens who have been 30 fortu-
nate-and perhaps some Of those who
have not-as to receive sets or parts OF
sets OF the officiai war records, Of which
about 12o volumes have already been is
sued, may be interested in knowing that
the government has already expended In
the compilation and printing OF these rec
ords Of the Union and Confederate ar
mics the sum OF $2.61O.92i since the work
was begun. In 1874.
The distribution OF these records was
begun by the war department seventeen
years ago. Under the law then passed
each senator was entitled to twenty-six
complete sets and each representative
ana delegate to twenty-one sets for dis
tribution to libraries. organizations and
individuals. Many Of the members Of
this congress failed to take advantage
stored In the war department vaults S.
900 surplus copies Of this work. Many
members men, OF congress. government ON
made application for these copies, but
Gen. f. G. .Ainsworth, who has charge
OF the distribution. at the. present time,
to meet the demand without further leg
islation by congress. To relieve the war
departme!t from further smbarrassmeni
Gen. Ainsworth recommends that con.
gress authorize the secretary Of war to
reprint a sufflcient number Of certain vol
umes to complete about 1000 sets. II that
10 done he says, one set could be sun.
piled to each senator, representative and
delegate Of the Fifty-sixth congress who
the publication. and two sets could be
assigned each senator, representative and
delegate for distribution to his constit-
uents.
Maine Explosion Victims.
the navy department has selected as the
site for the burial place OF the remains of
the victims of the Maine explosion, which
are about to be brought from Havana to
Arlington. grassy knoll close by the spot
where are inferred the remains of the
soldiers who died at Santiago. The knoll
is Of a size just sufficient to accommodate
date the 1e6 graves, so that the dead sail.
ors will be naturally separated from the
other graves at Arlington.
The arrangements for the reinterment
have been perfected by Assistant secre-
tary Allen, on substantially the same lines
as those followed In the case of the Santi-
ago victims. The remains of the Maine
directly from Fort Monroe to Arlington.
They will be carried through the Sherfdon
gate and placed in hospital tents pending
with an American flag.
II Is expected that the president, the
members Of his cabinet most OF the army
and naval officers in Washington. and
quite crowd OF people will be present at
Arlington when the final interniert takes
place, probably the last week in December.
Ventilation OF the Capitol.
Many complaints have been made by
the new members OF the house Of the eff
fects OF the lack of ventilation In the south
wing OF the capitol. Headaches and that
tired feeling are laid generally to the
score Of the bad air In the chamber and
Hobbies, and inquiries have been made as
to the cause. Is noticed that the senate
wing Is much fresher.
mitted a statement to the house. schow-
ing that for the lack of few dollars te
ventilation Of the house ceases when thai
body adjourns. The foul air which ac-
cumulates during the day is allowed to stay
and tester during the night, for the heat
ing and ventilating apparatus shuts down.
The senate runs the ventilators all night
ing is filled with fresh air The addition
Of an assistant engineer. fireman and two
laborers would perform like service for
the house, and the architect recommends
that they be provided.
Life Saving Service.
Superintendent s. !. Kimball, OF the life
saving service bureau, has the very pleas
ant task Of distributing 81 900 sent to him
by two charitable ladies of New York city,
to be given, under his discretion, to the
deserving widows Of surfmen who have
lost their lives in the line of duty In the
life saving service. Not only to widows
does this money go, but also to ex-surf-
men who have become disabled in the line
of duty. Mr.. Kimball stated with smile
that this was in the nature of Christ
mas present to the men. There are four
active life saving stations in the state of
Washington--Peter point Shoalwater
bay, Illwaco beach and Cape Disappoint-
ment To the credit of the state be It said
that there were only two the department
coulu find that needed help In this line
one being George Fox. Of Ilwaco, who will
be made happy with a check of $25 for a
Christmas eift The other Gorrnan Iahw