The silver star., 1899-11-10
WASHINGTON NEWS.

SssS usseu tne Social, political and
.naustnei conditions Of Cuba in an in
;le'sv.ew ;s'N sunday. General Lee says the
isiand under the existing protection NJ
the United States, is improyiny sverr ~
hour. He says there Ia little ,Hct,ov;,
o. any Kind In Cuba, and that the neo.
PIE are slowly but surely rebuilding
toeir war-wasted homes and repaIrInc
sneir crippled fortunes. He thinks thai
,Le ana property are now secure on
INC island, and that Cubans generally
are not abusing their newly-acauirc:I
freedom. General Lee said that mi.
happy condition Of things was due
largely to the salutary restraint exer-
Sised by American military authority,
Inc native population, he says, ia in
experienced in both the theory and
practlce OF self-government. General
Lee realizes that the United States gov
ernment Is pledged to grant independ-
ence to Cuba after 1t has been thor
oughly pacified, and he feels strongly
that the pledge should be fulfilled MS
swiftly as practicable. Until life can
be protected by purely Cuban govern
ment, however, he thinks the islands
Rhould remain under the government
OF the United States.
Mrs. Mildred Hazen, whose engace-
ment to Admiral Dewey has been an
nOunced, ts one Of the best known
women In Washington society, Ms well
as one Of the cleverest Her society has
always been enjoyed by the brightest
men In public life, among those who
Irequented her mothers home being
speaker Reed, Representatives Boutelle
and HIT and Adjutant General COrbin,
me admiral has known his future
pride since childhood, and before his
departure to command the Asiatic
squadron he often visited the home Of
MRS. Mclean. During his absence he
corresponded frequently with Mrs. Ha-
zen. The admiral has not vet an
nounced the date of his marriage. but
MS friends say that 1t will not be long
Derore his new home will have a mis-
tress. After their marriage Admiral
Dewey and his wife will reside during
the winter mt his Washington home
ana during the summer mt her summer
nome at WOOdley. As the wife Of the
ranking officer Of the navy, Mrs. Ha-
zen's position will be second almost to
none In Washington. Her fortune and
the liberal salary received by the ad-
miral will enable them to entertain in
the most lavish and elaborate fashion.
and as both are devoted to society the
residence Of the admiral may be OK
pected to be the scene Of many bril-
liant entertainments during the coming
season.
Ellis H. Roberts, treasurer Of tI,e
United States, in his annual report to
secretary Gage, says: The effect Of the
new revenue law Is shown In the re-
ceipts for the year, in which there
was an increase In 1893 Of $b8, 8,BSS, 410
from customs and &1O2, ,536,520 from
Internal revenue. The collections of
internal revenue were larger than those
for any previous year, with the axcen.
don only Of 1850, and the total or{iin-
ary receipts. which amounted to eSlb.-
9dO.62O. were also the largest on record.
with the same exception. The net
ordinary expenses were a little over
$GOo, 100000 an amount exceeded only
twice-in 1868 and 1904. There was n
deficiency Of $S0.111.550 in ordinary
revenues. Inclusive Of lOans and the
issue OF notes and certificates the total
receipts Of Of all accounts. by warrants.
We're $1.03S, ,451 $40. and the total dis
bursements S946. .222. 14S. with the nd
dition Of the proceeds Of the new 3
per cent. loan to the ordinary reve-
nues. there was q fiscnl surplus Of
300, 791,62 for the year. The receipts
from the loan represented every part
OF the country. OF the total OF nearly
200. 900. 900 upwards of S125, 900, 900
came to the Office In Washington In the
form Of checks on banks In every pnrt
Of the country. Nearly &29. O.OOO
were paid In gold. upwards OF &25, ,OOO,-
600 In United States notes, and the rest
In other kinds of money. At the close
of the year the treasurer was account
able for $047.746.3D4. against which he
held @17. 7.s73.025 In cnsh ana credit.
the difference consisting Of funds
chased as unavailable.
In accordance with the understand
ing reached at the conference at the
White House the Philippine Commits
sion submitted to the President the pre-
liminary report which It had promised
to prepare. The report appears TO be a
compact summary of conditions on the
islands as the commission left them:
Of the historical events which preceded
the Spanish War and led to the original
Filipino insurrection: Of the exchanges
between Admiral Dewey and the other
American commanders and the insur-
gents: the breaking out and progress
Of the present insurrection, and, finally
a statement Of the capacity Of the Fill
pinos for self-government. A notable
feature OF the report II memorandum
by Admiral Dewey explanatory Of his
relations with Agtiinalio. Dewey says
that "No alliance Of any kind was en-
tered into with Aguinaldo. nor was any
promise Of Independence made to him,
then or at any other time" The COM
mission expresses tho opinion that tho
FilipinoA are incapable Of self.govern-
ment. The report shows that this Ina
bility for self government In due to the
old Spanish regime. which gave tho
Filipin0s little or no part In governing
themselves. The great number Of
tribes is also nm obstacle "rheir lack
Of education and political experience.
combined with their racial and linguis-
tic diversities. disquallfy them, In spite
Of their mental gifts and democratic
virtues, to undertake the task Of gov
erning the archipelago at the present
time. Tho most thnt can b expected
Of them II to cooperate with the Amer.
leans IN the administration Of general
affairs, from Manila ~ = center. and
to undertake, subject to American con-
troll or guidance (as may bc found ne
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