The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-28

work accomplished during the past fs-
cal year. The reports, which show
gratifying results, cover works upon
the Atlantic coast, h gulf of Mexico
n the Pacific coast. Beside the regu-
lar annual appropriation expended
upon Notifications, there were availa-
BILE funds from the appropriation Of
$50, 600, 900 for national defense lust be-
fore the war with Spain, and the en-
gineer corps has been able to make
rapid progress in the way Of complet-
ing Notifications which were under
{ way and in beginning new projects.
The coast defense Of the United States
Is now in such a state as to make the
country we'll protected.
THE DEWEY HOME FUND.
United States Treasurer Roberts, as
treasurer of the Dewey home fund, to-
day received through The a Fran
; cisco Examiner, contributions amount
ing to $1,513, making h total to date
SIG, 518.
, Minister Hart, at Bogota, has tele-
graphed the department of state that
Randolph, the American charged with
murder, a been sentenced to fourteen
! years Imprisonment, which is the same
sentence imposed as the result of a
previous trial. An appeal will be
taken.
YELLOW FEVER REPORTS FROM
CUBA.
Surgeon General S%ternberg has re-
ceived the following from Major
O'Reilly, at Havana:
Harvard reports from Santiago, July
22nd, on the yellow fever situation: For
the 19th-no new cases.; three deaths,
w enlisted men, n civilian; Goth
three new cases, one enlisted man, one
female nurse, one civilian, no deaths;
21st-nO case, no deaths.
Armstrong, from Puerto Principe,
reports: July 21st-four cases, two sol
, diers residing in city, one teamster, one
| civilian; July 22nd-nothing new"
A dispatch h a been received from
General Brooke, copying one from
| General Wood, in which the latter says
! they have the yellow fever situation
under control in Santiago.
! OUR DISPUTE WITH CANADA.
Senator Fairbanks, chairman of the
American division of the high joint
, Canadian commission, made a brief
! call upon the president today before
starting for his home in Indiana. He
declined to discuss the speech Of Sir
Wilfred Laurier, or to remark upon
the situation with reference to the
boundary dispute. He confirmed the
report already given out, hat there
: would be no meeting of h joint COM
mission on August End, saying that
he and Sir Wilfred Laurier had agreed
last Friday upon a pOstponement for
an indefinite perior. The enato would
not hazard a surmise as to when an
other meeting might be held.
The officials here are in no wise
alarmed at the recent developments at
Ottawa, feeling confident hat Sir
Wilfred Laurier'S utterance in which
he mentioned the word war" as al
alternate to arbitration was given a
meaning not intended by the Canadian
premier. The strong language attrib-
uted to Sir Charles Upper is not cred
tied to the Canadian government and
it is realized that great latitude may
properly be allowed in viewing the ut
~terances of members Of an opposition
party.
ALASKA BUNDARY QUESTION.
Direct negotiations respecting the
Alaskan boundary are now in progress
between Secretary Hay and Mr.. Tower
the British charge here. The negotia-
tons are directed toward an adjust
ment of the issue by amicable arrange.
ment between the parties, though or
somewhat different lines from those
pursued during the spring and summer
The principles are not without hope
that success may attend their efforts
and then there is arbitration yet in re.
serve in case of failure on the present
lines.