The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-10-21
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Thursday, November 30. has been
designated by the president D the ma
tional Thanksgiving day.
The task of recruiting the volunteer
army for the Philippines 10 practically
completed. 1t was announced 1t the
War Department Thursday that all the
regiments have been filled except one
Of the additional cOlored regiments,
the Forty-ninth, which needs Less than
500 men. These Will be secured with
in forty-eight hours.
The assignment of the cruiser Brook
lyn to the Asiatic station ID a sore dis
appointment to Rear Admiral Schley.
When Schley accepted the command
of the South Atlantic squadron some
weeks ago the president promised him
as n special favor that he should have
his old flagship, the Brooklyn. Now
the programme Is. changed, and Admit
raj Schley will not only lose the Brook
Ign, but he will probably lose several
other vessels which 1t was Intended to
add to his fleet.
Admiral Dewey on Sunday attend
ed divine services mt st. Johns Episco-
pal Church, where the Episcopal spe-
cfal ceremony OF prayer and thanks
giving for the crown victory for
our arms and for the safe return from
sea was conducted. The admiral spent
the afternoon in making few Calls
and this evening took supper with
some old Washington friends. Late In
the evening the admiral, accompanied
by LIeutenants Brumby and Caldwell,
and the admiral's son, left for Yer
mont.
Admiral Dewey is making fight for
double bounty for the men behind the
guns who won for him the battle of
Manila. He has filed claim for 300
each for his men, instead Of 500. They
are entitled to the double allowance II
the American force was inferior to the
Spanish force in the Manila bny fight
Admiral Dewey In report to the Navy
Department claims that the Spanish
force including the shore batteries,
was superior to the American fleet. II
Admiral Dewey's views are sustained
the aggregate bounty will be about
1896, 600 Unsteady Of $4,000.
In his annual report to the secretary
of the navy, Captain Samuel @. Lem
ley. Judge advocate general, submits
some important recommendations
looking to the betterment of the judi
cial branch of the naval service. He
calls attention to the great hardship
Of carrying on the records, charges OF
desertion against veterans OF the army
and navy who left their organizations
at the close of the civil war without
waiting the formnlity Of discharge,
and 1t is recommended that congress
further extend the beneficial provis-
ions of the net of August IA, 1888, IN
tended to relieve these people.
The Dewey home fund Is slowly ap-
preaching the $4,000 mark. The COM
mittee, Of which Assistant Secretary
Of the Treasury Vanderlip 10 chair
man, has requested Admiral Dewey to
appoint time when he will consult
with them regarding his wishes for the
residence which 1t is intended to pur-
chase or build for him. The admiral
has already taken occasion to express
his appreciation of the nations pro-
posed gift. The fund now on hand
amounts to $40. 622, and 1t Is expected
fore the committee Is ready to act,
600 having been promised In New
York.
Admiral Dewey has elected to accept
, a house in Washington, already con-
structed instead of having one built
for his occupation. In accordance with
the invitation of the committee which
has had In charge the Dewey home
work, he called Mt the office of Acting
Secretary Allen in the Navy Depart
ment, to Indicate his preference In the
matter of residence and the matter
was arranged. The admiral showed
a decided preference for the section
in which he has made his home during
: his former details of duty In Washing
ton. He wished the house to be locat-
ed in the northwest section, some
where west of Sixteenth street and not
too far north.
The war department has been i'd
vised of the arrival at Fort Myer, Va,
Of the two automobiles built In Chi
cago for the use of the signal CORPS
of the army. The automobiles will be
fitted out with wireless telegraphy
outfits, including two specially manu-
featured balloons, which will be used
for the purpose Of lifting the wires
attached to the carriages to such a
height as to escape all distinctions be-
tween them and the points to which
+ the messages are to be transmitted
Experiments of wireless telegraphy are
to he conducted by Marconi and Col
onel Allen of the signal corps at Fort
Myer. The automobiles carry storage
enough to run thirty miles. II these
machines prove satisfactory a number
of them will probably be purchased
by the war department to accompany
troops in the field.
In view of the progress the revolu-
ton in Venezuela has made state de-
partment officers here nre discussing
the possibility that ex-Prcsident Har-
rison may lose the S2JO,OOO which was
promised him by the present govern
/ ment of Venezuela as his fee for ap-
pearing before the Paris arbitration
tribunal as counsel for Venezuela. It
has been one of the characteristics Of
South American revolutions that their
success usually meant a reputation
of all existing contracts of the govern.
ment made by the preceding admins