The silver lance., 1899-09-29
WASHINGTON NEWS.

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rangements can be made for sendin;
supplies. He thinks it is the duty o.
the government to make provisions fc
feeding the people until the aid voluE
tarily given by the citizens of the coun
try reaches them, and he will exhaus
every means at his disposal. The secre
tary contemplates supplementing th'
appeal made last week to the mayors
to assist in raising subscriptions. and
tomorrow will issue an appeal to tho
governors of the states, with view
to arOusing general interest in the re
lief work. The dispatches received
from General Davis We're sent to til,
President at Lake Champlain.
A statement just forwarded t
the War Department shows that
the total imports from tht
United States for the first six months
OF 1899 at the port of Baracao, Cuba
amounted to $7O,379, and exports to
the United States to $1O6,366. The only
other imports into that port for the six
months were from Santo Domingo to
the amount of 1854 worth of cattle and
figs, while the exports from Baracao
to the little republic amounted to only
$40. The United States sent to Bara
Goa $9,1SO worth of fish, 81, sol worth
Of cattle, So, 147 worth Of lard and tai
low, $2,975 worth of meat, $917 worth
OF butter, 81 1874 worth of agricultural
implements, $1.062 worth Of cheese
81, 161 worth of other provisions, $9,47G
worth Of rice, 81, ,124 worth of potatoes.
81, ,908 worth of other vegetables, 81, 1,7O5
worth Of lunber and timber, $1,354
worth of u1manufactured wood, 1851
worth OF chemicals. $1,S44 worth of
malt liquors and cider, $6,795 worth of
cotton manufactures and $3.50 worth
Of flour. Baracoa sent to the United
States for the five months ended May
81, $4O2 worth of bananas, $22, ,657
worth of cocoanuts, SAT $40 worth of
oils and $35, 1867 worth of cacao.
Officers who have returned from the
Philippines tell of pretty race for the
vacant major-generalship in the regu-
lar army between "Scrappy" Lawton,
as the soldiers call the general, and
General Macarthur. Each of them
wants to wear the double starred
shoulder straps of the regular army.
and both are bent on making a record
which will give them the coveted COM
mission. The returned officers say
that General Otis is doing all he can
to give General Macarthur opportuni-
ties to make a great name for himself
They say he keeps General MacAr-
thur In the front as much as possible,
and 1t is generally understood at Ma
nfla that General Otis regards General
Macarthur as his right hand man.
The soldiers are fond of General Law
ton. They like his dashing style of
fighting and his constant presence on
the firing line and his disregard of per-
sonal danger and the soldierly picture
he presents dashing along the front on
his big black horse have conspired to
make him the chief object of their af-
fection. The returned soldiers say that
II It were left to the boys on the Airing
line no one but General Henry w.
Lawton would command them. Gen
eral Wheaton, also, according to the
soldiers stories. is a popular officer.
He has been leading his men n la Fun
ston and has made record for reck
less bravery which has popularized
him with the men.
Assistant Secretary Vanderlip, asked
about reports that he had ordered a
reduction in salaries of several chiefs
and assistant chiefs of division in the
Office of the auditing department be-
cause he had visited the offices and
found these chiefs and their clerks
reading newspapers and lettering dur
ing working hours. said that he had
for some time been investigating the
auditing of the bonds and other pa
pers in the third auditors office. Last
Saturday morning he went to the third
auditors office and, accompanied by
one of the officials, walked into large
room where he wanted to make an in
vestfgatiOn. He found a general state
of fdleness. Clerks were reading news
papers or gathered in conversation.
Mr.. Vanderlip says he decided that the
chiefs and assistant chiefs of these d.
visions were responsible for this state
of affairs, and at once ordered n re-
ductiOn in their salaries. 1t is said by
officials in the treasury that had Mr..
Vanderlip discovered the same condi
tiOns In an office well up with It's work
he would probably have said nothing
He was led to take action, 1t is said,
by the fact that the work in the audi
tors Office Is nearly two years behind.
President Mckinley has written a
letter to Emperor William expressing
his pleasure at the appointment Of Dr.
Mumm Won Schwartzenstein as en-
vOy extraordinary to the United States
during the absence from America of
DR.. Won Holleben, the German am
bassador at Washington. saying that
DIR. Won Schwartzenstein's previous
stay at Washington is pleasantly re-
membered.