New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-17
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER II 1900

oficial manner. and to commend the officers and
enlisted men OF the corps. as well as the officers OF
the various departments who have rendered assist
ance. Referring to Alaska and Canada, where he
endeavored to make arrangements for telegrapnic
communication with the military posts in Canada,
General Greedy says Sir wilfrd Laurier. the Cana
dian Premier, showed marked interest in the work
and an appropriation made by the Canadian
Parliament for extending the Canadian telegra 2h
line down the banks of the Yukon to the Alaskan
boundary.
General Greedy approves the recommendation of
the commanding general in Alaska for a cable
from Skagway to Valdez and from Skagway to
Seattle. passing outside of Vancouver and Queen
Charlotte Islands to avoid international compi-
cations This would be about eighteen hundred
miles long. and cost about 100000 He regards the
connections as absolutely necessary for the use
OF the Government in Alaska
The report shows that the telegraph service in
cuba is more satisfactory than before. and is
conducted at a greatly reduced tariff from that
charged under Spanish rule.
The most important work of the Signal Corps has
been IN the Philippines. General Greedy says:
1t fell to the lot of Major Richard F THOMPSON
signal Corps and his successor, Lieutenant Colonel
James Allen, Signal Corps, initiate. construct.
graph and telephone lines. which as to their i'm
the history Of warfare The be s no fq6a In
OF tne army cannot commend in too high terms
officers. " u '''90
complished in the Philippines follows:
on June 80 1899, there in existence only 1ss
miles OF telegraph line. which connected division
neadquarters with the various garrisons and out
posts on the Island of LuZOn On June 80 1900 there
were IN existence less thar 3.475 miles of Signal
COFpS land lines and cables. besides 500 miles Of
Helu nneS constructed during the year, but which
are no longer in existence.
On June 80 1850. there in operation SOo7
miles OF telegraph lines and cables with 100 eIe-
graph and telephone offices, of which no less than
3W connected directly with the headquarters of the
commanding general ct Manila. The total number
of messages sent and received during the year ag-
gregated l+Sl. 040
Although the Signal Corps is called non-com-
Blatant he refers the fact that in the Philippines
for the last year the percentage of strictly war
casualties exceeds that of the Army a whole
or force of 302. twelve have been killed
wounded and captured
In connection with the proposed Pacific cable
General Greedy calls attention the need for
amended International cable regulations. and saws
that the various defects brought to notice by the
Spanish American War could be referred for cor
rection to interna tional cable conference The
British Empire proposes to construct submarine
cables costing $30OO000O. and other countries are
also making of cables extensively. He rene VS.
his recommendation for American cable from
the United States to the Philippines.
Speaking of experimental work, he says excellent
results have been shown in wireless te.egraphy