Gilpin observer., 1900-06-28
THE NATloNAL.cAP

charges Mr.. Quigg of New York with
having mutilated the Republican plat
form after 1t left the hands of the
resolutions committee.
Director Merriam of the census bu-
reau, requests. a contradiction of the
report which has been circulated in
some portiops of the country. to the
effect that the census enumerators are
not to be paid promptly. "They will
be paid" he said, ''as soon as their re
ports properly certified to by the su-
pervisors are received. We require of
necessity the certificate bXgsiipdryisors.
but when this is Forthcoming we have
the money with which to promptly pay
all these claims OF the @52,O0o
enumerators only about 1000 or 1.2Oo
have sent in their portfolios. The en-
tire pay roll forrenumerators amounts
to $3,90O.00 ,N
The President has assigned Gen
Adna r. Chaffee to the command of
military forces operating in China
Gen. Chaffee was at the War Depart
nent Tuesday receiving instructions.
and will leave for San Francisco in
time to sail July 1 with the Sixth
cavalry on the Grant, which has been
ordered to touch at .Nagasaki for fur
ther orders. 1t is probable that the
ship will then sail direct for Che Foo
with Gen. Chaffee and the cavalry
Gen. Macarthur was cabled to have
the commanding officer of the Ninth
infantry, and such other forces as may
be operating in China by the time of
the Grants arrival, to report to Gen.
Chaffee OH his arrival. Unless present
plans change, headquarters will be es
n h1iShn1 ut Nhn Foo Mpr A t.
thur was also directed to send Capt.
Russell of the signal corps with a de-
tachment to Che Foo.
The division of customs and insular
affairs of the war department. has
made public n summary of its regular
monthly bulletin concerning the trade
of Porto Rico for the nine months
ended March 81. 1900. Merchandise to
the value of $7,S79,2OS was imported
into Porto Rico, of which $2.579, ,SO2
worth was admitted free of duty. This
latter amount included dutiable articles
to the value of $3O1,271 mainly relief
supplies from the United States. The
total expectation from the island
amounted to S3.T29. 1913. The amount
of export duty collected was $469. The
trade by countries, including gold and
silver, was as follows: Imported
From the United States, S3,437, ia: !:
from Spain. $1,629.O92; United King
dom, $1.347, $50; Germany, 1904, 4,106;
from Canada. $351, ,723. EXported-To
Cuba, S1,272, ,431; to the United States.
S7O1 113: France, S53S, $3.50; Spain,
1881, ,149; Italy, $313,6S0.
Chinas appeal for an armistice un-
ii! Ii Hung Chang can reach Pekin has
been denied by the civilized world. Sec
retary Hay has notified the Chinese
minister. WI Ting Fang, and it is un-
derstood similar notification was given
by European powers to the reprcsen-
tatives of China accredited to them
that there can be no delay in the dis
patch of foreign troops to Pekin. The
orders to the American and foreign
commanders are explicit. Pekin must
be occupied as soon as possible and
communication between the capital
and Taku properly protected. There
is disposition in official circles TO ac
cept the appeal of the viceroys for a
= cessation of operations by the allied
forces as a move ON the part of the
Chinese officials to induce the powers
to postpone action, in hope that the
delay will be a benefit to their country
as well as to themselves. The ruling
dynasty in China belongs to an alien
race, the Manchus, who several CEN
turtles ago were called upon to aid the
Chinese in resisting an enemy and who
occupied the capital and have since
held it. Ii Hung Chang and the vice
roys who have appealed to the United
States, Japan and Europe are Chinese,
and it would not be surprising to some
diplomats here if they should endcavor
to return the government of China to
the Chinese. But the United States
does not propose to await the pleasure
of subordinate officials. notwitl,stand-
ing their assertion that If foreign
troops continue their operations they
must not be held responsible for the
consequences.
The War Department has made pub
lie the following notice of amnesty
which was issued by General MacAr
thur on the 21st ut Manila: Notice
of Amnesty.-Manila, June 81, 1000.-
BY declaration of the President of the
United States the undersigned an
nounces amnesty with complete i'm
munity for the past and absolute liber-
ty to action for the future to all per-
sons who are now, or mt any time since
February 4. 1899 have been in insur
rcction against the United States in
either n military or civil capacity, and
who shall within II period of ninety
DAYS from the date hereof. formally re-
nounce all connection with such insur-
rection and subscribe to declaration
acknowledging and accepting the SOW
ereignty and authority of the United
States in and over the Philippine Is
lands. The privilege herewith publish
ed is extended to all concerned with
out any reservation whatever, except
ing that persons who have violated the
rules of war during the period of act
i've hostilitics are not embraced within
the scope of this amnesty. All who
desire to take advantage of the terms
herewith set forth nrp rpuIlpstpl ia