Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19
PHILIPPINE TROOPS.
On April There Were 63,5S5 Off,
GERS and Men in the Islands.
A RESERVATION FOR SETTLEMENT.



Revenue Rsceipts-Armor Plate Tested
Money Order system for Cape Nome
increase In Post Once Receipts.
Washington, April 13.-Adjt. Gen.
Corbin has prepared a statement
showing the strength of the troops
in the Philippines on the LIST of April,
the date of the last returns. Accord
ing to this statement there were on
the date stated 1855 officers and men
there, being an increase of 3Os since
March /, the date Of the last precious
report. This increase is due to the ar
rival of recruits, mainly members OF
the hospital corps and other staff de-
partments. The total general officers
and staff is 1870, of whom 2,61O are
regulars and 1920 volunteers. In this
total are included 2,52l enlisted men,
all regulars, and mostly in the medi-
cal department. There are Is general
staff officers of whom all but one
(Chief Young) are classed as volun-
teers. The total cavalry force is 3,507,
of which 2,411 are regulars and 1,096
volunteers. There are three regiments
of cavalry, of which one is made up
of Volunteers. There are five regi-
ments of artillery, all Of the regular
establishment, and numbering 2,22S
officers and men. There are Al regi-
ments of infantry aggregating 55,12O
officers and men, of which number "a
1873 are regulars and 30,9s7 volunteers.
Including all classes, there are 81
1892 regulars, of which number 06S are
officers and 30,414 enlisted men, and
32,2O3 volunteers, of which number l.
1856 are officers and BOAST enlisted
men.
A Reservation for Settlement.
Washington, April 13.-The presi-
dent has signed proclamation open
ing to settlement the northern half
OF the Colville Indian reservation in
Washington. The proclamation will
go into effect October 10 next. The
land opened to settlement is all that
part Of the reservation which has not
been allotted to the Indians and COM
prises about 100000 acres. 1t will be
disposed of under the homestead
laws at $3.50 per acre. The right to
mine in the reservation was granted
several years ago and it is now opened
up for agricultural purposes.
No Change In tho Army Canteen.
Washington, April 13.-Relative to
a published statement, ascribed to
Bishop Hurst, to the effect that the
president has made substantial
change in the army canteen, 1t is
learned at the war department that
no change whatever has been made in
that institution and, according to Sec
rotary Root, no change is contempla-
ted in existing methods,
Internal Revenue Receipts.
Washington, April 13.-'rhe March
statement of the collections of inter-
nal revenues shows that the total
receipts for the month were S24,326.-
gu, an increase as compared with
March, 1899, of $l,5ss,29S. For the
nine months of the present fiscal year
the tAa receipts were S219,935,556, an
increase over the corresponding
period of last year of $1S,413,4l2.
Armor Plate Tested.
Washington, April ia test was
made at Indian Head yesterday Of a
plate representing 300 tons of the tur-
ret armor of the battleship Wisconsin.
The 1l-inch plate was attacked by
10-inch gun with the usual result. The
shell was smashed on the face of the
plate, which received no substantial
injury so the lot was accepted.
Money Order system for Cane Nome.
Washington, April 1S,-The post
office department has arranged to pro-
vide first-class money order system
for Cape Nome, Alaska, Postal money
orders may now be RENTED, payable
at Nome, and persons at that place
may remit in ike manner to any
money order Office in the United
States.
Incraasa In pnsi Qiiice Recelnts