The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-17
Gun. The firing thus far has justified
every expectation as to the new piece.
THE ARMY BILL.


Senator Hawley, Of Connecticut chair
man of the committee on military affairs
called at the White house today to pay
his respects to the president. He said
that the military committee probably
would assembly about week in advance
Of the meeting of congress, that the draft
of the military reorganization bill had
practically been completed and that bill
Of some sort would be passed at the pres
ent session, as both the president and
most of the members of congress were
anxious to avoid an extra session. He
thought the army strength should be
at least 100000 men.
FISH COMMISSIONER S REPORT.
The annual report of the United States
commissioner of fishes and fisheries, Mr..
George M Powers, says the total amount
OF capital invested in the fisheries in
the New England states is $19, 9,673, ,023,
showing decrease of $437, ,75S since the
commissions last statistical canvass in
1889. The decrease, however, is stated to
be only apparent. being caused chiefly
by the transfer of the menhaden industry
to New York The New England fisher
les have increased in quantity and have
decreased only slightly in value. There
are 80, ,445 persons employed in this work
and /, AT vessels, valued with their equip
ment at 1929 3S9. The total product is
393, SS5,570 pounds, worth S9,672, ,702; the
nshery for cod, cusk, haddock, hake and
pollock ranking first with a value of So
79S1O9, followed by the oyster fishery Of
Rhode Island and Connecticut, worth ST.
SlO684. The lobster fishery Is next in
commercial importance, being worth ST.
1850 While the catch has fallen from
3V,o0O0O0 pounds in 1o~9, to a. $3.50 900 in
1888, the price of Holsters has so advanced
hot fhn olI1n
creased a corresponding degree.
The inquiry conducted on Lake Erie in
the calendar year 1899, shows a decided
increase in the fisheries of the lakes
since the last canvass in quantity and
value OF the product, capital invested and
number Of persons employed. This Is
chiefly shown in the catch of white fish
and lake herring. The yield of pike and
perch, though large is not considerably
greater than in former years Three
thousand seven hundred and twenty-eight
persons and 104 vessels are engaged IN
the INDUSTRY, representing an investment
OF S2,H9,6O0. In 1899 S. 393, 600 pounds Of
products were obtained, worth 81 $50. 800
A feature of the fisheries is the number
OF carp which were taken, the catch
amounting to over $500, 900 pounds, valued
at $51, 400
On Lake Ontario, where for several
years there has been a decided falling
OH IN the commercial fisheries, there was
found to be a material Improvement. the
Yield helng nearly three times as great
as In 1887 and it would appear that the
effect of the fish cultural operations
which have been conducted here are
beginning to be felt. The number of per
sons engaged and capital invested are
also proportlonately greater The WELD
IN 1889 amounted to nearly 800 900
pounds, valued at over $1,000
The quantity Of fishing products landed
at Boston and Gloucester shows an in
crease Of more than 33, 900 900 pounds.
with an increased value of over s., POO. .OOO
ne bulk of the increase is to be credited
TO gloucester. The total products landed
from American vessels at the two ports
|. amounted to 176.774, ,301 pounds. and were
valued at nearly 81, 200, 000
inquiries now in progress along the
great lakes show carp are being caught
and shipped chiefly to the markets If fhe
larger Eastern cities. From Lake Erie
ana the Ohio river and certain of IFS
tributaries the quantity of this species
taken is nine times as great as six wears
ago. From the Illinois river more earn
are taken than all other species com
oidled, me the catch for 1899 amounting to
o'55Z'9O0 pounds, valued at S1SS 800 II
would appear that this fish will become
more and more an important factor in
the FOOD supply of the country
Inc American fur seal catch continues
10 decrease In numbers through the con-
hnuance of Pelagic sealing and the re-
cent counts show that few pups are born
me stocking of suitable streams with
me various species of trout has been
continued, special attention being paid to
N-'e distribution of brook trout rainbow
trout an black spotted trout
Inc results of the experiments in fat
tehlhg oysters by increasing the produc-
uveness in inclosed waters, of their nat
ural food, have given much encourage
ment.
THE PEACE COMMISSIONERS
Attorney General Griggs has decided
that the members of the international
arb1trat1on commission, selected bv the
president under the terms of the treaty.
agreed upon by The Hague peace con
terence, are not subject to c0nfirmat finn
by the senate of the United States The
president has already selected former
president Cleveland and former Sena tor
george Gray, of Delaware as members
OF thls commission, and they have ac-
cepted After the appointments wara
made question arose as to whether tha
president would have to send the NOM
ina uons to the senate for ratifca tion
and Attorney General Griggs was called
upon for an opinion. He has rendered
one to the effect that the members of
the commission are not officers of the
United States within the meaning of the
statute. They are not required to take
the oath of allegiance to the United
States and are in fact members Of com
mission selected by the president of the
united States, whose services may be
awaited OF by other countries in the SET
tIement of controversies to which the
United States is not a party Their re-
muneratton, in case their services are
secured, is to be provided for by the
countries for which they act as arbi-
traitors
TO DISMISS CENSUS CLERKS
| About 400 clerks in the census buraa,
| VIII be dismissed between now and Dec.
/ owing to the diminishing of work This
| will leave a force of about 5000 at thar
time, and the number will be materially
reduced at intervals
TREASURY IS PROSPEROUS
At the cabinet meeting today Score
tary Gage announced that his estimates
complete will show an excess of recefDts
over expenditures for the present fiscal
year of $S0,0OO00O, and an excess of re-
ceipts for the fiscal year ending July /,
1902, of $50, 00O,000 This estimate for the
next fiscal years, however, is based upon
the theory that the present revenue laws
! will remain in force.
TAT LPT TEEE FyIH~rn