The silver star., 1900-06-29
rHE NATIONAL CAPITAL.


Lakes, with headquarters at Chicago.
The President has appointed General
Lloyd Wheaton, colonel of the Twenti.
eth infantry, and brigadier general Of
volunteers, major general OF volunteers,
and Lieutenant Colonel Thomas III.
Barry major and assistant adjutant
general In the regular establishment.
The attorney general Inns assigned
the judges OF the District Court Tor the
District Of Alaska us follows: Melville
G. Brown, District No. 4, TO reside nj
Juneau; Arthur II. Noyes. District No.
9, to reside mt st. Michaels; James w.
Wyckersham. District No. 3, to reside
at Eagle City.
The Navy Department has issued
general order under the terms Of the
last appropriation act increasing the
pay of naval officers on shore In Puerto
Rico. Cuba and the Philippine islands,
Hawaii and Alaska by ten per cent,
and for the enlisted men of the marine
corps on shore ut those places twenty
per cent. Said increase is to be com
puted from May 2Gth last.
Assistant Secretary Taylor has rem
dcred decision adverse to the appeal
of James Fitzharris and Joseph Null
let from the decision of the emigration
officials at New York, who held them
for deportation on the ground TINT hnv-
ing been convicted of felony In connec.
ton with the murder of Lord Caven-
dish and Thomas Henry Burke In
Phoenix park, Dublin. in 1882, they
cannot be permitted to land In this
country under our immigration laws
They will be deported on the vessel
sailing neyt Saturday
At the session of the American 1nsti
tute of Homeopathy, DIR. Hanchctt,
chairman of the committee on inter
state work. offered n resolution which
was adopted. creating a committee of
five on national medical legislation 10
cooperate with like committees of the
National Medical Association and the
National Eclectic Society In securing
national or Interstate legislation affect.
ing the practice of medicine. The
committee offered resolutions urging
advanced standard of medical educa-
ton. favoring state registering and ex-
smining boards and approving medi
cal teaching in state universities.
Rear Admiral w. T. Sampson, Unit.
ed States navy, was the commander In
chief Of the said United States naval
forces or fleet, and Commodore w. s.
Hchley, United States navy. was the
commanding officer of division oil
squadron thereof. under the orders of
said commander In chief" In these
words the Court of Claims has Judi.
ciously determined the famous Samp-
son-Schley controversy. They are part
OF finding Of. fact in the decision OF
the court on the claims of Rear Ad-
miral Sampson and his men for boun.
~ for the destruction of the Spanish
squadron under Admiral Cervera. The
Spanish squadron Is found to have
been inferior to the American force and
bounty OF 500 has therefore beer
awarded for every officer and man un.
der Admiral Cervera's command. The
total amount of bounty allowed is
S166. 700. Of which Rear Admiral
Sampson will receive $S.35J and Rear
Admiral Schley about $1,000. The
court specifically declares that the
New York was among the vessels en-.
gagged in the Santiago battle.
The War Department has made pub
lie the following notice OF amnesty
which was issued by General MacAr.
thur on the 2lst mt Manila: Notice
of MISUNDERSTANDING. June 21. 10OO.-
BY declaration of the President of the
United States the undersigned an.
nounces amnesty with complete i'm.
munity for the past and absolute lIbcr-
~ to action for the future to all per.
sons who are now, or at any time since
February I. 1880. have been in Insur.
recti0n against the United States In
either military or civil capacity. and
who shall within u 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 IL.
lands. The privilege herewith publish.
ed Is extended to all concerned with.
out any reservation whatever, except.
ing thnt 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 are requested 10
present themselves to the command.
Ing officers Of American troops nj the
most convenient station. who will re-
ccive them with due consideration me-.
coriing to rank, make provision for
their Immediate wants. prepare the
necessary records and thereafter per.
NIT each Individual to proceed TO any
part OF the archipelago. according 10
his own wishes. for which purpose the
'hited states Will furnish such trans
| portntion as may be available either
ny railway, steamboat or wngon
prominent persons who mny desire IA
confer with the military governor. q,
with the board OF American commits
sisuers, VIII be permitted to visit Ma
niin and Will, ns far as possible. be pro
vlded with transportation for that pur
pose. In order TO mitigate M much ms
possible consequences resulting from
the various disturbances which. since
1870. have succeeded each other 10 rnn.
IDLY nnd 30 provide In sOmc mcns,lre
Tor destitute soldiers during the trnn.
STORY period. which must Inevitably
succeed peace. the military authorities
OF the United States will pay thirty
pesos to cnch man who presents a rIfie
In good condition"
Dasning Turkey Again.
C0nstnntin0plc. June 24.-I.loyd C