The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-02-23
ABOUT THE CENSUS.
The Director Determined to Get Re
ports Out on Time.
THE PHILIPPINE COMMISSIONERS
Three More Men Yet to he Appointed
Reply Concerning Macrum's Mall-Ho
Agreement Yet on Financial Bill
Soldiers Remains-War College.

Agreement Yet on Financial Bill
Soldiers Remains War College.
Washington, Feb. 21.-The director
of the census is determined to com.
ply literally with the law which re
quires the main reports of the twelfth
census to be published mot later thar
July 1, 1903" or two years from the
time the enumerators will have com
pleted their work. Such a feat was
never before undertaken or required.
TO facilitate doing this certain
branches of the work which can be
prosecuted by means now available
are being undertaken in advance of
the general enumeration under the
ample discretion conferred by law
upon the director. The 10000 or 49,
900 florists of the country will he APP
piled to by mail within a few days
for the data necessary to finish that
branch of census work in advance of
more extensive and laborious inves-
legations. As the questions are not
complicated, the director hopes and
expects that the replies will be
prompt and accurate. so that the sta
tistics of Horticulture may be pre-
pared for publication at least in bull
letin form well in advance of the main
reports. An attempt will be made
to report the area of all the glass
used for Horticulture in the United
States in 1899 and the gross value of
glass house products.
The Philippine Commlssioners
Washington, Feb. 21.-Judge Taft.
president of the Philippine commits
sion, had long conference with Sec
rotary Root at the war department
yesterday in regard to the proposed
work of the commission. II is ex-
pected that the commission will be
completely organized in the near flu
ture and that it will start for Manila
about April /. Only two members of
the commission have been appointed
so far, viz: Judge Taft and Prof
Worcester, of the original commits
sion. Col. DENLY, of the old commits
sion, who was also invited to serve on
the new commission, has declined the
| offer. As the commission will consist
of five members, il remains for the
| president to appoint three others. He
has several distinguished men in mind
| and will announce his selection in a
day or two.
Reply Concerning Macrum's Mail.
Washington, Feb. 21.--The state de-
partment has completed preparations
for the reply to be made to the house
resolution inquiring into the allega-
tions that eX-Consul Macrum's mail
had been opened by the British censor
at Cape Town. The answer will be
sent to the house to-day by the presi-
dent, as is customary with commune
cations of the kind from the state de-
partment. II will show i'm brief that
the department has no official knowl-
edge whatever that there was any
| interference with the eN-consul's
mail, as he made no complaint to the
| department on the subject.
| No Agreement On Financial BnI.
Washington, Feb. 21.-The conferees
on the financial bill were in session
several hours yesterday, but it was
announced at the adjournment that
no agreement had been reached upon
any point, although prospects were
that an agreement might finally be
reached. After the adjournment yes
terday the house conferees consulted
leading members relative to the biz
metallic amendment adopted by the
senate to see if there would he any
objection to allowing il TO remain Il
part of the bill. The time i'm CONFER
ence yesterday was consumed entirely
in discussion.
The Remains or eighty Soldiers.
Washington, Feb. 2l.--The remains
of so soldiers will he buried at the
national cemetery at Arlington to-
day with the usual military honors.
Most of these men lost their lives in
Cuba during and since the Spanish
war. The remainder died in the mill
tary service in Puerto Rico. Their
bodies were brought home on the
transport Buford and other vessels.
War College
Washington, Feb. 2l.--A board of
officers, TO consist of Brig. Gen. Will
liam Ludlow, Col. Henry {. Ha.brouck,
Seventh artillery, and Lieut.. Col. Will
liam II. Carter, assistant adiutalt
general, has been appointed for the
purpose of considering regulations
with a view to the establishment of
war college for the oTmy.