Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-05-30
WASHINGTON LETTER
Especial Corresnnnden.o I

Ne H1IAdDCJuB from +
philippines. The last lot arrived a fe
uays g and comprised but seven mo
II 0ooh aIter the troops became active
gag In the Islands the instit,,tf,
received at frequent intervals lots cor
posed OF Is or 20 men each hut bo,
the number and freouencv of 49, :.
rivals have gradually diminished. Tb.
mas been particularly true in the mas
TWO months. The largest number las
year came In the summer and autnn,
Or. A. b. Richardson, the super,r
tenoent OF the institution. says tina
there are but 80 soldiers from the Phil
1ppines now under his care. These ar
mostly the residue Of those receive,
ourlng the whole time Of military on
eratlons In the east They form les.
imam half of the 1853 soldiers now 1of,
from those received in the Cuban and
operations. The s,1nerin.
states that the greater mart of
the cases received from the Gasp sol
uom remain at the institution moro
an d lev months. Most of them are
~ very good condition when they reach
'nis country owing to the change Of
environment and the long sea trim. so
.nal lew a cases are received at all
.nsanlty IN the majority of these cases
~ uue TO fever, heat and exhaustion
WINE the rest are more often tho ros,,l+
u insanity previous to entering sory-
ICE. Dr. richardson says that the cases
que to fever are many less than IN tho
Cuodn campaign, but that the other
temporary cases due to heat and ex-
naustlon are more numerous. He con.
eioers tnls hardly surprising in view of !
'ne Aact that most of the volunteers |
unuseo 10 hardship and the Incidents |
VI army living, are brought into snr.
full Of danger and into ar |
entlre change of climatic conditions
Our Fine Gun Factory.
With the growth of tha amo.
navy there has come a vast Inonaaan
- lne means OF supplying the euufp-
mouern Warships, and no
snele IS This better illustrated than
lgnt mere In Washington, where 10
ocateo one Of the finest gun factories
u tne world. b Spanish-Amer,can
Yar Drought to the attention of those
Il authority at b navy yard here the
.ecesslly OF increased facilities for tho {
OF war machinery. and {
ongress ha needed the demand. The 1
ien ol ~ years ago., when the run. [
nops at the navy yard were inclosed l
iour roofs, would hardly recog- 7
tne factory of TODAY =
men stands at the foot of Eiob+I =
rect southeast. :
1nere are now over 80 buildings in G
IL yafd, and few of the old struct,1res G
q Standing. he old breech mechan- G
Ii shop which until 1890 held the Fl
ices OF the ordnance department. is d
10 De demolished, and a modern q
llulng IN keeping with the progress -
AFFAIRS Will take it's place, At nres. n,
lt there remain only the shel1honsa Hi
e laboratory and the metal TESTING x
use formerly the old magazine of K
early structures. These will proha- La
, s'e way TO up to date buildings Ia
LII the next year or so, and then 20
: equipment Of the yard will be com No
tie from a manufacturing standpoint Nc
ugh there will not be room enough Cd
the output of the establishment. osl
He Claims Thirty-hve Cents. Pee
II. frederick e. Rittman, auditor for TO
war department, receives MANY g
'er letters from people who have or sm+
Tx they have claims against tho sut
einmenI one came recently from Sea
an IN New York, who stated that he SUIT
a civil war claim for 35 cents TTm n
lch he hoped the government wonld Val
> with accrued interest. WI NJ
| his letter he said that he had for. VIII
presented his oIo;~ -, Woe
e partially settled, but that this
yet remained unpaid. An inves.
o or the records disclosed that q
Oh a ago the New York
. nau Deen paid 20 cents as settle u
= III iun or his claim. Mr.. Rittman
1seu nlm that b records of the de H.,
lnenr uld not show hat he was en- HlIt
10 receive 30 cents and that If he
'cted to collect he would have to
e his claim. 81
in tt
ouId Leave Team at the Door hem
a"eors CuHOm and Mason, driven she l
n ancient negro and crowded into GUS
night liner" cab, came I'M Con
avenue the other after. oeo'
:. a friend stopped them at -Four. oohI0s
b street. phys
bi+bonav ~ The c
- ~ "sAeu was
~ sena.ors OF the Imperial state her c
iinols are now on their way to on be
IN the chief executive" Senator This
n replied. con I
lhw said the friend SCI ~ :Wh
the senator's fro,, N. turn
Of TIlinois .ho.-,s ~e inperlal take
,orsos ~ 80 naVe at least TO try
:" eneir when the s;
on such a distinguished Grand" A gre
DOESN'T NATTER" Senator Cullom by Its
|. W shall not take the rig into been
'hite House." she C,
err ar order fssuod bv +h Perso
tment the por+o p:ea war The
ant win he mus..Na yoiunteer desire
States service on or before the