The state herald., 1902-09-05

DNS~sNSt 'NASIPCAay 0oNisNS tllt Sotult
Department bMtelegraph that govern
ment warships tecently arriving at La
Guayra report fAat for two days they
bombarded Oidad Bolivar, after
which she withdrew, having exhausted
their ammunitioA.
An imperial Tder has been issued
from Constantldople commanding that
all the demand6 made by the United
States upon I1lrkey be conceded and
the relations between the porte and the
United States $iegation here have re-
sumed their normal condition. United
States Minister Leishman and Robert
s. Mccormick, United States ambassa.
dor at Vienna, were present at Selam-
lik.
An official report OF the trial trip OF
the tirst-class battleship Maine over
the Cape Ann course, August 23rd, has
been received Mt the Navy Department
from Captain Train, president of the
trial board. II reads as follows: 1.-The
trial of the battleship Maine success
fully completed The mean speed, un.
corrected for tidal errors, was 17.9G
knots" 1t Is stated at the Navy De-
partment that the corrected figure for
tidal allowances may make slight
change, showing greater or less speed.
Admirn, I1ss9so4Nwiil soon submit
to the Navy Department an elaborate
report on the results of the chase of
the white squadron by the North At
lantic squadton, which ended August
9th. For obvious reasons such parts
ne It ri Of NJ ttpnntfaa.
tions developed probably will be with
held from publication. Meantime the
official rcpor of the affair is confined
to the brief telegram already published
from Commander Pillsbury, announc-
ing his surrender, and dispatch from
Admiral Hig-inson telling of the dis
position he had made of the vessels en-
gagged in the chase. Naval officers here
say that While the capture of the white
squadron seemed 10 be foregone con-
clusion. owing to the discrepancy in
strength between the two squadrons,
yet this chaie has had instructive and
important results.
The insular division Of the War De-
partment has Just published its last
summary OF the commerce of the Is
land of Cula. The summary shows
that the total value of imports into
Cuba during the military occupations
was 22J.I3 .135, and the exports Were
S45,O00.OOO ess than the importations,
fact attributed to the destruction of
property and damage to agriculture
caused by tlc war. The United Safes
furnished brty-three per cent. of the
imports ant took seventy-five per cent.
of the experts. Practically all thc SUI
gar went 70 the United States. The
balance of trade was decidedly In IA.
vor of Cub, though not so great rs in
former yeas, and II is remarked that
the trade Of the United States has not
kept pace IN any the Latln-American
countries With Its wonderful strides in
o,Ier parts Of the world.
The War Department has received a
cablegram from General Chaffce at
Manila, reporting the occurrence Of a
series of earthquakes on the island of
|, lola1anao. Twenty people We're killed
ling walls. the victims all being
y Th. upheavel occurred in the
v adbcfit To lake i.nmISiSsflfl
pectioJ/cf the island. ncar'vs-s =
II h. which is now the headquai,
y the American forces stationed
4 Adanao. General Chaffce's cable
says the mountains and rivcr1
other streams were greatly dia
n and great damage was done
1s the first serious earthquake n
during the American occup4
Df the Philippines. The most Id
hit previous seismic disturbance
4 indanao was the one that part(
U pyed Palak, Cota-Batu aud u
< &c on the banks OF the river Nil
o In 1872. This phcnomend
by followed the eruption OF d
A lno Of Marturkln.
Dc Interior Department has issu
and regulations for the Graf
NJ & park, Oregon, which was de
II at the last session OF Congress
ibllc pleasure ground. The re-
bns forbid the injury or destruct
fhe natural curlositics or wond
hin the park. Disturbing the u
deposits In the reservation Is
tied except under certain conditiC
e act OF Congress providing for
fk does not extend the mining ID
the reservation without limltat
Il authorizes the location and w
- OF mining claims under regulat1
prescribed by the secretary OF tho
terror. IL Is forbidden to cut or In
any timber grown within the park
cept for use In the constructl01h
places OF entertainment and In con
tlon with the working OF located
Ing claims. Hunting and fishing
prohibited. The sale or use OF ine6x
lcntlng liquors ON the government
lands In the park is forbidden.
The Navy Department has made O
decision which affects the rank of ma
rinc officers appointed from civil llf,
under tac naval personnel net. Under
that net tho President was authorized
10 III vacancies In the marine corp
from civil llfc. and several groups OF
appointments were made, the largesl
being eighteen, on May 81. 1900. Th,
nppolntcoa. efifr passing their exam
nations, were commissioned by mum
beers nnd took rank according TO thcil
standing nj the examinations. In thu
ranking these officers the Navy De
pnr,ncnt followed the law and prac
tlcc IN the case OF cadets graduating
from Annapolis. who rank according
so standing. Recently one OF tho una
rine officers. Lieut.. Arthur l.. oLcnry
questioned the ncilon Of the depart
mcn,. in view of section 100 of the lic
ylscd Statutes. which provides the Of
ilcers OF the same grade, when np
pointed and commissioned on the sam
date, shall take rank according TO pre-
vlous service. Lieutenant oLcnry him
SELF like most Of the other marine Of