The Lamar register., 1902-09-03


ment warships recently arriving ut La
Guayra report that for two days they
bombarded Ciudad Bolivar, after
which she withdrew, having exhausted
their ammunition.
An imperial order has been issued
from Constantinople commanding that
all the demands made by the United
States upon Turkey be conceded and
the relations between the porte and the
United States legation 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 flrst-class battleship Maine. over
the Cape Ann course, August 23rd, has
been received at the Navy Department
from Captain Train, president of the
trial board. II reads as follows: "'rhe
trial of the battleship Maine success
fully completed. The mean speed, uIi-
corrected for tidal errors. was 1876
knots" II Is stated at the Navy De
pnrtment that the corrected figure for
tidal allowances may make slight
change, showing grenter or less speed.
Admiral Higginson Will soon submit
to the Navy Department an elaborate
report on the results of the chase of
the white squadron by the North At
lantic squadron. which ended August
oath. For obvious reasons such parts
of this report as treat of any imperfec-
tions developed probably will be with
held from publication. Meantime the
official report of the affair is confined
to the brief telegram already published
from Commander Pillsbury, announc-
ing his surrender, and Il dispatch from
Admiral HigginsOn 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 TO be a foregone con
clusion, owing to the discrepancy in
strength between the two squadrons.
yet this chase 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 Cuba. The summary shows
that the total value of imports into
Cuba during the military occupations
was 1925 .I31 ,135, and the exports We're
S45. 100000 less than the importatlons.
n fact attributed to the destruction of
property and damage to agriculture
caused by the war. The United States
furnished forty-three per cent. of the
imports and took seventy-tive per cent.
of the exports. Practically all the su-
gar went to the United States. The
balance of trade was decidedly in Ia.
vor of Cuba. though not so great as in
former years, and 1t is remarked that
the trade of the United States has not
kept pace In any the Latin-American
countries with its wonderful strides III
o,.ier parts of the world.
The War Department has received a
cablcgram from General Chnffcc at
Manila. reporting the occurrence OF n
series of earthquakes on the island of
Mindanao. Twenty people were Killed
by falling walls, the victims all being
Moros. The upheavel occurred in the
country adjacent to Lake Lanao. in the
Moro section of the island, near Camp
Vickers. which is now the headquar-
tiers of the American forces stationed
in Mindanno. General Chaffee's cable
gram says the mountains and rivers
and other streams Were greatly dis
turbed and great damage was done.
This is the first serious earthquake re-
ported during the American occupa-
tion of the Philippines The most i'm
portant previous seismic disturbances
in Mindanao was the one that partly
destroyed Palak, CotaBatu and the
village on the banks of the river Min
danao in 1872. This phenomenon
closely followed the eruption of the
volcano of Marturkin.
The Interior Department has issued
rules and regulations for the Crater
Lake park. Oregon. which was dedi-
Gated at the last session of Congress as
Il public pleasure ground. The regu-
lations forbid the injury or destruction
of the natural curiosities or wonders
within the park. Disturbing the min
eral deposits in the reservation is pro-
hibited except under certain conditions.
The act of Congress providing for the
park does not extend the mining laws
to the reservation without Limitation.
but authorizes the location and work
ing of mining claims under regulations
prescribed by the secretary of the in
terror 1t is forbidden to cut or injure
any timber grown within the park eN-
cept for use in the construction of
places of entertainment and in connec-
ton with the working of located min
| ing claims. Hunting and fishing are
prohibited. The sale or use of intox-
icating liquors on the government
lands in the park is forbidden.
The Navy Department has made a
decision which affects the rank of ma
4 rine officers appointed from civil life
under the naval personnel act. Under
that act the President was authorize
1 to fill vacancies in the marine corps
from civil life. and several groups OF
/ appointments We're made, the largest
being eighteen. ON May u. 1900. The
appointces, after passing their exam
/ nations. We're commissioned by num-
bers and took rank according to their
standing at the examinations. In thus
! ,.nnEins, fheSa officers The Nnr,- D..