The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-07-22

6cCICtdly noOt uuS TcCtlNeu IL CdDle-
gram from Acting Governor Wright in
the Philippines, making a general de-
NAL of the charge of proselyting by
teachers among Catholic students in
the Philippine schools. The cablegram
shows complete investigation was
made of the allegations.
Warrants are being issued at the
Treasury Department for $4,000 for
each of forty-eight states and terrific
ries for the benefit of the agricultural
and mechanical colleges. The money
is paid out of the funds derived from
the sale of public lands, under the pro-
visions of the Morrill, act, passed in
1890, providing for the payment OF
$500 to each of the states and terri
tories, with an increase of $1,000
year in the appropriation until IL
reached $4,000. The maximum was
reached in 1900. Porto Rico, Indian ter
ritory and Alaska are not provided for
in the act. The warrants will be for
warded to the trustees of the different
states within the next ten days.
The reply of Secretary Root to the
Aspatch of Governor Taft has already
fbten cabled to Rome. 1t is in the ma
ttre of instructions as to what rejoin-
der shall be made to the Vatican in
answer to its first general reply to
Governor Taft. These instructions to
Governor Taft were prepared before
Secretary Root left Washington, but
were deemed of such Importance that
submission to the. President was
Thought desirable. The position of the
United States is unchanged and the
instructions to Secretary Root, issued
before Governor Taft went to Rome,
are adhered to In every essential. The
important point of those instructions
was that the friars should be with
drawn and upon this question the ad-
ministration remains firm. The re-
joinder is n diplomatic document and
couched in such language that there
will be a continuance of the negotia-
tons.
1t is reported that unless the pfopo-
lsitions of this government in connec-
ton with the disposition of the friar
lands in the Philippines Is accepted very
soon by the vatican Governor Taft will
be instructed to issue an ultimatum
that will bring speedy disposition of
the question. The Philippine civil gov
ernment bill passed by the last Con-
gress contains a provision authorizing
the Philippine commission to secure
any lands necessary for school pur-
poses. forest reserves or other public
purposes by condemnation proceedings.
1t is proposed to use this power to get
possession of the friar lands, should
the vatican insist upon its present pol
icy of delaying the negotiations. 1t is
believed by the war department off,
-cials here that such an ultimatum
would insure a speedy acceptance of
the propositions already made by this
government. In case of condemnation
Aoceeding the church would unques-
nonably fail to fare as well as it would
by n sale such as is now under con-
sideration. There Is every confidence
that the negotiations will be success
fully concluded before another week.
An official order Issued by the War
Department. dnvtes the cooperation of
all the national guards within com
municating distance of Sort Riley,
Kansas to Join in the military maneu-
vers to be held at that post about the
end of September. The order gives an
intimation of the extent of the maneu-
vers, which promise to be on larger
scale than has heretofore been contem-
plated. General Corbin announces that
there will be three regiments of the
regular infantry engaged in the war
games, and he hopes to have the CO.
operation of at least six additional
regiments of guards from the different
states, making n total infantry force
of nine regiments. 1t is announced,
also, that the regular army will fur
nish the cavalry and artillery forces
necessary to conduct maneuvers on the
contemplated large scale. The invita-
tion for the cooperation of the national
guard has been addressed to the COVER
nors of all of the states in the Union.
to nI in 40
that the United States cannot pay any
of the cost of travel or maintenance of
the state troops during the meeting,
but will sell supplies to them at the
army rates. 1t is urged that the guards
of the different states meet at Fort
Riley instead of the usual place for
holding their annual encampments.
q The report of Chief Examiner A. r.
OServen of the civil service commission,
~ 1901 has just been made public.
Inc following extract gives an idea of
the extent OF this branch of the work
done by the commission: "In this pc
riod 4S.699 competitors We're examined.
OF these 21.02S We're for the depart
mental branch of the service. of whom
5,249 failed; 3.433 were for the custom
house, of whom 1856 passed and SIT
failed: 40 were for the internal reve-
Hue olllces, VI NuoIH -o- pdSseu anu
1877 failed; LOO were for the force of
the public printer. of whom 1854
passed and 155 failed; and 20.901 were
for appointment in the different classi-
fed postoflices. of whom IL, 749 passed
and 1852 failed. There We're 252 per-
sons already in the classified service
who We're examined for transfer, of
whom 173 passed and seventy nine
failed. There We're 321 persons exam
ined for promotion, of whom 15S
passed and 1853 failed, making a total