The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-07-29
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
GOVERNMENTAL PROCEEDINGS

the United States by countries during
the fiscal year 1902, as compared with
1901. The total arrivals of the last hs-
cal year were 64S,743 immigrants and
S2,053 other alien passengers, making
a total of 730,79S. This is an increase
of 100, ,225 immigrants over 1901. The
principal increases during the last year
as compared with 1901, We're as fol-
lows: Austria Hungary, 5S,599 Italy,
including Sicily and SARDINIA, 423I9;
Russian empire and Finland, 22O9O;
Japan, 9.OO1: Sweden, 1868; German
empire, 6653; Norway 5,236, Greece,
/ 2194: Denmark, zoos. The principal
decreases are Ireland, lab; CHINA,
80 and Turkey in Europe 200. Follow
lowing are the names of the countries
from which the largest number of i'm
migrants came during the last fiscal
year: Italy, including Sicily and Sar-
dinia, 17S375; Austria Hungary. ILL.,
$50; Russian empire and Finland, H.
347; Sweden. 3OS4; Ireland, 20, 13S;
German empire. 2S,3O4; Norway, H.
| 4S4; Japan. IA 270; England. 1879.
JerraIn mouIncaJIUus Which the State
Department desires in the protocol
governing the construction of the pro-
posed Panama canal before it assumes
the shape of treaty have been trans
mitted by Secretary Hay to Mr. Con-
ington. These relate generally to gues-
tions of control and of sovereignty
over the strip of land through which
the canal, If the Panama route be
finally determined upon, will be con-
structed. They are destined to bring
the protocol more in harmony with
the provisions of the Spooner amend
ment and to facilitate ratification BY
the Senate when the instrument
reaches that body in the form of
treaty The Colombian legation officials
40 not feel that the instructions they
now have are broad enough to author
ize them to accept the notifications
proposed by Secretary Hay without
further consultation with the home
government. Consequently the matter
has been submitted by them to their
government for further instructions.
The aim of Minister Concha is to have
the instrument in such shape that
when 1t comes before the two houses
of Congress of Colombia for action it
will receive favorable consideration by
them
Secretary of War Root has issued an
order in regard to military education
in which he says: "Slnce the declara-
tion of war with Spain in April, 1898,
there have been appointed in the line
of the army 1,542 lieutenants. in addi-
ton to 2I6 appointed from the military
academy. OF these GIG were appointed
from officers of volunteers under the
act of February ., 1901; Ala We're ap
pointed from the enlisted men of the
regular and volunteer armies, and 512
We're appointed from civil life. The
abandonment of the military schools
for commissioned officers, which fol
lowed the employment of the entire
army in active military operations, has
left these 1,542 new lieutenants sub
stantially without any means of acquir
ing systematic military education.
Congress has now with wise liberality
made provision for the reopening of
| the army schools, has given its sane
ton to the general system of military
education embodied in the general or
der of November 9th last including
| the enlargement and development of
| the Fort Leavenworth school into a
general service and staff college at
Washington with suitable buildings
and the rebuilding of the engineer
school; and has made ample appro-
priations for these purposes. Every
effort will be made by the war college
board, which has general supervision
and charge of the whole system, to
bring its advantages to the new officers
of the army as speedily as possible and
to organize officers schools at all the
considerable posts without delay. l
ask for hearty cooperation with them
on the part of every officer Of the
army"
Secretary Root, in announcing the re-
tirement of General Brooke July 21st,
said: The retirement from active SER
vice. this date, by operation of the law,
of Maj Gen. John r. Brooke, U. S. A.,
ie, in parinI Of
over forty years of efficient, honorable
and distinguished service on the active
list of the volunteer and regular army.
General Brooke volunteered his SER
vices and was commissioned by the
governor of Pennsylvania in the
Fourth regiment of infantry from that
state at once upon the call of the Pres
ident for volunteers following the at
tack on Fort Sumter. He was subse-
quently commissioned colonel of the
Fifty-thrd Pennsylvania volunteers in
November, 1861 and was appointed
brigadier of volunteers by President
Lincoln May -, 1864, for distinguished
services in the battles of the Wilder
ness and Spottsylvania Court House.
He was twice severely wounded-in the
battle of Gettysburg, July 2, 1868, and
in the battle of Cold Harbor, June 3,
1S64-and was breveted major general
of volunteers for gallant and merito-
rious service in the battles Of Tolo
potomy and Cold Harbor, Virginia. lie
resigned from the volunteer service
February 1, 1866. and entered the regu-
lar service with the grade of lieutenant
colonel of infantry, July %. 1866; was
commissioned colonel in 1879, brigadier
general in 1888 and major general in
1897. In the beginning of the war with
Spain he was assigned to the command
of an army corps and in July, 1898,
sailed in command of the troops en-
barked for Porto Rico; and after the
declaration of truce in August, 1898,
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