The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-08-19

boat Chauncey Off the Barren island
course August 18Th, she made 2S.6
knots. her contract speed being TWEEN
ty-seven knots.
/ President Roosevelt has made formal
| announcement that he has granted the
| application of the Commercial Pacific
Gable Company to land "A cable on the
shores of the United States, on the
| islands of Hawaii and Guam. and in
the Philippine islands
Surgeon General Forwood said re-
| Gently that he was satisfied that the
cholera situation in the Philippines
was well under control and that there
would be a general diminution in the
number of cases from now on. He
declared that all the latest information
from the Philippines was favorable to
| the early suppression of the scourge.
| The chief factor in that direction was
the rainy season, which, General For
| wood said. had already opened and will
continue until November.
A recent mail from tie Philippines
contains an interesting summary of
the results of court-martial cases In
the Philippine islands. 1t shows that
the accused in 221 cases We're dishon-
orably discharged. in 231 eases forfeit
ed pay and allowances, in 115 cases
suffered other punishment, in 40 cases
We're fined and iii 800 cases. were SEN
fenced to confinement. The charges
Included murder. manslaughter, as
saults and attempted rape. Most of
the charges. however, We're for trivial
offenses and We're based upon com
plants made by native Filipinos.
The census bureau has issued a re-
port of the manufacture of carriages
and wagons for the census year end
ing May l, 1900. The report shows a
capital OF Sis, 1SI, ,S3S invested in this
industry in the 1892 establishments
reporting from the United States. The
value of the products is returned NJ
S121 ,537.375. During the past decade
the capital invested increased almost
So, 100000, and the value of products
almost $19,O00.O00. The statistics show
that the trend of the industry is to-
ward the central states. where land is
cheaper. suitable lumber abundant and
prices therefore favorable. and where
also the developed railroad systems af-
ford abundant means of transporta-
ton.
The following is the schedule of
rates upon which permission 10 lay a
cable to Honolulu and the Philippines
has been granted to the Pacific Cable
Company: ITO charge not exceeding
80 cents per word for the transmission
of messages between San Francisco
and Honolulu. and to reduce such rate
to 30 cents per word within two years
after the proposed cable between San
Francisco and Honolulu is in opera
ton. To charge not exceeding 81 per
word for the transmission of messages
between San Francisco and Manila. To
charge not exceeding 81 per word for
| the transmission of messages between
S..ta .,,I la...
tent to accept from the United States
government half rates for the trans
| mission of governmental messages
Secretary Shaw has made an impor-
| tant ruling relative to the readmission
to this country of articles of foreign
production, which have once been i'm
ported and duty paid thereon at the
time of original importation. After
careful consideration, the secretary
has decided that the privilege of free
re-entry may be properly accorded TO
all articles of foreign manufacture or
production under proper safeguards
for the protection of the revenues, pro
vided the articles so admitted shall
not have been advanced in value or
improved in condition while abroad.
The articles should be registered, with
full description. at the custom house
on expectation and a certificate issued
to the owner. and on their return they
must be fully identified as the articles
exported. The secretary has issued in
structions to the collector of customs
at New York in accordance with the
decision. Heretofore the department
has held that no matter how many
times an article of foreign manufac-
ture was brought into this country 1t
must pay duty each time.
All tho nrnlimipnriaS bn ya hoo,,
ranged at the state department for the
submission to arbitration at The
Hague of the Plus fund claims case.
The arbitrators for the United States
are Sir Edward Fry of England, for
merly chief justice of the Court of
Appeals of England, and f. De Mar
tens of Russia, the well known au-
thority ON international law. Mexico
has selected as her arbitrators Pagano
Guinas of Chilli, a judge of the Court
of Cessation of Italy, and Savornin
Lohman. judge of the highest court
in Holland. These four men will Sc
lect an umpire to act in case of tie.
The arbitration tribunal will meet at
The Hague September l. The Ameri-
can party will consist of Judge VIII
liam l.. Penfield. solicitor for the state
department who will act as counsel for
the United States; Jackson II. Ralston,
agent for the United States; Walter =.
Penfield and Henry V. Armes, assist
ant counsel for the United States; Miss
Margaret NJ Hanna, private secretary
to Assistant Secretary Adee. translator
of Spanish, and Miss l.. n Larkins,
stenographer.
Several important changes have been
ordered in the adjutant generals de-
partment as n result of the recent pro-
motion of Col William II. Carter to the
grade of brigadier general. Lieutenant
Colonel Andrew. who is now ranking