The Lamar register., 1902-01-08

of coincidence signed by the leading cit
izens of Guam. Commander Schroeder |
SAYS that the officers, men and civil
ians in Guam unite in assuring the de-
partment of their profound sorrow FOR
the country's incstimable loss. A dep
utation of the Filipino prisoners OF war
waited on the governor and expressed
sincere sorrow for the death of the
late President.
The most positive denlals are given
of the story that +. ID. Coburn, secre-
tary of the State Board of Agriculture
of Kansas, is to succeed secretary
Wilson. When the fact that Governor
Shaw had accepted the tender OF the
treasury portfolio was made public,
the announcement was made that Sec
retary Wilson would remain in the
Cabinet and later the same statement
was reiterated at the White House in
the most emphatic manner. The Pres
ident is anxious that Secretary Wilson
should remain and the secretary has
informed the President he would be
glad to do so.
Adjutant General w. II. Whiteman
of New Mexico has drawn up pro-
posed act for Congress to reform the
present national guard system, placing
the militia of the different common
wealths upon uniform footing ana
upon the same plane rs the united
States army, under the supervision or
the national government, but under
the control of each state or territory.
He has received replies from many nd-
jutants general approving of the pro-
posed legislation, and the national
guard journals are expressing them
selves strongly in its favor. 1t Is be-
lieved that the convention of adju-
tants general to be held Mt WasMng-
ton in January will approve the plan
and will urge Congress to pass Dill
framed upon those lines.
The monthly statement OF the direc-
tor of the mint shows that the coinage
executed at the mints of the United
States during December. 1901, to have
been S14,649321. as follows: Gold.
S12,3O9,327; silver. $1,96G,514; minor
coins. 1913, 400. The total coinage for
the calendar year ended December 3lst,
1901, was S134, Goa. .T7O. of which S1O1.-
735,1S1 was gold. $50, O,S3S, AGO was sill
yer and S2120,122 was minor coins.
OF the years coinage, std, l5O,52O was
in double eagles. SAG. .O3G, 100 in eagles,
$21 $40, 900 in half eagles and $22S,3OI
in quarter eagles. OF the silver coined,
, 500, ,566.S13 was in standard dollars,
So 10, ,92S in half dollars, S2,G4G,3OG In
quarters and s., ,5O7, $50 in dimes. There
were also coined S1,32i,O1O in nickels
and $796, Ill in pennies.
A statement exhibiting the extent of
the cotton manufacturing industry in
the United States for the year 1900,
as compared with 1890, has been Is
sued by the census bureau. The state
ment places the total value of cotton
manufacturing products at $336,9I4,-
$50, gain of over twenty-five per cent.
since 1880 The number OF establish
ments in 1900 was 1,O51. n gain of six
teen per cent; the capital employed,
S4G7, 40, 157, Il gain of thirty-two per
cent: salaried officials, 4,996, n gain
| of eighty-four per cent; amount paid
in salaries, $7.535, 100, n gain of 1T
per cent; average number OF wage
earners. 302,SG1, gain of thirty-eight
per cent; total wages paid S9O,3SI.-
| 532 a gain of thirty-six per cent; cost
| of materials used, SlI6,5ol,12i, gam
| of fourteen per cent.
On leaving Washington December
27th, to return to Denver, w. Il. An
min, special agent in charge of the
western division of rural free delivery.
\ said: .The department has granted
our request which l have made, look
ing to more efficient service. Two
more clerks will be given to the head
quarters and two more agents granted
the division. In the matter of supplies
|
| asked for has been given me. There
is nothing in the report that division
headquarters are to be removed from
Denver They are to be enlarged
| rather than reduced. Efforts have
| been made to have them changed TO
| other points. but they have not been
| successful. So far as the service is
concerned. it is to be greatly enlarged.
| Every Colorado rural service has been
ordered established at an early date.
None will be later than March 1st."
| Under a mistaken impression that
there will be large balance remain
ing of the $25,OOO,OOO indemnity fund
to be paid by China to the United
States after paying all legitimate
| claims and the army and naval ex-
| penses of the Chinese campaign, some
| of the powers party to the Pekin pro-
tocol have intimated that they would
be glad to have the balance turned
over to them. The allegation is that
they have not claimed sufficient indem-
mites to reimburse them for actual ex-
penses and proper claims, and that
they have a right to regard the 45O,-
OOO, 900 taels as properly divisible on
| the basis of actual expenditures and
losses. 1t is not at all probable that
this point will be pressed, however, be-
cause the officials here are confident
| that after we have betrayed our own
| claims and expenditures there will be
little or no balance remaining of our
allotment.
The dinner to the cabinet was given
| by the President and Mrs. Roosevelt
on the night of January End. Those
present, in addition to the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt, were: The Secre-
tary of War and Mrs. Root, the Attor-
ney General and Mrs. Knox, the Post