The Dolores star., 1902-01-03

In reference to n claim to tho TreoS.
ury Department, Secretary Root of the
war department has rendered the fol-
lowing opinion: THE insurrection in
,ne ihiilppines against the sovereignty
OF the United States and the author.
ny OF the government of the Philip
pine Islands Is of such character and
extent as requires the United States to
prosecute Its rights by military force.
au' thereiore, creates the condition
war IN said archipelago" The
uh IN question is that Of First Lieu
tenant Horton w. Sickle, CORPS of en-
I1neers, for certain books thrown over.
board In order to tighten the TRANSPORT
centennial when 1t ran aground. Sec
retary Root has recommended to the
secretary of the treasury that Lieuten-
ant stlckle's claim be included In the
recommendations of Congress respect.
ing the general deficiency bill.
1t ID said at the Navy Department
that orders will 20 forward in a few
days directing the cruiser Brooklyn,
'he nagship of Rear Admiral Remey.
commanding the Asiatic station, which
is now ut Nagasaki, Japan, to proceed
nome TO the United States. The Rain
DOW. now mt New York, will leave
shortly Tor Cayite. where she is to take
the place of the Brooklyn as the flag
snip OF the COMMUNICATIVE chief Of the
! Aslatlc station. On her way to Ca
v1te by way Of the Suez the Rainbow
Will put ashore detachment of sea-
men drafted for service on the Eu-
ropean station. When Admiral Remey
iehVes for home the command Of the
Asiatic station will fall upon Rear Ad-
miral frederick Rodgers. Admiral Re-
mey's departure will be followed at a
short interval by that of Rear Admiral
kempff, Junior squadron commander
on the station.
The preliminary report of the Inter.
state Commerce Commission on the in
come accounts of railways in the
United States for the year ended June
10th, 1901, shows returns of railway
companies operating 102, 2,193 miles OF
line. The passenger earnings Of these
railways were $426,9O9,21O and tDu
freight earnings $1,1!4,74O,77O. The
total sross earnings were $1,57S 1,a,.
2O3. or SSH per mile of line, against
S1,147O4,G14 in 1900. Operating ex-
penses amounted to 81 ,O23, 156, ,2S1, or
$5.323 per mile of line, making net
e:;things Of $555, ,OO7 1924. or $35,5.I.oiS
In excess of the fiscal year 1900. The
amount Of dividends declared during
the year were $121, Jos, ,637. or $13OOO,-
600 more than for the same roads in
1900. The surplus from operations was
SI.,544.735. The complete report for
the preceding year showed surplus of
$S1 ,657. 1888 The preliminary report is
confined to returns of operating roads.
The dividends paid by the operating
and leased lines annually include about
S3O,OOO,OOO paid on the part of leased
lines.
The Navy Department has taken the
Initial steps toward the adoption OF
wireless telegraphy as a means Of Sig
mailing between warships Mt sea. To
this end Admiral Bradford of the Bu-
reau Of Equipment has asked that the
armored cruisers of the Pennsylvania
class have their masts and rigging SO
arranged that the wireless system can
be introduced. This will necessitare
the lengtheriug of the masts of the
ships and the insulation of the metal
rigging by the use of hemp covering
| for halyards. 1t Is intended to get
test sets of instruments Of the various
wireless systems now being operated.
These include the Alarconi system.
Thus far, however. the Navy Depart
ment has not adopted definitely any
| system, but the construction Of the
new ships is regarded as preliminary
to the adoption Of system whenever
its practicabillty is established. The
British navy already has a number oN
its ships equipped with the wireless
system, but this is the first move on
the part of the American navy to make
use of a wireless plan.
Senator Warren is hlnted as leader
in antagonizing the proposition to alter
the method of introducing bills In the
Senate. Others named as opposed to 1t
| are Allison, Hale, Gallinger and Proc
tor. They claim that the proposed
amendment will simply open the flood
gates and swamp the committees and
the Senate itself in a deluge of bills.
The amendment spoken Of will be Of
fered by Senator Lodge. 1t will pro-
vide that all petitions, memorials. bills
and resolutions may be introduced by
merely preparing the documents and
endorsing lhcm with the name of the
maker and the title Of the committee
to which they are to be referred. The
present method provides that the Sem
ators themselves must personally IN
troduce all bills and resolutions, must
be recognized by the presiding officer,
and must have the bills read by title,
and the measures must be referred to
proper committees by the presiding
officer himself. The proposed amend
ment will do away with the old order
of things, and is very Objectionable to
many of the more influential senator's.
China will be relieved Of the pay
ment Of $1SOOOOO0 of the $25, 600 600
demanded by the United States as In
demnity for the outrages perpetrated
upon American citizens during the
boxer revolt. The administration, af-
ter consideration Of all claims filed by
Americans who suffered injury, or
whose property was damaged, and Of
the expenses incurred by the army and
will cover the American bill. Presi-
dent Roosevelt submitted to Congress-
few days ago a recommendation that
an appropriation Of $2,OOO,OOO be made
to enable the satisfaction Of claims for