The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-08-05
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
GOVERNMENTAL PROCEEDINGS

| of Asiatic cholera.
The Interior Department has been
notified that the supplemental treaty
with the Creek Indians of Indian Terri
tory, ratified by Congress June 3Otll
last. was ratified by the Creek Indian
council ON July Goth.
By order of Lieutenant General
| Miles, commanding the army, chap
lains hereafter are required to include
| IN thcr monthly reports a statement
of all births. marriages, baptisms and
deaths occurring in their stations.
Probably the last chance the navy
department had to secure a coaling or
nayal station in Havana harboi was
lost by the action of the Cuban cabinet
in authorizing the lease of the arsenal
grounds. This was the site OF the
projected naval station.
Commander Charles =. Perkins, now
on duty with the naval war college,
| has been assigned to command the
cruiser Philadelphia. He will succeed
the late Captain Reisinger. who died
while his ship was en- route to San
! Francisco from the isthmus.
a new army post to be constructed
| at Monterey. California, will cost
$125,0OO. Owing to the excellent san-
tary situation the Monterey post will
he used as station for soldiers re
| turning from hard service in the
| Philippines and for convalescents.
An order has been published by the
War Department announcing that Brig
Gen. Carter will act as adjutant gen
| eral until after November 1st. This
| fixes the probable date OF the return
| of General Corbin from Europe, where
he is to be the guest of Emperor VIII
liam during the maneuvers of the Ger
man army.
Commissioner General of Immigra-
tion Sargent has sent 10 immigration
officials throughout the country photo
graphs of anarchists who have been
expelled from Turkey and who are be-
lieved to be on their way to this couu-
try. Accompanying the photographs
from the commissioner were instruc-
| tions for immigration officials to inves-
tigate the charges against the anarch-
lists and if they were correct to return
| the men.
| 1t is learned thar the Cuban govern
ment went Il little farther in General
| Braggs' case than WAS understood AT
first. 1t not only made inquiry as to
the accuracy of the quotation reflect
| ing on the Cubans. but complained of
| the consul generals criticism. The pa
ners in the case are still before the
| President at Oyster Bay. but some ac-
| ton is expected soon. either in the way
of recalling the consul general or
| transferring him to some other post If
| Il suitable one can be found.
The insular bureau of the War De
partment has cabled to Manila for all
the captured insurgent records. These.
| with the records also in possession of
the bureau. are 10 be compiled by Cap
tain j. Il. NJ. Taylor, Fourteenth infan-
try, who translated many of the docu-
ments captured from the Filipinos. The
compilation will make record of the
| insurrection against the United States.
As the work progresses it may be eN-
tended 10 include the main features of
the Filipino insurrection against the
Spaniards in 1896.
In connection with the investigation
now going on at the Navy Department
relative To the duties of officers on
shore duty with n view TO determining
what, If any. officers can be spared for
sea duty. n significant table has been
prepared at the department which
shows that the increase in the sea
going officers in the last decade has
not kept pace with the increased ton
| mage of the navy. In 1893 there We're
065 officers and 244Si3 tons displacc-
ment of ships in the navy. In 1902
| the number of officers has increased
only to 1.O23. while the tonnage had
increased to S2I,O22. In 1893 there
were 5Jt; officers on sea duty and tD
| on shore duty, against 10 on sea duty
and 303 on shore duty. against 30 on
sea duty and 303 on shore duty in 1907.
Some weeks ago Senator Pcnrose
| filed papers with the President, which
he asserted tended 10 substantiatc the
charge made by Mr.. Mcaley. the
| American who has been in trouble III
| Mexico. against United States AmDas-
| sador Clayton. to the effect that the
ambassador was directly interested to
| the extent of 100 shares in n mining
| corporation antagonlstic to Mealey's
claims. The papers were referred 80
the State Department and now the
/ senator has been informed by Acting
| Secretary Hill that the President has
| decided to send them 90 Mexico, invit-
| ing Mr.. Clayton to examine them ana
make n report. The case of Mealcy
was one of the two referred to in the
stirring debate in the Senate in the last
session. involving an encounter be-
tween Senators Bailey and Bcveridge.
Now that the list of officers and men
| of the navy who are. to receive the
| West Indian campaign medals and
bars has been completed, the naval
board on awards is busying itself with
| the 'meritorious service" medals which
are intended to go 10 those officers who
rendered particularly telling services
in the West Indian naval campaign.
So far only four persons have been de-
cided upon for the meritorious service
| medal. These are Lieut.. Richmond
| Pearson Hobson, for his wcll-known
| feat with the Merr.nuc; LIeuten.,4..
Ward and Lieutenant Buck for their
perilous secret mission into Spain. and
| Lieutenant Victor Blue for his fam
| Gus work in connection with the Ioca-
| tinn of The Spanish fleet in Snntincn