The Holly chieftain., 1902-01-24


Rear Admiral Crowninshield says
that 1000 additional men are needed to
man the new war vessels
The postal authorities have refused
to admit the Railway Guide to the
mails as secOnd-class matter on the
ground that 1t contains no news.
Secretary Root has called the atten-
ton Of CongA.ss to the need of pro-
viding for the fifty companies of Phil
ippine scouts, comprising about 5000
men. A deficiency appropriation is re-
quired of $515,Oco.
Oscar s. Straus of New York, for
merly United States minister to Tur-
key. has been appointed az q psrme-
nent member of the Committee OF arbi-
hation at The Hague. The appoint
ment Is to I'LL the vacancy caused by
the death OF ex-Prcsident Harrison.
Secretary Lonr has detached Rear
Admiral Wildes from his present duty
as commandant Of the Pensacola navy
yard and ordered him TO relieve Rear
Admiral Louis Kempff, the junior
squadron commander on the Asiatic
station.
The committee on reception and en-
tertainment of Prince Henry to-day de
cided it would be impossible to yield to
the requests of many cities to have the
prince visit them 1t is likely that be-
sides New York, Washington and Mag
ara Falls, the Journey will include Chi
cago only Of the large cities.
Rear Admiral Robley d. Evans has
been placed In charge of the American
naval reception to Prince Henry OF
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christening of the Emperor's new
yacht. A grand banque will probably
be given by Prince Henry on he i'm
perial zach Hohenzollern in New York
harbor.
1t is now said that all members Of
the Isthnian canal committee except
Professor Haupt are in favor of recom-
mending the Panama route to the Pres
ident in the light of the new offer of
the Panama company to sell. Rear
Admiral Walker, Mr.. Pasco. Colonel
Haines and Mr.. Noble are all said to
have come over 10 Panama.
Representative Southard OF Ohio,
chairman of the House committee on
coinage, is about to send invitations to
a number Of the chief manufacturers,
merchants and others engaged in mer-
camille pursuits. 10 appear before the
coinage committee February 9th con-
cerning the bill for the adoption of the
metric system of weights and meas
uies.
The Chesapeake Beach railway, ex-
tending thirty miles from Washington
to Chesapeake Beach, a resort on
Chesapeake bay. and owned mainly by
Colorado investors, lis to be improved
before the summer season opens, by
the expenditure Of $;JOO.OOO on track
age and equipment. The steam loco
motives will be replaced by electric
motor engines capable of speed Of
sixty miles an hour. Hon. Otto Mears.
president of the company, who re
Gently returned from Denver, will take
charge of the work.
The following order has been issued
by the President, directed to each ex-
ecutiye department.: The attention of
the department is hereby called to the
provisions of the laws giving prefer
ence to veterans in appointment and
retention. The President desires that
wherever the needs of the service will
justify, and the law will permit pref
erence shall be given alike in appoint
ment and retention to honOrably dis
charged veterans of the Civil War who
are fit and well qualified to perform
the duties of the places which they
seek and are filling"
The monthly statemtent OF exports Of
products. issued by the bureau of sta
tistics, shows that during December,
1901, the exports were as follows:
Breadstuffs, S15,35S. 142; decrease as
compared with December, 1900. $4,000
600; cattle and hogs, $2,G23,454; de-
crease. 100000: provisions, SIT, $780,
no; increase, S2,152, 600: cotton, $43,-
O03. 400: decrease, $1,15O,OOO: mineral
oils, $G.329. 1863. increase 81, 100, 600. For
the calendar year the total exports
We're 1868, 500. .SS3; increase over 1900,
$31, 100000. The imports and exports
for December were: Merchandise, i'm
ports, $79914.7 743, of which S36,O154 Al
was free of duty; increase over Decem-
ber. 1900, $11 100000: merchandise ex-
ports (domestic), $135, 5,241 .S05, decrease
$9,0OO,OOO; gold imports. $2,41O,0 ,066; in
crease. -. 1870, GOO; silver, imports, ST.
764. .752; decrease, 1888, 600; silver, ex-
ports, $4,723,952; decrease. $2,6OO,OOO.
The irrigation bill, as completed by
the committee Of seventeen western
members, and which will be reported
to a general caucus of all western
senator's and representatives, while not
conforming to the views of all western
members. it is believed will be adopted
by the caucus practically in its pres
ent shape. Recent changes made from
previous drafts of the bill give settlers