The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1902-09-05


Caracas, Venezuela, advises the State
Department by telegraph that govern
ment warships recently arriving Mt La
Guayra report that for two days they
bombarded Ciudad Bolivar after
which she withdrew, having exhausted
their ammunition.
An imperial order has been Issued
from Constantinople commanding that
NIL the demands made by the United
States upon Turkey be conceded and
the relations between the porte and the
United States legation here have re-
sumed their normal condition. United
States Minister Leishman and Robert
S. Mccormick, United States ambassa-
dor at Vienna, were present at Selam-
lik.
An official report OF the trial trip of
the first-clnss batyleship Maine over
the Cape Ann course August 23rd, has
been received at the Navy Department
from Captain Train, president OF the
trial board. 1t reads rs follows: 1.-The
trial of the battleship Maine success
fully completed. The mean speed. I'M
corrected for tidal errors, was 1876
knots" 1t Is stated mt the Navy De
partment that the corrected figure for
tidal allowances may make slight
change, showing greater or less speed.
Admiral Higginson Will soon submit
to the Navy Department an elaborate
report on the results of the chase or
the white squadron by the North At
lantic squadron, which ended August
oath. For obvious reasons such parts
of this report as treat OF any imperfec-
tons developed probably will be with
held from publication. Meantime the
official report of the affair is confined
to the brief telegram already published
from Commander Pillsbury. anncunc-
ing his surrender. and n dispatch from
Admiral Higginson telling of the dis
position lie had made of the vessels en-
gagged in the chase. Naval officers here
say that while the capture of the whlte
squadron seemed 10 be Il foregone con-
clusion. owing to the, discrepancy in
strength between the two squadrons.
yet this chase has had instructive ana
important results.
| The insulnr division of the War De-
partment has just published its last
summary of the commerce of the is
land of Cuba. The summary shows
that the total value of imports into
Cuba during the military occupa tons
was S225. 431 .135. and the exports were
S45.OOO.0OO less than the inportations.
property and damage to agriculture
caused by the war. The United States
furnished forty three per cent. of the
imports and took scventy-five per cent.
of the exports. Practically all the SUI
gar went to the United States. The
balance Of trade was decidedly in IA
/ vor of Cuba. though not so great as in
/ former years. and it is remarked that
the trade of the United States has not
kept pace in any the Latin-American
countries with its wonderful striues III
h o,Aer parts of the world.
The War Department has received
/ cablegram from General Chaffec at
MANILA reporting the occurrence of
series of earthquakes on the island of
Mindanao. Twenty people were Killed
by falling walls. the victims all being
Moros. The upheavel occurred in the
country adjacent TO Lake Lanao, in the
Moro section of the island. near Camp
/ Nickers, which is Dow the headquar-
tiers of the American forces stationed
in Mindanao General Chaffee's cable
gram says the mountains and rivers
and other streams were greatly dis
lurbed and great damage was done.
This is the first serious earthquake re-
ported during the American occupa-
ton of the Philippines. The most I'M
Dortant previous seismic disturbances
in Mindnnao WIS the one that partly
destroyed Palak, Cota-Batu and the
village on the banks Of the river Min
danao in 1872. This phenomenon
closely followed the eruption of the
volcano of Marturkin.
The Interior Department has issued
rules and regulations for the Crater
Lake park. Oregon. which was dedi-
Gated mt the last session of Consress'as
IL public pleasure ground The regu-
lations forbid the Injury or destruction
of the natural curiosities or wonders
within the park. Disturbing the min
cral deposits in the reservation is pro
hibited except under certain conditions.
The act of Congress providing for the
park does not extend the mining laws
TO the reservation without limitation,
but authorizes the location and work
ing of mining claims under regulations
prescribed by the secretary of the in
terror 1t is forbidden to cut or injure
any timber grown within the park eN-
cept for use in the construction of
places of entertainment and in connec-
ton with the working of located min
ing claims. Hunting and fishing are
prohibited. The sale or use of intoX-
icating liquors on the government
lands in the park is forbidden.
The Navy Department has made a
decision which affects the rank of ma
rine officers appointed from civil life
under the naval personnel act Under
that act the President was authorized
to fill vacancies in the marine corps
from civil life. and several groups of
appointments were made. the largest
being eighteen. on May II, 1900. The
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