Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 5, 1900, Page 5

THE OMAHA DAILY SECRETARY CACE'S REPORT Operations of the Treasury Department Told in Detail, LARGE SURPLUS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ta and Decrease in Expenditares Amount to Many Milllons of Dollars in the Agxregat WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 ment for the last year was made to the speaker of the house of representatives and by Mm ‘made public. It opens with a tabulated showing of receipts and expendi- tures as follows: The revenues of the government from all Rources (by rants) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1990, were: Internal enue, . Customs Profits on coinage, bullion, de- posits, ete District of Colimbia S (consular, letters and land).. s of public lands X on national banks Navy pension, navy hospital, clothing and deposit funds Bales of Indian lands Payment’ of interest by rallwiyn .., Miscellaneotis ... v Bales of government property Customs fees, fines, penalties, ete, 4 e Immigrant fund Deposits for surveying DR AR t ordnance material. . * home, permanent fund, n Isking and rent of weal falands..........., License fees, territory of Alasin Trust funds, Department of State v Depredatio Bpanish in. Bales of lands an Part payment Central Paclf rallroad Indebtedness Dividend recefved for ac Kansas Pacifie Postal sorvice patent Pacttic public on ‘public Tands bufldins punt of rallway... Total rec Th were Civil establishment, Including forelgn intercourse, public bulldings, collecting the reve nues, District of Columbia and other miscell 18 expenses. .$ 98,5 Military establishment, includ- ing rivers and harbors, forts, sen coast defenses penses of the war with Spain and 1n the Philippines Naval establishment iding construc sels, machinery, equip- improvement at navy yards and expenses of the war with Spain and in the Philip- pines . hesy Indian service. ... Penslons siinse Interest on the public Deflclency in postal revenues. Postal service................ pts nditures for $669,60° same 134,774,767.78 Total expenditures.. 0 Showing a surplus of il 79,627,080.18 In addition to the revenues collected dur- ing the year and the amounts recelved on the indebtedness of Pacific railroads the cask in the treasury was increased by the folluwing sums: From subscriptions to the 8 per cent ten-twenty bonds issued under authority of the act of June 13, 1898, for the Spanish war expenditures, $113,920, and from the {ssue of 4 per cent bonds in liqui- dation of interest accrued on refunding certificates converted during the year, $1,- 490, making a total of $115,410. As compared with the fiscal year, 1899, the receipts for 1900 increased $58,613,- 126,83 and there was a decrease in expendi- tures of $117,338,388.14. In the latter sum Iafa ng:.decrepse afn$95,068:486.69 .in - the ccst of malntaibing and operating the mil- \tary establishment and of $7,988,926.58 in Ihe naval establishment. Leglslative ex- penses and salaries decreased $1,205,152.68 and the cost of public buildings increased $2,485,463.55. Pensions show an increase of $1,482,386.95. The deficlency in the postal revenues shows a decrease of §980,791.29. Bath of Receipts and Expenses. The revenues of the government for the current fiscal year are thus estimated upon tho basis of exlsting laws: Customs ...... Internal revenue Miscellaneous sources, Postal service.... $245,000,000.00 Total estimated revenues....$087,773,29.92 The expenditures for the same period are follows: Civil establishment llitary _establishmen aval ‘establishment Indlan service.. Pensions . Interest on Postal service, Total rplu 1t i estimate D fsting laws the revenu ment for 1l $115,000,000,00 140,000,000.00 60,000,000.00 11,000,000.00 142,000,000.00 32,000,000.00 estimated expendi- +++..3607,773,253.92 C oL BD.000,000.00 the basis of ex- of the ern- 2 will be $265,000,000.00 nternal revenu; 000, Miscellaneous soure Postal service. . Total estimated revenues. .. .§716,633,042.00 The estimates of approprintions required for the same perlod, as submitted by the several executlve departments and offices, are an follows: Legislative establishment $ 4,756,004.43 Executive establishment— Executive proper.$ State department. Treasury dept. War department. . Navy department Interfor dept..... Postoffice dent.... Dept. Agriculture. Dept. of Justice. .. Dept. of Labor Judielul establishment Forolen Intercourse..... Military establishment. . Naval establishment ndlan affairs....... nslons Public works. Logislative ., v dept partme 230.550.00 177,950.00— 1,309,500.00 9,670,675.98 Navy department. 16,303,360.00 Interior dept. 738,800,00 e THE DOCTOR LAUGHED But the Woman Was Frightened. A physiclan of Columbus, Ga., rather poked fun at a lady patient who insisted sho had heart discase. The trouble really was caused by injurles trom the effects of coffee drinking, and the merves were so affected that it gave her every indlcation of heart disease. This Is true of thousands of people who are badly hurt by the caffelne of coffee, and, it is understood that if continued long enough, real organic heart disease will set in The lady referred to above is Mrs. C. V. Irvin, 1010 B street, East Highland, Col- umbus, Ga. She says: “I had been run ning down in health for a number of years and suspected that coffec was hurting me but could not get my consent to quit it My heart troubled me so that I was very skort of breath, and could do little or noth- ing that required exertion. 1 had fearful mervous headaches nearly every day, and was excoedingly nervous with indigestion d badly constipated. The doctor laughed at my idea of heart trouble, but knew that I was In a serious condition generally. Fioally 1 was induced to quit coffee and take up Postum Food Coffee. This was about four months ago and the change has been wonderful. 1 feel like another per- son. My heart does not trouble me at all, and the stomach and nerves are de- cldedly improved. My head does not give me the old trouble it did, while the bowels are regular without any purgatives or med- fcine of any kind, “I can bardly express my gratification for the relief from suffering brought' on by the use of regular coffee, and I cannot thagk Postum enoug! Today the report of the operations of the Treasury depart- | Agriculture of Justice Miscelianeo Leginlatly Treasury dept War department Interfor dept pt. of Justice t. of Columbla 9,080,703 04— il service, including $4,- 84,307 deficiency in postal 5194, 47,951,900.47 t annual appropriations: on public debt 31,000,000.00 funding (c u to internal v ete.) 11 ecting r laneous . al estimated approprin- ons, exclusive of sink- fund atimated surplus of Operations of the T T treasurer calls attention marked irregularity In the receipts and penditures, pointing out that while in J 1500, there was a deficiency of $, Jun 190, a surplus of $17, 08, d. The grea difference between me_and outgo on any one day was $4,- (M7,396.06 In favor of the treasury, The cor- mding maximum deficlency was §: In the face of such wide fluctua. tions th ecessity for ample avallable re- serves 18 apparent, and the treasirer names S MU A48 @ proper sum to keep in the ernment viults ‘omparison an_incre cash b 1540, 000,0 y ctually In the vau'ts of { istinguished from the deposits in ban! and other assets not consisting of mo Increased by ¥, 14. The most ne {ncrease was i amaller denomi of paper currency, which are in di moving the crops. Of these the " held $14,062,172 more than last year, The of 'aswets over current Habllities n June 30 $49 ,017.60 in 1599 and $50,- 501.76 1 1900 As the resources of the treasury became greater than {ts immediate necds a series of measures were adopted for restoring the Plus to the uses of business. This was accomplished b the payment In advance of interest on the public debt at a slight re- bate. The mints or a to treasury exe was Ree d deposits ot bullion oft aggregated 32 S1388 was gold and $35 anwitied as follows: GOLD. re Domestie bullion ... .$ §7,458,806.20 Mutilated and uncurrent domes- 1,389,000.68 fe cofn . n buillon and coln 41,564,640.73 Old plate and Jewelry Total original deposits Redeposits ¥ Total deposits Domestic bulllon ......... Mutilated and uncurrent dome AN BOIN o i3 iivaivsecies b Forolgn builfon and cofn’. Old plate and jewelry . ...$ 6,436,173.06 o8- $am,010.00 Total original deposits Redeposits ...... Total deposits 3 .83, Sfiver bulllon purchased under the pro- vislons of section 26, Revised Statutes, for colnage of subsidiary silver aggregated 1,2 M standard ounces, costing $908, The colnage executed during the year was: - R Silven dollars ... . Subsidiary silver . i Eeldedin fiscal Total . oo $141,901,960.36 There were colned 50,000 Lafavette sou- venir wilver dollars, which are not included in the above coinage of silver dollars. The sliver doflnrs coined wera from bulllon purs chased under the act of July 14, 18%. The total coinage of silver dollars from bullion purchased under the act of July 14, 1890, from August 3, 1800, to July 1, 190, was $115,250,950. Quotations on Stiver. The highest quotation in the London mar- ket for ‘sllver 092 fine during the fiscal vear was 2§9-18 pence, equal to $0.62612 in United States money per ounce fine. The lowest quotation was 6% pence, equivalent to 30.5835. The average price for the fscal ¥'ur was 27% pence, equivalent to $0.60017. he bullion 'value of the United States standard do'lar, at the highest price for the year, was 3048426, and the oul; and st the average price, 304sis he commerelal ratio of gold to siver at the average price was 1 €0 34.44. The num- ber ‘of grains of pure silyer 4t the average rice that could be purchased with a United tates silver dollar was 199.77, equivalent to 12-3 fine ounces, The net exports of gold during the fisca year were $3.693,5%, a8 against the net im- ports of 351,420,009 for the fiscal vear 1809, he net silver exports were $21.455,973, as against $25,54,817 for the previous fiscal year. The value of gold and silver consumed in the industrial arts by the United States during the calendar vear 189 was: (i0'd, $17.847,178; silver, coining value, $15,677,663--a total of $38,624,84. There were consumed in raw material, in the manufacture of bars, gold, $16,112,193; silver, $13,630,079 The'amount of row material consumed fn the industrial ar(s in the world was: Gold, $12.658,500, and siiver, coining value, 52,99, The total metallic stock In the United States on July 1. 1900, was: Gold, $1,04,439,~ 264; wilver, $647,71,00. National Bank Affairs. During the existence of the natlonal banking system, 5477 national banking ns- soclatlons have' been organized, of which 1257 have been placed in voluntary lquida~ tion by the shareholders, and 37, which falled, in charge of receivers, leaving 3,18 banks in active operation at the oclose of the jear ended June %, 190, Deducting the orty-three ‘banks ' placed in _voluntary Iquidation and nine In charge of recelvers (the latter including three previousiy re- ported In voluntary llquidation) there was s, net increase In active banks of 227 during the fiscal year. The net increase during the year of na- tlonal bank capital was $19,631,850, the total authorized stock of al! banks on June 30 being $627,608,095, The ~ dfstribution, by geographical divislons, of banks organized during the fiscal year, with thelr capital, is shown in the following table: No. of Geographical Divisions. Banks. ew England states 8 astern states nthern state Middle states Western states ific states . The number of Capital. $_ 52,000 000 o ¢ 250,000 anks organized during the vear in each state and territory is as follows: Pennsylvania, 35; Texas, Ohio and Tllinols, 20; lowa, 16; New York and Okla- homa. Indlan Nebraska, 13; Minnesota. 11; 10: Indlana, Virginia, & Kentucky and Kansas, 7i West Virginia and Wisconsin, 6;: Connecti- . Maryland and North Dakota, 4; New Hampshire. Michigan, — Missouri, South Dakota. Colorado und ‘California, 3; North N ieorsia, Alabama, Wyoming, » and 'Washington, 2:°Massa: Delaware, South Carolina and clreulation of the banks that fs. from $241,350,871 $30,640.443 on_ June ' 30, the latter date Increased $68 789,672 on June 30 1 100" Of “the 115,662 wa ured by bonds 524,891 by denosits of lawful money treasurer of the United States, of Uouldating and Insolvent and those reducing circulation. The capital of the nine insolvent banks placed In charge of recelvers during the vear agereeated $1,900.00. and the capital of the "forty-three 'associations placed in Hauidation, $5.478.950, On June 29, wssociations . reports of condition wers 32 national banks. with re- 1 J$4.044,165, 621 071599, of '§ The vald In capital stock and surpius ‘funds of the banks June 20.°1900. amounte $621 5348145 and $266.249, 448,51, 1 and individual “deposits to he deposits show n_decrons June 30, 1599. 'This, however, s pirent’ decrease. as prior to . 1000, deposits of savings banks and t companies were inchided n ndividual denosits. The June 29, 1900, statement ex- hibits an increase In hank deposits, which inchnded savines hanks nand trust com- panies, of 414948705 The specle held awaremated $336.013.700.08. which s $86,837.11 I than the amount in bank on June 3, Forelgn Commerce, at facta characterize the forelgn ot the flseal year: First, it hat of any preceding year, nnd rst time the grand total of im- passed the two billlon anufacturers' materiala formed a la pertion of the imports than ever hefore: third manufactured goods formed a larger provortion of the exports than ever bhefore: fourth, expo. were larger (han ever hefore and ware more widely distributed than in any pre- ceding year. The fmnarts of the year were 549041154 cgninat $607.145.480 In 1899, an ipcrease of $150702.4%5, This laree increase. howevor, fefty In manufacturers’ materials. ‘The tiely In a erude condition which nto the varlous procesees of (o industry” shows ‘a growth of fr £202.087,774 In 1900 1o $302 420746 fn 1900 an increase of $T0.768.972: and the class “arti- ports un mark; - s cles wholly or' partially manufuctured for ure as material in the manufactures anl mechanle a=ts” shows a erowth from $i 604,153 In 159 to 955,433,549 In 1900, an in. creaso of $27.760,386 Thus more than two thirds of the entire Increase In_importa- tons was in manufacturers’ materiale Articles in a crude condition for use in manufacturing formel {1 the year jus ended 36,68 per cent of the total imports. against 3194 per cent In 1599 and 31.05 per cent in 18, © Articles wholly or partlaily manutactured for use in the mechanical | arts formed 1041 per cent of the imports of 1900, ugainst 8.70 per cent in 1893, On the | other 'hand, the class “articles manu- | | factured ready for consumptic was b 1617 per cent of the total imports of 190, | Against 15,64 per cent in 1899 and 2100 per | cent in 1596 | While manufacturers’ materials form a | constantly increasing percentage of our | imports, flalshod manufactures continue form an increasing percentage of our rap- ldly groming exports, The total exports of the year were valued 453,082, of which $1370,763,671 wer of domestic production. Of that vast sum | manufactures formed 316 per cent, against 31 per cent in 180, Zi1{ per cent in 186 and 17,57 per cent in 18%. The total expor- tation of manufactures during the year was $43,% agalnst $139,52.146 In an_incréase of nearly $100.00).000, or about 28 per cent, Agricultural producta also show a gratifylng gain over 13, the total for the year 1W0 belng $55,868 121, ngains 3 cvvr'yl ":!I‘ * | clags: and mis- increase in 1900 I cding year, Our commerce with t nd territort s which have Heen broy | Intionship with ihe U vents of the past two » rapld growth, despite th that in ¢ an. the Phliippines production and con quently purchasing power have been par- tlally interrupted by war conditions. fm- from Cuba, which in 1597 were $15,- ., In 1900 were $31.371,704; from Porto Rico, In 187, $2,181,024, and’ in 1900 3,078,645 from Hawali, 1n 187, $13.657.790, and 'in ‘190 and from the Philippine fslands, 53,140, wnd dn 1900 %,971,208, mak- ing_the these four fsland’divisions. n 1807, $38,668,978, and in 1900 $61,120,463, an increase of 81 per cent in 190 as com- pared with 1897 n exports the increase s To Cuba the exports in 1897 were $$.260778, and in 1900 40 Porto Rico, in 1597, $1,98%888, “and $4.640.449; To Hawali, in 1507, '$4.69,075, in 1900 $13,60,145, and to the’ Phillipines 1897, $94,607, and in 1900 2,640,449, making total to the four fsland divisions, in 157, $15.083.336, and in 190 $7,8(8,446. an’ Increass of 2148 per cent in 1900 as compared wi 1897, Public Bulldings. The following statement of bufldings com- pleted and occupled, In course of erection and not yet commenced {8 based on the re- port of the supervisin architect of thin de- partment for the flscal year just closed. Attention, however, {8 called to the fact that in addition to the statement which takes up buildings proper and excludes ex- tensions, repairs, fmprovements, ete., au- thorized work has been completed since the last report on the extension to the public bullding at Canton, O., and work is being prosecuted on the extensions to the public ulldings at Columbus, Ga.; Dubuque, la.; Juckson, Miss.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Omaha, Springnield, Miss., and Topeka, Kan. Thé nnex to the temporary postoffice at Chi- ago 18 well under way and will be com- leted In the near fufure. The laundry hutlding at the Marine hospital, Chicago, 18 finished, but the heating apparatus is not yet supplied. The improvements to the cus- tom house bullding, Detroit, have been completed. Total number of bulldings at date of last report, including marine hospitals and quarantine stations. . To be dropped (United Siates postofice, Washington, D. C.) by reason of legis- lation u-n-d-rrlnfl‘m custody and co trol to the Postoffice department » . 429 Ve um- but does not in- Tepairs, Total . The abov J ber of bulldi; proper, clude extensiol {mproyvements, ot is amplified as follows: Completed at date of last report In course of erection at date report .. . Completed Commenced since last report. Number of bulldings authorized but not commenced Total . J 429 The bulldings completed and occupled are classed as follows: Court house, custom house, ete. Marine hospitals.. Quarantine stations. postofice, 22 20 BEE: re ngain trade and t ablish our commercial flag upon the oceans have not In a genera- tion been so favorable as at this time, Oir heavy, “continuous expenditures for the navy ‘have created whipbullding plants adapted o the largest mercantile construc tion. Our surpassing production of conl and steel Insures cheaper materfals than can be obtained clsewhere, and abundance of capital, the product bor's prosperity during'the Jast few terprise 4 temporary caises hay hiphufiding abro attering considerations must n to our backwardness in this year of gre in our ship yards, less than one nth the shipping for forelgn trad, 0 be bullt by our principal competitor. do not carry 3 per cent of the world's sea-borne traffic HIP SUBSIDY BILL TAKEN UP (Continued from First Page.) expressed the opinion that & great mari- time nation like this might as well bo with- out a constitution as without shipyards. Mr. Frye showed how much greater was tho cost of building and operating ships under the American flag. If these expenses were not greater, he sald there would be no excuse for the pending bill and its foun- dation would fall. He presented, therefore, an array of figures to prove that it cost not only more to construct American ships, but more to operate them after they were bullt than foreign ships. His figures in- dicated that ships of Great Britain had an advantage of from $4.50 to $i a gross ton over American ships in the expense of construction and operation. He related the Incldent cited by Mr. Clyde of the Clyde Steamship company, before the com- merce committee, of the operation of a ship undor a Norweglan flag and an . ex- actly similar vessel under the Amerfcan flag. The expense of operating the Nor- weglan ship, he sald, was just half that of operating the American ship betwwen the same ports. Mr. Frye also refered to the line of ves- sels run by the late John Roach of New York, from New York to Brazil. They came tnto competition with a line of Spanish ehips exactly similar in size and speed to the American ships. The Spanish ves- sels had a yearly advantage of $120,000 over the American ships and could make money carrylng freight at $5 a ton, while the American vessels in order to make money had to charge $7.50 a tom. Mr. Roach was forced to sell his vessels and Mr. Thurber and the other purchasers eventually lost their entire investment. Senator Frye Furnishes Statistios, Mr. Frye then took up that provision of the biil which provides the amount of sub- sidy to be pald vessels and explained how the paymeat was regulated. Ha said that by the terms of the measure a ten-knot vessel out for 175 days would draw $15,000 a year beyond the cost of her coal and handling and that the amount of the sub- sidy would dimiutsh with the speed of the ship. Mr. Clay (Georgia) asked if it were true that a twenty-one knot shlp would draw under the bill, $304,000 a year. Mr. Frye replied that the amount drawn by such a vessel would be about $22,000 in excess of her coal consumption and hand- persisted Mr. Clay, “Is not the mount of the subsldy of the twenty- one knot ship $364,000 a year under thls il Mr. Frye admitted that it was. “I understand,” said Mr. Clay, “that the ten-knot and twelve-knot ships which carry the agricultural products of the country do not receive more than one-third of the sub- sldy of the fast passenger vessels which Total ... Statement of expenditures from appropr ations for public bulldings from June 30, 1599, to June 30, 1900: For sites for and construction of publlc bulldings, extensions and rs, speclally approj for - Sy 933,624.33 407,242.74 141,935.24 For_repairs and presevation of public bulldings. .. For heating apparatus for pubiic butldin W For vaults, 'safes and locks for public buildings. b For photographic plans for public dupli vuildin, The commissioner general of {mmigra- tion, In the annual report of the operations of his bureau for the fiscal year endel June 90, 1900, submits tabulated statements showing the arrival in this country iur- ng that perlod of 448,672 allen immigrants, 2872 thiough ports of the United States and 23,200 through Canada. Of these, 304,- 148 were males and 144,424 females: 54,534 were under 14 years of age, 310.33 were from 14 to 46 years old and 23,568 were 45 and over. As to the literacy of persons 14 vears of age and over, thero were 93,6% who could nelther read nor write, and 2,097 whw could read, But were unable to' write; 64258 brought each $30 or over, and 271,521 'sho sums less than $30, the ‘total amounts dis- played to inspectors aggregating 3,667,690, "There were Teturned (o, thelr own' coun: tries within one atter landing 3%, and hospital rellef was rendered during the year to 2417. The total debarred or re- used u landing at the ports, were 4,246, as compared with 3,79 last year. Of these, one was excluded for idiocy, thirty-two for insanity, 2,99 as paupers of_persons likely to become public charges, 303 on account of disease four as convicts, two as ase sisted immigrants, 883 as contract laborers and weven women upon the ground that they had been imported for immoral pur- poses. In addition to the foregoing, there were excluded at the Mexican and’ Cana- dlan borders a total of 1,016 aliens. It appears that the Croatian and Slavon- fan races sent an increase of 9 per cent over those of tne same races who cane last year; the Mebrew, an increase 'of 62 per cent; the South Ttallan (Including Steflian), 28 per cent; 271 per_cent; the Finnish, agyar, 181 per cent cent: the Scandinavi Slovak, 84 per cent. These nine ra the total of forty-one races repres by immigration, furnished nearly as many fmmigrants as_the total arrivals for the last year, or 310,44, and their aggregate increase represented % per cent of the total increase shown for the year. The total immigration reported, 43, 1s in_excess of that for the preceding yea 311,715, by 136,87, or 49 per cunt. As to countries of orlgin, 424,700 came from Euro- pean, 17,046 from Asfaiic, thirty from Afri- can, and 5,89 from all other sources, Secretary Gage calls attention to the meat increaso in Japaneso arrivals, and cxpresses the opinion that if unchecked it will produce serlous trouble in Pacific states. Ho renews his recommendation that United States officers be withdrawn from Canadian ports and that exclusive ports of entry be established along the northern border. Much space Is given to the report of the operations to prevgut the spread of con- tagious disease and“especially the bubenio plague. Fifteen deaths from this disease are reported to have occurred in San Fran- clsco during the year ending June 30, 1900, 14,998 cases of smallpox, with 731 deaths were reported from forty-four states and territories. Revenue Cutter Service, The followlng 18 & summary of the work performed by vessels of the Fevenue cutter service during the year: Distance covered in nautical miles.. 812,001 Lives saved (actually rescued) from o 3 3 20,089 drowning ..o oard o9 tha Polish, 64 n, 41 per cen! Vessels and papers ex- ned . darnenrneene sonsen 18 seized and reported for vio: TR IOD AT YA 1) 2 agria T e P sases Fines and penalties incurred by ves- cargoes . : Persons on’ boa Isted. Persons in distress taken on board and cared for ....... 2o ‘The report of the commissioner of navi gation shows that on June 30, 1900, the mer- chant marine of the UUnited States, Includ- ing all kinds of documented shipping, com- prised 25,333 vesscls of 516,519 gross ton The tohnage bullt during the year, s, gross tons, has been exceeded in'amcunt b our annual output only six years, and ii value and efficiency has never been ‘equaled. Marine construction now In progress of under contract promises a greater addition to our merchant fleet for the current fscal ear than laat vear, and If the present rate s maintained the new tonnage will exceed that ever built in the United Btates, except in, 1854 an 3 The conditions for & successful effort to carry no agricultural products.” “And I was showing,” :responded Mr. Frye, “that the low-speed 1s were the ones which recetved the actusl benefits from the subsidy and not the fast passenger ships.” At this point Mr. Frye ylelded the floor for the day and the senate at 3:66 p. m. lield a briet executive session, after which it adjourned. ARMY BILL COMES UP IN HOUSE Representative Hull of lowa Intro- ces Measure Provid Reo! tion, WASHINGTON, Dec. 4—The sosslon of the house today was brief. The real work will begin tomorrow, when the house will consider the army reorganization bill, which Mr. Hull, chairman of the commit- tee on military affairs, reported today. He explained the urgent necessity for imme- dlate action upon this measure, as under the present law the army must be reduced to 27,000 on July 1 next, and asked unanimous consent for the consideration of the bill to- morrow, but Mr. Sulzer (New York) ob- Jected, 8o Mr. Hull introduced a resolution for a speclal order for the consideration of the bill tomorrow, with provision for a vote at the end of six hours general de- bate. The objcction to the swearing in of Mr. Connor of Towa, the successor of Senator Dolliver, which was raised by Mr. Bailey of Texas yesterday was removed today by the presentation of a new set of credentla from Goversor Shaw and Mr. Conmnor took the oath. Military Training in Public Sl Three bills were passed under the call of committees, the most important being one to provide for the detail of not to ex- cced 100 retired army officers and 300 mon- commissioned officers as military instruc- tors in the public schools of such citles as adopt & eystem of military instruction. A second was ‘“to prevent the falure of mili- tary justice.” It was explained that its purpose was to amend the laws relating to military courts-martial and the civil trials of soldiers The last was to legalize an {s- sue of §260,000 of bonds by Pima county, Arizona. The resigndtion of Mr. Devries of Call- fornla, who 1is mow a member of the board of general appraisers, was lald before the house, s was the resignation of Mr. Babcock of Wisconsin as a member of the committeo on {msular affairs. The speaker aanounced the appointment of Mr. Hamil- ton of Michigan &8 a member of the com mittee on insular affairs; Mr. Overstreet of Indlana as chairman of the committec on expenditures in the Department of Jus- tice and Mr. Davis of Florida and Mr. Mc- Dermott of New Jersey as members of the committee on merchant marine and flsh- erles. At 1:35 p. m. the house adjourned. WOULD AMEND SUBSIDY BILL Wants Foretgn-Bullt, but American-Owned, Vessels to Enjoy Privileges of Home-Bulilt, WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—Just before the adjournment of the senato today Senator Vest gave notice of an amendment that he will offer to the ship subsidy bill. The amendment provides for the repeal of such existing laws “as either prohibit or re- striet citizens of the United States from purchaeing ships bullt in other countries, to Lo used in the foreign carrying trade of the United States, or which Impose taxes, burdens or restrictions on such ships when owned by American citizens, which are not imposed on ships bullt in the United States."” In addition to the repealing provision, the amendment makes it lawful “for all citizons of the United States to buy ehips built in wkole or in pait in any forelgn country and have them resletered as ships of the United Stales.” When 50 reg tered these foreigu-built vessels are, under the terms of the amendment, to be entitled to all the rights and subjected to the same regulations as those governing ships bullt in the United States and zens of this country ARMY ASKS FOR JUSTICE Inapector Genernl Hecommends That Provis s of Navy ¥ Law Be Extende WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 General J. C. Breck!nridge eral of the army, recommends that the law | of March 3, 1899, providing for the retire ment of officers of the navy under tafn_conditions, with the rank and pay of the next higher grade, be made applicable 1o the army. The most of our wars have been fought on land, says the report, and | &8 a matter of simple justice, rewards for army officers should be no less extensive than those enjoyed by officers of the naval branch. He also touches upon the disad- vantages imposed by inferior rank in the army, citing as an instance, the China cam paign, when General Chaffee, a Juntor among the international commanders, was advanced from a brigadier to a major gen- eral to give him the rank requisite to his | status as commander-in-chief of the United States forces In China. General Breckin. ridgo also notes that the grade of brigadior general {s abolished in most of the Euro- pean armies, and is nearly as archalc as the rank of commodore affoat. In regard to the question of reorganizing the standing army, the general suggests a standard of two soldiers for every thousand population and submits statistics to show that in tho proportion of soldiers to population and the area of the country, and in the war budget in time of peace, the United States Is far behind all of the great European sations. PROPOSES BOER RESOLUTION Sulzer Introduces Resolution in the House Urging Queen Victoria to Resort to Arbitration. owned by citt The report of inspector gene cor ASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—Representative Sulzer today Introduced in the house the following resolutions: “Whereas, The war In South Africa has drfunl‘{lllmll Il||ru 1:’ reckless and ruthless extermination of a brave people, fighting fo thelr homes and liberty, © "o for “Resolyed, That the' congress of the United States protest in' the name of hu- manity and civilization against o con- tinuation of a war which atrages the feel- ings of all liberty-loving people. and. “Resolved, That the congress of the United States, being committed fo the principle of arbitration for the settlement of International disput. urges upon the government of her majesty the deum of adopting this policy for the purpose of #topping the awful atrocities now &olng on In Bouth Africa.” PENSIONS FOR WS War Survivors Remembered by the General Government. WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—(Speclal.) following pensions have been granted: Issue of November is: Nobragka: Original—Phillp (. Heeblitz (dead), Webster, $1. Increase—John 8. L1 scott, "Trumbull, '$10; Thomas A. Malor Elk Creek, 312, Original widows, ete.— (Spe. clul accrued November 19) Elmire J. Tosser, Kearney, & Original—-Oliver ) N Henry O. Michael $8; 'Nicholas Flood, shalitown, $10, ERNY VETERA The Maxson, Otto- . Marshaliltown, Boldiers” Home, Mar: Additional-George 8. Bow- man, Leoh, $10. “Restoration and Inorease.- Willlam Mackitn_(dead), Farmington, $12. Renewal—Jacob Rodenbiugh, Des Moines, newal and increase—Charles napp, Sldney, 8. Increase—John Tierney, Waucoma, 38; Cortez J. Troette, Birming- ham, $10. Original widows—(8pecial ac- crued November 19) Lilllo A. Bali, Deca- tur, $8. Colorado: ~ Original-Avery B. Tubb: Bummit, 8. Increase—Oscar M. Thayi Gypsum, 38 War with Spain, original— Robert I'. Reed, Denver, 35, Bouth “Dakota: ~ Original widows, ete.— Speclal accrued November 19) Ruth 1, Prior, Redfield, $5, 1ssiie of November 17: Nebraska: °Incremse—Peter H, Nebraska City, $12. Orlginal widow: Mary M. Bryan, Ashiand, 88 Sarah A. Smith, Amella, $8; (special dccried Novem- ber 20 Sarah . Womeldorf, Kearney, §. Towa: Origi tobert Foster, Webster City, $; Perry Thompson, Lisbon, $6. Ad- ditional~David Ody, Chariton, $8. Original widows, etc.—Rachel Scarf, Lewls, §8; (spe- clal November 20) Sarah E. Bigelow, Ames, $8; (special accrued November 20) Mary A Zimmerman, Grandview, $12; Catharine Colling, Morgan Valley, § South Dakota: War wit ~Christ L. Myhre, Sinal, $i MacArthn WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—The following casualty 1ist was recelved at the War de- partment today trom General MacArthur at Manila Freese, s, ‘ete. h Bpain, original November 20, Pilar, Luzon, Com- hirty-sixth {nfantry,” Cornelius J, ded—Company H, Thirty-sixth Samuel A Roberts, In arm, serious; Company F, Thirty-sixth’ Infantry, Ulric Jusseaume, in abdomen, seriou: Company K, Thirty-sixth infantry, Frank Hilllcker, frl!“l. moderate; Com mll" L, Thirty-six nfantry, Courtney Morr! in leg” ab knee, slight; Company 1. Thirty-sixth fn- fantry, Emerson Flausberg, in leg, siight; Company G, Thirty-sixth {nfantry, Charles Clark, In foot, slight: Company I, Thirty- sixth Infantry, John G. Kortz, In arm, seri- ous; Company I Thirty-sixth infantry, Al- bert Padesk leg above knee, slight Kilied — November -~ 21, San ' Vincente, Luzon, Company L, Forty-fifth infantry, George R. Whittle Exports WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—The total exports of the different grains of Russia between January 1 and November 1 of this year, ac- cording to custom house reports forwarded to the State departmemt by Vice Consul Smith at Moscow, amounted to 271,715 poods (4,382 tons), an increase over last year of §76 tons, which amonnted to 217,414 poods (3,606 tons). Radway's Ready R venta Conghs. Cold 2a, Bronelti: Joints, Lum ilem, ' Neural and_pre. re Throat, Influ Pno? ia, !welllra of the o Imflammation, Rhoum adache, Toothache, sure cure for Pains in the the frat and t instantly ains, allays congestions, h, bowels, or . by one ‘applicatien, W b FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL USE. A teaspoentul in water wiil {n a few min- utes cure Cramps, Spasms, Sour Btomach Hoartburn,” 8ic leaduche, — Diarrioe Colic, Flatulency. and all Internal pain Bold by Druagiats. 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ITAPPEARSTO THE , NAKED EYE._ .=~ Young Ladles_llike_lt as a dres l‘l:f because 1t gives the halr & beautityl lossy lustre, ensures a bril- lant” growth, and enables them to dress it and keep it any style that may be de- sired, Children Like It because it and scalp cool and cl lays frritation, and ke hatr in whatever desired, keeps the halr position BU Bost Dining Car Service Anti-Kawf Kawt-2%c & boflle at the drug stores, FFET LIBRARY CARS For every colds and coughs there {8 nothin better than Anti- Cranitonic for the Hair 18 a_cleansing, Invigorating reparation, causcs the halr o grow LUXURIANTLY, keeps it soft and pliant, fm: parts to it the LUSTRE and FRESHNEBSS of YOUTH, eradicates dandruft — prevents HAIR FROM FA ING, 18 the MOST CLEANLY of all hair pre- purations, and 18 PER- FECTLY ' harmless. Being a strong nerve tonie, it is cooling and invigorating to the brain. 0ld People Like It for its wonderful power to invigorate diseased hair, ana induce an entire new growth when that is possible, Middle - Aged People Like It because it prevents them from getting Bald keeps dandruff ‘away, and makes tho halr grow thick and strong. FREE HAIR FOOD To convince every reader ot this paper that Cranitonio Halr Food will stop falling halr, make halr grow, cure dandruft and itching scalp, and that it Is the only prep- aration fit to put on the hu- man head, we will send by mail prepared to all who wilt send name and address and some of the combings of your hair with a statement a8 to the conditlon of your scalp to the Cranitonic Hair Food Co., 140 Temple Court, New York City. mple bottle of Cranitonic Hair Food and sample cake of Scalp Boap, s