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THERE IS A RIDICULOUS INCREASE IN THE NUMBER AND AM0URT.0F PENSIONS
y -s i it i
Nearly 60,000 Were Added to the Lists the Past. Tear-Almost 1,000,000 Pensioners on
the Roll, to Whom 8145,000,000 Were Paid Last YeaJr-English ;Troops Put the
Deverishes to Flight Meeting of .O. R. & N. Directors in Portland, and
Old Officers Re-Elected War Department Explains Why the
Troops Were not Paid Trial Trip of the Torpedo
Boat Davis Was Entirely Satisfactory.
WAJIIINITtN, r.l. 1
invt:raikn Hif fraurtuloni
tildit iiiir !h liut f'.r
Ulirwtl(lun 10 the nwverli.
tnenl l)nl. ha n fomllrll by B.ill. l
lor OVunni II. ut M" 't-ury dririmMil
an.l l.nluy hti ut.mltl.l o BtBry O.iitc
a man of It-niltmmy n iht tranmv
8rvrul thou.ao'l ulii rlt-r rre t
aniinr.l. Tim fct drrlo. nhow
.rmi(lc iK-h'iti cpriirO by int:li'
.ril. lu t--Hr a Urjt unmunt of lir
b.i-i'1". IU-'n lmlk-.it lh.it nill!liM.i
iloll.r. In ti'1 rr iu;rM t.y Irr. ltu
Inr iiirumi. r'l Uwt a numt'cr of N.-w
York Ul.lJ.r. r inv..lvrj In wu- cj-.
M.mv of th I'l'U tfi-riv-hl from .N-
Ymlt ar.- hon to h i t-rn i-l'h. r
lx-rvli.li mlilW ii nl thr-e unlxai
i-.nr.fi up In front of tw-n ono nhrtl
1 th IcrvlhHi poitl,'n.
The rm-tny'ii li roukl m-t be bwpt
ttilit. 1. s the Dnrrt'hrt wrrr in a hollow,
but th' flr.-lMB troiil could be dintltnlly
w-rn. Tlw urmy I. tni.vli .lowly.
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Four Hundred Different Patterns
Wuh Sing it Co., Mcrclmnt Thilorn, wcro m-vor U-ttor
iTt'pnrwl to Horvo 1 1 to puMio in their lino, (it-nts'
Kurumhine G(mhU of all kindM. Suits mndo to orxlor
quickly. Iiargo tok nnily-inndo gotKls. denning
and rt'imiring. flettiottibor. Price Tolk.
WAH SINQ & CO ComrcMSt.
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Blacksmiths
Boiler Makers
Machinists
Foundrymen
Loggers'
Supplies
Kept In Stock
l-ogglng Cnglncn IImIII nnd Rcpnlrod.
Heavy Forging Under Power Hammer a Specially
Sole Manufacturers of the Unsurpassed
... " Harrison Sectional" Propellor Wheel ...
Manufacturers for the Pacific Coast of the
K0IJCKTS KATEK-Tl'BC H0ILEK.
( liNt)ITION OP THE O. XL & N.
I'OKTI.ANO, S.it. l.-The annual rr
tMirt of tin- t. It St N. Co.. .ubmttted at
j thf uniiiml m.etlnB tixloy. chow, the total
mrnliiMii rr hv yir rn.r.nx June v.
K. to be JO.SC.M. uk-.iIiiiiI II.STi,t the
irevoii ytr. The i.rutlni rtt,!ii',
were U.'A'J.OT OKlmt t2."?.o. In IK'
iititl tho nt wirmnvti from oj"mtlon 12,
N1.ST3. Mcnliua: V.fi .J tin- rvli.u ywr.
A.ler all clinrv. wii id't ItW'ir l9Ui-
iu.l i.v in.llvkiu.ila who huo no d.r.vi la I'Ul S-a.S'. rJnt b.Ui in
i . . ... an.l .,.!... ru,.-.i ih. ir Durlnif the yir the iomMiny ex..-nd.'d
, , ' . ,, , . , ... S.tii; In the betterment of It llm-a.
......... ..o. . . . The tooard of olrvtori chon toiluy w-aa
i-onnl.IrfUl.in ot coin.rnii..n tfuil nomJnatwl u,e me,H.
.artlr. or thai the bid bore ii;n,Hur'i uf th vo,llHf y.,,,, ln jjew- York,
tht wrre forgerlc. AukukI 11
It In eutrJ that furilur Invrdluutlon I.
to Ih made, und that the fuoU .rvelnM WHY TROOHS WKFIE NuT PAID,
will be followed by action by '.he arcre. ;
...rv T,u mv re.uli In the refu.al to WAS1UNUTON. Bept. l.-A dispatch
war expendKurea on one aide and the in
ternal revenue law on the other. The
momhJy atateroent of the pubile debt, la
Ur. today, vhowa that, on Autruot 31, the
public (Hit, lea the raah In the treasury,
Wiw It.olI.tTO.'.n, wtUch l a decreaae for
the month of tH.9."ll. This decrease ta
a.vountod for by a corresponding lrtcreaae
In the rash on hand, due to receipts from
(he war loan.
iu tionda In all csiara
bern llli;al.
found to have
hua been re"rl-ed at Uie war denurtmcm
from lieixral MHea axklnc why the troop.
In Torto Rico had not been pld. Tha j.
URKAT 1NCREA8B IN rENSIONS. j phuitlon I. 1ven th the payma.ter.
j w..i iuo..ry iur L.to i.o.i' nr. v ... ou..-
Nearly Sixty Thouaand Nam. AJdeJ to ! tkiKO and rvwdy to proceed to Ponce, but
the Roll the Paat Year. j General Mllea obJe.-ted to "these payraaa-
. ; ert aaytng- they would brtnf the yellow
WASHINGTON, Bept. l.-lh. lortn.L,. MMUm wUh ,hwli or tn6 monty
comln. annual report of the commlMlonrr I mlrhl ,nftfcted whlle on tari the
o nen.lona will .how that the number , p., h4Vd since
of pensions allowed durln the pat : dla,thed to li.rto Rteo to pay the
year, tnrludln. the war of 112. M , troops hu rwalned there. Complaints
or whlcn H.KJ were lor soiuiera ana i.vm
have been made also by certain regiments
tha th'y received no pay while at Ban
tin (Co. It is learned at the department
In some of these Instances thu requests
wro made by the commanding officers of
the T-ulments to defer the payment until
the troops returned to the Lnltcd 8tute
Pacific Sheet Metal Works
MANUFACTURERS OF
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Lithographing on Tin a Specialty.
San Francisco. Cal. Astoria, Ore. Fairhaven, Wash.
Write Um for Prlec.
for Mllors. The number of pensioners on
the rolls June JO, IK, was W3.T14; the
amount paid for pen.lons during the fis
cal yr ending June X 18W, was I1U.K1..
kTV; 1h average value of rurh pension la
1131, T.
onunsons .now imi ...ore in-..-...... ..-,. n.mroved tiv G.-neral
for service In the war of the rebellion ' . .,ir .., ....iv ivmateM
were granted durlr IJie last fl.onl year im ' . rpB.mMl. .hiu, -av,.. ,.
than were allowed during the entire four i fl,lrtl.
jrnn ui n uni r. i...u i. ... u.i.. ...r v.t-
llre a.ltnltilstnitlon of President Hayes,
tlMit the amount actually imJd tor army
nnd navy penslona during the n.cul y.Nir
ending June 30, Jsiti. was largely In excess
of the amount paid either In the first or
sevoml term of President Grant's admin
istration, and almost as much as wu
paid during the entire four years of Presi
dent Huyes' administration.
SKIRMISH WITH THE ENEMY.
HrMl.h Troops Route the Dervishes at
Um.lurnian.
LONDON, Sept. l.-The war office wus
relieved thla morning by the receipt of
a iilsiMtch from Cairo explaining the sud
den Interruption of news from the Sou
dun, which gave rlo to some unenHlirens
yesterday as to tho movements of the
Aiwlo-Kgyptlan coiunin now advancing
toward Omdurmnn unit. Sir Ht-rbert
Kitchener. Tlegtvphlc cnmmunli-iuum
was Interrupttil by a storm.
An assoctatetl press dispatch from
Nuxey Inland, tinted August !w, suys:
"There has been gltmi'ses of the enemy
during the: Inst few dmys find tho tlrst
sklrmlnh took place todny when the ad
vance, gunrd of the cavalry loci to. 1 a
lnrire lnwly of Dervishes at a supposed out
post about elirtit mlleti north ot Onulur
num. Tho enemy showed, a dlspotvitlon to
tight.
The Montniornecy troop emptied n few
THE DAVra- TRIAL TRIP.
1VUTI.AND. Sept. l.-lTie ton'eoo boat
lavls was Klven a prelmilnury trial to
day, nnd ft Is said mtule IS knots. Woltl
.wicker ntatt tho trial wus entirely
sall.'.fticloryr
SHORT IN HIS AlVOl'NTS.
HATH, Maine. Shi'U 1. The pO'),imJ
asslKiiment of Galen 8. Moses, trsurer
of the Wor;imbo Woolen Manufacturing
Company, which wan announced Tues
day, In which more 'than leuO'O worth
of property Is Involved, has disclosed the
fad thut the assignment Is the result of
emboxsloment on a large scule by ex
Mayor Krtta II. Twltcholl, one of Iiath's
nut prominent cltUens. Twtihell ad
mits tho onilH'slom''nt, but U Is stated
tlvit he will not. be proseiuttxl. It Is 'U
the iti.MUire Is JfiO.Oi1, though h Is admit
ted the amount may tv greater.
PRESIDENT AT HI3 HOME.
CANTON. Ohio. Sept. L A grand dem
onstration occurred at noon In honor ot
President McKlnley and Secretary of
Bt.we lay. Out of reiect for the pres-
Idttit's expressed wish, that his present
visit tx Infurma, the affair wus, to a con
sl.l.r.kblo extent, unorganized, and par
took kirgiiiy of the nature of a spontane
ous otrrbum irf tmthuslfuim. The people
of the community turned out en masse.
li.-twe.-n 4 and S O'ctocg the party board
ed a sieil train on the Pennslyranla
line aiKl procenl eastward.
Another clause of the platform soys:
"It la due to the cause of humanity and
civilization for which the war was fonght
that r.o people who have, ln consequence
thereof, been freed from persecution
shall, with the consent or through the
indlfforence of the United States, be re
turned to such oppression, or permitted to
lapse Into barbarism."
LOG RAFT SIGHTED.
j POINT RATES, Col., Sept. L-The tug
, Monarch was sighted today li miles north
west of here with the raft In tow from
I Astoria for San Francisco.
NATIONAL BANK NOTES.
WASHINGTON. Sept. L The statement
of the controller of the currency. Issued
today, shows the total circulation of na.
tlonal bank note on Septemoer L to be
127.1,8.615. an Increase for the month of
tu.,;iS, and a decrease for the rear of
t3.X9.ft8. .
DOT KIN POISONING CASK.
8 AS FRANCISCO, Sept L-The grand
Jury la Investigating tha BoUtln poisoning
esse. A number of witnesses have been
summoned to tell wnat they knew of the
poisoning and the circumstances leading
up to the arrest ot Mrs. Dotkln, and of
ocourencea since her axreet. The police
believe the candy was purchased in this
city from George Haas, a fshlonafcle
dealer ln confections.
OCR FINANCIAL CONDITION.
WASHINGTON, Sept. l.-The monthly
Btwtomctrt of the receipts and expendi
tures of tho government for August show
the receipts from U sources aggregated
W3,T09, an Inctvtiso of $22,7jl.3 over
August, 1S37. Tho expenditures for the
month aggregated $jr.,2fi0.71T. an Increase
of 122.C73.H7il. The heavy Increases on
both sides of the ledger are duo to the
REPUBLICANS OF IOWA,
Nominate a Stute Ticket anj L-vl le for
the Gold Sta-iJird.
DUBUQUE. Iowa. Sept. l.-The repute
llcun state convention today uomlnated
the following state ileket:
George Dolson, secretary of etnte.
John Herrlott, treasurer.
Frank F. Merriiim auditor.
Milton Remley, attorney general.
Welcome Mowrey, railroad coir.mlNSlon-
er for full term.
Davis Palmer, railroad commissioner
for short term.
C. T. Jones, clerk of the supreme court.
Horace E. Deemer, Judge of the su
preme court.
B. I. Salkmgor reporter of the supreme
court.
The plait form says:
"The experience of the puai two yeors
h8 fully approved the gold standard pol
icy of the republican part" as declared
by the national convention ln 1896. We
recognise the necessity of comprehensive
and enlightened monetury legislation.
The 'monetary standard of this country
and of the commercial world Is sold.
The permanence of thlg standard must
be assured by congressional '."xjslatlon,
giving to It the validity and vitality of
public law. All other money must be
kept on a parity with gold. Our money,
like our institutions, should be main
tained equal to the best in the world.
On this plank we Invite the support of
all voters who desire honesty and stabil
ity li uuslness affairs, and It;. Immedi
ate nnd permanent settlement of the
question of the standard of value."
BIDDING ON BATTLESHIPS.
Three Great War Vessels Will Soon Be
Constructed for the Government.
WASHINGTON. Sept L-The result of
the bidding for the construction of the
three big battleships authorized by con
gress Is eminently satisfactory to the
navy department From the face of the
bids It la clear that toe government Is
going to secure much more ln matter of
power and speed than was expected; that
the cost Is going to be less than was paid
proportionately for the Illinois class, and.
finally, that the dispart men t will be able
to wstrfbute the work among the three
big building concerns, a method of con
struction that always redounds to the ad
vantage of the government
The bids range from CJSO.OOO to CS
000, A careful examination of the bids
shows that the prices asked for the ves
sels planned on department designs aver
age slightly less than the price to be paid
for tite Illinois class, although the ships
are Improvements ln some respects.'
But tt also appears that the bids are
within tha limit of the coat fixed by con.
gress. The builders propose to make
them of IS knots speed much better ships
than called for by the department.
It Is expected the only bids considered,
therefore, will be for lS-knot ships, in
lals case the Newport News company Is
the lowest bidder, but the bid Is for only
one ship. The highest is the Union Iron
Works, but the act ot congress makes an
allowance of not to exceed 4 per cent ln
favor of the Pooiflc coast bidders, so that
brings their bid within the line.
troop H of the Sixth cavalry and a com
pany of the Eighth Infantry.
Colonel Goethal haa examined the Span
ish fortifications. He says they are mar
vellously strong and that be could have
held back the strongest army in Europe
with 00 men against an assault In front
VOLUNTEERS CAN BE REGULAR.
Time They Have Served Allowed In the
Regular Branch.
WASHINGTON, 8-pt. t-In order to
keep the. regular trmy up to the maxi
mum of Q.(M) men, the war department
will have recruiting officers !t all stations
where volunteers are. .mustered cm. with
a view to giving the men an opportunity .
to enlist ln the regular service.
The time they have served in the volun
teer service will be allowed them as part
ot continuous service ln 'the regular
braeh.
IT NEEDS INSPECTING.
WASHINGTON. Sept. l.-It Is under-
stood President McKlnley will spend the
uay ln New York tomorrow. He will be
Joined by Secretary Alger at Camp Wlkott
Saturday morning, and will tnen proceed
iO Inspect the camp unofficially.
UNDER A FLAG OF TRUCE.
General Brooke Permitted by Spanish
Commander to Travel to Porto Rico.
PONCE, Porto Rico, Sept. L-General
Brooke today notified Captain-General
Muclus", the Spanish commander at San
Juan de Porto Rico under a flag of truce
carried to the Spanish lines by Colonel
Goethal, that Rear Admiral Schley and
GcneraJ Gordon, the American Porto Rico
peace commissioners, had sailed for San
Juan from New York. At the same time,
General Brooke, who is also a member
of the commission, asked It there was any
objection to his proceeding overland with
an escort. Major Jose Rlos, of the Span
ish army, brought the reply of General
Maelas today. It wus sent by wire and
said there were no objections. Conse
quently General Brooke has arranged to
leave Friday or Saturday escorted by
FOUR PER CENT BONDS.
WASHINGTON, Sept. L-The 0me!ai
announcement was made today that In
terest on the 4 per cent United States
bonds due October 1, will be anticipated.
Coupons will be paid off September lu,
on presentarion and Interest checks on
registered bonds will be sent out before
September 30 for Immediate payment.
The early payments are due to tha large
amount ot money In the treasury.
AN INSANE KLONDIKER.
SEATTLE. Sept. L Dr. E. F. Adams,
of New York, who arrived here Tuesday
from Alaska on the steamer Roanoke,
was declared Insane yesterday. AAuns
was one of the ponies fhat had a large
amount of gold stolen at St. Michaels and
it Is thought that brooding over It un
hinged his mind. It la stated that Adams
represented a Chicago syndicate In Alis
ka. i
RUMORED BATTLE IN SOUDAN.
LONDON. Sept L There has teen a
sudden interruption of news from the
Soundan. It Is supposed a battle Is in pro
gress between the Anglo-Egyptian forces
under General Sir Robert Kitchen and the
troops under the Khalifa, north of Otn-
durrmin, the KhuIlfVs capital.
The Royal le the alslMst grade baMag powder
bm, Actael tts show It goeaeae
tkiri farther taea cay etar bras4.
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