OUR NAYY GROWS. During the Past Year 25 Ships Were Added to It. Secretary ITloody'a Heport Sf-ow»that Tlx-re are 27,1)00 Men In the Ser vice, HO per t. 'it. ol" Wbom , are Natives—lmprovement 1 lu niark*inau«lilp. Washington, Deo. s.—Secretary of the Navy Moody in his annual report says: It is gratifying to note that the percentage of citizenship in the en listed force of the navy is steadily growing. The number of enlisted men in the service June 30, 1903, in cluding petty officers, seamen and other ratings, landsmen for training, | and apprentices, was 27,245. Of this j number, 79.S per cent, were native born and 10.9 per cent, naturalized j citizens, the total percentage of eiti- j zenship being, therefore, 90.7 per ! cent., as compared with 89 per cent, at the beginning of the fiscal year. The effective force of the navy was Increased during the fiscal year by the addition of 25 new vessels. These , vessels were the battleship Maine, ' the four harbor defense monitors, 1 Arkansas, Nevada, Florida and YVyom- , ing; twelve torpedo boat destroyers; ! one torpedo boat, and seven sub marine boats. vSince the close of the fiscal year, and therefore not in cluded in this enumeration, addition al vessels have been accepted as fol- j lows: One protected cruiser, the J Cleveland; one torpedo boat destroy- \ er, the Macdonougli. Aside from the foregoing vessels which were built for the navy, there were transferred from the army the transports Han cock and .Lawton, which have been fitted up for use as receiving ships, and the hospital ship Relief, and from the treasury department the ! schooner Kagre. During the fiscal year two vessels I were dropped from the navy, the iron tug Leyden, which was wrecked, and the iron paddle-wheel gunboat Monocacy, condemned as unservice able, and later sold. The chief of the bureau of ord nance reports that "all guns afloat are in good condition, unci all vessels in commission are fully equipped and ready for immediate service." The armament for the battle ships Maine and Missouri, and the four har bor defense monitors Arkansas, Florida, Nevada and Wyoming has been completed and installed on board, and that for the Ohio is in readiness for installation. A total of 4*7,03ij tons of coal, at a cost of $2.435,1C5.37, an average of about $5 per ton, was purchased for the use of the navy at home and abroad during the past year. The amount of coal actually used was 27 per cent, greater than during the preceding year, while its cost was 10 per cent, less per ton. The relative amount of foreign coal used de creased from 23 to 21 per cent, of the entire coal consumption. The centralization of control and I uniformity in the manner of carry ing out target practices has resulted in placing the ships in practical com petition with each other in the mat ter of straight shooting, and our marked improvement is due, in part at least, to this cause. Competition is the life of all games and is esseiii tial to skill in any sport. It is the incentive for all athletic training. We have simply utilized these human traits in the training of our gun pointers and gun crews. Gun crews now are practically teams, and tar get practices are contests between them. The interest and enthusiasm dis- ' played in the present system of train ing has been universal with both offi cers and men throughout the service and the spirit of competition hag been marked. The most commend able energy and zeal has been dis played by gunnery and division offi cers in developing the team work of their gun crews and rectifying cer tain minor defects in the ordnance material which were discovered by the improved skill in gunnery. Spe cial credit is due turret officers for the very marked decrease in the loading interval of heavy gitns. Our present great gun target is a piece of canvas 17 feet high by 21 feet wide, the range is nearly a mile, and only holes in the canvas count as hits, (inns are tired singly, and are allowed a certain time in which tc make all the hits they can. and the gun making the most hits wins. Yal» Win* in Ctchale, New Haven, Conn., Dec. 5. —Vale won the annual inter-collegiate de bate in Woolsey hall with Harvard last night. The judges were: Gen F. V. Greene, New York City; John G. Milburn, Buffalo. and President Faunee, of lirown University. Tlieii decision was unanimously in favor of Vale upon all points to be consid ered, as to argument, manner of pre sentation and logic of construction The question under discussion was: "Resolved, that the history of trade unionism hi the United States for the past 20 years shows a tendency det rimental to the best, interests of the country." Vale sustained the affirma tive. !»IcC'artliy'« Sentence, » New York, Dec. 5/—Timothy Mc- Carthy, the waining delegate of the Housesmiths' and I'ridgemen's union, who was convicted of extortion, was yesterday sentenced to serve one year in the penitentiary on Black well's Island. Iml list rial \iar ill llllnol*. Chicago, Dec. 5. —Industrial war has broken out in the Fox River val ley in northern Illinois. Manufac turers at Batavia, Aurora, Klgin, St. Charles and Geneva have organized and have decided to increase the hours of labor from nine to ten. The first notice was served by manufac turers at Batavia and 350 machinists quit work there Friday. The wage earners are united and will resist this attempt to add lo the hours of labor without increase in pay. The manu facturers in the organization em ploy, it is stated, 10,000 wage earners. [ MITCHELL SUED FOR $85,000. Colorado Coal Karons Adopt u New E.lne of Policy—.lllll Hainan Arretted a» a Pipy, Trinidad, Col., Dec. 4.—President John Mitchell and the national or ganizers and officials of district No. 15 yesterday resumed the coal strike conference. It is reported that if the operators refuse to grant a con ference, or in the event that a con ference is granted and no amend ment is reached, it is the intention of the mine workers' officials to tie up all Colorado mining industries in a sympathetic strike if possible. Mr. Mitchell and other mine work ers were served yesterday with pa pers in a damage suit for $55,000 filed by the Victor Fuel Co. Denver, Col., Dec. 4.—Delos A. Chap pell, president of the Victor Fuel Co., and F. J. llearne, president of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Co., had a conference Thursday to agree upon a line of action to be pursued in re spect to any proposition that may be received from the United Mine Work ers looking to the settlement of the strike ill southern Colorado. It was definitely decided to reject the proposition which, they were in formed, had been agreed upon at the conference at Trinidad between Pres ident .Mitchell and the district offi cials to call off the strike if the oper ators will grant an eight-hour day, recognition of the union being waived. It also was practically de cided to reject any other proposition that may come from the United Mine Workers. "Our course is fully determined upon," said Mr. Chappell. "We have nothing whatever to do with Mr. Mitchell and his colleagues." Frank Wakeman, a private in Co. K, at Goldfield, Cripple Creek, has: been arrested as a spy. He is now in the military prison awaiting trial by a court-martial. Cripple Creek Cndcr !Tlartliil l.aiv. Denver, Dec. s.—Gov. Peabody on Friday issued a proclamation declar ing Cripple Creek under martial law and suspending the writ of habean corpus. He declares that the gold camp is in a state of insurrection and rebellion and that the civil authori ties are powerless. Wholesale arrests of strikers sus- j pected of implication in the Yindica- | tor explosion and other cases of vio- ; lence will be made today. The "bull pen" will be enlarged so as to ac commodate several hundred prison ers. Cripple Creek, Dec. 5.—C. G. Ken- j nisson, Sherman Parker and \Y. F. Davis, the executive, committee of the Western Federation of Miners of this district, against whom informa tions were filed charging murder and conspiracy to murder, are now con- 1 fined in the county jail. Their bail has been fixed at $15,000 each. The accused men say they court the fill" : est investigation, and assert that the j charges against tTiem have been trumped up to get them out of the way. GEN. WOOD'S CASE. Hay Stannard ltakcr Tcvtlllcs Con cerning Hie .llasuzlne Article Ito (lectin:; Upon lieu, llrookc'* Admiu titration of Cuban Affair*. Washington, Dec. 4.—The senate committee on military affairs yester day resumed its hearing in connec tion with charges filed against Gen. Leonard Wood in opposition to his confirmation as major general. Ray Stannard Baker, the man whom Maj. Runcie said was at the dinner with Gen. Wood and himself when the proposed magazine article criticising (ien. Brooke was discussed, was a witness. -Mr. Baker confirmed some portions of the testimony of Maj. Kuncie and contradicted or qualified other por tions of it. He denied that there had been any consultation between him self and Gen. Wood relative to the publication of IJimcie's article re ficeting upon the administration of (ien. Brooke. He said, however, that he had talked with Gen. Wood re garding an article which was subse quently published over his own signa ture. Concerning the article which was published over the signature of Maj. Kuncie, Mr. Baker said it had been given him by Kuncie, but that so far as he knew Gen. Wood had had no knowledge of it previous to its publi cation. lie said he had taken dinner with Gen. Wood and Kuncie several times at Santiago, but that the pub lication of an article attacking Gen. Brooke had never been the subject of conversation. IN A DENSE FOG. Tile ttrltlxli Warnllip Flora Striken a Itock. Vancouver, B. C., Dtfc. 4.—11. M. S. Flora went on the rocks in a dense fog yesterday near Yillage Point, Denman Island, the place where the collier Willianiette went ashore sev eral years ago. 'She Flora was going at a high rate of speed when she struck, her bow being driven on the rocks with a crash which shook seamen from their feet and shivered the big cruiser from end to end. The sea rushed in quickly I through the open scuppers and soon j the afte-r part of the vessel was be ! low water. The officers were driven from their quarters and were only able to save what few things they | could carry' in their hands. Much j damage lias been done at the bow i and the vessel, which is worth sl,- j 250,000, is believed to be a total wreck. Kooicvcll an«l Ware Will Speak. Washington, Dec. 4.—A committee ! representing Post No. 9, G. A. 1!., of i tne Department of Pennsylvania, j consisting of W. 11. Bayly, John A. ! Swope and Louis D. Wine, yesterday | invited the president to deliver the ■ principal address on the Gettysburg battlefield next Memorial day. May 30, 1904. Some negotiations had pre ceded the presentation of the formal invitation and President Koosevelt informed the committee that he would accept. It is announced that .Eugene F. Ware, commissioner of pensions, also will deliver an address o*a the same occasioTt. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1903. POSTAL SERVICE. lteport of Gen. Bristow for the tyst Year. Number of Poitolllr«« Asigreuate 74.* 1 till Total Number oft itle* Hav ing Free Hell very, 1,032 Number of Itural Free De livery Route*, 11»,30H. Washington, Dec. 3.-—The annual report of Fourth Assistant Postmas ter General Bristow for the fisca year ended June 30, 1003, makes the following recommendations: An appropriation to construct in spectors' lookouts in postoflices wherever necessary in the opinion ol the postmaster general; that the in ter-state law be amended so as tc prohibit common carriers from aid ing and abetting in the green goods, lottery or any other scheme carried on partly by mail and partly by com | 111011 carrier, in violation of the pos ; tal laws; that special agents and route inspectors be hereafter desig nated as rural agents; that the pro vision that rural carriers shall not be prohibited from doing an express package business be repealed; that the maximum salary of a rural car rier be increased to $750 per annum I for a rouV' of 25 miles or more in length, and the enactment of a law j requiring assistant postmasters, ! cashiers and other employes to give bonds to postmasters * direct and j holding postmasters responsible un- I der their own bonds. The estimated expenditure for I both city and rural free delivery ser : vice during the fiscal year beginning ! July 1, next, will aggregate about $47,000,000. There were 15.061 ap -1 pointrnents of postmasters during the year and the removals of post -1 masters for cause showed a decrease, j There were 4,402 postoffices discon j tinned, of which 2,163 resulted from the extension of rural free delivery, the salaries of the postmasters of the latter offices aggregating $121,332. On July 1, last, there were 74,10!) postoflices, of which 242 were first class, 1,107 second class, 300 third class and 09,130 fourth class. City j free delivery service was established ! at 99 postoffices, making a total of | 1,032 free delivery offices. There are in operation 19.39S rural free delivery routes. It is estimated that 3,200 additional routes can be* es tablished out of the appropriation now available, making 22.07S which 1 will be in operation or ordered es- I tablished by March 1, 1904. To main tain the service 011 these routes dur ing the fiscal year from July 1, 1904, to June 30, 1905, will Require $13,500,- | 000. If congress provides for an in creased number of agents as recom mended, it will require about $19,000,- 1 000 to maintain :uid install the ser- I vice during the next fiscal year. If the maximum salary of the car riers is increased from SOOO to $750 per annum, as recommended, it will necessitate an increase in the above estimates of about 25 per cent. Mr. I'ristow's report further says: "An investigation, which is still in I progress, has shown that for a num ber of years supplies for the free de j livery service have not been pur -1 chased with an eye single to the pub lic interests. Both in the matter of | quality and the cost of equipment the I ruling consideration has been pri j vate gain. This applies to articles i furnished under regular contract, 1 such as street collection boxes and ; carriers' satchels, as well as to those i bought in the open market under the ■ exigency privilege, which has been j much abused. "Favored contractors, abetted by a | trusted but unfaithful official, have corrupted the public service. An , early and thorough reformation will I be undertaken along the line of ser j vice equipment with the prospective [ result of improved service at reduced | cost. Fraudulent contracts have been | abrogated. In the re-letting of con i tracts honest competition will have j fair play." KooNevelt ami llanna Confer. Washington, Dec. s.—An important conference was held at the White House last night between the presi dent, and Senator llanna. As Senator i llanna left the White House he was j besiegetl by newspaper men who de | sired to learn the result of.the con ference*. He declined to make any ; statement. "1 spent a very pleasant | evening," he admitted finally. "That iis about all there is to it. You can j say, however, that all those stories . about wide difTerences between the president and myself are absurd." Odell's Statement. Xew York, Dec. 3.- Gov. Odell held two conferences yesterday with Sen ator T. C. I'latt and Chairman Dunn, of the republican state committee. : Subsequently the governor made a ! statement in which lie said they had i arrived at a conclusion that was sat isfactory to all and added: "There is no reason for any friction in the party. We are only actuated by a j common desire for party success and j increased votes and propose unitedly to work to that end." Slzned tlie Treaty. Panama, Dec. 3.—The canal treaty was signed yesterday. The treaty I as approved and signed by the Prnia ! ma junta will be promptly returned ! to Minister Bunau-Yarilhi at Wash j ington. To insure its safe and \ prompt transmission without inter | ference by officials anywhere, the [ treaty will be entrusted to Consul I General Gudger, at Panama, who will forward it to Washington. A University in AOIICN. Ottawa, Gut., Dec. 3. —The Ottawa | University in this city was totally de stroyed by fire Wednesday. All that remains of the magnificent, stone building, which was one of flic sight? • °f the eastern part of the city, arc ■ portions of the walls. The loss is es timated at $'250,000, partly covered In J insurance. It will lie two ye.'.rs be j fore it can be rebuilt and meantinn it will be impossible to get a placi 1 suitable to carry on the work of th• | institution. There were 450 student ' lit the university, wliicn was a liomai lafholie institution. A library of 30. j 000 volumes was destroyed. WHY MONEY IS LOST IN MIN ING INVESTMENTS. Washington, D. C. —(Special.)— Mr. E. M. Farr, well known In Washington, and whose investments in mining stock have been uniformly successful, was in terviewed recently at Colonial Hotel, where he lives, on the reasons why mining investments often turn out bad ly. "Many most widely advertised properties are worthless," he said, "yet people take 'flyers' in them without even knowing if the titles are perfect. Would they do this In real estate? 'Flyers' in mining stock are out of place. Any mining stock worth invest ing In is good for an Investment of five hundred dollars. Buy from the com pany direct, where the stock can be purchased cheapest and the money be used to develop the property. Don't buy from fiscal agents or outside brok ers, young man, nor spend money in developing prospects when you can buy into large well-developed mines which will speedily become dividend-payers. Don't be caught by names of prominent men, loaned for blocks of stock. In vestors sometimes list their stock with brokers to make & quick profit. No large returns or permanent incomes can be secured unless the stock is held un til the property Is a dividend-payer. Ceci* Rhodes, the African mining multi-millionaire, once said: 'Less money is lost proportionately In mining than in any other business In this world and larger fortunes are made in mining and in mining stock than in any other business or investment on earth. A good mining stock will pay 20 to 100 per cent, more easily than municipal, railway or government bonds will pay five per cent.' Learn if the business is legitimately conducted and dividends are assured? Are the managers ex perienced men and utilizing the capi tal to secure the largest returns? Is it worked for minerals or for selling stock?" "Have you any companies In mind that fulfill these conditions," Mr. Farr was asked. "Yes," promptly replied that gentleman, with a smile, "I k.aow of at least, two." A GENEROUS PROPOSITION William A. Clark) of Montana, Will Clvo 1,150,000 Acre* of Itlcli Lanil to t'ltlzeii* of State I nlcs* ColisreSM Oponn Strip lor Settlement. The gift in fee simple of 1,150,000 acres of as fine agricultural and graz ing land as there is on the American continent to the people or citizens of a single state is a proposition so stupendous as to cause one to think of an "Arabian .Nights" story. Vet this is what. William A. Clark, United States senator from Montana, plans in case the bill which lias long been before congress throwing open for settlement a s'trip of the Crow res ervation, 75 miles east of Hillings, in the counties of Yellowstone, Rosebud and Custer, Montana, and Sheridan, Wyoming, containing the land men tioned. fails of passage at the next session of congress. (Senator Clark, whose wealth is estimated at nearly $200,000,000 has gone over all the ground contem plated in the proposed Crow treaty, it being his wish that every detail in connection thereby be mafic plain to liim in order that lie may be able to present the claim of the people of Montana as forcibly as it can be pre sented to congress, and he says that unless favorable action be bad on t%* bill he will procure the enactment of a law empowering him to make a personal treaty with the Crow In dians, and he will buy the tract out right on his own personal responsi bility. This purpose of Senator Clark was recently communicated to Chief I'len ticues, of the Crows, who immediate ly summoned a council of the head men of his tribe, and the proposition was thoroughly discussed, resulting in ready acquiescence on the part of the council in the proposed scheme. The execution of Senator Clark's purpose will cost him something over $2,000,000. This to him would lie a mere bagatelle, yet it would en able thousands of American home seekers to rise up and as one man and acclaim: "Great is Clark! Long live our benefactor!" This is one of the most valuable strips of agricultural land there is in the country, and it is Senator Clark's intention, if he lias to buy the tract, to have incorporated in the special act, empowering him to do so, a clause absolving him from any claim to the land whatever. It is his intention, lie says, to make it n'Wec simple presentation to his country men, without regard to race, color or previous condition of servitude. IJo™ "Tlotlier*" rJiriljt. Vie, a setter dog owned l>y Council man W. F. Harrison, of liloomfield, X. .T„ has adopted a brood of game chickens, and has supplanted their natural mother. The young birds pay no attention to anyo*> but Vie, and it is no unusual sight to see half a dozen of the chickens perched 011 the dog's back riding around the yard. < tia.iCc for Olit IMulile. They want more ivo:>ien at Seattle, Wash., where a good many men who would be willing *0 get married can't find wives. Let the Massachusetts school ma'ams take the hint now, says t lie Chicago Ret»rd-lleruld, or else forever hereafter hold their peace. A Good Combination. Homer Waite and Bertha Hope were married in Minnesota the other day. Waite and Hope ought to make both a cheerful and promising combi nation. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. It is mostly the women who are the gamesters: the men only the cards. — Thomas Hardy. To write a check is one thing, to have it honored depends on a variety of cir cumstances.—Anthony Koi.e. Rudolf Virchow's statue in Berlin stands near the place where most of his scientific discoveries were made. Lieut. Gov. Guild, of Massachusetts, added a full set of Filipino daggers if quaint design to hi? celloeUcn of weapons. 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