Show ARMY IN philippines OVER MEN FIGHTING new york jan 2 A special to the new boik herald from washington says there will probably be no deduc tion in the military force now in the philippines for at least six months including all arms of the service there are now in the islands sixty five thousand soldiers in addition to about 1200 marines at cavite and agrout sailors on the warships the total of the fighting forces is thus fully men tho war department wishes to avoid the mistake made when gen first took command of underestimating der the difficulties to be encountered and the policy is to be followed of having more men than are needed rather than too few army officers on duty in washington believe very satisfactory progress is being made in crushing the insurrection it is pointed out that gen oils is doing the work systematically and having broken up the organized insurgent forces in the north of luzon is giving his attention to those in the southern part ol 01 the island it is expected that strong forces will have to be maintained tor some ame in all parts 0 the inland to insure order and protection to the municipal government being organized aiom roving bands of insurgents and other disaffected natives for these reasons there is to be no present reduction of the military forces it is hoped that the pacification of luzon and the organization of governments in the other islands will progress satisfactorily during the next few months and that before the beginning of the next rainy season a considerable reduction in force can be made the policy in withdrawing troops will be to bring those home first which have aten there longest gen otis is organizing local civil governments in those parts of the island under his control and it will ie tup policy of the administration at as early a date as possible to organize and put into operation over all the islands a civil government under the presidents military authority As soon as possible after the completion of the detailed report of the philippine commission the president wishes col denby back to the philippines with two other commissioners As neither president schurman nor worcester will be able to return two new men willbe will be appointed nelore carrying out this plan the president will consult with the members of the congressional committee charged with philippine affairs the fact that the northern boits ol 01 luzon have leei thrown open to commerce and that the president has cabled instructions to general otts to open the southern ports where there is hemp as soon as possible shows confidence in the situation I 1 has been intimated that hemp simulators have used their influence ako tko army officers to keep the hemp ports closed it Is said at the ar department that it any officer has been affected by hits influence it has not reached general otis t THI CAPE NOME GOLD FIELDS paul r travers in the engineer and mining journal new york dec ac the write has recently returned from nome alaska the much talked of new gold field and can verity many of the statements which seem to an outsider gic atly magnified such is not the boac however in fact but half the possibilities of that extremely rich country have been dwelt upon take the beach mining for instance there is a field entirely free to anyone that la nobody can claim a location by preemption pre emption because the united states government reserves it tor a highway fram low water mark ito biety feet above high water mark and the sand Is so rich that you can see the gold this summer I 1 was in the interior when this beach strike was made and in two months time there were 2000 people working side by side tor ten allea up the coast on that strip of sand it was very common for a man to take out 25 a day I 1 saw taken out of a cubic yard of sand and re parts of much richer ground can be substantiated it Is hard to believe but it la really ba and tho ease with vanch the wealth can be secured is as no elaborate machinery Is necessary a simple soap box converted into a rocker Is enough the sand being on blankets you hold your location by occupation and you work it out in a week or les then you can take up another piece the beach last bummer was worked in three literal lies and the lower line of holes nearest the tide proved to be the tiniest tidiest Ti diest the black sand which holds the gold looks like iron filings and being nearly it Is almost the same specific gravity impossible to separate ac from the gold without the uso of quicksilver of course the amalgam does not leave tho gold in such a nice shape as using the blower but it Is so much more rapid that it Is universally used the trading companies accept it all at per cupco how much individuals will make there is uncertain of course but there will be no such hardships as in alio klondike nomo la in direct communication muni cation with seattle the steamer touching there first twelve days out thus there will be plenty of stores and prices reasonable wages this season were 10 per day some of abo sluices on the creek were turning out per day and I 1 aaa several large nuggets taken from them the market value of the cieck claims was |