The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-04-07

ellis was greatly missed and much regretted.
But the Secretary is again at his desk in the
State Department.. and will conduct all further
negotiations on behalf of this Government in
the Boring Sea matter. He will be assisted in
these negotiations by Gen. John w. Foster, as
well as in all others affecting the commercial
interests of the United States. A conference
was held on Wednesday, March -, between
the President, Secretary Blaine, and Gen. Fos'
ter, at which a letter prepared by MIR. Blame
was accepted, which is in answer to the letter
received from Lord Salisbury on the goth OF
March, agreeing under certain conditions re-
speeding indemnity, to a renewal of the modus
vivendi Of last year. These views were COM
municated to Sir Julian Pauncefote on Thurs
day, and an agreement on that point is ex-
pected to be reached in O short time 1t IS
hardly probable that any further action will be
taken in regard to the arbitration treaty, which
was ratified by the Senate on Tuesday, March
90, until arrangements for the modus have
been completed. Sir Julian has been officially
notified of the ratification of the treaty, and he
has no doubt communicated that fact to the
British Government. Our people in the mean
time are not idle, but are busily preparing tho
case of the United States which will be SUBJ
mitted to the arbitrators. 1t is believed to be
a settled fact that Gen. John w. Foster has
been selected as the agent, and Hon. Edward
]. Phelps of Vermont, who was Cleveland's
Minister to England, as the leading counsel for
the United States, although the personnel of
the tribunal will not be announced for several
weeks. 1t is probable that ex-senator Spooner,
Of Wisconsin, will be selected to act as counsel,
and several other prominent lawyers will also
be invited to assist in presenting our case.
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Senator Sherman, in Executive session last
week, reported resolution from tho Committee
on Foreign Affairs. providing for the summary
removal of Principal Executive Clerk James
z. Young. The resolution was about to be
adopted when some of the Senators suggested
that it had better 60 over for few days, and this
action was taken. Mr.. Young was advised by
some of the Senators to anticipate the reso-
luton by resigning, which he positively de-
clined to do and as yet no action has been
taken on the resolution. This resolution was
prepared after a so-called investigation of
the leakage of Executive-sessiOn Secrets and
Mr.. Young was given no chance to be heard in
his own behalf. Mr.. Young is an old and
trusted official, and is brother of John Russell
Young, ex- Minister to China. He has been an
employe of the Senate for over 20 years, and
this is the first accusation that has ever been
made against him. Tho Senators who pre-
pared the resolution know that the Senators
themselves give information regarding Exec
utiYe sessions, and as Mr.. Young has many
warm friends among the Senators, they will
probably defeat the resolution should it be
called up again.
Secretary of War E!kins has undertaken to
revive the grade of Lieutenant General in the
Army, and he is working at the matter with
his usual energy. This grade had ftful
existence from the year 1898 until it lapsed by
the promotion Of Gen. Sheridan to General but
q few weeks before he died. In 1857 it was
revived by Brevet for the particular benefit of
Gen. Winfield Scott, who was retired in 1861
upon the full rank and pay of that title 1t
was successfully filed by Grant, Sherman, and
Sheridan, and has been in allegiance since June /,
1858, when Sheridan was promoted General on
his deathbed, he only holding the higher rank
until Aug. 5, 1885, When Sheridan was pro-
NOTED the grade lapsed, and since that time
the Senior Maor-General, SehoGeld, has been
Commander-in- Chief Of the Army, he being
only selected by virtue Of his seniority. Gen.
Schofeld was placed ia command by President
Cleveland, and although Gen. Schofeh has
always been a Democrat, politics has nothing
to do with the matter, and Secretary Elkins
wants to see the Senior Major General pro-
NOTED, and is doing rything he can to re-
vive the grade so that Gen. Schofeld can have
the rank and pay that his present command
entities him 10. There appears to be major
ity in Congress in favor OF the measure, but
there is considerable opposition to the revival
of the grade. WHICH has heretofore been pow
erful enough to prevent it.
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A bill has recently been introduced In the
House of Representatives authorizing the pur-
chase of the Temple Farm, near Yorktown.
Va, by the Government To use the language
Of the bill, this place was the scene OF the most
important event in the history of these United
States. as it was there that "the rights asserted
in the Declaration Of Independence were
cured by the surrender of Lord CORVALLIS and
the British army and navy to Gen. Washing
ton" There is still standing in about the CEN
ter of this farm, which contains some 500 acres,
the old Moore House, in which the terms Of
surrender were arranged for the proud army
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