The Elbert County tribune., 1899-07-27

I RADIO show that the average fese,'e
. hello Is 47.31 per cent Loans ~. anu n1d a,s
counts amount to $2o.'1t.t .t5.."' toi. t'.
coin to S4.245.3s2.15 and total spesIe
to StS95. .452as. Individual deposl,s ~
$50 lsse .377.Ii. and the total resources
! S5s,37i6i6is- ztfefF
PostofIice department officials expect
TO ask for an appropriation from 'ns
next session of Congress for the use ..
automobiles In collecting the mniis NJ
all hrsf-class posioffices- Inc purpuse
is to ask permission TO use the aPpiy-
/ printion OF $4,000 for horse nlre ~
! lowance The recent tests In Bunaio
have satisfied the officials mere 'nn'
/ they may be used 10 advantage
The Navy Department has received
the first half OF an order for ~" new
mnclIfne guns of n new type. the most
powerf,ll In the possession of any gov
ernment. They are one-pounders cnr-
rying an explosive shell and can nre
| 2ao shots n minute. They are cooien
by water jacket. and II is saiu 'nh,
they can put fifty shots into the heau
of n barrel at half mile In quarter
of n minute. -t
Admiral Dewey cables from Trieste
TO the secretary Of the navy, accepting
the Invitation of the Washington COM
mittee for n reception on the steps OF
the capitol building. where the sword
voted by Congress will be presented
Secretary Long has been chosen 10
make the sword presentation ana i'res
ident Mckinley has promised TO attend
the ceremony. which will have all the
attributes of a national affair.
In response to the recently cabled
request OF General Otis for 1000 horses
for use in the Philippines during me
fall campaign the quarterrnnsfers ne-
partment has chartered three vessels
capable Of carrying half that nninoer'
the first Of which probably Will leave
Seattle August 10th. The vessels are
tho Garonne. the Port Albert and the
Victoria. The Garonne will also he able
| to take about $50 first class passengers
The Bureau of Ordnance has taken
steps to relieve the coast forts OF the
country from the large accumulation
of obsolete ordnance that has been pil-
ing up ever since the change In ord
nance construction from cast iron 10
steel guns. IT is worth less ms JUNK
than the cost Of removing II and break-
ing II up. The secretary has been ask
ed for authority to condemn and sell
1t. and II no bids are made the great
RflflS ana fUTTldEtH VIII uHNf w b' w
stroyed at government expense.
The following was received Mt the
| War Department Tuesday: Manila,
July 1S.-Adjutant General, Washing
ton: Continued rains and cyclonic
storms impede business in the harbor.
The Colorado regiment sailed on the
transport Warren yesterday. Priyntes
Horn and Wilder, Company G, being
left on the sick list. In addition 131
discharged men Of various organlza-
tions took passage The California
regiment. on the Sherman. arrived
from Negros The vessel must be
coaled and await subsidence of ty-
phoon now prevailing. OTIS"
Secretary Ayers experience since en-
tering the Cabinet has been very bitter.
He has been nssalled and criticised
more than any of his colleagues. and
was forced to take the brunt of all the
assaults upon the administration. He
is very sensitive. of fine nerves and
refined temperament. and he has suf-
fered keenly. Mrs. Alger has also felt
the bitter arraignment of her husband.
and is said to he bordering on nervous
prostration. She has been urgent in
her appeals to the secretary to retire,
but he was deluded with the idea that
he could fight down the opposition,
and consistently protested that he
would not retire under fire.
Immediately upon The authoritative
announcement of Roots appointment
and acceptance at the White House,
Secretary Alger gave out for publica-
tion the following letter. which he
wrote to Mr.. Root on learning that
Root would be offered the place.
"Washngton. July 21.-My Dear Mr.
Root: All | know is what the newspa-
pers say, that you are to succeed me
as secretnry of war. Should II come to
you most urgently urge You 10 make
the sacrifice and accept the position.
With your great knowledge of law and
your excellent health you can serve
the country in a way given to few
men,
Secretary Gage has left the CITY
rather unexpectedly for New York fo,
the purpose, IT Is stated, of making n
final appeal TO the members of the Sen.
ate tinance committee, now meeting nt
Manhattan Beach. for the retention of
an ont and out gold standard feature
in the proposed measure under consld-
GRAFTON by that committee. II is statpd
that he has word that the Senate com.
House measure. which makes an nm
equivocal declaration for gold and
that the members instead are propos.
Ing another straddle. Secretary Gage
as Is well known. wants n complefe
and emphatic declaration for gold by
the committee. President, Congress-
and the national Republican conven.
ton.
The eleventh statistical report of the
Interstate Commerce Commission for
the year ended June 30. 1890. shows
that there are 2.047 railways in the
United States. operating 241.53o miles
of track, which was an increuse of
4s.039 for the year. At the date named
there Were in operation &c. 234 locomo.
tives and l.326, ia cars. being an in
crease of 24S and 2S,G9i. respectively.
compared with the previous year The
number of passengers carried during
the year WAS sol ,066.6s1. an incren So
of 1852. .4S3. The number of tons Of
freight carried was S79. 9.0O6. .3O7. being
an increase of l3T.3O0.361 tons. The
gross earnings of the rnilways in the
United States for the year We're 81 ,24T.-
305.621, exceeding those of the preyi-
Gus year by Sl2J. .235, ,S4S.
The Washington CORRESPONDENT of
the Rocky Mountain News says: Gen
cral Hornce Porter has declined the
secretaryship of war. He was heard
from by cable Friday, and 1t is under
stood that he explained his desire to re-
main In Paris and worded his refusal
so as TO make 1t request to fhe Pres-
dent to not insist on his tPorter's) re-
turn TO this country. General 'Porter's
request Will be respected Elihu Root
has been rendered the place by wire.
lie has requested several days time In
which to think II over. The President