The Elbert County tribune., 1899-04-20

Ing. The cnufcu Wur cIuWutu WIN
distinguished company gathered TO pay
their last tribute Of respect OF honor to
the memory OF the great jurist-
The President has given Mr.. Charles
Ayre Whipple OF New York n sitting
for n full length portrait 81 himself.
The portrnit Is being painted in his pri-
vnte apartments OF the White House:
Mr.. WhIppic painted the portraits OF
cx-Prcsident Harrison. General Miles
aid Secretaries Sherman, Herbert.
Trncy and Eikins.
President Mckinley calls upon Vice
President Hobart every afternoon. nnd
Mrs. Mckinley sends him basket OF
flowers from the White House con
servntory every morning. II II only
three minutes walk across Pennsyl-
vnnia avenue. and the President geii-
orally goes alone. Sometimes he stops
Mt the house while returning from his
afternoon drive. On these occnsIons be
simply inquiries nt the door, but usual
iy when he walks over he chats n lit
tie while with the distinguished sick
man. who Is stiIl IN bed, but feeling
better.
The city OF Washington II full Of
candidates for appointment In the ceii-
sus Office. few OF whom will obtniD
positions. Most of them have wasted
the time md money II has cost them to
bring them here. Some are already
destitute, having paid their last dol
lar to pay their railroad fare and n
few days board after their arrival.
There seems TO be n most extrnordin-
nry and almost universal mlsapprelcf-
sion regarding the law providing for
the census. No more appointments
will be made before next year, and
then only upon recommendation OF the
senators from the various states.
As n result OF conferences held Tues
dny at the State Department and ~
the British embassfes. efforts Will be
made to have III. Snmoan high conj-
mission make a quick trip across the
country. reaching san Frnncisco In
time to catch the boat leaving for SIT
moa on the 18th. This IL regarded as
distinctly favorable turn In the ne
gotintions, and ms Indicating that the
three governments are very near to
complete accord on all the points OF
the commission. II makes practically
certain TINT Baron SpeclS Won Stern
berg, first sccretnry OF the German
embnssy will be the German high COM
missioner.
An order issued by the War Depart
ment has mustered out. the following
general officers: Major Generals james
ii. Wilson. Fitzbugh Lee. Josepl,
Wheeler. John +. Bates. Samuel Il. NJ.
Young, Adna II. Chaffee, William Liid-
low. Leonard Wood; Brigadier Gen
erals George W. Davis, Theodore
Schwnn Lloyd Wheaton, Chnrles
King, Frederick u. Grant, Robert +.
Hughes. Samuel Ovenshlne. Irving
Hale and Robert ii. Hall. The above
npmed officers are mustered out TO en-
able them to accept commissions as
general officers of volunteers under the
act OF March 2. 1900. 1t Is expected
they will soon be re-nppointed MS
brigadier generals under that net.
There were 30S colored commissioned
officers and 0.71l colored priyates and
non-commIssioned officers serving
among the volunteers during the Span
ish war. The Ninth nnd Tenth cavalry
and the Twenty fourth md Twenty
| fifth infantry of tn. regular army nre
1 composed OF colorcd men under white
| officers. nggrcgating nbout 1900. II In
| impossible to ascertain. even approx
| imately. how many colored men nre
serving In the navy. because they nre
not designated, but they must hnvc
numbered from 900 TO 700 when the
navy WINS nt it1 full war strength max
ing total OF about $1,000 colorcd peo-
Pile In both grnnches of the service.
rhc crop report of April Just issued
| by the Department of Agriculture
| gives a tliscouragIng outlook for win
| ter wheat. Its condition IL reported MS
| 7I-tlat is. % below standard and sew
On points below the condition reported
nj this time last year. which was 81.
The crop last year was about the aver
| n2e for the last ten years. SO that the
/, crop this year will he eleven per cent.
poor condition is not attributed TO the
; heavy SHOWS nor to the Intense cold
of tile winter. but the frequent sud
den changes In the temperature. The
condition of live stock throughout the
country, with the exception of hogs,
shows that II suffered even more than
the wheat from the terrible winter.
Dr. w. u. BIgelow. chemist OF the
Agricultural Department, told the
court of inquiry Thursday that the
canned corped beef was wholesome
and nutrItive product-even more nu-
| tritous than fresh beef. because of tho
preponderancc OF protoids. He also
gave the details of his general inves-
tIgntlon In the canned beef supply.
| showing the meat to be generally
satisfactory ration. Professor Mallet.
professor OF chemistry Mt the universl-
| ty of Virginia. presented n contrary
view. He expressed the opinion that
n chemical analysis wns not n sufficient
test OF the character OF a fcod product.
saying that various conditions neces-
| snrily must be considered. He did not
regard the canned roast beef as de-
slrnble ration.
The condition Of war which has ex-
listed between the United States and
Spain since April II. 1898. terminated
Tuesday when the last formalitics for
the restoration OF peace We're per-
formed by the exchange OF mtihca-
tions OF the peace treaty. Coincideni
with this President Mckinley issued
his proclamation declaring that the
war wns at an end and the appolnt-
ment OF Bellamy Storer was deter
mined upon ns United States minister
to SPAIN The principal ceremony of
the day occurred In the reception room
at the White House. where the ex-
change of ratiiications took place at }
o'clock. In anticipation Of the his
toric character OF the event, many
members OF the Cabinet and officials
prominent In the administration gath
cred at the White House.
Some OF the friends of Secretary Al
ger have become convinced that he Is a
burden upon the administration. and
that the longer he remains In the Cnbi-
net the more difficult II will be for him
to retire with credit. II has occurred
to them that the President might be
willing TO have him change places with
General Horace Porter. ambassador to
France, and that the official terml'