The Elbert County tribune., 1899-09-21

he has decided TO extend his Chicago
trip 10 Minneapolis and St Paui'
The King of Italy has appointed the
Italian Ambassador at Washington
Baron Faya, senator OF the Kingdom
and member of the upper brancn Vi
the italian Parliament
The Navy Department lins granieu
Admiral Schley's request for sea ser'-
Ice and has notified him 10 hoiu nl'
self In readiness to command the soutn
Atlantic station. The department VIII
make the command commensurate
with his rank by increasing the NUN
ber of vessels ON the station. The De
trolt is ON her way to join the siation
and the Marblehead and Cincinnati
nre likely to lie attached. Altogether
there will be five or six ships on the
station. South Africa and South anu
Central America. where disturbed con
iltions are prevalent. are within the
province Of the station.
Private Thomas McVeigh. Company
q, First Wyoming Volunteer infantry
was tried by general court nlartiai,
convened nt linus. L. l., In June last
or the charge of striking his superior
officer. He was found guilty ana SEN
fenced to he .shot to death WIN mus
kerry at such time and place as the
proper authorities may direct. Two
thirds of the court concurred III 'ne
sentence. President Mckinley has d.
rectcd the sentence to be commuted 10
dishonorable discharge. forfeiture OF
all pay and allowances and connne.
ment at hard labor for the period OF
three years. Alcatraz island. Caiiior-
mia. has been designated as the place
of confinement.
1t has been stated at the department
of Justice that the attorney general
would hear Wayne MacVeigh In de
fcnse OF Captain Carter some time next
week. and that the attorney general
would hand his opinion to the Presi-
dent without delay. probably before
the 25th inst. Mr.. Griggs has deter
mined to make Mr.. MacNeigh's hearing
public, and newspaper correspondents
and others interested will be permitted
to attend. The attorney general will
explain in his report to the President
the reasons for delay In acting upon
the case, and is expected to show that
personal matters had no Influence
whatever.
President Mckinley is daily receiv-
ing letters, petitions and resolutions
from various parts of the country urg-
ing his mediation In behalf of Dreyfus
and suggesting that he tender his good
offices in the pending dispute between
Great Britain and the Transvaal.
These have come in such volume that
there has not been an acknowledgment
in many cases. All these communi-
cntions are being turned over to the
State department as they arrive. The
administration will take no action,
holding that unless the interests of the
United States or the rights of her clti-
zcns are Involved, II Is not within the
province OF this country 10 NEEDLE in
the domestic or foreign affairs of other
countries.
1t Is stated that there Is n strong
probability that General Brooke will
he recalled from Cuba. Generals Lud-
low. Wood and Wilson are agitating
that question and their friends here
are pointing out to the President the
necessity for n change. The report Is
that Generals Wood. Ludlow and VIII
son are credited with threatening to
resign their civil duties and TO ask TO
be transferred 10 other posts of duty
II General Brooke be retained as gov
crnor general after January J. The
differences between the generals, 1t Is
said. refer solely to the management
vi Suosih bt thtN kV'
Brooke, according to unofficial infor-
nation, is extremely unpopular in
Cubn.
In response to renewed inquiry
whether there was any prospect OF his
going to Manila TO assume command OF
the United States army there. General
Miles says: 81 cannot tell. There are
no new developments In the matter so
far as | know. Certainly such mis-
sion would be serious and responsi-
BILE one. and l don't think that anyone
would ask to be sent there. \ variety
Of complicated problems await solu-
tion in the Philippines" Asked II he
would like TO go out there and under
take the solution of these problems.
General Miles smiled TRANQUILITY and
replied: ut is n soldiers duty to go
where he is sent and to do the very
best he can when he gets there"
The Navy Department has reached n
final determination to assign Rear Ad-
hiral Norman ii. Farquhar to COM
mand the North Atlantic squadron to
succeed Admiral Sampson, and to place
the latter In command of the Boston
navy yard to fill the vacancy caused by
the recent death of Admiral Picking.
The transfer will take place on Octo-
ber 10th. Rear Admiral Farquhar is
one of the veteran officers of the navy,
his services covering the Civil War. as
well ns the Spanish-American conflict
His last sea service was as commander
of the Newark In 1896. His shore as
signments have included stations at
the Boston navy yard, the League Is
land navy yard and. since 1897. at the
Norfolk navy yard. He was commits
stoned rear admiral on March Bird last
under the navy personnel bill.
The Swiss minister has been notified
that he cannot negotiate a reciprocity
treaty similar to that recently con
cluded with France. He claims the
privilege under the favored nation"
clause of the treaty now existing with
Switzerland, but has been informed
that II he presses the matter the result
must be the abrogation OF the trenty.
Switzerland. failing TO make reciproc.
ity advances within the time limit spec
ihed in the Dingley law. takes the DO
sition advanced by England, Germany
and other continental nations of Eu-
rope that the French reciprocity treaty
privileges can be demanded mt pleas
IRE under the favored nation clause
The other nations are quietly Whiting to
see whether Congress will approye The
French agreement. the feeling existing
In diplomatic circles being that it will
not.
Major General Miles says OF the re-
cent tests at Sandy Hook OF high pro-
Jectiles: "The object of these tests was
TO ascertain the force and power of
new explosives, the effect OF concus.
sion as well as the power of breaking
protectiles into fragmentary pieces
The possibility of throwing high ex.
plosives through armor plate was also
tested with safety and the fact was
demonstrated that proiectiles contain.