The Elbert County tribune., 1899-07-13


Ambassador choate has been doing
cvcrvtl,Inc In his power to cause IA
vornbIc action by the British govern
ment upon the request that Mrs. May
brick be liberated. He hns found rue
higher officials favorable 10 comph-
ance with the request. hut the under
permanenf officials seem to lie OF lhe
opinIon that the ends of British JUS
| lice have not yet been served. III Mrs.
MAVERICK should he compelled TO serve
| out her sentence she would not pe set
| free until 1905 She will begin the sew
cnfh year OF her Imprisonment IN
few days. and 1t had been hopen ny
| the authorities here that her release
would then be granted. but thcy now
seem to have lost hope.
II is stated that the negotiations over
| the Alaskan boundary are all on. Inc
propositions of Canada which have
been rejected by this government are
| ns follows: The cession OF fyramid
harbor at the head of Lynn canal the
cession of any other port ON the Lynn
canal; the cession Of a strip OF terri
| tory which would give access to tide
water; free right of way across Alas
, ka TO any United States port: the vari-
alton of Hays provisional boundary line
so as to include Kluckwan. an Indian
village at the head of navigation lend-
ing into the Lynn canal: the inclusion
of the Porcupinc district with near
approach to navigable waters on the
British side of the provisional boun-
dary: the proposition TO nrbitrate the
provisional precedent TO the formuih-
| tion of n modus vivendi pending per-
manent settlement of the question. The
state department officials note the fact
that the news from London insinuatcs
that the failure of the agreement Is
chargeable to the United States. As
obtained from an authoritative source.
| the fact Is that Great Britain. acting
| for Canada. recently made PROPOSE
tion which demonstrated the futility
OF further negotiations. State depart
ment officials said that this govern
ment would not tolerate the idea OF
putting them back into a foreign jur-
isdiction after the way they had been
, treated in that jurisdiction.
The proposed organization or nine
| volunteer regiments Will place num-
| ber of important military commissions
| ut the disposal of the President. Al
| though there will be three new brig
AIDES, Adjutnnt General Corbin says 1t
| is not likely that more than one addi-
| tional brigadicr general Will be needed,
| the other two being provided for by
| officers of that grade now in the army
whose terms of enlistment are about TO
expire General Grant. who Is now In
| the Philippines. is in this category and
| lie probably will be one of the three
new brigndier generals. Another officer
now in the Philippines is also avail
able for reappolntment to the provis
| ional army Probably the most I'M
| portant point in connection with the
proposed volunteer organization Is the
| Presidents declared intention to ap-
point none but officers of the regular
army TO the command of the niiie new
| regiments. Nearly fifty regular army
| officers had regimenial commands dur
ing the recent war In the volunteer es-
| tablishment and the nine colonels to be
! assigned to the new regiments Will be
selected from among that number. The
selection Will be based entirely upon
| the record of the officers during the
late war, and the nine officers whose
| practical work in the fed WAS most
efficient will receive the appointments.
| II is not unlikely. however. that some
, of the efficient volunteer officers may
be selected for subordinate commands
| in the different regiments, innsmuch as
| the decision to appoint only regular
army officers does not apply to posi-
tions below the grade of colonel.
| The order for the enlistment of vol
unteers for the service in the Philip
pines was published on the 9th, and
| seven more colonies to command the
regiments We're appointed. There are
| yet two colonels to be designated.
| Eight majors also We're chosen. The
recruiting will not begin until some
| time next week. the exact date not hav-
1 In, 70 To-
| will be open in every state and terri
tory, and as fast as the men are en-
listed they will be sent to the regi-
ments to be assigned to companies
State lines are obliterated and the men
first enlisting will be first to he mus
tered In. The assignment to compan-
les will be by the officer commanding.
and he will be at liberty to organize
company comprised of men from one
state IL he finds II convenient and prnc-
tlcable. The organization of the. ten
regiments in this country will not make
any difference in the organization of
regiments in the Philippines by Gen.
eral Otis. His regiments will be in nd-
dition to those hereafter to be known
as the Twenty-sixth to Thirty-fifth in
elusive. and will he numbered from
the Thirty-siXth upward. 1t Is expected
that three regiments will he organized
in the Philippines. The regiments or
ganized in the United Statcs and the
Philippines will increase the army $50
officers and 1866 men, If there should
be three full regiments formed by Cen
eral Otis. The colonels appointed to.
day are under orders TO proceed Mt once
with the organization of the regiments.
Some of the officers are now In the city
and have been consulting the different
bureau officers with regard to equip
ment and supplies for the men as they
join the regiments.