The Elbert County tribune., 1899-10-05
WASHINGTON NEWS.

constituting the island. received S6.Wn
This status no longer exists and the
| church officials are maintained out OF
fbe church resources II Is expected
that Archbishop Chappelle's appoint
ment will permit n reorganization OF
the church system of the Islands. based
on changed conditions.
According TO the present understand
ing. Admiral Dewey VIII arrive in
Washington Mt $50 o'clock on the even
ing OF Monday. October End From
that time until late Tuesday night he
| will be given the most hearty welcome
which the citizens of the national CAPT
raj know how to devise. Upon the ar
rival In the city of the train bearing
| Admiral Dewey an admrnl's salute
will be fired nt the station. A troop of
| cavalry from Fort Myer will also he
in waiting and viii act as a bodyguard
| for the admiral during the entire cele-
| bration. accompanying him TO all ex-
| ercises which he attends and returning
| with him again TO his home. From the
depot Admiral Dewey will be driven
| to the White House. where President
Mckinley and the Cabinet will be wait
ing. The entire party will then pro-
ceed TO the reviewing stand at the
/ Treasury Department to witness the
! Illuminated procession of civic organi-
| zatlons, arriving there about 1;30 p. IN.
| The next morning Admiral Dewey will
| be taken to the White House again by
the citizens escort and shortly after-
ward will start for the capitol as the
leading figure of the military and ma
| val parade. Here the celebration will
| culminate by the presentation of the
nations sword at the east front of the
| capitol at the hands of Secretary Long
Tuesday night President Mckinley will
give n dinner at the White House
| While In Washington Admiral Dewey
| will stop at the home of Mrs. Washing
| ton Mclean. the mother of John r.
| Mclean, the Democratic nominee for
governor of Ohio. Mrs. Mclean Is pre-
pairing carriage which will be used
| TO take Admiral Dewey up Pennsylva-
mia avenue the night of his arrivel and
| during his trips about the city the next
day. 1t will cost over 81 900 to put this
| equlpage in readiness.
Secretary Root gave out the follow
| ing official statement confirming the
rumor that the Carter court martial
| findings have been approved: And
| the court does therefore sentence the
accused, Captain Oberlin NJ. Carter.
corps OF engineers, L. s. A.. to be dis
| missed from the service OF the United
| States, to suffer fine OF $1,000, to be
| confined at hard labor at such place
| as the proper authorities may direct
| for five years, and the crime, punish
ment and place of abode of accused TO
be published In the newspapers and
about the station and state from which
the accused came. or where he usually
resides. The findings of the court
martial In the matter of the foregoing
proceedings against Captain Oberlin
rtn nf anpfnnnra II 8
are hereby approved. as to all except
the following: Charge IL. specificn
| tions {, s. o and 10; charge Ill. speci-
| cations >, 4, >, g. I. .. II and %. which
| are disapproved, and the sentence I'M
posed upon the defendant. Oberln NJ.
| Carter. is hereby approved. Approved
| and confirmed: William Mckinley, By
| direction of the secretary of war Cap
tain Oberlin NJ. Carter. corps of engin-
GERS. ceases to be an army officer from
| this date. and the United States penl-
tentiary Mt Fort I.eavenworth, Kansas,
| Is designated as the place of his con
finement. where he will he sent by the
commanding general of the department
| of the east. under proper guard. BY
| command OF Major General Miles. III.
| G. Corbin. adjutant general Cap
| tain Carriers case having been disposed
| of by the President. he has passed
| through the court of last resort. Tn
| less the President decides at some fu-
/ ture date to pardon him. Carter will
serve out the sentence imposed by the
court martial.
Secretary Gage has asked the attor-
ney general for n legal opinion regard
ing the authority of the secretary of
the treasury to purchase silver bullion
| for the purpose of increasing the vol
| ,lx.,tJ ls-. rha aCfr
| suming specie payments prescribed
that only S5OOO0.OoO In these coins
should be issued. but the law has once
been disregarded. Secretary Folger
authorized the purchase of 100000
ounces of silver at one time during his
term of office, for the purpose of in
| creasing the stock of small silver coins.
Secretary Gage believes this prece-
dent which he may safely follow to
meet the present emergency. AT the
close of business Saturday the amount
of fractional silver in the treasury was
only S2.1T4, ,4S1. and the demand for
this form OF money to meet the grow
ing requirements of trade throughout
the country is daily increasing. At the
beginning of the fiscal year, three
months ago. the amount of fractional
silver in the treasury vaults was about
SD 2.0O0,000. The amount of silver dol
lars also is depleted to such an extent
that the demand for these coins, here
tofore regarded as inconvenient, can
not be supplied. The San Francisco
mint has exhausted the supply avail
I able for subsidiary coins under the
present law and as the demand for
hnlf-dollars and quarters has been
greater east of the Rocky Mountains
than in the West, 1t Is presumed thai
the other mints are in similar condi
tion touching their silver supply
Therefore the only way out of the pres
ent dearth of small change is for the
government to 20 into the market and
buy the metal, relying on the next Con.
gress for approval of its course. In
this connection those conversant with
mint affairs report that within the past
five years. east of Chicago. there has
been marked Increase in the demand
for silver coins of lower denomination
than the dollar In other words the
popularity of silver money has greatly
advanced and this is particularly true
OF the region commonly designated ms
the eastern states.