The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-03

| shows that during the fiscal year emu.
| cd June 40. 1899, there were arrested
| for making or passing counterfeit mon-
ev and kindred crimes. $40 persons Or
| these 21s were convicted and 2g3 are
awaiting notion of the courts. VI
seventy-nine cases undetermined at tne
close Of the previous year, sixty-four
were convicted.
The conversion of coupon bonds OF
the 3 per cent. Spanish war loan into
registered bonds continues to go Ior-
ward rapidly. When the loan was mrs.
issued there were $50. .S14. 900 registered
honds issued on original applications.
Since that time there have been ex-
changed S61. .G46.540 coupon bonds for
registered so that the total amount of
registered bonds of this issue outstand.
ing for the payment OF the dividend
due August Is, is S9S.4dO.o4O.
Secretary Hitchcock has finally dis
posed of the Cass Lake lNfinn.) con
| troversy He announced that the gov
ernment would sell in parcels the north
half OF section IL. which comprises
nearly the whole town of Cass Lake.
| The 500 or more intruders are located
| chiefly on this half-section and on the
northeastern part of section III. They
will have TO remove from section lG
as soon as possible. The decision OF
Secretary Hitchcock closes the contro-
yersy over the proposed ejectment of
the intruders from the Cass Lake In
| dian reservations lands.
The United States will not be bound
| by the reported decision of The Hague
conference prohibiting the use OF the
dum-dum bullet in warfare. So far we
have not been obliged to resort to the
use of this bullet. hut the ordnance of
ficers have been making experiments
to secure increased stopping effect
for the small calibre ball used In the
| Krag-Jorgensen and these experiments
have proceeded somewhat on the lines
of the dum-dum ball. The specific rea-
son why Captain Crozier and the re
malnder Of the American delegates
voted against the proposal to prohibit
the dum-dum was because their gen
ernl instructions forbade them to
pledge this government to any line of
action that would retard the develop
ment of inventive genius in war. Ad-
hesion to the protocols is voluntary.
Great Britain also refuses to prohibit
the use of the dum-dum bullet.
Mr.. Root, the new secretary of war.
has already been requested by the
President to give General Miles rec
concentrations and views careful con
sideratlon. ON his part. General Miles
will he expected to aid the secretary
In administering the affairs of the de
partment and dealing with the mill
tary situation in the Philippines. Gen
eral Miles does not expect anything
but harmony. nor does Mr.. Root. Mr.
Mckinley insists upon it, At the con-
ference between the President and
General Miles. the day before Alger re-
signed. the desire for more pleasant re.
lations between the ma jDr general COM
mandng and the head of the War De-
partment was emphasized and assur-
ances We're given that General Miles
would receive better treatment in the
future. There is no doubt that one OF
the causes which led the President TO
seek Alger's resignation was the petty
jealousy shown by the latter toward
General Miles.
Ther are now pending in the general
land offices In this city applications by
persons interested for the establish
ment of nine additional forest reserves
in the state OF Colorado. They are des
ignnted as Wet Mountain, Clear Creek
Montezuma, North Fork, Cochetapaha
Medicine Bow, Uncompahgre. Head
waters of the Arkansas, and an exten
sion of the Mattlement Mesa reserves
Land Commissioner Hermann snyi
that not all of these applications vii
he favorably acted upon. and possibly
not one of them will amount to any
thing in the way the applicants intend
He declined to make public the names
of the applicants or the description o
the tracts to he reserved. He says
however: "The people of Colorado neet
have no fenr that there will be an in
crease of the number OF reserves II
the state unless 1t is found that forcsti
actually exist In the places mentionet
and their reservation will serve use
ful purpose. as the protection OF /
water supply.
Great Britain. Mt the instance o
Canada. has declined to permit th
United States cruiser Frolic to ente
the great lakes for usc by the Hin
, OILS naval militia as training vessel
II has been known for some time tha
the navy department reconsidered IT
s promise to furnish the Illinois boys
e ship but the action was semi-officiall.
= attributed to dissension between til
4 nizations. To-day the true statu
t of the affair was learned OF
t ficials are not willing to talk ol
: the subject. hut this is considere,
/ merely another instance of Canada
I stubborn and preposterous resisianc
e to Il simple demand of the Unitei
: States. Although the Alaskan bound
I ary has been the principal point o
n contention between the government
t and Canada. other matters of import
j ance are being considered. ANON
+ these Is the maintenance Of warship
e on the great lakes. CANADA will no
Q consider any of the smaller cont,.rl
! tions until she is granted free por
= in Alaska. which although fairly wei
o assured has not been actually obtain
r ed. She has subordinated all other Is
g Sues to that one. and Is trying T.
|. force the United States TO submit t
v her demands by declining to grant OF
o binary courtesies until the Unite,
n States surTenders n free port on til
r Lynn canal
The long-pcnding treaty negotiation
: between the United States and Franc
n were brought to successful close n
= the state department Monday. whcI
l. Ambassador Cambon. on behalf q
V France, and Commissioner Kasson, II
Y behalf of the United States. nffixc,
r their signatures to the reciprocii
4 treaty. II Is by far the most import
l. ant treaty concluded under the reel
: procity proyi isions of the Dingley law
i ana the only one affecting the trad
c with q large commercial nation. TIL
s negotiations were marked by rattle
g sharp and long continued discussion.
v which continued to the time the sigma
S lures were placed on the document
r. lr the end spirit OF compromise pre-
G vailed and ench side yielded some
v thing AS n whole. both sides expires
s satisfaction with the general result
s secured. for while the compromise ne
It cessitated some minor sacrifices. tn
d general effect OF the treaty will on
8 conrnge commerce betwenn the tM