The Elbert County tribune., 1899-04-06


judicial district
Professor Walter Il. Wilcox Of Cor,
mel! Universally has been appoinfea
chief stafisfician or the censua burenu
and william r. Powell OF Washington
Will conduct tho examination OF nppii'
cnnfs under the inirea'i.
The new residence Of General Miles
IN this city. which he occupied for the
Iir<i fine after his return from Omaha
last October. was presented TO him by
y number OF his wealthy admirers.
who subscribed x,5y000 for that pur-
pose.
Official statistics Of the War Depart
ment shows that since the beginning
OF the military operations against the
Filipinos. on February 9TH. the casual
Ties In the American army have been ms
follows; Killed. III: wounded, s61;
total. 1921. ~ n
Admiral Dewey las cahled 10 the de-
fnrtment for more men and more shlps.
II is believed to mean simply deter
minniion 10 put into execution a plan
more thoroughly TO patrol the island
and prevent iillbusfering expediuohS
from landing 4
A bill to .pepsion General John NJ.
Palmer Of Illinois bccnmc law at the
last session OF Congress As origin
ally infroduccfl II provided for a pen
sion OF 500 a month, but upon state
mcnf ffoin the general that his wants
would I've met by $40 month and that
he would NOT accepr morey-i was re-
duced TO that amount.
The special train bearing the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Mckinley. Postmaster
General Smith and members of the
presidential party. reuched Its destina-
tion Mt exactly = o'clock Tuesday after
uoon. They were met at the depot by
Acting Secretary Of War Meikeijohn.:
General Corhin, Secretary Porter AND
other officials.
Ex-Seerctary Sherman. accompanied
by his daughter. Mrs. McCullum. DIR.
w. II. Magic. Frank II. wlberg OF
Cincinnati and Mrs. Denizer. arrived
In Washington AT o'clock Wednesday
morning on the steamer Newport
News. Mr.. sherman passed a good
night and II improving this morning.
He was taken to his residence on X
street. ,'fai s'
Attorney james D.. Mandeville, Of
Fort Collins. Colo. has been debarred
from practice before the Interior De
pnrtment II IL alleged thnt he mndc
n false statement In nm application for
admission TO practice before the de
pertinent. The charges are TINT he
stated he had never been debnrred.
while the records show TINT his dis
barmcnt occurred IN 1850.
Director Merriam of The Census Bu-
renu has made the following appoint
ments: William O. HINT Of Aiassachu-
sets. chief statistician In charge OF
population statistics: Le Grande Pow
ers OF Minnesota. chief statistlcinn In
charge OF agricultural Statistics. Both.
appointees are well known statistical
experts. Air. Hunt occupied tile same
office In the last censtir. Mr.. Powers
was formerly chief of the Minnesota
Bureau OF Labor and was n candidate
for the dictatorship Of the present cen
sus. .....
The delegates from the Cuban As
sembly, Messrs. Villnlun and Heivn,
called Informally at the State Depart
mcnt Friday and had n long conversa-
tIon with Secretary Hay. The affairs
In Cuba Were freely discussed and the
delegates presented the resolution of
the Cuban Assembly. Secretary Hay
assured the delegates that the United
States government would not Increase
the amount OF pny of the Cuban army
above the three million dollars already
sent to Cuhn. He said this matter
could not he further considered. He
also informed them that the President
would not consent 10 nny scheme for
raising money by the cnbnn Assembly
to pay the Cuban troops.
The supervising general OF the ma
rlne hospital service IL actively CO.
operating with the military authorities
to protect the united States from In
fectious disrasts from Cuba Within
n few weeks all military communicn-
tion will he conducted from New York.
Instead Of Tampa aud savannah. New
and stringent rules for. the sanitary in
spection of passengers aud freight will
be adopted. 4 new llslnfecting barge
Is now being constructed TO be placed
NJ Havana. IN whlclr the persons and
the luggage of travellers will be thor
oughly fumiguted before being allowed
10 go on n ship. The authorities do not
expect 10 he able 10 prevent the im-
portation OF CONTIGUOUS diseases. but
they propose Z" do everything possible
In that direction.
The forthcoming monthly statement
OF the TREASURY shows exceptionally
heavy receipts and n material decrease
In the Expenditures for the month of
March. The receipts from customs
Will amount To about SCI .OO0. 900; from
Internal revenue. more than $50 .6OO.-
pOo and from miscellaneous sources.
more than x13.4OO.oO0. making a total
of more thnh $,1.0OO.OOO or this
amount. $11.70s.0o0 was paid into the
treasury In payment of four notes Civ
en- the government In part settlement
OF the debt OF tl,c Central Pacific rail-
road. The disbursements during
March amounted TO $i209S. .5Il, leaving
n surplus for the month of SlI.O31 .653.
or surplus Of S2,233,653 leaving the
Central Pacific payment out of the ac-
count.
1t seems very queer that man who
has been examined by n medical board
OF the pension office and found suffic-
iently disabled TO cntitIc him to n pen.
sion should so n few blocks west to
the War Department and he reported
sound hy n military medical
board, and then. after the war. 70
hack to the pension office for re-exam-
and get nnailicr report OF total
disability The fact that the
army medical board lIus declared n
man sound has no weight with the pen
sion medical boards. and vice versa.
When n pcnsiuner enlisted In the mr.
my he had to forfeit his pension, and
now when he II mustered out II Is
granted him again. These cases are
occurring every day. and simply illus
trate the weakness OF the pension bu-
reau
Il Is stated at the War Department
that the subject of mastering In 5000
volunteers as provided by the army re-
organization hill. has not been men
toned to the President. either by Act
ing Secretary of War Meikleiohn or
Aujntani General corbin. There is no
intention 30 bring forward this ques-
non AZ the present time. as with the
troops already ordered to Manila and
which 1t Will take some months to
transport thitiier. General Otis has NIL
the forces necessary to accomplish
what IL desired of him In Tho PhiJin