The Elbert County tribune., 1899-10-12
WASHINGTON NEWS.

/ In render assistance. new NSPHPcA Va
respondents who make a specially OF
| general politics will DE avaiiame 70
Five wider publicity TO the work OF the
COMMITTEES. The location of the Dem
ocratic HEADQUARTERS here VIII proDa
bIy cause the Republican headquarters
\ 10 be located here. In the last cam
paIrn the headquarters were in CHI
cago. but now nearly all the managers
have government positions ana IL VIII
he more convenient 10 do the WORK
from this point
The home coming on Monday of Ad-
mfraI Dewey-for henceforth the ma
tIonal capitol Is 10 be his home-was
made the occasion for the greatest trib-
ute ever paid by Washington TO any
Individual After the preliminary well
come in New York. itself unsurpassed
in its kind. 1t remained for the high
est and greatest In the official world
to hold out the hand OF greeting to the
famous admiral. and 10 join with the
DeopIe who are to be his fellow citizens
in bidding him welcome. The citizens
had made every preparation to make
the occasion worthy of their hero. The
decorations were elaborate. Pennsyl-
yania avenue was one mass OF coloreti
| bunting along the entire line of march
from the station to the White House.
and. not content with this. few private
citizens failed to make some display
of color on their residences. Unique
designs la fairy lamps dotted the horl-
zon; great scarehlights threw broad
beams Of light across the blue sky on
clear October evening. and the state
" capitol stood revealed In its queen
ly beauty in the powerful rays of
many concentrated lights.
debt shows that at the close of bust
ness September 30. 1890, the public
debt less cash in the treasury amount
ed to S1,14s s,005.s01. decrease for the
month OF Ss4O0,T75. This decrease Is
accounted for by corresponding In
crease In the cash on hand. The debt
| Is recapitulnted as follows: Interest
| bearing debt. S1.OI6. .04S. $50: debt on
which interest has ceased since matu-
rity, S1,215.O3 debt bearing no inter
est, $3.50, 9,337, ,J12; total. $1.43G,601 ,392.
This amount. however. does not In
clude S647 ,065.90 In treasury notes
outstanding. which are offset by nm
equal amount of cash on hand. The
cash In the treasury is classified as fol-
lows: Gold S354 .0O2 $40; silver, $780,
CPS. .440; paper, $Ts.6TS.145; bonds de-
posted in national bank repositories,
disbursing officers balances. etc. $685.
932. 112; total, S1,015,241 ,0S6, against
which there are demand liabilities out
standing amounting to SI2I. .545, ,4T3,
| which leaves net cash balance on
hand S2ST, ,,6D5,Gt2.
Admiral Dewey made an early start
| Wednesday to fill n number of engage
ments The admiral went to see Sec
retary Long and talk over his plans for
the immediate future, and as to these
Secretary Long promptly gave notice
that the department was willing TO
give him perfect liberty to do as he
pleased. The admiral was. therefore,
at his instance. detached formally from
the Olympia after this date. He tele-
graphed the executive officer at Tomp
kinsville to haul down his flag, and thus
terminate his connection with the crui-
ser which for more than two years has
been his home. In accordance with
projects already planned, the admiral
will go to Vermont Monday as the
guest of w. Seward Webb, Shelburn
Farms, near Burlington. The Olympia
will proceed at once from New York to
Boston, to be put out of commission
and be extensively repaired. The ad.
mirnl walked over to the White House
to keep an appointment made with the
President, to discuss the Philippine sit
uHtlOns nt uuuilTul WItn
the President an hour.
Reports received by the Navy De
partment from Captain +. +. Cooper.
commanding the Chicago, shown.
TINT that vessel is in need of repairs.
will delay Rear Admiral Schley In the
hoisting of his flag. The repairs to
the Chicago will require almost two
months, and the vessel Will not be
ready to start south until the latter
part of November Captain b. r.
Lamberton, commanding the cruiser
Olympia. received orders, after he had
landed the ammunition with the ma
val magazine in New York harbor To
proceed with the Olympia to the Bos-
ton navy yard. where the vessel will
be placed out OF commission. Rear
Admiral Sampson will resume COM
mand of the squadron and proceed
with 1t to Hampton Roads. He will
probobly be relieved of the command
at that point. Formal orders were is-
sued to-day to Captain A. $. Barker,
formerly commanding the battleship
oregon and the Asiatic squadron, di-
recting him to assume command Of
the Norfolk navy yard. Captain Bar
ker VIII be promoted to the grade of
rear admiral upon the retirement of
Rear Admiral Howison.
Brigadier General Charles p. Egan,
who was suspended from rank and du.
ty as result of the language employ.
ed by him before the war Investigation
commission. hopes to obtain vindIca.
ton from Congress during the coming
session. General Egan is in Washing.
ton to settle matters connected with
the furniture of the house he occupied
before his departure for Hawaii. Ii
Is understood. however that he is try.
ing to enlist the sympathies of mem.
Ders OF Congress In order to obtain n
congressional Investigation of the beef
scandal. There is no intention on the
part OF the administration to restore
General Eagan to duty In fact. II il
desired that he should apply for retire
ment in order that the President may
appoint Colonel Weston. now acting
commlssary general, n brigadier and
commissary general of subsistence
The President is anxious to do all he
can for the colonel. During General
Egan's stay here determined effort
viii be made TO induce him to applv
for retirement. but many think he viii
not do so. in view of the fact that he is
now drawing full pay, and would only
ed list
than in the West.
The opinion of Attorney General
Griggs In the case of Captain Oberlln
NJ Carter of the army, upon which the
PRESIDENT approved the finding of the
court-martial, has been made public
| The opinion discusses in ore,t dotai,