The Elbert County tribune., 1899-12-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
GOSSIP OF THE WHITE HOUSE
AND THE DEPARTMENTS.


The clerks In the War Department
| were making out n commission for
General Lawton as brigadier general
In the regular. army when the news
OF his death was received
A number Of prominent army officers
have undertaken to pay on mort
gage upon the home Of General Law
ton in California. II is the only prop
erty left by the general.
The urgent deficiency appropriation
bill, the first OF the important supply
| bills for the government expenses, Is
practically made up. and the total will
amount TO about $71,00O.O00.
Mrs. McKinley's health is SO poor
this winter that the hospitality of the
White House will have to be limited to
official functions and the entertainment
OF the members Of her family and
friends. SD
Senator Fairbanks has introduced n
bill granting pension OF 81, COO year
to the widow of General Lawton.
Representative lands of indianapolis
has introduced n similar bill in the
House. Mr.. Lands represents the
district from which Lawton's first
regiment was recruited.
In accordance with the recommenda-
ton of the secretary OF the interior, In
dian Commissioner Jones has deter
mined to stop the employment OF In
dinns in Wild West shows He has
written several letters recently to
wouid-be. contractors for Indians, In
which he has clearly stated the posi-
ton Of the bureau.
A number Of witnesses from Utah
appeared Tuesday before the commit
tee of the House of Representatives
which is investigating the case of Mr..
Roberts OF Utah. They Included Mrs.
DR.. Luella Miles, practicing physi-
clan Of Salt Lake City; Mrs. Dougnll.
p. L. Mcdaniel and s. F.. Wishard. all
of Salt Lake City. The testimony was
strongly to the effect that Roberts has
three wives.
The government has finally adopted
Puerto Rico" as the official spelling
of the name of that Island. and here
after all official documents viii ad-
here to that form. The board on geo
graphic names decided In favor Of this
some years ago. hut the usage has not
been uniform. The board requested
from President Mckinley an expires
sion OF his views and In making the
decision he says the name should be
Puerto Rico in accordance with the
custom Of the people OF the island.
The remains of the late Lieutenant
Brumby were escorted to the railway
Tuesday with full naval honors, and
sent to Atlanta. GeOrgIa, for inferment
The casket was wrapped In the Amer
lean flag. The escort was made up OF
a detachment of marines from the
barracks here. headed by the full ma
rine band. all under command of Lieu
tenant Commander McCrea, U. S. n.
fulI
Admiral Dewey and friends and rela-
, tlves of the deceased Six sailors from
the navy yard served ms the pail bear
ers.
The President has sent to the Sen
ate the treaty negotiated by the
powers Mt The Hague last July for
the pacific settlement of disputes be-
tween nations and the declaration to
prohibit for five years the launching
of explosives from balloons. The Sen
ate Immediately removed the injunc-
tion of secrecy. The treaty wns pub
lished Mt the time. The Presidents
message was formal letter OF trans
initial except TINT 1t Invited attention
to an accompanying report from the
secretary OF state urging Immediate
action by the Senate.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
missioner Prouty In the matter Of ap-
plications of carriers for extension of
| time beyond January /, 1900, within
which to comply with the requirements
| of the safety appliance law in using
automatic couplers and power or train
brakes on freight cars. has extended
the time to August /, 1900 1t was ad-
mitted by representatives Of the rail-
way employees that some additional
time should be granted. and the COM
mission, upon full consideration. ar
rived at the conclusion that an exten-
sion OF seven months would be proper.
The other day somebody went out to
st. Paul's Catholic church, unscrewed
a silver plate that bore the name "Ha-
ZEN from the arm of one of the pews
and substituted another little plate
which was inscribed with the name
Dewey" This created good deal of
talk, and people inferred that Admiral
Dewey was going to follow his wife
into the Catholic church, but yesterday
he rented for another year the pew in
st. Johns Episcopal church he has oc-
cupied whenever he has been n resi-
dent of Washington, and OF which he
used to be vestryman. and was re-
elected to the board of trustees in
charge of the Episcopal missions in the
city.
iiliuokalani, ex-queen of the Ha-
waiian islands, still lives In modest
house In Fifteenth street In Washing
ton, but expects to return to her native
country very soon. She has made no
attempt to break into society. She
never entertains. and accepts the hos
pitality of few Intimate friends only.
She is suffering from cancerous
| 4, In, ha. a,,A 49,
living in Washington for the purpose
of obtaining treatment from n special
list instead of for political reasons. She
expects to return to Honolulu in Feb
ruary and make her permanent home
among her own people. She has be-
come reconciled to the loss of her
crown. -rf
A newspaper correspondent says: 1t
was made very clear to all the mem
bers of the national committee during
its session here that Elihu Root, the
secretary of war, has been selected as
the running mate OF President McKiu-
ley in the next campaign, and the word
was passed around that it was desIr-
able to nominate him by acclamation.
No candidates for the presidency and
vice presidency have ever before been
determined upon so far in advance Of
he nominating day, and there was new
er so much unanimity In any political
organization concerning platform.
The next Republican convention will
be brief and its proceedings can he
written up in advance.
President Kruger's government has
formally protested to Secretary Hay
against the sale of munitions Of war
by American manufacturers and mer-
chants to the British government, This