The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-10-17
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Georgia. Rear Admiral N. NJ. Far
quhar will hoist his flag on the New
York and assume command of the
North Atlantic squadron in Hampton
Roads next Saturday.
The Navy Department, as well as
the War Department, having been OBJ
structed in the acquisition of the lands
in Hawaii actually needed for their
purposes, particularly in the execution
of the Pearl harbor improvements, the
President has issued the following ex-
ecutive order to meet the case: "The
President of the United States hereby
directs that all proceedings taken or
pending for the sale of disposition of
public lands in the Hawaiian islands
shall be discontinued; and that If any
sales or agreements for sale of said
public lands have been made since
the adoption of the resolution of an
nexation the purchasers shall be mott
fled that the same are null and void
and any consideration paid to the To-
cal authorities on account thereof shall
be refunded
Immediately after the arrival of
| Chairman Jones of the Democratic ma
| tional committee, steps will be taken
for the establishment of headquarters
at Washington. In the last campaign
unsatisfactory for many political rea-
sons. With headquarters here, the
franking privilege in sending out doc
uments can be better employed The
president will be here, and his admin
istration can be watched more closely.
Congress will be in session, and many
of the leading Democrats will be here
TO render assistance. Newspaper cor
respondents who make n specially of
general politics will be available to
give wider publicity to the work of the
committee. The location of the Dem.
ocratic headquarters here viii proba
bly, cause the Republican headquarters
to be located here. In the last cam
paign the headquarters We're in Chi
cago, but now nearly all the managers
have government positions and II will
be more convenient to do the work
from this point.
George ]. Kindel of Denver had two
lively hours before the Industrial Com
mission Monday. He was piled with
questions and told of determinations
in freight rates against Denver. He
said that the restoration of free silver
coinage would not help Denver indus
tries unless railroad freight rate dis
elimination was remedied. He
amused the committee by saying that
y
abandoned the railroad question. and
then he left the party. Mr.. Kindel
went before the Industrial Commits
sion for hearing because he said that
the Interstate Commerce Commission
would not act. He likened that body
20 an Iron watch dog"-harmless. Mr.
Kindel and Chairman Knapp of the
Interstate Commerce Commission have
had several interviews but Mr.. Knapp
says that nothing of Importance trans
pired. Mr.. Kindel is exasperated with
the Interstate Commerce Commission
He has an engagement at st. Louis
October 18th. to be heard when the st
Louis bcsiness men will have hear
ing before the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
General O'Beirne of New York,
whom the Transvaal government has
appointed its representative in this
country, has arrived here from New
York to urge the government to offer
its services to maintain peace in South
Africa. 1t is probable that he will
not be recognized by the United
States government as commissioner
extraordinary of the South African
Republic. General O'Beirne will, in
fact, not be received by the state de-
partment in any diplomatic capacity
eign government. 1.-The rule in this
case, and in all other similar cases is"
said n high official, that the govern.
ment does not receive as diplomatic
representatives citizens of the United
States. In other words, we do not re-
ceive our own citizens as representa-
tives of other powers This govern
ment will not of its own motion offer
mediation, or interfere, on the broad
ground that if this government ex.
poets the other nations to respect the
Monroe doctrine this government
must assume and preserve the correla-
tive position of non-interference in
the affairs of the old-world govern
ments. The Transvaal hay since ap-
pointed Rev. DIR. Bosnian. the Dutch
Reformed clergyman. as their repre-
sentative to the United States
The following statement was issued
by the State Department Thursday.
The President has received large
number of petition- signed by many
citizens of distinction, requesting him
to tender the mediation of the United
States to settle the difference existing
between the government of Great Brit
ain and that of the T'ransvaal He has
received other petitions on the same
subject, some of them desiring him to
make common cause with Great Brit
ain to redress the wrongs alleged to
have been suffered by the Utlanders,
and especially by American citizens in
the Transvaal. and others wishing
him to assist the Beers against alleged
aggression. 1t is understood that the
President does not think it exDedient
to take action in any of these direc
tons. As to taking sides with either
party in the dispute, it is not to be
thought of. AS to mediation. the Pres
ident has received no intimation from
either of the countries that the media
tion of the United States would be ac-
cepted, and in the absence of such in
timation from both parties, there is
nothing in the rules of international