The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25

ing accounts attach TO the vonci'sI ~ ~,
publishers affidavit that ihe rh.ys ~
not exceed the commercial rates ma Ia,
ed to individuals, with the usuii "''
counts. .---........-a..-...,... ..-.'
Thr President and Mrs. Mckinney,
with the friends who aceoniIs,," r',,,,s
them. reached Washington n' s:yv y.
M. saturday. The stay q twelve eass
ut Hot Springswiis one niihos' -..,.,.,,
of rest, The outing hns been Oh fa f,,as
benz fittoihe I'fesderit and he resulnis1 la'..,
his official duties thoroughly reires"'u
and .Invigorated.
Many Implications have been maui
10 the war department requesting ,,s, Nm
all useless cannon captured I'D tne ~ ~,
ippines be turned over to the sta,es ~
trophies OF the regiments makihe ~
captnrc Uuder the terms OF ine p,,.s-
treaty all obsolete cannon III ,he ~,
ippines are 10 be turned over 10 ene
Spanish government. raf7r17
The semi-alu.,ial meeting OF the trus-
tees OF the American nniycrai,! VI VI
held Friday at tile Arlin-toh no'e.
Bisiiop Hurst announced the gu. .,
$4,000 Bishop McCabe relnr.,sn
SIPS. 900 as recently subscribed Tor tne
endow.tuent fund Bishop Mcciipe
was elected vIce-chanceller. .fresideui
Mckinley and Arthur Dixon OF ,li-
c;igo werr elected 70 membership III
the board OF trustees. = Ni siH
In all the public land states, compris-
ing most of the territory west OF the
Missouri. where unapproved surveys
have been made, examiners from tns
General Land Office are now nt work
to report on tliege surveys. The fnrce
has been Doubled over t!int'cngased IN
the work last season In order to eNpe-
dite tile exnminntions. secure an carry
approval OF the surveys. and allow set
tiers. TO make earlier filings In the va
rfous land Offices.
gThe contest. In Salt Lake City. Utah.
over -tlle Site for the public building is
becoming Interesting. The Mornions
have offered tile government free OF
chnrge plat OF ground 2SS feet square
near their temple as the site for me
new building. and the gentiles nave
come forward with n lot 2Oo Ieei
sdnare, in an equally desirable loea-
tlon. which the. government may ihave
for 81. The officials of the Treasury
Department are now considering the
Offers VIZ Ar fst H
The secretary Of war has ordered the
commanding officer at Fort Wingate.
New Mexico, TO dispatch an ndeqnate
force OF troops Immediately TO the
Moqni Pueblo Indian villages ln'lAri-
zona to assist in overcoming resistance
TO the work Of dislnfecting and gnaran-
timing the villages where smallpox Is
prevalent. Secretary Algcr says that
with careful vaccination there VIII be
little danger 10 the troops. ns they VIII
he used only 10 enforce the orders or
the agent.
The German ambassador, DR.. Won
1Iolleben, called ut the Stre' Depart
ment recently and had talk with Sec
fctary Hay, In the course OF which, II
IL understood reference was made 10
the opening day of the sessions of the
peace conference at The Hague. Some
OF the STRUCTURES on the probable course
of Germany before the conference,
which have appeared In print, has
caused considerable Irritation. as they
are felt to mfsfepresent the aims and
purposes of Germany. fs1 -srf7 2.
The commissioner of internal revenue
has issued an order directing that all
deputy collectors of internal revenue
shall give fheir undivided time and at
tcntion to the government. The action
Is based upon reports that deputies
have been Engaged In other business
and have performed services not re-
quired 10y the collectors of internal
revenue. Commissioner Wilson takes
the view that the deputies. IL they
wish TO engage in outside. work, must
resign their government positions.
In an opinion in the case of the First
National Bank OF Concord, n. H., VS..
Edward Hawkins. receiver of the In
dianapolis National Bank, Justice Shl-
ras has decided that one National
bank cannot lawfully acquire and hold
| the stock OF another as an investment,
and in the case of such a purchase,
the bank is not estoppcd from denying
its liability ms an apparent stockholdes
for an assessment on stock ordered by
the Comptroller of the currency. The
opinion of the lower court was re
versed.
Chief Justice Fuller. in the United
States Supreme Court. lins handed
down the opinion Of the court in 10:
cases sinvolvingl the right of ms many
individuals to ciilzenship in the Indian
tribes of Indian territory. The cases
involved the constitntionality of til,
law creating the Dawes commission
which had passed upon the application
for citizenship of the persons affected
of all the cases involved The court helt
the law to pe valid and therefore af
firmed' the findings of the courts below
in all the cases In question: 1hrrI
The navy department has just re
celyed from Commander Todd of tn,
Wilmington an interesting account q
the remarkable voyage of exploration
up the Amazon river tmade by tin
vessel in April last. The Wilmington
was instructed by the navy depart
inent TO push on up the great rive
and ascertain how far 1t was nayiga
ble. Commander Todd reports that Ia,
assembled to Yquitos. In Peru. which il
about 2.1o0 miles up the river Thi
voyage WAS made, as he says, agains
an adverse current, averaging thre,
knots for the entire distance.
In response TO the urgent request o
the Industrial commission. Senate
Kyle has consented to continue at tn
head of the commission. and accord
ingly has-wlthdrawm his resignation n
chnirman. In Il letter written at tn
senator's home. ut Aberdeen, s. d., h
irterates that ill-hcalti was the onl,
motive that act,iatcd him In tenderin,
his resignation. adding: ''rlie import
ance of the commissions work grow
with each month, and believe tina
both Congress and The country win b
grateful for the task we are now per
forming. Every public-spirited citizel
is greatly Interested In the trust inves
tigntion now In progress
The United States Supreme Cour
has DECIDED the prize money case of IN
French steamer Olina Rodriguez. th
hrst of the nnvai prize money case
growing out of the Spanish war +
! reach the court The decision was an
nounced by Chief Justice Fuller an
. directed that tlien vessel. which wn
captured on San Juan. Porto Rico ~