The Elbert County tribune., 1899-06-08

TO General Grant Wnlie IN
1882. II ls now on exhibition IN .ne
National Museum at Wasninstonn
perhaps the finest Mexican somprefo
fhnt was ever made.
An adjustment was reached Tuesoay
OF the grievances presented W ~.
machinists employed at the govern
menf arsenal at Rock Island. lliino's'
the department holding that peti,ons
may be presented by the men 10 'neii
commandant individually or by so'ns
one or more of such employees wno
may be selected TO represent them: ~.
not by representations other than i.vn 4.
the men themselves. This decision ls
In line with the rules and reguihuons
Of the War Department and appears
to ignore unionism.
The President has not decided where
he will spend his vacation. put nc
wants to go up Into the northwest anu
IL making preparations to do 80. ne
has been to Colorado and Kansas ano
as far as Minneapolis, where ne ~
tended the Republican convention IN
1892. and. like Caesar, thrice refused u
crown. But he Is anxious to see tne
wheat farms OF the Dnkotas ana wiz
ness for himself the progress tnat mas
been made in Montana, washington
and Oregon and visit the Yellowstone
park.
The Duke Of ARGOS. the new Spanish
minister. and his American wife are
passengers on the steamer Kaiser WIZ
helm. and are expected to come 10
Washington Immediately after their ar
rival. They will have a hearty wei
come. The Duke OF ArcOs was very
popular member OF society here when
he was known as Jack Brunetti ana
was an attache of the Spanish legation.
As Virginia Lowery the duchess was
recognized belle, and her friends say
she once jIlted Admiral Dewey. IL
was happy idea of the Spanish gov
ernment to select the Duke Of ARGOS to
reopen diplomatic relations between
the two countries. and he and the ducn-
ess will be conspicuous figures IN
Washington society next winter.
The six protected cruiters author
lied for the new American navy. OF
which the Denver Is one, Will have no
superior as fighting machIpes. The de-
tails of the construction of these
swift. capacious, fire-proof fighting
machines have Just been decided up
on by the naval experts. The act OF
authorization specifics ships Of 2,oOO
tons displacement. They will be abso-
lutely fre-proof. an essential In mod
ern warefare. Another fenture which
will make the ships unique is the
sheathing Of the hull. The steel plates
of the hull will be covered with thin
planking, which will be sheathed with
copper. This will prevent the fouling
Of the bottoms, and will preserve the
81, will hu a
n bunker capacity Of 700 tons, an item
which means n grent deal In time Of
war. The speed OF the ships will be
sixteen and one-half knots. The
draught will be eighteen and one-half
feet, which IL somewhat less than
ships Of corresponding type, and fea-
ture of great moment II the ships are
In shallow waters. as on the Asiatlc
station.
All OF the British colonies In Ameri-
ca are about to send agents to the
United. States to negotiate reciprocity
treaties. and the first delegation Ia ex-
pected this week. The Industrial ind
commercial condition of the British
colonies IL deplorable, particularly
those where sugar Is grown, and that
Is the staple of most Of them. The
price paid by the sugar trust for raw
sugar after the tariff duty is deducted
Is so low that the planters cannot make
n profit. but II they did not have to pay
the duty sugar planting would pay.
They ship all their sugar to the United
States In the raw state. and the trust
Is their only customer. therefore It can
regulate prices in most arbitrary
manner. They cannot ship their prod
uct to England or other parts OF Eu-
rope, because II Is impossible to COM
pete with the bounty-p paid beet sugar
Therefore they must sell In the United
States, and the only way they can
make money is to induce the sugar
trust to Increase the price or Uncle
ally consider the latter alternative the
more easy to accomplish, and are pre-.
pared TO offer concessions In the way OF
reduced duties on the goods they i'm
port from IFS as an inducement.
The State Department has made pub.
lie an official abstract Of the report OF
the Nlcaraguan canal commission as
presented by Admiral Walker, the
head Of the commission. The report
says that the surveys have In general
revealed better physical conditions
than were hitherto supposed to exist
tSpttluH} us ~ tnt uluouut VI TUCK lL
the upper river. whereby II is possible
to greatly reduce the estimated cost OF
construction. To determine the proper
unit prices for excavation. the average
of prices actually paid to contractors
on the Chicago drainage canal, which
represent cost Of plant, prices paid fol
work done and contractors profits
were taken. To these prices certain
percentages were added for the differ
ence In location. climate. etc. In oh
tninlng the estimates for the cost OF
locks the prices actually paid for build
Ing the government locks at Sault Ste
Marie were taken and 80 per cent. wa,
added for the difference OF location
After giving due weight to all the ele
ments Of this important question. ant
| with an earnest desire to reach logica
conclusions based upon substantial
facts. the commission belleres that q
canal can be built across the isthmus
on this route for not exceeding $11S,
1890.
1t is very gratifying to the friends OF
Sir Julian Pauncefote to learn that hi.
term OF service as ambassador of hel
British majesty at Washington ha,
been extended another year. This |.
the second time such an honor ha,
been conferred upon Sir Julian. Tn,
regulations Of the British diplomati,
service require the retirement of n min
| lister or ambassador at the age Of II
years. and orders were issued for th,
appointment of Sir Edward Sandersor
as successor to Sir Julian when h,
reached his roth birthday. a year apt
last spring. But, owing TO the com
plicnted questions in controversy be
| tween the United States and Capad,
and the impending war between thI,
| government and Spain. 1t was decided
to waive the regulations and allow Si
Julian to remain in Washington anotb
or year. That order has been repeated
and his term of service has been agaiI
| extended twelve months IN enabIa HI,