The Lamar register., 1899-05-10

I
ish war broke out. The President mas
appointed Julius C. Lay. now consul
al Windsor. Ontario, Ms consul Esnsia
! nj Barcelona. spain. 10 snssced Mt
Bowen. appointed minister 70 Persia
II has developed after the Presidents
return from Philadelphia. that u bad
been decided to permit Captain Cogh-
Ian 10 retain his command OF the
Raleigh. Before the President ieft Tor
Philadelphia It was determined 70 Ic-
move the captain after the freriaeht :
visit. and the inference now drawn y
that iu his Interview with the ehiet
executive the gallant captain present.
.i his case IN a new light that war
raRted more lcnlent treatment
BrigadIer General Thomas NJ. Ander-
son. who has returned rScentls froin
the Philippines. has been assiEaAed 70
the command Of the Department o.
the Lakes Majpy General James y
Wade, the present commander 81 me
Department u Dakota, has be~n di.
rtscttd 10 assume temporary charge OF
the local department in connTchpe
with his other duties until Nenefh
Thomas NJ Anderson arr4ve- from ssa
Francisco 20 assume permanent con
troll
Admiral Dewey has bGVn gives 81
prsrue command Of the Asiatic nect- As
an eSprsSi,gun Of the confidence IN
which he Is held by the President he
has been notified that be = To have
full power TO make changes Ia the per-
sonnei % bis command. the assignment
Of HE vessels and. In short 20 rxer.
else all the authority that Is p-ossessf'l
In such matters hy the sezsrvtary OF
the navy. The only return asked nt
Admiral Dewey Is that be notify the
Navy Department % bis orders, that
the records may BE- kept euInple'e-
Postmaster General smith has made
4 ruling that the sign u. : OF other
sign Indicating the carriage Of thc
malls must D. carried 0uly by such
cars on street railway lines a. actually
at the time are Transporting the maiis,
This decision Is In rcspoacc 70 ~
quest from the Anlalxanairi Associn.
tion of STREET RailWay Employees who.
IN convention In Louisville, Wrsinr--
day. teleEraphed President Mckinley
a protest aEainst the indiscriniiuate
rra Of these signs hy strsst car lines
with the apparent design Of lufiuEidai.
Ing employees
The Industrial commission. uhIrh
has heid no public meetings for the
last ten days has mapped out It's pro
ce~ding~ for the r1rren; month The
early part % the month viii - given
10 representatives of various Industrial
organizations and stale factory iaspsct.
oFs and latyar commissioners. May iIth
trust Investigation win b. taken up.
and State senator J. ". Lee Of Pitts
burg VIII speak on the Standard OH
iriist: MAY 18th General John McNui.
"a Will testify as 60 the WHISKY trust.
and on the 18Th Martin Cook uf Cook.
Bernheimer s Co. Of Ness York WIN
talk on the same subject. Both sides
viii be heard.
prcsiden; Mckinley has decided 10
leave the city next hUuday and 10 re-
main away for two and possibly three
weeks. According 20 his prpSeut intsn-
ton. the President viii spend bis ya
cation at Hot Springs. Virginia. lie
II suffering from slight attack ~
rheumStisrn and Is also feeling the
strain which has bs-en npou him for
many mouths. He Is anxious to enjoy
perfect res; and nj tise sane time avail
himself Of the no; baths. which Will
remove the rheumatic tendency. The
President and his wife will h. tomI-
ciied az the Homestead hotel. as none
OF the cottages at the Springs urc yet
ready for occupancy. The hot springs
are only eight hours railroad ride
from Washington. SO that the PreSi-
dent could return NJ once TO the capt.
tol II any occasion arises for his pres
euce here, During his absence the
President Will transact only spch bus
iness as absolutely requires his per
sonal attention.
Legraude Power. for eight years Ia
bor commissioner OF Minnesota. was
before the industrial commission
Thursday. He spoke especially Of
farming conditions ln the Northwest.
ern states. saying that the present ten
dsncy among farm hands wRs toward
the ownership of the ialids. aud that
greater percentage OF farmers now
owned their own land than fifty years
ago. He also expressed the opinion
that the farmer who s. In debt to-day
has ten times the opportunity to dis.
charge his obligation than the farmer
Mt the beginning OF the century had.
MFR. Power thought the tendency was
toward small farms, and added that
the wheat and cotton and other prod
ucts grown by the small farmer con
trolled market prices. Sfr. Power also
said that many of the agricultural col.
leses OF the country were conducted
upon lines calculated 10 attract boys
educated by them away from the
farms Speculation In grain. he said
did NOT affect the prlre% rXgapf tenn