The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-11

W. bowen Oh NEW lbth ar
Persin. Minister Bowen was consui
general nj Barcelona before the sphn-
lsh war broke out. The President has
| appointed Julius G. Lay. now consu,
nf Windsor. Ontario. as consul gehs.ni
mt Barcelona. Spain, TO succeed a'
Bowen. appointed minister 20 fe's'e
II has developed after the Prcsidents
retur1f ffoni Philadelphia. that II hau
been decided to permit Captain eopn
Ian to retain his command OF 1he
Raleigh. Before the President iel. ,ol
Philadelphia II was determined "
move the captain after the iresloen' -
visit, and fhe inference now ira .,,,aS
/ tllnt In his interview with the cnisi
execufivel the gallant captain present-
ed his case In a new light that war
ranted more lcnient treatment
Brigndler General Thomas NJ: Ander-
| son. who has returned recently from
1 the Philippines. has been assigned 10
the command OF the Department OF
the Lakes, Major General James n.
| Wade, the present commander OF 'ne
lDepartinent OF Dnkota, has beeh ~.
| rected to assume temporary chhrge ol
the local department In connecton
with hisf ofher, duties unth sGenerai
tThomas NJ Aiklerson arrives from san
Francisco to. assume permanent con-
| trol. ~ gff
| Admiral Dewey has been given SUI
preme command OF the Asiatic meet AS
nm oppression of the confidence III
which he is held by the President ne
has been notified that he liz to nave
full power to make changes In the per
sonneI OF his command, the assignment
of his vessels. and, in short, TO eXcr-
else all the authority that is possessed
\ In such matters by the secretary OF
the navy. The only return asked OF
| Admiral Dewey Is that he notify the
Navy Department OF his orders, that
the records may be kept complete.
Postmaster General Smith has made
ruling that the sign u. s." or other
sign indicating the carriage OF the
malls must be carried only by such
cars ON street railway lines ms actually
ut the time are transporting the mails
| This decision Is in responce to- re-
quest from the Amalgamated Associa-
ton OF Street Railway Employees, who,
In convention In Louisville, Wednes-
dny, teieefnphed President Mckinley
a protest against the indiscrminate
use of these signs by street car lines
with the apparent design OF intimidat-
ing employees.
The Industrial commission, which
has held no public meetings for the
last ten days. has mapped out lts pro-
ceedings for the current month. The
early part of the month will be given
to representatives of various Industrial
organizations and state factory inspect
ors and labor commissioners. May 11th
trust investigation will be taken up,
and State Senator ]. w. Lee of Pitts
burg will speak ON the Standard OIL
trust: May 18th General John McNul-
=. nj ..t
and on the 10Th Martin Cook of Cook.
Bernheimer & Co. of New York Will
talk on the same subject. Both sides
will be heard. fiiiA flA
President Mckinley has decided TO
leave the city next Monday and to re-
main away for two and possibly three
| weeks. According to his present Infen-
ton. the President will spend his va
cation Mt Hot Springs. Virginia. He
Is suffering from n slight attack Of
rheumatism and Is also feeling the
strain which has been upon him for
many months. He is,anxious to enjoy
perfect rest and at the same-time avail
himself of the hot baths. which Will
remoye the rheumatic. tendency. The
President and his wife will he donf-
ciled mt the Homestead hotel as none
of tho cottages mt the Springs are yet
ready for occupancy. The hot springs
are only eight hours railroad ride
from Wnsliington, so that the Prcsi
dent could return Mt once to the capt.
tol II any occasion arlses for his pres
ence here. During his absence the
President will transact only such bus
mess as absolutely. requires his per-
sonal attention. i4Ai. +liaf
Lcgrande Power. for eight years Ia
bor commissioner of Minnesota, was
before the industrial commission
Thursday. He spoke especially OF
farming conditions in the Northwest
ern states, snying that the present ten
7 dency among farm hands was toward
the ownership of the lands, and that a
greater percentage of farmers now
owned their own land than fifty years
ago. He Snlso expressed the opinion
that the farmer who is in debt to-day
has ten times the opportunity to dis.
charge his obligation thnn the farmer
at the beginning of the century had
MIR. Power thought the tendency wa.
toward small farms, and added that
the wheat and cotton and other prod.
ucts grown by the small farmer con.
trolled market prices. Mr. Power also
said that many of the agricultural col
, leges of the country were conducted
upon lines calculated to attrnct boys
educated by them away from the
: farms. Speculation in grain. he said
did not affect the prices, except TEN.
porarily, nor affect the farmers EXCEPT
so far as they engaged in speculation
"You don't mean to say" suggested
Governor Harris, that the farmers
, speculate?" "They do" replied the
witness. Very largely they are the
lambs which are shorn on the stock
; exchanges. Stop the farmers, from
gambling and you Will stop II all
Threc-fourths of the money thus LOST
: Is lost by farmers"
There is growing belief among
, prominent members of Congress thai
i the President will call Congress Il
meet In extraordinary session this fall
probably early in October. The ques
, tions which will come before the next
Congress for settlement, including as
they do. everything growing out of oul
possessions acquired as n result of the
war with Spain and the general legis
lation, Including that relating to cur
rency reform. the Nicaragua canal
merchant marine. etc, are of sucl
great Importance that the President |,
, inclined to regard II as advisable that
, Congress should act earlier than tn,
. regular session in December in ordel
to get the work under way. The re
tlrement of Speaker Reed will natural
ly entail considerable delay in the ap
I pointment of committees in the House
, as II Is customary to allow new
, , speaker four or five weeks to make III
his committees. and this furnishes nj
additional reason why Congress shoult
be convened before December. OF tn,
several senators and members of Con
> gress who are going abroad this sum
mer. the President has particular,
b inquired the length of their stay, an,
9 has hlnted that II was advisable thu