La Junta tribune., 1899-04-29

Brick are To he admitted free to en-
courage building operations
The court Of inquiry upon meetins
Tuesday morning Immediately went
into executive session TO consider ia
findings. There will probably be no
more witnesses examined.
The paymen, OF the twenty per cent.
extra pay TO the American troops In
the Philippines has been extended TO
include all our soldiers now in service.
and will continue until hostilitics In
the Philippines cease. The troops In
the Philippines. both officers and men,
VIII Ike given the two months extra
pay when mustered out.
The Wade court of inquiry will hold
one session Saturday afternoon for the
purpose OF hearing further evidence.
Major Lee Will make presentation IN
behalf OF General Miles, summing up
what he claims the Inquiry developed
In substantlntion OF the generals origI-
nal charges. Another night session
win be held 10 permit the reading OF
the official reports which still remain
undisposed Of. To-day was spent III
going over the testimony.
Secretary Hay has notified the Unit
ed States consuls who were obliged 10
leave on account OF the war to resume
their posts IN Spain. Two OF these Of
iiccrs, Consul W. II. Bowen. nt BARGE
Iona, and Richard NJ. Bartleman at Ma
iaga. are now In New York. The third,
j. Howell Carroll. consul nj Cadiz. Is
now Mt Gibraltar Most OF the sub
consular officers remained in Spain
throughout the war and were undis-
turbed. some even continuing To dis
+ I.n urs of .H.iF nfftpinl duties.
| They will also be continued In the ser
vice.
Secretary of War algcr has cabled TO
Governor General Brooke mn order eS-
tending the maturity of all Liabilities
"coilectabl. by the sale Of real estate
until May l. 1901. The Cuban planters
who presented the question 10 the al.
miuistraiion. are fairly well satisfied
with the order. and have returned
home. The extension granted VIII en-
able the planters To plant, grow ana
market crop before any of their OBJ
legations will mature. and in the course
OF the extension period II Is believed
the debtors and creditors viii In most
cases be able to adjust their differ
eDces.
The following important diplomatic
changes have been announced AS the
result of the last Cabinet meeting: W
W. Rockhill. now minister Ia Greece
has resigned thar post. Arthur ShcF-
burn Hardy Of New Hampshire. now
minister to Persia. has been promoted
to succeed Mr.. Rockhill. William y.
Lord. ex-governor Of Oregon. has been
appointed minister to Persia. The
Hon. John y. Irwin of Iowa. formerly
governor OF Idaho. has been appointed
minis'e- to Portugal to succeed Law
fence Townsend, transferred to Bel
gium in place Of Bellamy Storer. WHO
goes to Madrid
In the United States Supreme Court
an opinion was rendered Monday by
Justice Peckham pronouncing invalid
portion OF the state law OF Michigan.
relating to the sale of 1OoD-mile rail.
road tickets. The part OF the law af-
fectcd is that providing that these
tickets shall be good for two years and
shall he sold nj Il reduced rate. Justice
Peckham said that the provision was
not the exercise OF n power 10 fix maxi
mum rates and not a fair regulation
OF the railroads, but nn improper inter
ference. the Legislature having no
right to discriminate. rs Is done In this
net. I'VE cannot" he said, regard this
exceptional legislation Ms the exercise
~ " "
the greater one TO fix by statute maxi
mum rates on railroad companies"
The chief justice and Justices Gray
and McKenna disscnted.
Adjutant General Corbin says that
General Otis will respect the standing
order of the war department to send
the volunteers home in the sequence In
which they reached the Philippines.
The first command to leave Manila will
therefore probably be detachment OF
the California artillery. as General
Otis has cabled that he would send the
first troops home on May 9th, and no
steamer can leave on that date which
Inns a capacity for carrying an entire
regiment. The sequence In which the
volunteers left san Francisco for Ma
Mia was as follows: First California.
Second Oregon. detachment OF the
California artillery, Companies A and
! Il. Utah artillery; Tenth Pennsylvania
First Colorado, First Nebraska. First
North Dakota. Thirteenth Minnesota,
First Idaho. First Wyoming. First
Montana. First South Dakota. First
Washington. Twentieth Kansas. First
Tennessee, Fifty-frst Iowa, troop of
Nevada cavalry and First Wyoming
Battery.
A highly important decision to set
tiers In the West has just been rem
dered by Judge vandeventer. assistant
attorney general. The decision was
made Mt the request OF the secretary
OF the interior. BY 1t settlers on forest
reserves Will be permitted to take up
lieu lands outside of the reservation
pending full survey Of the reserves
by the director OF the geological sur
vey. Land Commissioner Hermann
had recommended that land offices be
instructed not to ncept claims for lieu
lands until the surveys had been I'm
ished He held that the settlers might
select land which later would be found
within the lines of the reserves. Set
tiers can now take up lieu lands out
side of the reservation by relinquisfi-
ing rights to land on the reservation.