The Elbert County tribune., 1899-09-14
: WASHINGTON NEWS.



hv Lee but by others connected WIN
t6c independent lines. including Mr-
Phillips We have declined 'ne,I "i
fers." he said. because we consiuere"
,hom illcraI and. furthermore because
of our lack OF faith In the men Ir"",
whom the proposition came. haNlhs
,,ad nrcvious experience with them.
In reply TO Mr. Phillips. he SAID ne
aid not claim that the propositions
we're unfair or unjust" but Illegal
Preparations for the reception O.
Admiral Dewey in This city are rapid
ly assuming shape. and from the pro
gram. even In its present inconf,lete
condition. the celcbrati ton viii he one
OF the most noteworthy that has ever
oeciirrpd In Washington. The admir-
ais reception here will lie largely III
ihe naturc of ali official function. as Its
principal feature will be the prcseIla-
lion OF n magnificent sword voted him
by congress. The celebration Will take
place ON the night Of October , or ..
There will he an imposing parade at
night in which the naval and military
forces of the United States. the lpiS-
trict national guard. military lodles
from sections throughout the lnion.
and many organized civic bodies Will
participate. There will be general
illumination of the city. and the pro
cesslon will be reviewed by President
Mckinley and Admiral Dewey. The
governors of all the states and terri
tories have been invited 10 be present.
The presentation of the sword will
take place upon stand erected at the
east front of the capitol, and II is be
lieved that the Dewey home. which
Will he purchased by popular sub
scriptlon. will be formally presented
to him Mt the same time.
Information reaching officials here
from Venezuela is To the effect that
while no actual outbreak has occurred.
yet latent agitation is going on
which may nt any time assume Sc
rious proportions. This accords with
Senior Pulido's advices that no actual
outbreak has occurred ut La Guayra.
1t appears that there has been two
distinct movements, one of national
character, headed by the Conservative
leader. Hernandez, and the other of II
local character, headed by General
Castro. Hernandez led Il revolution
against President Andrade last
autumn and within the last month has
been imprisoned for the fourth time
as political prisoner and the incitef
of Il movement to overthrow the gov
crnment. He Is now in the military
prison nj Caracas, where it Is believed
the agitation leading up to the dis
patch of the cruiser Detroit was caused
by the arrest Of number of Herman
daz' adherents in and about Caracas.
Throughout this movement the An
drade administration has maintained u
large military force. The peace foot
ing Is 5000. but of late this has been
raised to 10000 or 1900. The soldiers
are armed with Mauscrs and have n
number Of rapid-iire field guns.
The Navy Department expects to be
gin the manufacture OF smokelcss pow
der mt its mills a few miles back from
the Potomac river. near Indian Head.
within the next two or three months.
Work on the mills has been pushed
cnergctically and mt present about
Zoo men are employed Already
about n dozen buildings are completed.
the electric light plant said IN
he one of the finest in the world
- is installed. and the stand pipe,
12o feet high. is up. There are
ten or twelve other buildings well
along towards completion. Altogether
the group of buildings will number
twentyfour or twenty-five. with ca
pacity Of 1000 pounds of smokcless
powder daily. This output seems large
nj first thought, hut one of the big
thirteen-inch guns of the Indiana uses
1850 pounds of powder at II single
shot. The various buildings of ihr
powder plant cover n wide area about
utflus 1.u fl,.. Ia,
general purpose has been to keep he
buildings as far apart as the require
ments of manufacture would permit
in order 10 avoid the danger Of cx-
ploslon. For that reason there Is Id
large central building. but many small
ones. each having n distinct branch OF
the powder making. They are also ar.
ranged with u view to the prevailn..
winds. so that the risk of having the
fumes Of acids borne hy the wind is
reduced 10 Il minimum
Orders will he issued from the Wal
Department in day or two announc,
ing the field and staff officers of two
additional volunteer regiments which
will be organized after the manner of
the so-cnllcd immune regiments sent tc
Cuba last year. their company officers
/ and privates being exclusively colored
men. II Is expected that these rpgi.
ments will he recruited with greater
rapidity than the white regiments and
that experienced men will ill them 80
quickly that the two commands will bf
ready 10 sail for the Philippines early
in November. The addition of these
regiments to the army almost eNluarsts
the quota of 3J.o0D volunteers allowed
by Congress. There will then lie TWEEN
ty-iive regiments of 1,3OO men ench
which. with the Porto Rico naval hat.
TALON of 100 men. leaves margin OF
only l,Si5 in the authorized strength
or not quite enough for another regi
ment aud half. General Miles had
recommended three colorcd regiments
While General Otis had reported thai
negroes were not desired in the Philip
pines, the friendly natives being
strongly prcjudiccl against them. II is
likely that one of the new organiyI
hons Will have its temporary uuartpr>
Mt Richmond and he commanded by
Captain william T.. Duvall. First nr,
tillcry. who WAS mnjo In the insne,.
tor generals department and licuten
ant colonel in the ordnance CORPS last
year. The other regiment will proh1
ply he organized nj Admission. Ala
hama. MI the officers have already
been selected for the two organization.
ana II only remains for The President
10 Issue the commissions nnd for the
war Department to direct the brgia.
ming of recruiting.
II has not yet been determined
whether General Miles and his stan
VIII go to Manila next month or not
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