The Elbert County tribune., 1899-06-01
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
AND DEPARTMENT NEWS.


crntion u Hot springs. was read at
the Cabinet meeting Tuesday and u
WIS announced that II would be signed
and made public nt once
Contractor Mcintyre viii he given
another chance to finish building the
Denver mint. The superintendent OF
has issued an order not TO
enforce the revocation order until June
10th. II by that time Mcintyre indi-
Gates That he can live up to tiir terms
OF the contract. can finish the Job In
hurry. and can draw the necessary
amount OF granite each day. he VIII
probably be allowed to finish the job.
The War Department has received
the following message from General
Leonard Wood. In command OF the
province OF Santiago: Il have Just re-
turned from mn Inspection Of the prin-
cipal Interior towns on the north coast
In this department. The people are nt
work. there Is no hunger and there
were no applications for personal as
sistancc during the trip. The people
are absolutely quiet. There ARE no Gu
ban troops under arms anywhere In the
province and no brIgnndnge."
In deciding the claim OF Sarah A.
Oaks for n vessel taken by the Confcd-
crate government during the War OF
the Hebellion, the Supreme Court OF
the United States held that the arch
ives of the Confederate government
constitute competent testimony. These
archives showed that the vessel in
question was purchased by the Confed-
crates. THESE archives" said Justice
Gray In deciding the cnse. are not the
highest authority. but they are records
"a. - tvI. u IN st1ln0 and fIp-
serve crcdcncc." The decision was nc
cordingly against the claim.
ut Is only question OF time" says
Secretary Wilson, who has Just re-
turned from trip IN the Southern
states, when the South viii produce
all the tea the people In the United
Stntes wnnt. This department pro-
poses TO push experiments along TINT
line We intend TO establish ten farm
In every Southern state AS soon ms that
"nn be done intclllgently. We propose
to get the finest varieties of tea TO hr
found In the Orient. and to have the
Planting done where growth can be
forced through irrigation, 40 ns to get
plenty OF tender shoots.
The President has given n commits
sion to Charles l.. Whipple. n New
Mckinley. and the sittings Will com
inence soon. Mrs. Mckinley Is TO he
seated In her favoritc chair. Just ns the
President sees her every time he goes
into her sitting room, and she ls TO
wear white brocade that was made
for her In Chicago last fall. He consld-
efs It one OF the most becoming gowns
she ever had. The background will he
n tapestry loaned by Mr.. Foulke Of this
city. who purchased the BarabInI col
lection OF tapestries In Rome some
yenrs ago. Mrs. Mckinley hns never
had her portrait painted. The Presl-
dent has sat for three of four artists,
and Mr.. Whipplc has Just finished por-
traits of him and Secretary Long.
Tile attention OF the State Depart
ment hns been called TO the recent oc-
in the Pacific. The acquisition OF the
Island by Japan has the effect OF
causing change In the Instructions
given 10 the collier Nero. which IL sur
vcying the cable route proposed by
Renr Admiral Bradford. This route
avoids Wake island, which was taken
possession OF by the gunbont Benning-
ton In the name of the United States.
The route recommended by Read Ad-
mirnl Bradford, and which the Nero Is
surveying. contemplated laying cable
between Honolulu and Midway island.
acknowledged to be American. which
possesses linrs,or capable. with slight
improvement, of accommodating ves-
sells of eight feet drnughf. rhe dis
tance between Honolulu and Midway
island. is 1.16O miles.
II is now expected that General Co
mez Will come to Washington. The
President has been anxious that he
should do so, and when Robert T.. Por-
ter visited the insurgcnt chief Inst win
ter he bore mn invitation. General Go
mez did not think II expedient to ac-
cept at that time. He Ind been accused
OF whnt President Cleveland would
call "perniclous activity" in the inter
est OF the Yankees, and II he came to
Washington he feared the Cubnns
would think he had gone over entirely
to the Americans and lie would lose his
influence with them. Now. however.
matters have progressed so far TINT ho
can visit the United States without he
ing suspected of seeking a bribe or try.
ing to curry favor with the President.
Private dispatches from Cuba say he
mny be expected within the next few
weeks.
The annual report of the chief of the
Weather Bureau shows n remarkable
Increase in the loss OF farm property
by lightning during the last few years
This view IL also held by Insurance
companies which make specially OF
taking risks against storms and cy.
clones. For Instance the Farmers Mu-
tual Insurance Company of Redding
ton, New Jersey. paid $25.3Ss In losses
by lightning during the six years from
1882 to 1887. During the corresponding
six years OF the next decade. from 1902
TO 1897. II paid S62. 153. The fire irrsur-
ance companies of Michigan pnid 31d
losses from lightning, amounting IA
S37.563. In 1895. and In 1896 they Ind
1.5O9 eases OF lightning stroke. amount
Ing to xl53,S11. Similar information
comes from the other states and shows
a remarkable increase In the number OF
storms and the extent of destruction.
The civil service commission will
hold an examination at the mint and
assay office in Denver, July 18th. to
select suitable candidates for the DIFF
ferent mechanical trades and skilled
positions In the mint and assay SER
vice. The examination will be held In
two parts. one part for the purpose OF
testing the educational qualifications
OF the applicants. and the second part
as to the age. character MS workmen.
experience and physical qualifications
OF the candidates. The candidate
who obtains n mark OF less than 20 per
cent. In either the educational or nom
educational test will not have his
name entered upon the register of ell
giblc candidates. The examination is
open to all citizens OF the United
States, and the candidates must fur
nlsh satisfactory evidence as to their
character and integrity. Persons de-
string to enter the examination must
apply to the secretary of the Board of
Examiners at the mint and assay Of
fec for application blanks. These
llluu \ must he execufnd and Alnl