The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-23
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
AND DEPARTMENT NEWS.

leges and such Investigations at the ex-
perimental stations as will carry out the
object of the National Domestic Science
Association in seeking this legislation.
The state oranges and farmers insti-
tufes will also encourage the movement,
and IL Is hoped that at the next Con
gress authority may be given for the
secretary Of agriculture to disseminate
Information that will make farmers
! homes happier and farmers wives
more competent in feeding their famI-
lies as the farmer is row enabled by
the aid OF the government in feeding
his cattle and sheep.
NJ Cambon. the French ambassador,
called at the Department of State Sat
urday and served formal notice of the
signature of the peace treaty at Ma
drid. 1t was agreed that the ambassa-
dor should act as the representative OF
the Spanish government in making the
final exchanges. while Secretary Hay
will represent the government of the
United States. Although not customary
on such occasions. 1t is probable that
President Mckinley will be present at
the final ceremony of exchanging ratlfl-
cations. which in that case, will take
place ut the White House, where the
peace protocol was signed. At the con
ference no time was set for the ex-
change. as II will depend upon the re-
ceipt of the papers from Madrid. NJ.
Cambon is to receive the Spanish draft
OF the treaty bearing the authorization
to act for Spain In this exchange. This
will take ten days or so. and then the
time will be fixed for the ceremony of
exchange.
Herbert Putnam, librarian of the Bos-
ton Public Library, appointed librarian
OF Congress by President Mckinley re
Gently. is well equipped for the place.
/ He was born In New York City in
1861 and is the son of George p. Put
nam, the founder of the famous pub
fishing house of G.. +. Punam's Sons.
He was educated in the public schools
of New York and at private school.
entered Harvard College In 1879, was
graduated in 1883, was subsequently at
Columbia Law School for a year, and in
the fall of 1884 went to Minneapolis
and was admitted to the bar. In 1884
he took the librarianship of the Min
! neapolls Athenaeum and he organized
, the Minneapolis Public Library, free
city Institution. In December. 1891,
Mr.. Putnam resigned his position and
came to Boston. where he practiced
law until appointed city librarian four
years ago. He married Miss Elizabeth
Munroe of Cambridge. and they have
two children. -f-f.
General Wheeler is about to publish
book in which he gives history of
the campaign In Cuba. II is said that
General Wheeler's book is likely to ex-
cite n controversy compared to which
the Sampson Schley dispute will be n
whisper to tornado, because he
claims for himself all the credit of the
victory of Santiago. citizen of New
Zealand. who reads the volume, would
suppose Wheeler was the whole thing
Army officers who have examined 1t
critically claim that he steals the
glory which belongs TO Lawton, Sum-
ner. Kent. Bates and nearly every 9th
er commander in Shafter's army, and
leads the reader to understand that
without him the campaign would have
been an entire failure. They say, also.
that. in addition to belittling the SER
vices of his associates, the general is
very inaccurate in his statements,
which. of course will give his critics
an opportunity TO pound him. and they
will not fail to take advantage of II.
The unnatural relations between the
Rev. DIR. Tnlmage and the First Pres
byterian Church of this city have been
dissolved by the resignation that was
handed in. When he came here three
years ago the church was dying of ex-
haustion, and he hoped to restore its
numbers and influence, as well as find
a platform from which he could deliver
the sermons that lie sells to Monday
newspapers throughout the world. He
agreed to preach once week, provid-
ed the church would employ an assist
ant to do pastoral work, and to accept
rs his compensa ton the difference be-
tween the revenues before and after
his arrival. The arrangement had
been n failure. The congregations are
larger than they used to be, but are
composed mostly of strangers. who at
tend out of curiosity to hear the great
preacher. The membership of the
| church has scarcely grown at all and
there was great deal of dissatisfac
tion among the pewholders as well as
on the part of DIR. Talmage.
At the commencement of the war
with Spain there were 10,327 enlisted
men in the navy. including the appren-
tices on board the training ships. On
August Is. 1898. the total number of
enlisted men on the rolls was 24,123
which was the maximum strength. or
this number IL $40 were regulars. en-
listed for three years; 10.291 were vol
unteers. enlisted for one year, and
2,016 We're apprentices. On March LIST
| last there Were 1850 men on the rolls,
of whom considerable number will
be discharged within the next few
months because their term of enlist
ment expires. In the naval appropria-
tion bill, as it passed the House, 90
900 sailors We're authorized. The SEN
ate reduced the number to $4,000. The
conference committee split the differ
ence. and by the law as finally passed
the maximum strength OF the navy is
/, to be hereafter 1880 men. But this
number is so inadequate that when the
new ships now nearing completion are
ready number of the old ones must
20 out of commission. On the LIST of
January next it will require at least
10000 men TO property man the Unit
ed States navy. i
Southern Cyclone Causes Death