The Elbert County tribune., 1899-06-01

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The United States Supreme Court
ndjourncd Monday for the term. Dur
ing the session the court disposed OF
$40 cases. leaving aO2 cases on the
docket The close OF the last previous
term the docket contained 313 cnses.
The decision Of the Supreme Court OF
the territory OF New Mexico In the case
OF the Rio Grnnde Dam and Irrigation
Company. which was favorable TO the
company. was reversed by an opinion
handed down by Justice Brewer. The
case originated In n bill by the United
States to restrain the company from
constructing n dam across the Rio
Grnnde In New Mexico that would In
ferfere with navigation Justice Brew
cr's opinion ordered reversal and the
rcmnndIng OF the ease with instruc-
flons to set aside the decree Of dis
missnl aud to order an inquiry Into
the question whether the intended acts
Of the defendants In the construction
OF dam and In nppropriating the waters
OF the Rio Grande will substantially
diminish the navignbility OF the
stream within the limits Of present
navIgnbility. and II 40. to enter n de-
cree restraining those acts to the ex-
tent TINT they win so diminish H..
Secretary Hay has received n dis
patch from Mr.. Hollis, secretary OF
the American delegation TO The Hague
conference. announcing the appoint
mcnt OF American members on the
various committees organized by the
conference. The authorities are cspe-
clally gratified that Ambassador White
IL n member OF all important commit
tees. ms that Will enable him. II Is
hoped, to exercise great influence over
the conference. II Is understood that
since the arrival of the American dele
gates mt The Hague they have been
performing some missionary work
among other delegates In support OF
the plan of arbitration which they are
especially charged TO press upon the
conference. The fnct that Russia Is
desirous of compulsory arbitration VIII,
II is believed, be of importance as bear
ing on the fate OF the American plan.
A compulsory plan Is regarded as i'm
practicable, and 1t is thought that the
conference will he willing to accept as
compromise the American sugges-
iIon for organization OF II permanent
arbitration tribunal Of limited power.
TO which nations In controversy may
submit disputes II they desire to do so.
Some people think II Is imprudent for
President Mckinley to drive over the \
country ronds around Washington with
no companion but his wife. and no Mt
tendnnt but foofmnn. but he does not
have the slightest sense Of fear. and
does not intend to have his enjoyment
md exercise lnterfered with by timid
people. General Grant used to 20 out
In n buggy behind pair of rondsters
nearly every dny while he was Prcsi-
dent. General Harrison did the same.
and everybody knew 1t. The drives
about Washington. particularly those
In the northern pnrt OF the District OF
Columbia, surpnss In beauty those of
any other city In the world. We have
no boulevard. but every road into
Marylnnd is. good. and the scenery is
Wild and picturesque. Within ten min
utes from the White House the Presi-
dent can plunge Into as lovely n sylvan
drive as can be found anywhere on
either continent. and nobody ever en-
j0yed the pleasures OF outdoor exercise
under such conditions more than he.
While II Is true that President CIeve-
land used to keep couple of detectives
constantly by him. General Harrison
and President Mckinley consider such
precautions entirely unnecessary.
The United Stntes geological survey
hns Just issued nm Important volume
| prepared by +. II. Newell, relating TO
the use Of winter for power irrigation.
and other Industrial purposes, being
the product of ten years OF experience
and systematic measurement. II gives
| facts concerning the rivers In various
localities from Maine 10 California and
shows the greatest. least and average
flow by the months. The greater pnrt
| of the volume IL given to facts con-
cerning the rivers of the West. partic-
| ulnrly those used In irrigation. The
| Missouri river and tributaries In Mon
| tana and Wyoming nre described and
figures OF the available water inserted.
| A large number OF measurements of
the head waters of the Platte river In
Colorado We're also given, and the i'm
portance of Its stream to the develop
ment of Nebraska shown. In n similar
way the Arkansas river Is described
and data bearing upon the great prob
lem OF Interstate water placed on rec
ord, the Kansas farmers claiming that
irrigatofs In Colorado We're taking the
water which belongs to them. Similar
conditions are shown 10 exist OH the
| Rio Grnnde. the waters of which are
not only claimed by Colorado and New
Mexico. but also by the Republic of
Mexico. giving rise to an important
international contention.
DIR. Wines. assistant director of the
y
authorities of the treasury that II
would be economy for the government
TO erect n special building for the ac-
commodation of the census bureau. No
available building now standing In
Washington Is large enough TO accom-
modate the 1900 or 1900 clerks who
viii be required during the next three
years. The employees of the last census
were scattered through half dozen
buildings, which was awkward and in
convenient and caused a great waste of
time. Several of those buildings were
erected by spectators 10 accommodate
the census people. and the rent was
large enough to reimburse them for the
cost OF the structures and leave n hand
some profit. For example, one build
ing, which was erected by n syndicate
OF which the chief man was United
States senator. cost about SS0,OOO all
told and the government paid $4,000
n year rent for It for five years DIR.
Wines argues that two-story brick
building with plenty of light, ventila-
| tion and all the conveniences necessary
for the accommodation of the census
| bureau need not cost more than $780,
900, whereas the government will be
compelled to pay nearly that much
every year for rent Of buildings.
Washington scientists predict that
| compressed air Is going to be the mo-
tive power for automobiles in prefer
ence to electricity, gasoline or any 9TH
or method, and there are already sever
al patents pending which apply COM
pressed air to wagons. buggies, car
rlages. cabs. bicycles and other We
hcles, as well as street cars. A prom-
nent western manufacturing concern
has designed n simple. inexpensive and
apparently effective method of moving