The Elbert County tribune., 1899-06-22

| fourth and 1'wenty-hfth infantry hh'e
! peen ordered to the Philippines
| High authorities here deny that i'res-
ident SchurIDan Is soon to return from
the Philippines because he cnnho'
agree with General otis
According to general order issued
by the War Department, sales may Dc
made on credit 10 officers and eniis'e.'
men who have not been regularly ph'"'
or who are In the field.
According to report made to Chief
Hichborn the bnttleshIp Kcarsarge Is
ninety-one per cent. advanced toward
completion: the Kentucky Is eighty-hine
per cent; the Alabama eighty-nve per
cent; the Wisconsin. seventy per cent.
the Illinois slxty-hve per cent; the
Maine, five per cent. and the Ohio, nve
per cent. The Albany. building In Eng
land. is eighty per cent. advanced
The contributions to the Dewey home
/ fund received up to the 10th amounted
to x5J3. making the total so far re-
ceived so, 1Sg. Advices received snow
that contributions In considerable
amounts are being made to newspa-
pcrs, banks and commercial bodies IN
all sections OF the country. and the IN
dications are more encouraging than
Mt any time since the fund was started.
There Is still hope that a satisfactory
settlement of the Alaska boundary can
he reached before the 10th OF August
which is the date set for the reasseni-
bling of the high joint commission, be-
cause all of the other questions have
been set aside and postponed until TINS
most important controversy Is deter
mined. A modus vivendi, or temporary
settlement. has finally been accomp-
i lishcd by The negotiations of Mr..
Choate and Sir Julian Paucefote in
London which is acceptable to Canada.
General Otis army is to be increased
TO $1,000 men. Although he has not
asked for reinforcements, the President
has thought best to send them TO him.
General Otis has been assured repeat
edly that he could have all the troops
he wanted. but he has reported that
10000 were sufficient, and has never
asked for more. After n Cabinet con
sulfation. however. the President came
10 the conclusion that 1t would do no
harm to reinforce the army In the Phil
| ippines. and 5000 more regulars Will
be sent Mt once.
The new Nicaragua commission win
meet in this city during the present
week for organizing and WIFI probably
sail for Panama by steamer on the
both inst. After making an exnmina-
tion of the Panama canal. II will 90
TO Nicarauga to confer with the gov
ernment OF that republic and complete
the examination that was partly made
| by Admiral Walkers commission.
President Mckinley has intlmated that
he desires II to have its report ready
for presentation to Congress Mt the
opening of the next session in order
that there may be no further delay In
the legislation necessary for the con-
struction of the canal.
Under the most favorable circum-
stances 1t will be hardly possible fur
the government TO increase its army
In the Philippines TO the 3J.o00 limit
before the list of August. About i.OW
| Of the troops destined for service III
the Philippines and included in the pro
posed $4,000 force are still In this coun.
| try and will not be able to reach the
scene OF action for five or six weeks.
The officials of the War Department
are making every effort. however. to
expedite their departure and to that
end have arranged for the Immediate
transportation of the troops on the
transports Pennsylvania. Sheridan,
l fs'7hAhitbia anu f1ltittlN-
Theoretical civil-servicc reformers
who are crlticising the recent order
VIII be surprised TO learn that II was
prepared by Charles Lyman. who was
n member of the cIvil-service commits
sion. or chief examiner of that body
for more than fifteen years. In varioui
capacities he was connected with the
commission almost from the beginning
of its existence. and was president OF
the board at the time when Theodor,
Roosevelt was member. He was re
tanned in office by President Cleveland
and President Harrison. and Is recog
nized by civil-service reformers every
where as the best-informed expert OF
matters relating to the civil service.
The Navy Department has issued Z
circular fixing the salaries of navy Off
GERS under the naval personnel bill. Ad
miral Dewey will receive S13,5OO
whether on duty at sea or on shore
The senior rear admiral's pay is fixet
mt $500 at sea and S6,3I5 on shore
Rear Admiral Schley Is in this list, bu
only receives the minimum amount n
he Is assigned to shore duty. The jun
ior rear admlrals receive $500 wliil
on sea duty and Si,677 on shore. Rea
Admiral Sampson Is in the Junior list
but having n command Mt sea receive
the maximum pay. Should Schley b.
given an assignment at sea he woul,
receive $1,000 more year than Samp
son, but as it is now his pay amount
TO but $S75 more.
Secretary Wilson in his report to tn
President on the work of the depart
ment during the last fiscal year pro
posed that the department should re
ceive from time to time graduates o
agricultural colleges who should com
to work In the scientific divisions o
/ the department and at the same tim
pursue graduate studies. thus tax
Ing advantage of the facilities while
the department has for advanced stud
In fitting themselves for posts of use
fulness in the department. agriculture
! experiment stations and other institu
tons throughout the country requirin
the services of persons able TO max
original researches in lines relating I
t agriculture. The plan Will be put int
| operation.
The Industrial Commission las ey
tended the duties of its sub-eommis
e sion. consisting of Sepator Kyle an
2 Commissioners A. l.. Harris of Obi
, and Eugene d. Conger of Michigan
e so as to authorize II to take testimop
4 upon the agricultural conditions of III
northwest: The inquiry will be large
ly as to the control of prices of agr
. cultural products by combinations O
c railroads and elevator companies. Al
e other special sub-eommIssion has hoe
authorized TO consist of COMMISSIONS
Nj. ID. Rntchford of Indiana. ex-Sepf
tor Lee Mantle of Montana and Rel
resentative John c. Bell of Colorad,
: Its inquiry will be devoted to minin
:, conditions In the states west of IN
= Mississippi river. Mr.. Ratchford wn
!, selected 20 preside and 10 direct II,
:. . inquiry The probability is that III
= : sub-commission will begin its work