Gilpin observer., 1899-04-20

The President has ordered some
changes In the Cuban tariff rates
Brick are to be admitted free to en-
courage building operations.
The court of inquiry upon meeting
Tuesday morning Immediately went
into executive session to consider Its
findings. There will probably be no
more witnesses examined.
Impressive funeral services were
held over the remains of the late JUS
tice Stephen ]. Field at the Church of
the Epiphany at 1O:30 Thursday morn
ing. The church was crowded with II
distinguished company gathered to pay
their last tribute of respect of honor to
the memory of the great jurist.
The payment of the twenty per cent.
extra pay to the American troops in
the Philippines has been extended to
include all our soldiers now in service,
and will continue until hostilities in
the Philippines cease. The troops in
the Philippines, both officers and men,
will be given the two months extra
pay when mustered out.
Secretary Hay has notified the Unit
cd States consuls who We're obliged to
their posts in Spain. Two of these of
ficers, Consul w. II. Bowen, at BARGE
Iona, and Richard NJ. Bartleman at Ma
laga, are now in New York. The third.
J. Howell Carroll, consul at Cadiz, is
now Mt Gibraltar. Most of the sub
consular officers remained in Spain
throughout the war and were undis-
turbed, some even continuing to dis
charge part of their official duties.
They will also be continued in the SER
vice.
President Mckinley calls upon Vice
President Hobart every afternoon. and
Mrs. Mckinley sends him Il basket of
flowers from the White House con-
servatory every morning. 1t Is only
three minutes walk across Pennsyl-
vania avenue. and the President gem
orally goes alone. Sometimes he stops
at the house while returning from his
afternoon drive. On these occasions he
simply inquiries at the door, but usual
ly when he walks over he chats n lit
tie while with the distinguished sick
man. who is still in bed. but feeling
better.
The following important diplomatic
changes have been announced as the
result of the last Cabinet meeting: w.
w. Rockhill. now minister to Greece,
has resigned that post Arthur Sher-
burn Hardy of New Hampshire, now
minister to Persia. has been promoted
to succeed Mr.. RockhiIl. William p.
Lord. ex-governor of Oregon, has been
appointed minister to Persia. The
Hon. John n. Irwin of Iowa. formerly
governor of Idaho. has been appointed
minister to Portugal to succeed Law
renee Townsend, transferred to Bel
gium in place OF Bellamy Storer, who
goes to Madrid.
An order issued by the War Depart
ment has mustered out the following
general officers: Major Generals James
Fl. Wilson. FitZhugh Lee, Joseph
Wheeler. John F. Bates. Samuel B. NJ.
Young. Adna II. Chaffee, William Lud-
low, Leonard Wood; Brigadier Gen.
erals George w. Davis. Theodore
Schwan Lloyd Wheaton, Charles
King, Frederick d. Grant. Robert =.
Hughes, Samuel Ovenshine. Irving
Hale and Robert II. Hall. The above
named officers are mustered out to en-
able them to accept commissions as
general officers of volunteers under the
act of March ., 1899. 1t is expected
they will soon be re-appointed as
brigadier generals under that act.
There were 39S colored commissioned
officers and 9,761 colored privates and
non-commissioned officers serving
among the volunteers during the Span
ish war. The Ninth and Tenth cavalry
and the Twenty-fourth and Twenty
fifth infantry of til, regular army are
composed of colored men under white
officers. aggregating about $500. 1t is
impossible to ascertain. even approx
imately. how many colored men are
serving in the navy. because they are
not designated, but they must have
numbered from 800 to 700 when the
navy was at l. full war strength. max
ing n total of about $1,000 colored peo-
pie in both granches of the service.
The crop report of April just issued
by the Department of Agriculture
gives discouragng outlook for win
ter wheat. Its condition Is reported as
I7-that is. % below standard and sew
eli points below the condition reported
NJ this time last year. which was 81.
The crop last year was about the aver
age for the last ten years. SO that the
crop this year will be eleven per cent.
be low the average. Ine cause or the
poor condition is not,attributed to the
heavy SHOWS nor to the intense cold
of the winter but the frequent sud
den changes in the temperature. The
condition of live stock throughout the
country. with the exception OF hogs.
shows that II suffered even more than
the wheat from the terrible winter.
Dr. W. ID. Bigelow. chemist of the
Agricultural Department. told the
court of inquiry Thursday that the
canned corned beef was wholesome
and nutritive product-even more nu.
tritous than fresh beef. because of the
prepondcrance Of protoids. He also
gave the details of his general inves.
tigation In the canned beef supply.
showing the meat to he a generally
satisfactory ration. Professor Mallet.
professor of chemistry mt the Unlversl.