The Elbert County tribune., 1899-08-17
WASHINGTON NEWS.

81 ,p0s worth OF other vegetables. 81, ,I0J
worth Of lumber aud timber. s1.3Ji
worth OF manufactured wood. sS5i
worth OF chemicals. <i.S44 worth Of
mnlt liquors and cider. SO. 7D5 worth Of
cotton manufactures and $3.50 worth
Of -four. Barncon sent TO the United
sfafcs for the five months ended May
81. <4U2 worth of bananas. S22.i5I
worth OF cocoanuts. S17.940 worth OF
oils and S35.36T worth Of cacno.
Officers who have returned from the
Philippines tell Of pretty race for tile
vacant ma ajor-genernlship In the regu-
lar army between "Scrappy-' Iawton.
General Macarthur. Each OF them
wants to wear the double starred
shoulder straps of the regular army.
and both are bent on making n record
which viii give them the coveted com
mission. The returned officers say
that General Otis is doing all he can
to give General Macarthur opportnnl'
ties to make great nnme for himself.
They say he Keeps General MncAr'
thur In the front as much MS possible,
and II Is generally understood at Ma.
niIa that General Otis regards General
Macarthur ms his right hand man.
The soldiers are fond OF General Law.
ton They like his dashing style OF
fighting and his constant presence on
the firing line and his disregard OF per
sonaI danger and the soldieriy picture
he presents dashing along the front on
his big black horse have consplrcd ia
make him the chief object Of their af'
fcction. The returned soldiers say that
II IL were left to the boys on the firing
line no one but General Henry w
Lawton would command them. Gen
eral Wheaton. also, according TO the
soldiers stories. Is n popular officer
He has been leading his men In Fun
ston and has made n record for reck,
less bravery which has populnrlzed
him with the men.
Assistant Secretary Nanderlip. asked
about reports that he had ordered q
reduction In salaries OF several chiefr
and assistant chiefs of division In the
office of the auditing department be
cause he had visited the offices and
found these chiefs and their clerks
reading newspapers and lettering dur
Ing working hours. said that he had
for some time been Investigating the
auditing of the bonds and other pm
pers I'm the third auditors Office. Last
Saturday morning he went TO the third
auditors office and. accompanied by
one of the officials. walked into n lnrg,
room where he wanted to make nn In
vestigation. lie found general stat,
of idlencss. Clerks We're reading news
papers or gathered in conversation
Mr.. vanderlip says he decided that the
chiefs and assistant chiefs of these di
visions Were responsible for this state
OF affairs, and at once ordered re
duction In their salaries. 1t is said by
officials In the treasury that had Mr.
Nanderlip discovered the same condi
tions in an office well up with Its wori
he would probably have said nothing
He was led to take action. 1t is said
by the fact that the work In the audi
tors office Is nearly two years behind
President Mckinley has written Il
letter to Emperor william expressing
his pleasure at the appointment OF Dr
Mumn Won Schwnrtzenstein ms en-
voy extraordinary to the United Statei
during the absence from America oi
DIR. Won Hollcbcn. the German am
bassador at Washington. saying tha
DR.. Won Schwartzenstein's previou,
stay Mt Washington is pleasantly re
membered.