Gilpin observer., 1900-03-08

~ i"" toH anu SuW tnuI III WIS tfunS-
ferred to her credit on the books of
the bank At the same time his ac-
count as treasurer of the fund was
closed. General Corbin said he did
not care for Il receipt for the funds,
but Mrs. Lawton insisted on giving
MN one. In addition to the money. the
| committee also turned over to Mrs.
Lawton all the letters received from
subscribers TO the fund. many of which
contained beautiful tributes to the
memory of her late husband.
General Greely, chief OF the signal
corps of the army, is finding difficulty
in securing efficient men to fill the va
cancies in his branch of the service.
Although the standing strength of the
signal corps is less than 1000 officers
and men, more than sixty vacancies
exist. The difficulty in making enlist
ments is probably due to the rigid re-
quirementS and low pay. Privates and
non-cOmmissioned officers receive the
| pay of corresponding rank in the in
fanuy. 1t is not so difficult to secure
second-class privates, because they
need not be telegraph operators. 1t
Will be ren'iily seen that the salaries.
| ranging from that of Il Second-class prl-
vate at SlI Il month to that of first
sergeant at SOD. are hardly sufficient to
| induce competent operators to enlist.
especially in view of the uncertainty OF
the assignments they may receive.
Sensational charges are contained in
an anonymous letter which has been
| received at the Navy Department from
| Manila. The communications relates
to the wrecking of the Charleston and
makes the serious statement that IL
number of officers of the vessel at the
| time of the disaster We're under the in
| tiuence of liquor The correspondent
who furnishes the information claims
to have verified the allegations by dill
| gent inquiry among the officers of the
Charleston The letter was not placed
ON the official files on account of the
peculiar nature of the charges. but it
has been referred to the Judge advo-
cate general of the navy, with instruc-
lions from Secretary Long that the
matter be Investigated at once. This
| inquiry will probably not take II more
formidable aspect than of n note of in
Guiry addressed TO the commander-in-
chief of the Asiatc station.
1t is the intention of the Trcnsury
Department. as soon as the pending
financial bill becomes Il law. to eXpe-
dite as fast as possible the coinage of
silver bullion purchased under the
Sherman act. still remaining in the
treasury. There is still on hand bul-
lion purchased under this act costing
SIS.Wnf0J and represented by that
amount of treasury notes outstanding.
The department has been coming this
bullion into dollars at the ratet of ST.
SOO.UO0 per month. The financial bill
authorizes the coinage of enough of
this bullion inao subsidiary coin to
bring the total subsidiary coins up to
SloO.W0.WO. This will require about
S21.NO,OOO in subsidiary coins and il
VIII be coined as rapidly as possible.
In addition to this the department pro
poses to increase the coinage of silver
dollars TO S4.O0O.OO per month, and an
effort will he made to have all this bul-
lion coined and all treasury notes re-
tired in Il year and half.
Major General John II. Brooke. who
has heen in Washington since his re-
cent detachment from duty as COVER
nor general of Cuba. has been slated
for the command of the military de
pnrtment of the East with headullDr-
ters at New York City. The change in
that command will not occur until
June next. when Major General Wes-
ley Merritt will retire General
Brooke was offered his choice of the
commands of the Department of the
Lakes and the Department of the East.
and expressed his preference for the
latter assignment. General Merritt's
retirement will result in the promo
tion of Brigadier General l.. s. Otis
tmnjor general United States volun-
teers). commanding the military forces
in the Philippines. to the grade of ma
1or general in the regular establish |
ment. 1t will also make n vacancy in !
the list of brigndier generals of rcgr-
lars. which will he filled by the an
pointmcnt of some officer who has rem
dered distinguished services in the
Philippine campaign.
Mr.. Tllman has been trying To ms
tfy the policy of the southern states |
In DISTINGUISHING the negroes by show /
ing that the Republicans of the Sen |
ate are not willing to allow universal
suffrage in the Hawaiian islands. lie
argues that the half-civilized natives
of Hawaii are just as competent to
cast ballot as the negroes of the
South. and that the Republicans are
Inconsistent when they deny il to one
and demanu II for the other. lie has
spoken on ms subject with appalling
candor. In his speech the other day.
explaining why the negroes did not
vote in South Carolina. Mr. Tillman
said I'VE stuffed ballot boxes, w.
shot them mcanlng the negro votrrs
We are not ashamed of II. with thai
system force, tissue ballots, ctc.-wr
tired ourselves. So we called "A coustI.
tuiional convention and eliminated all
of the colorcd people whom we could
under the fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments" senator Tlllmnn also
made tn" extraordinary declaration
that In every state except South Caro-.
liua aud Mississippi the Populists and
the Democrats have controlled the elpc-
tions by means of bribery. for the No
gro vote is purchascablc one
The Industrial Placer Company.
which Inns hpu,IuIliirtprs I'm Nav y,rt ]