The Holly chieftain., 1900-06-08

ana purchase exposition at st. Louis.
| The House has agreed to the confer
ence report on the military academy
appropriation bill. concurring in the
Senate amendments to make Miles lieu.
tenant general and Corbin n ma ajOr gen.
eral. The bill now goes to the Presi-
dent.
The Senate has passed the House
bill authorizing the secretary of the
| Interior to sell timber from the public
| lands and to permit persons residing
within or in the vicinity of any forest
reservation 10 cut and remove from
such reservation dead and down tim
ber for their own use for firewod. or
improvement of their homes, mining
claims or farms.
The Senate committee on privileges
| and elections has reached an agree
ment with the friends of Senator
Clark of Montana to allow the sena-
tors case to rest where II is, with the
understanding that no further steps
shall be taken to have either Mr..
Ciark's or Mr.. Maginnis' credentials
referred to the committee, and that no
further action shall be taken on the
resolution concerning Senator Clark's
original election.
NE udNdl COURT IIlaFtlul which mas
been trying Captain John MCGOWAN
on charges of scandalous conduct and
neglect of duty in connection with the
killing by him of Filipino while in
command of the Monadnock in the
Philippines, found the captain guilty
and sentenced him to be suspended
from duty on half sea pay for two
years and TO be reprimanded by the
secretary. There was, however, a
unanimous recommendation for elem
ency to Secretary Long.
Secretary Root has made answer to
the Senate resolution inquiring as to
the number of Filipinos killed and
wounded. and the number of prisoners
taken since the insurrection began.
Having no detailed information on the
subject, the secretary cabled the in
quiry to General Macarthur. command
ing ut Manila, and received the follow
Ing response, which was submitted to
Congress: 'Filipinos killed, 1O,7S0;
wounded. 2.O14; captured and surren-
dered, 10.424: number of prisoners in
our possession, about 1000"
Both the French and Russian embas-
sizes are negotiating for sites for the
erection of buildings for their use The
French ambassador resides in an old
idsbiohtu uouSe lHdI ItiOuSS TO the
heirs of the late Admiral Porter and is
neither large nor convenient enough for
his use. The Russian ambassador oc-
cupies the old Cresswell mansion in an
obsolete portion Of the city, although 1t
is quite commodious and convenient
Count Cassini, the Russian ambassa-
dor. Is seeking site in the suburbs
where his government can erect a large
embassy surrounded by gardens.
Senator Tfllman made remarkable
| threat In the Senate the other day He
declared that he would prevent the
passage of any more pension bills un-
I'll the House of Representatives had
passed one he had introduced for an
increase of pension for South Caroli-
ma veteran of the Mexican war. He
said his bill had passed the Senate and
had been hung up in the House, while
hundreds of others had received con-
sideration. He felt that his constitu.
ent had been treated unfairly and
therefore gave notice that all pension
legislation would be stopped until the
House of Representatives did what he
asked of them.
conference agreement has been
reached on a bill which will open to
settlement about two million. four
hundred thousand acres of public land.
Senator ShOup of Idaho originally pro-
posed the bill opening to settlement
the old Fort Hall. Idaho, military res
ervation. containing about four hun
dred thousand acres. Delegate Flynn.
In the House. secured an amendment
similarly opening tract Of about two
million acres in Southwest Oklahoma.
The Indians first receive allotments of
Oklahoma lands of 1G0 acres each.
with $4,000 acres to be held in COM
mon by them. the balance of 100000
acres being opened to homestead set
tiers for $1.25 per acre.
great injustice has been done
Lieutenant J. b. Barnadou of the ma
w by those who have censured him
for obtaining patent upon a process
FOR the manufacture of smokeless
powder, which he discovered while
making experiments at the govern.
ment torpedo station at Newport.
Lieutenant Bernadou Is perhaps the
| most eminent chemist in the navy and
has made many important discoveries.
He has produced the best smokeless
powder known, and 1t Is true that he
obtained patent on the process, but
this was done by the advice and in
structions of his superior. officers In
| order to prevent private manufactur-
ers from taking advantage of his dis
| cOvery. and as soon as the patent was
granted he assigned it to the govern.
ment of the United States.
In the Senate Friday a memorial was
presented by Senator Perkins from the
people OF California asking that the gov
srnment provide some relief for the