The Elbert County tribune., 1900-01-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
' AND THE pEPHaTMENTs.

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to captnincy In the Thlrty-rixtb In
fantry.
The total subscriptions to the Lawton
fund on the 9th amounted to ffS,-
1882. Genernl Corbin says that nj
though active effcrts to incrensc the
fund have ccased, voluntary contribu-
tions will be accepted up TO the time
OF Mrs. Lawton's arrival Mt San Fran
Cisco, about the LIST proximo.
Mr.. Hoar OF Massachusetts offered a
resolution In the Senate which was
adopted. reducing the milenge fees to
be paid witnesses In cnses before the
SENATE TO 50 per day while In attend
nnce and actual travelling expenses
This VIII reduce the amount for witt
uesses In the Clark case about one
half.
Senator Honr IL drawing the report
OF the majority of the committee on
privileges and elections In favor OF
setting Mr.. Quny as a senator from
Pennsylvania upon the certiiientc OF
Governor Stone ON the ground that ev-
cry state II entitled to two senators.
and that II its Legislature does not fill
vacancies MS they occur the governor
bns the power to do 80. He takes very
broad grounds that the failure OF the
Legislature to elect should not deprive
state OF representation.
The secretary OF war has modified
The requirements MS to physical proper
tons OF candidates for enlistment In
the army. In an order just issued he
says: ut is not necessary that the APP
plicant should conform exactly TO the
figures Indicated In paragraph 10. A
variation not exceeding ten pounds In
weight or two inches in chest measure
ment tnt expiration below the stand
ard given In the table Is admissible
when the applicant for enlistment IL
active, has firm muscles and Is evident
Iy vigorous and healthy"
The naval board which conducted
the trial OF the Miller coallng system
has submitted It's report to Admiral
Bradford, chief OF the equipment bu-
reau. In weather as heavy az 1t was
practicable to coal ship under any con-
dltions, the device transported about
twenty tons an hour safely. Altogcth-
er the board concludes that the appar-
ntus will be of value during war time,
and consequently the plant with which
the experiments have been conducted
viii be paid for by the government I'M
der the terms of the contract made last
summer,
The session OF the Cabinet Tuesday
was brief, but 1t was the occasion OF
the important announcement by Secre-
tary OF State Hay that the negotiations
with the great powers of Europe and
Japan to secure common understand
Ing for continued open door pol
ley" throughout China had been emil
nently successful. and that favorable
responses had been received from
Great Britain, Germany, France. Rus
sla' md Japan. The only country nd-
dressed which has not yet responded
Ii Italy. and favorable answer Is also
expected from her.
In the executive session OF the SEN
ate Thursday there was n brief discus
sion of the promotion of General Mac
Arthur. The discussion grew out of
nm inquiry by Senator Pettlgrew ns TO
what the general had done to entitle
him TO such distinction NJ had been
conferred upon him. The inquiry WINS
responded TO by Senators Carter Hnw-
ley and Others. who explained that
General MacArthur's record had been
uniformly good from the time of the
civll war until and including the pres
ent campaign In the Philippines. After
these explanations the nomination was
confirmed without nm opposing vote.
The mystery of the Montgomery's
cruise on the const of Africa. which
Senator mason promises to make the
SUBJECT of congressional invcstlga-
tlon. does not involve any great inter-
national question. us he pretends to
suppose. Instead OF doing police duty
for the British empire. the Montgom-
cry wns quietly cruising up and down
the const Of Liberln. making soundings
and charts for the supply and coallng
station for our navy. which Is very
much needed In that part of the world
The Liberinn government offered the
United States n choice of its harbors
for that purpose, and the Montgomery
was sent over there to inspect and re-
port.
General A. W. Grecly, the chief Sig
nal officer of the army. and the we'll
known Arctic explorer. lies in serious
condition at his home MS the result of
an assault committed on him about
half past s o'clock Saturday night by
Joseph G. Furnace. n messenger In the
employ of the Adams Express Com
pany. Furnace, who lives In Balti-
more. In company with n friend named
George Murphy. spent the day In
Washington. drinking until late In the
afternoon. when they started for n
tlisreputable portion of the town. They
lost their way and finally reached the
northwestern section of the city, be-
yond the State. War and Navy Depart
ments. They tried to get into General
Greely's house, and when he came OUT
to expostulate Furnace threw him
down the long flight of steps. His head
was cut but he will recover.
The State Department has received
from Ambassador Choatc at London by
cable statement of the facts he had
developed in connection with the seiz-
ure by British warships of American
goods on the three merchant vessels.
Beatrice. Mashona and Maria. The
goods comprised not only -four but
miscellaneous articles OF common.
trade. They were shipped for Lourenzo
Marques In British and German ships.
but our officials contend that they were
not subject to seizure. They could not
however, lodge representations on the
subject until they were possessed of a
knowledge of the facts, and MS soon ms
Mr.. Choate's statement came TO. hand
an instruction was cablcd to him to in
form the British government that we
could not admit the right of the seizure
in these cases.
Notwithstanding the efforts Of the
Treasury Department to get rid of its
money, the surplus has been piling up
with great rapidlty during December,
and the available cash Is nearly S13.-
100000 more than 1t was at the begin
ming of the month. the balance stand
ing yesterday at S297. 500. .36s. The ac-
tual excess of receipts over expendi-
lures for December was nearly S1S.-
000,000. although it appears on the
books ms only about. ST,00O.O0O. be-
cause nearly S11, 1,000.00O was paid out
as interest on the public debt that was
not due until January. The excess OF
recelpts oypr axncnlifuras for tha Loo