The Elbert County tribune., 1900-05-17

factory. Tlf vote upon tht UNTIL Pic
position was p to "a.
The leaders of the Liberal party, who
have been engaged since last June In
an attempt to overthrow the govern
ment of Colombia, which Is conserva-
tive In policy, have sent emissaries TO
washington to ask the recognition of
their belligereney by the United States.
AS a consideration they agree. when
they come into full power. to cancel the
concessions for a canal granted to Ma
poleou Wyse, under which the Panama
company is now operating, at the date
of its termination in July, 1902, and
make new one with the United States
government which will give us control
of the isthmus. The de facto govern
ment at Bogota, in the person of Dr.
Saclamente, constitutional president OF
Colombia, has recently extended the
Wyse concession for six years, until
1903 and is said to have received D.
600 900 francs therefor from the Pana-
ma company. At the same time that
company is released from the payment
of certain fines and penalties and from
certain annoying obligations that have
been imposed upon II from time to time
by the government, but neither these
releases nor the extension of the ca
nal concessions are valid without the
ratification of the Colombian Congress
Senator Mcmillan of Michigan has
introduced bill for new kind of
money to be called post .check notes.
| fixed so that they may be made paya-
| BILE to the order of any person to whom
| they may be sent through the mails. On
| the back of every note blank lines are
| to be left to write the name, postofiice
and state of the payee and the sigma
| ture of the payer. as on ordinary bank
checks. Thus when John Doe owes
| Richard Roe $50 instead of making out
n check he can take an ordinary bill,
| fill the blank lines with the words,
"pay to the order of Richard Roe. Chi
cago, Illinois, John Doe" and stick on
a two-cent stamp, which Is intended to
pay the government for the trouble and
| expense of doing the business. Thus
| this note is worthless II 1t falls into the
hands Of any other person than Mr..
Roe who. however, is compelled TO go
| to the postoffice and have himself iden-
| tilted before he can get II cashed. The
| postmaster forwards the notes 10 the
treasury for redemption and new ones
are issued to d similar amount and in
similar denominations. The notes of
the Bank of England. which are print
ed on white paper with a good deal of
blank space, are frequently used in
n similar manner by common consent.
although there is no law authorizing
such a practice. Mr.. McMlllan's bill
receives considerable favor from the
postoffice authorities, as they believe ii
will be great advantage to the postal
service, but the treasury people do not
regard 1t with favor.
Charles Dudley Warner, president of
the American Social Science Associa-
ton, created n sensation at the annual
meeting here Tuesday by reading n
paper in which he took the ground
that the colored race is going backward
instead of forward under unwise lead
ers and false ideas of education. He
sustained his arguments with stats
tical reports of crime and illiteracy in
the southern states. He shows that the
increase of crime among the negroes
in the southern states has been twen-
ty-nine per cent. and only eight per
cent. among the whites. In the north
ern states, where slavery never pre-
vailed, crime has increased seven per
cent. among the white population and
thirty-nine per cent. among the negro
population. He attributes this phe-
nomenon to improper education and
political influences. He declares that
none but illiterate negroes will work
that as soon as men or women of that
race get n taste of education they In
sist upon living lives of idleness ol
seek official positions and the excite
ment of politics and vice. Mr.. War
ner takes the position that Industrial
training, with knowledge of the ell
emental branches, and moral instruc
ton are the only methods by whicl
the masses of the negro race can be ex
pected to improve in character and use
fulness. Negro suffrage, he claims. Il
: a curse to the race, and negro college:
. and universities and all institutions fol
: higher education do more harm thar
good.
t Those who are Interested in the ar
{ my canteen can obtain n pamphlet copy
, of the regulations for their govern
: ment by applying to the secretary oi
> war. Those regulations provide tina
r no officer or private soldier shall b'
: detailed to sell drinks. and that moth
. ing can be sold except beer light wine,
3 and soft drinks" The sale of beer i.
l limited to week days; it must be con
? sumed upon the premises. and til,
practice known as treating is pro
hibited. The sale of beer is left to til,
, discretion of the commanding office
, whenever he Is satisfied that givin.
, to the troops the opportunity of obtain
ing such beverage within the post lin
, Its will prevent them from resoriin.
for strong intoxicants to places with
out such limits, and tends to promot,
/, temperance and discipline anon
them" The exchange or eanteen &
managed by an officer, assisted by
steward, who may be non-commis
: stoned officer, an enlisted man. a re
tired soldier or nm honorably dschnrg
ed soldier who is capable OF keepini
! books and enforcing discipline abou
! the premises A subcommittee of non
commissioned officers is appointed Il
confer regarding the management Il
the exchange. Gambling is forbidden
4, but the sale of tea. coffee. non-alcohol
ic drinks. soup, sandwiches. etc.
permitted. Reading and recreation
: rooms, billiard and pool tables are pro
: vided, and all forms of games, with
e supply OF newspapers. magazines an,
r books. which are paid for out OF III
a profits of the exchange
! In the discussion in the Senate of tn
i question of providing armor plate 70
. battleships now being built notab
. speech was delivered by Mr.. Lodge o
Massachusetts upon the necessity o
building up the United States nav,
7 without delay. The speech was deliv
,, cred with the vigor and earnestnes
I characteristic of Mr.. Lodges discussion
i Of public questions. and attracted mncl
4 attention. In opposing an amendmen
! to delay buying armor plate until tn
/. United States could erect its own plan
o he said: II hope and believe that w
: shall have no war, but great fleet |
v the greatest assurance of peace How
ever, we would be foolish, indeed, /