The Elbert County tribune., 1900-02-08

$51. 122,T1O for Jlnuary, 1873. lchynis
a surplus last month Of Ss,s23OiS. Inc
receipts last month from the several
sources Of revenue, together with the
increase us compared with January
1909. are given as follows: Customs,
500 094 .27o: Increase, S4.0O0.00O. In
ternal revenue. S22.719,sJ6; increase.
100000. Miscellaneous, $3.13s,U2y;
increase, 1881, 600. The expenditures
during the month are given as follows;
Civil and miscellaneous. <11.u36.II9;
decrease, $1.22O,OO0. War Department,
SD. .352. 500: decrease, $1,000, 900. Navy
Department, $5,316.631; increase, <oO,-
600. Indians, $e47, ,113: decrease. 3d.
SEQ. Pensions, $1O.973.525; Increase,
$1,000. Interest, s1.562 ,222; decrease,
S4.OO0,OD0. Since July /. 1899. the re-
ceipts have exceeded the expenditures
by $29,S70,OO0. The monthly state
ment of the public debt shows that AT
the close of business January Fl. 1900,
the debt. less cash in the treasury,
amounted to $1.125.635.227.
Miss Susan b. Anthony has arrived
in Washington TO make preparation Tor
the annual convention of the National
Woman Suffrage Association, which
opens there next week. II Will be as
sociated with two interesting occur
rences In the life OF Miss Anthony
the celebration Of her eightieth birth
day and her resignation as president
The first will be made great festiyity
by friends of the veteran su1ragist
leader. The second Will cause univer-
sal regret, even sorrow, though II Us
Miss Anthony herself who so earnestly
desires to lay down the gayel. II Is
no question Of falling vigor, mental or
NIL ssnaypr
looked better in her life" Active OF
step. alert and ready Of speech, retain
Ing the forceful characteristics Of her
strong individuality, she would pass
for woman OF sixty any day. For
.wcnty-elght years Miss Anthony has
welded the gavel mt annual conven-
tions-in the first years as vice presi-
dent at large, acting In the absence OF
Mrs. Stanton, the president. and later
when elected president to succeed Mrs.
Stanton Miss Anthony says she has
other work to do before passing on
beyond the river" and therefore de-
sires herself to place the gavel In
younger hands and encourage the
younger element to lead in suffrage
work. She does not specify the other
work, but 1t is understood that 1t in
cludes the complete history of suffrage
ITOI0 DtElUDluE. III 1910 " ippVs
When the Senate committee on privi-
leges and elections adjourned Its hear
ing Tuesday of the charges made
against Senator Clark Of Montana In
connection with his election TO the
United States Senate, II was under
stood that the defense would be pre-
pared to proceed with Its witnesses
not later than Monday next. Mr..
Campbell - Id he would have only one
or two moAe witnesses. and without
stating how many men he would call,
Mr.. Faulkner said his witnesses would
follow each other In rapid succession
and there would be no delays. There
was but one witness on the stand Tues
day, ]. ii. Geiger, representative in
the Montana Legislature from Flat
head county. at first occupied by Mr..
Whiteside. who is one of the principal
movers In the fight against Mr.. Clark.
Geiger voted for Clark. but he insisted
that he did so only because the Re-
publican caucus had declared for him.
He confessed to taking $4,000 In money
home after the adjournment of the
Legislature. or this sum he claimed
to have won 81 300 to $500 playing
faro and to have found LOO OF It In
800 bills in his room. This latter
amount he thought had been left for
him TO influence him to vote against
bills 1872 and 13I, relating to corpora
tons. but he did not know who had
left II there. Gciger said he had re-
celved no money to vote for Mr.. Clark.
and while he admitted having been
approached with the view of bribing
him In other propositions, he refused to
give the names of persons who had
fnt faI xytflt him 1af 10, 10.
would incriminnte himself.
The Republican members OF the Sem
ate committee on Pacific Islands and
Puerto Rico have bolted the Prcsi-
dents recommendations In regard to
free trade and territorial government
In Puerto Rico. At their meeting on
Saturday they showed decided ten
dcncy to reject his advice and estab-
lish colonial system. which will have
to be applied to the Philippine islands
also. Its adoption Is demanded because
the high prctectionists fear lest the ad-
mission of Puerto Rican products free
of duty may be n wedge to split the
present tariff. If Puerto Rico is to
have free trade Hawaii and the Philip
pine islands are entitled to the same
favor, and then we will be taking in
Cuba next and cannot refuse her what
we have given to the others. The OBJ
lection to the establishment of terri
torial government in Puerto Rico is
found in the census returns, which
show that fully four-ffths of the in
habitants of the island are absolutely
illiterate. and therefore unfit to exer-
else the rights and privileges guaran-
teed by the constitution TO citizens of
the United States. The senators argue
that II we take In Puerto Rico as a
territory we must give the people free
and unlimited suffrage, trial by Jury
and the right to ennct their own laws.
responsibilities which cannot safely be
intrusted to more than small part Of
the population. Therefore II Is deemed
best to treat Puerto Rico as child and
keep her in the nursery until she has
been educated In the ways of ciyiliza-
ton. A colonial government will be
recommended. with governor general,
to be appointed by the President, and
a legislative council, whose acts are to
be subject to the approval of Congress.
The controversy among the ambassa-
doris over rank and precedence begins
to be contagious, for Speaker Hender-
son has asserted his social preroga-
tives and demands the second place at
the Presidents table and the seat OF
honor at all other social functions. II
should be said at the beginning that
Colonel Henderson does this, not from
personal pride, for he believes with
other Scotchmen that wherever Nc
Gregor sits is always the head of the
table, but he feels it his duty to de-
fend and vindicate the office to which
he has been elected: 1t came about this
way: When President Mckinley gave
a state dinner in honor of the Cabinet
the other day, he placed Mrs. Frye, the
wife of the president pro tenn of the
Senate, in the place of honor, and Mr.
Frye was asked to escort Mrs. McSin.
ley to the table. Speaker Henderson
escorted Mrs. Hay and had the second
nlace. while SecretnrY Hay escorted