The Elbert County tribune., 1900-06-28
r.E nA1,onAL cArITAL.

tlard Wheaton. colonel u the TSveIi
eth infantry, and brlgndier general
volunteers. major general II yoiuntre
and Lieutenant Colonel Thomas
Harrv major and assistant adJuthn
general in the regular establishment.
The attorney general has assig'-
the Judges OF the District Court Tor u
District of Alaska as follows; MelNlh
q Brown. District No. l. to reside .
Juneau: Arthur II. Noyes. District n
. 10 reside at st. Michaels; James
Wyckersham. District No. 3, to resid
at Eagle City.
The Navy Department has issued
general order under the terms oil u.
last appropriation act Increasing th'
nav of naval officers on shore in Puerto
Rico. Cuba and the Philippine islands
Hawaii and Alaska by ten per cent
and for the enlisted men Of the marin'
corps on shore at those places twenty
per cent. said increase is to be com
puted from May 26th last.
Assistant Secretary Taylor has ren
dered n decision adverse to the appeal
of James Fitzharrls and Joseph Mui-
let from the decision of the emigration
officials at New York. who held thcih
for deportation on the ground thai nav
ing been convicted of felony In connee
tlon with the murder of Lord Caveii-
dish and Thomas Henry Burke III
Phoenix park, Dublin. in 1ss2, they
cannot be permitted to land In this
country under our immigration laws
They VIII be deporied on the vessel
sailing next Saturday.
At the session of the American Instl-
tute of Homeopathy. DIR. Hancheit.
81 mi tsssa nra
state work, offered resolution which
was adopted. creating n committee Of
five on national medical legislation to
cooperate with like committees of the
National Medical Association and the
National Eclectic Society in securing
national or Interstate legislation affect
ing the practice of medicine. The
committee offered resolutions urging
advanced standard of medical educa-
tion, favoring state registering and eN-
amining boards, and approving mcdt
cal teaching In state universities.
Rear Admiral w. Il. Sampson. Unit
ed States navy, was the commander in
chief of the said United States naval
forces or fleet. and Commodore w. $.
Schley. United States navy, was the
commanding officer of division or
squadron thereof. under the orders of
said commander in chief" In these
words the Court of Claims has judi
ciously determined the famous Samp-
son-Schley controversy. They are part
of a finding of fact in the decision Of
the court on the claims of Rear Ad-
miral Sampson and his men for boun-
ty for the destruction of the Spanish
squadron under Admiral Cervera. The
Spanish squadron Is found to have
been inferior to the American force and
bounty of 500 has therefore been
awarded for every officer and man un-
der Admiral Cervera's command. The
total amount of bounty allowed is
S16G.7O0, of which Rear Admiral
Sampson will receive Ss.355 and Rear
Admiral Schley about $1,000. The
court specifically declares that the
New York was among the vessels en-
gagged In the Santiago battle.
The War Department has made pub
lie the following notice of amnesty
which was issued by General MacAr-
thur on the 2ist at Manila Notice
of Amnesty Manila, June 21, 1900
BY declaration of the President of the
United States the undersigned an
nounces amnesty with complete i'm
minity for the past and absolute liber-
ty 10 action for the future to all per
sons who are now. or at any time since
February 4, 1899, have been in lnsur-
rection against the United States in
either a military or civil capacity. and
who shall within n period of ninety
dnvs from the date hereof, formally re-
nounce all connection with such insur-
rection and subscribe to declaration
acknowledging and accepting the SOW
/ creignty and authority of the United
States in and over the Philippine is
lands. The privilege herewith publish
ed is extended to all concerned with
out any reservation whatever. except
ing that persons who have violated the
rules of war during the period of act
i've hostllities are not embraced within
the scope of this amnesty All who
desire to take advantage of the terms
herewith set forth are requested tc
present themselves to the command
ing officers OF American troops at the
most convenient station. who will re
ceive them with due consideration ac
cortling TO rank. make provision fol
their immediate wants, prepare til,
necessary records and thereafter per
nit each individual TO proceed to any
part of the archipelago. according t.
his own wishes, for which purpose th'
United States will furnish such trans
portatlon as may be available eithel
by railway, steamboat or wagon
Prominent persons who may desire t,
confer with the military governor, o
with the board of American commits
sioners, Will be permitted to visit Mn
nila and will, as far as possible, be pro
vlded with transportation for that pur
pose. In order to mitigate as much al
possible consequences resulting from
the various disturbances which, sine,
1896 have succeeded each other so rap
Idly and TO provide in some measur,
for destitute soldiers during the tran
STORY period. which must inevitabl,
succeed peace the military authoritie
of the United States will pay thlrt,
pesos to each man who presents riff
In good condition"