The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-15

from General Otis Il valuable report
concerning the importation and sale of
liquor in the Philippine islands and
drunkenness among the troops. The
document will be sent to congress In
few days in reply to a resolution Of
fered by Senator Pettigrew.
At the next session of the United
States Supreme Court, Representative
Barham of California will make Il
unique motion for the admission to
practice of his son, Edward O. Barham
and his sons wife, Ida ID. Barham.
The latter studied law and was admit
ted to the bar before her marriage, and
is now the husbands partner at Santa
Rosa, under the title of Barham & Bar
ham.
The President has resolved that In
selecting the jurists who shall repre-
sent the United States on the Perma-
nent Board of Arbitration provided for
by The Hague treaties, he will consid-
er only the name of persons of the
highest character and of national rep
utation. Among the names which
have been mentioned as meeting the
Presidents requirements are those of
Benjamin Harrison. Grover Cleveland
and Richard Olney.
Secretary of the Navy John u. Long
has been practically settled upon by
the administration for the vice presi-
dental nomination. OF those candi-
dates who We're in the reckoning, Sec
retary Long is President Mckinley's
personal choice. 1t is said In the pres
ident's behalf that he and the party
managers want a man for the second
place who is up to the standard of abil-
ity to put in control of the admins
tration in case of any accident.
Secretary Hay and Lord Pauncefote,
the British ambassador, have signed
treaty extending for seven months
from August 9th next the period of
time allowed for the exchange of rati-
fications of the Hay-Pauncefote canal
treaty. This extension was arranged
for in view of the conviction that no
legislation can be secured during the
present session of Congress. The ex-
tension will prolong the perpiod allow
ed for the exchange of ratifications I'M
til the expiration of-President McKin-
ley's term of office.
Mr.. WI. the Chinese minister. has
issued a proclamation to the Chinese
residents of the United States ex-
planning the purpose of the census and
requesting them to give all the infor
nation asked for by the enumerators
without hesitation. Ten years ago the
enumerators found 1t difficult to obtain
information from the Chinese. who sus-
pected that 1t was to be used against
them, and Director Merriam. anticipat-'
tug similar difficulties this year, re-
quested Mr.. Wu TO allay the suspi-
ciOns of his fellow -countrymen.
1t is the desire and intention OF the
Republican leaders to adjourn Congress
before the 10Th of June, which is the
date of the Republican national con
t-n av,I ..f loo rf.la
ton is being shaped with that in view.
The appropriation bills are pretty well
along, and SO far as they are con
cerned 1t would be easy to close the
session by the first of June; but there
are several measures on which the Re
publicans desire to make n record be-
fore the election. Those have not yet
been selected and are now under con
sideration by the steering commit
tee.
In secret session Tuesday The Sen
ate discussed the effect HpOn the armor
plate question of the invention by an
army officer of a wonderful new pro
jectile. The shell, fired from high
power guns, penetrated the armor al
most as bullets fired from Krag-Jor-
genson rifle would penetrate green
wood, the difference being that the ar
NOR plates split from the point of i'm
pact. 1t Is said this was true of the
Krupp armor, as well as of the other
armor tested. The shell which was SO
effective was not described; indeed, the
Navy Department is guarding jealous
ly al details concerning its construc-
ton.
The postmastergeneral with n party
of friends and associates in office went
to Westminster, Maryland. the other
night to attend a unique banquet given
in his honor to celebrate the success
of the rural postal delivery system. AL
though the pople of Carroll county
strongly opposed the plan at first, ii
has proved II great success. 1t was in
troduced in December last. and sixty
three fourth-class postoffices, thirty
three star routes and two messenger
services. all within the county. were
abolished. and twenty-six carriers were
substituted and patrons served daily
The increase in the business of the de-
partment was 23.5 per cent.
Attorney General GODDARD of Kan
sas reached here Monday with the
avowed intention of filing in the
United States Supreme Court an in
junction suit in the name of the state
of Kansas against the state of Colo
RADIO. The proposed suit is to prevent
the diversion of the Arkansas river
by Colorado irrigationists, thus pre-
venting the natural flow of the stream
into Kansas and, as claimed, DANA
ging to the extent of many millions
of dollars the farmers of that state.
Contrary to expectations, Mr.. GODDARD
did not file his application for an in
junction, and he announced to-day
that he would not file it until the May
term of court, which opens May 18th.
The director of the geological sur
vey has forwarded to the senate a COM
municntion from the committee now
making Investigations of the work of
the survey with IL view to preserva-