The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-09-16

ly in charge of the medical department
corps of the department of California
and was the official White House ply
sician during the two terms of Presi-
dent Cleveland.
Acting Secretary Adee has been in
formed by the Japanese legation that
Captain Rosehill. who undertook to lay
claim to Marcus island and take pos
session. arrived on that island July 3Oth
last He was met by a japanese war
ship. the commander of which handed
to him the letters addressed by the
State Department, pointing out the ad-
visibility of his avoiding any forcible
demonstration to support his claim.
The captain accepted these letters as
sufficient and left the island about a
week later. He has not lost any right
he might have had, according to the
State Department, and If he has any
just claim it may be pursued to n CON
clusion in the usual diplomatic chan
mel
The Navy Department had received
from Commander McCrea of the Mach
las mail report under date of Cape
Haytien, August 10th, setting out in
detail the steps taken by that officer to
prevent interference with the worlds
commerce as Il result of the bitter in
surrectionary struggle now in progress
in Haytien waters. 1t appears from the
commanders report he took under his
charge the commerce of nearly all of
the European countries, in addition to
that of his own. His attitude toward
Admiral Killick. the insurgent com
manler. as revealed in the report, is sig
nicant as indicating the adoption of
stronger policy than has been pursued
heretofore in the treatment of South
and Central American revolutions,
which injuriously affect the commerce
of the world.
The sum of gold now In the United
States treasury exceeds that OF any
previous time in the history of the
country, and with one possible eXcep-
ton 1t exceeds that of any country at
any time in the history of the world.
The single reported exception is that of
Russia. about eight years ago, when
that country was preparing to resume
gold payments. At that time Russia is
said to have had in its treasury $685.
0O0.OOO in gold On Saturday, Septem-
Der 9th. the vaults of the United States
treasury contained S573, ,936, 1914. an in
crease since July 1, 1901, OF SIS, ,OS7 ,S97
This stock of gold is now being added
to at the rate of from 100000 to $780,
600 a day. with no immediate prospect
of cessation in the rate of deposits
This condition of things Is eminently
satisfactory to the treasury officials
who regard ii as the best possible evil
dence of prosperity and of confidence
in the financial stability of this coun-
try. The gold now coming in is being
replaced by gold certificates. United
States notes and silver certificates, the
former being supplied where the de-
nominations wanted are $50 and over,
the United States notes for tens and
silver certificates for fives, twos and
ones.
1t was announced at the War Depart
ment on the 10th instant that the Pres
ident has disapproved the proceedings
and findings in the case of Capt. James
y. Ryan. Fifteenth cavalry. who was
tried by general court martial at Ma
Mia, on the charge of conduct to the
prejudice of good order and military
discipline. There were two specifica-
tions under the charge. The first al
legged that Captain Ryan, when com
manding a detachment of troops at
.Iiminez. Mindanno, and having in his
charge as prisoner. Uvaldl Abng.
presidentc of the pueblo of JimineZ. ad-
ministered the water cure to him for
the purpose of cNtorting Information.
The second specification alleged that
Captain Ryan ill-treated one Luis Cir
memo, vice presidcnte of the pueblo of
.JimineZ. prisoner in his charge at
.Jiminez, by holding his head in buck
ct of water The record shows that
Captain Ryan pleaded mot guilty. to
the specifications and the charge, and
that the court finds him mot guilty"
on the first specification, guilty" of
the second specification, attaching no
criminality thereto. and mot guilty" of
the charge. The court therefore acquit-
ted Captain Ryan. The court martial
in this case was appointed by the Pres
ident. The record of the proceedings
of the court having been submitted TO
the President, he indorsed it simply as
follows: The proceedings and find
ings in the foregoing case of Capt.
James A. Ryan of the Fifteenth cav
airy are disapproved."
The monthly report of the statisti-
clan of the Department of Agriculture
shows the average condition of corn
September LIST TO have been S4.3 as
compared with S65. August /, 1902;
51I September /, 1901: 5000 at the
corresponding date in 1900, and n ten
year average of 7S.S. Except IN Kan
sas and South Dakota. which report
decline of twelve points and ten
points respectively, during August. no
material change of condition is report
ed from any of the principal corn
states. Notwithstanding its marked
decline during August. Kansas reports
n condition of 81, or - points above the
ten-year average. while Nebraska and
Missouri exceed their respective ten
year averages by 30 and ID points re-
spectively. The average condition, at
harvest OF winter and spring wheat
combined was so. against S2S last
year. COG in 1900 and,a ten-year aver
age of TS9. Pennsylvania and Califor-
mia report , points below the ten-year
average. iowa ~ points below and
Kansas a condition of 40. or % points