The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-02-11

Long, is less than a third as long as
the appeal itself. The commentators
begin with the statement that Admiral
Schley and his counsel have shifted
their ground and have ignored the chief
grounds of the decision.
The President has approved the rec.
ommendation of the secretary of war
that the sentence of dismissal imposed
by court martial in the case of First
Lieutenant Preston Brown, Jr., Second
infantry, be commuted to the loss of
thirty-fve numbers and forfeiture of
half of his pay for nine months. Lieu
tenant Brown was charged with hay
ing killed Filipino who refused to
rescue a drowning soldier.
Mr.. Lacey, chairman of the public
lands committee has introduced n bill
authorizing the President to transfer
by executive order any forest reserves
to the control of the Department of Ag-
riculture, and after the transfer all
laws relating to the same under the
Department of the Interior shall apply
to their regulation administration and
control in all respects under the Depart
ment of Agriculture. The President Is
also authorized to set apart such forest
reserves as he may deem proper for
game or fish preserves.
President Roosevelt is said to be con-
siderably annoyed at the outcome of
the appointment of b. +. Daniels as
marshal of Arizona. This appointment
was further considered in the executive
session of the Senate this evening
after the onslaught of Senator Tillman
on the appointment in the open ses-
sion. No action was taken in the mat
ter, it being understood that the Pres
ident has telegraphed federal officials
at Cheyenne to obtain definite informa-
ton concerning the alleged imprison-
ment of Daniels in the Wyoming peni-
tentiary. Daniels commission has
been mailed to him, but has not
reached Phoenix, and by order of the
President will not be delivered until
the charges of penitentiary imprison-
ment are cleared up.
Representatives of schools of mines,
state universities and state agricultu-
raj colleges have agreed upon a form
of amendment to the Grosvenor bill
for transfer of a portion OF
the proceeds of sales of public land TO
support of schools of mines, and sub
mitted the same TO the House commit
tee on mines and mining. 1t will prob
ably be adopted at the next meeting.
The amendment provides that in
states and territories where n school OF
mines has been established separate
from the control of colleges or state
and has been in actual op-
Grafton not less than two years, or In
any state where there is II state uni
versity maintained in whole or in part
from the income from land grants, and
which has for not less than two years
n distinct school or depart
ment of mines and mining, one-half OF
the sums appropriated by the bills
shall be paid to such school of mines
or state university. and the other half
to colleges maintained for the benefit
of agriculture and the mechanic arts.
The statistics of the manufacturing
Industries of the United States, as
shown by the official returns of the
twelfth census, have been announced.
The summary, as compared with the
figures for 1890 follows: Number of
BLESS; increase, Al
per cent; capital, S9,S53 $50, 7S9; in
crease, 81 per cent; wage earners, av-
erage number, 5,310,59S; increase, 20
per cent; total wages, 50, 323 ,4O7 ,257:
increase, % per cent: miscellaneous
expenses, Stops, ,550,6 ,653; increase, 63
per cent; cost of materials used, ST.
349, 9,916,o30; increase, AZ per cent;
value of products, including customs
work and repairing, S13,O19, ,251 ,614; in
crease, 80 per cent. The preliminary
report regarding slaughtering and
meat packing, wholesale, for 1900 fol-
lows: Number of establishments, 800;
decrease. IS per cent; capital, $780,
6S1 ,264; increase, 60 per cent; wage
earners, average number, G7,90S; in
crease. "a per cent; total wages, $780,
IA ,O13; increase, SO per cent; cost of
materials used, S6T6,90T, ,1TT; increase,
Al per cent; value of products, $779,-
147 ABB; increase, 80 per cent.
Senator Elkins, chairman of the in
terstate commerce committee, has in
troduced a bill making number of
in the Interstate commerce
law, the most important of which are
the following: Giving the Interstate
Commerce Commission authority un-
der certain conditions to fix railroad
rates, legalizing pooling and abolishing
as a method of punish
ing offenses against the law. The pro-
vision with reference to the fixing of
rates authorizes the Interstate Com
merce Commission to hear complains
of discrimination made against COM
mon carriers and directs that any def
mite order made by the commission af-
ter such hearing, declaring a rate, reg
ulation or practice to be just and rea-
sonable, shall become operative, and
be observed by the party or parties
against whom it is made within thirty
days after notice. Appeal to the United
States Circuit Court and to the Su-
preme Court of the United States is
authorized. Authority is given to the
Interstate Commerce Commission to
hear complains against the fairness of
pooling arrangements and to make an
order annulling the contract in the re-
spects found to be unjust and unlaw-
full. Failure to comply with the order