The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-07-29

wood, who will retire September 1th
next Colonel O'Reilly will have until
January, 1909, to serve as surgeon gen
eral. He was appointed from Pennsyl-
vania as a medical cadet in 1864. He
is a graduate of the medical depart
ment of the University of Pennsylva-
mia.
Minister WI has received official con-
firmation of his recall TO Peking to as
sumo n connection with the new Chi
nese foreign office. He had previously
received n copy of the official decree
naming himself with Shen Chai Pen as
the compiler of a new code of laws FOR
China. but he was not certain that the
new duty could not be discharged in
Washington, without the surrender of
his mission Now, however, he is in
formed that he is to go to Peking.
The government of the United States
has not received an invitation to parti-
lcipate in the antitrust conference pro
posed by the Car. The government
SGihhapGnafp pAGrn affpnGeraieu suras olncia,s u. .ne ~
ls9iS, TO which the projected conference
is& natural supplement. therefore 1t Is
not believed that its participation in
this is expected. Furthermore it is
known that Congress would not feel IT.
self bound by any agreement that
might be made
Secretary Hay has received from
Ambassador Choate at London, under
date Of July 9th, n copy of statement
furnished to the ambassador by Lord
Lansdowne, stating that the governors
of the various British colonies in
which prisoners of war are detained
have been instructed by his majesty's
secretary of state for the colonies that
foreign prisoners who wish to leave
at their own expense should be allowed
to do so; that the remainder are to be
handed over to their respective consuls
If the governments desire to make spe
cial arrangements for their removal,
but If not, they will have to wait until
his majesty's government conveniently
repatriate them. Foreign prisoners OF
war will not be allowed to return 90
South Africa.
Secretary Root has given the final or
der for the establishment of the first
of the four great military posts which
are to be the gathering places of the
United States forces in case of war,
and in time of peace are to be great
training schools of both regulars and
militiamen. The post will be at Chick
amauga. Secretary Root has allotted
S450.OOO for the construction of post
there 10 accommodate one full regi-
ment of cavalry and one company of
artillery, which force is to be the nu-
cleus of the first military post. The
medical board. which was charged
with an investigation of the report that
typhoid fever prevailed among the
troops now lying in the Chickamauga
pork under canvas, has made most
-c1kful examination and has reported
that there is no foundation for the
statement.
In consequence of the act passed by
the last Congress, amending the re
vised statutes so as to permit the is
suance of passports to persons owing
allegiance to the United States, wheth-
er citizens or not, the secretary or
state has drawn up rules under which
passports shall hereafter be granted
and has submitted them to the Presi-
dent. who has approved and signed
them. Hereafter passports Will be Is
sued to loyal Filipinos, Porto Ricans,
etc. under rules prescribed by the
President. which are about to be sent
to Governor Taft and to other insular
governors. The effect of the new law
and of the rules now going into effect
will be to extend to loyal residents of
our insular possessions the same pro-
lection and the same passport that cit
izens of the United States now enjoy
in their travels.
Eighty miles in an army wagon
drawn by regula ton mules, over roads
that are not excellent at the best of
times. but We're rendered almost i'm
passable in some places by heavy
Il t-t..t..
of Elihu Root, secretary of war, few
days ago. Mr.. Root said that he en-
joyed the trip immensely. Maj. Gen.
Henry G.. Corbin, the adjutant general
of the army, who was one OF Mr..
Roots companions. said the same. In
addition to General Corbin, the secre-
tary asked Brig. Gen. Leonard Wood
and Col. Wallace Randolph, chief of
n >llery, to go with him. OF course,
they. accepted. Colonel True, the army
der quartermaster in Washington,
said he could get them from Wash
ington to Leesburg and back in sim
gle day, and he kept his word. The
distance from Washington to Leesburg
and back over the route taken by the
-secretary's party is about ninety-four
miles, but part of 1t was made in tho
secretary's carriage and in a trolley car.
The journey behind the mule team be-
gan at Cabin John bridge
Governor Taft has acquainted Secre-
tary Root with the fact reported in the
news dispatches from Rome that the
Pope had rendered several pretty and
appropriate gifts to himself and the
members of his party, and he has asked
whether they can lawfully be accepted.
1t was at once recognized that the
question thus presented involved some
delicate and interesting points, princi-
principal among them being possible
decision, expressly to be avoided at
this stage, in the opinion of the off,
cials, as to the temporal powers of the
Pope. If these were decorations or