The Elbert County tribune., 1902-10-16
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the Board Of Naval Engineers, which
Tor many weeks past has been making
a series of practical tests with various
oil burners. Out of the fourteen
different devices presented by Ameri-
can inventors for tests. not one would
burn coal oil under a naval boiler and
produce steam In competition with COAL
even were the oil sold at 81 per bar
rel
David Wilcox. vice president and
counsel for the Delaware & Hudson
Railroad Company, and one of
those present at the recent con-
ference called by President Roose-
welt at Washington. has sent to
President Roosevelt a letter demand
ing that the federal government pro-
coed against the miners organization
in the courts. on the ground that It
is conspiracy to prevent Interstate
commerce. The president has referred
the letter to the attorney general.
The Senatorial Commission closed its
public hearings at Honolulu September
| 25th. Delegate Wilcox repeated his de-
! sire that the leper settlement at Molo-
kal should be put under federal control
| and lepers from all parts of the United
1 States territory. except the Philippines.
should be confined there. In opposition
to this was a petition from the lepers,
at the settlement themselves. resolu-i
tions adopted by the Republican terri.
torial committee. declaring the party
and the citizens of the territory gener-
ally opposed TO the plan.
At a gathering In Farragut tent dur
ing the G. A. r. encampment, standing
side by side, each recounting the
deeds of the armies which followed.
them. were General Daniel Z. Sickles
and General James S. Longstreet, who
faced each other on the battlefield OF
Gettysburg The wearers of the blue,
representing the survivors of the.
Third army corps. gathered and told
again the story of the memorable con-
fiict at Gettysburg. After both Sicl;les
and Longstreet had spoken, General
Sictles told the veterans that they
now had heard both sides and they
could take their choice. which brought
forth the remark: I'VE will take
both"
The following account OF Captain
Pershing's expedition against the Mo-
ros comes by cable from General Davis
at Manila: Captain Pershing's and
Captain Eli Helmicks columns fired
into nearly every Gotta (small native
fort) in Macin. The places were cap
tured and destroyed. Some were very
strong, but our bursting shells demor-
allied and put the hostiles to flight.
1t is evident that they do not intend to-
be cooped up as they were at Bayan.
the place where Pershing first defeated
the Moros in their forts. | am hoping.
that this has been a lesson that will. be
beneficial to the Moros. / will try to
communicate with Bacolod and others
who have defied us. No opportunity
will be missed to impress them with the
fact that we can live in perfect peace
with them if they will desist from hos
tilities and recognize our sovereignty.
The dato of Rio Grande and others of
the friendly Moros say that our defeat
of the Macin Moros wiuld be good news
to all of the lake Moros."
The ceremonies incident to the begin
ming of the thirty-sixth encampment Of
the Grar Army of the Republic. which
commenced in Washington October 9Th,
were varied in character and mostly
semi-of1icial. The only formal proceed
ing of the day was the dedication OF
Camp Roosevelt. the tent city of the
White House grounds, the headquar-
ters of the several corps of the organiz-
alton during the week. The cere-.
monies there consisted of number of
addresses by men of national reputa-
tion, the chief speech being delivered
by Secretary Hay. For the rest the old
soldiers busted themselves largely in
renewing acquaintances of forty years
and in manifesting their appreciation
of the welcome extended to them by the
capital city. OF this welcome they
found generous evidence on every hand.
The events of the day outside the dedi-,
cation ceremonies at Camp Roosevelt
included n regatta on the Potomac, an
automobile parade. a procession by the
Red Men of Washington and neighbor-
ing cities. and campfires in the evening.
Commander-in-Ch Torrance and his
staff kept open house all day at the Eb
bitt House and received hundreds of
/ callers.
Bishop Alexander Walters of New
Jersey. Bishop G. w. Clinton of North
Carolina and Rev. L. L. Carruthers OF
New York, representing the executive
committee of the Afro-American Coun-
ell. called upon President Roosevelt on
the eth inst. to ascertain his views re-
garding the action of certain Republic
ans of the South to exclude the negroes
from participation in the councils of
The party. They were especially solicit
tous of ascertaining whether the Presi-t
dent indorsed the action of the Re-
publicans of North Carolina and Ala
bama. with this end in view they were
presented to the President by General
James Clarkson, surveyor of the port of
New York. After the interview the coll
ored men expressed themselves as veryl
highly gratifed with what the P.esi-i
dent had said to them. They announced
that the President had stated to them
that his actions in all matters Affect
ing their race was his answer as to hisI
attitude towards the colored man; that
in appointments the character, intelli-
Eence and the esteem in which the ap-
plicant was he'd in the community inl
I which he lived would be the first con-