The Elbert County tribune., 1904-06-09

Lieut. Gen. Chaffee. chief of stan.
and Brigadier General Humphrey.
chief quartermaster, U. S. A. will make
a Western trip during the month and
will inspect the army posts at Denver,
Cheyenne. Salt Lake and other West
ern cities.
The United States Supreme Court
has ordered new seal for the court
for the first time since 1890. The old
seal was the size of silver dollar.
The order calls for a seal PA inches
in diameter. somewhat larger than
the old seal.
The Supreme Court of the United
States. in an opinion by Justice
White, upheld the cpnstitntionality OF
the oleomargarine law in the case OF
Lee w. Mckay in the southern dis
trict of Ohio to recover $50 paid by
him as a penalty for the sale OF 30
pound package of colored oleomargar-
inc containing a stamp tax of three
quarters OF cent pound instead OF
ten cents a pound.
President Roosevelt has written
letter to Secretary Hitchcock declar-
ing that appointments in the forestry
service are not to be regarded as SEN
atorial patronage. 1t is TO be the
policy hereafter to fill vacancies when
ever possible by promoting head
rangers to forest reserves supervisor
ships. The order. which is an out
growth of recent public land irregu-
larities, will greatly reduce the fed
eral patronage at the disposal OF
western senators and representatives.
| At a Cabinet meeting careful con-
sideration was given to the matter OF
. the captivity Of Ion Perdicaris, an
American citizen. and his stepson,
Cromwell Varley. a British subject.
by Moroccan bandits. Secretary Hay
presented the latest advices from Con-
sui GUNNER at Tangier. Members
of the Cabinet manifested great retic-
ence in talking for publication. but
1t is known that Secretary Hay pre-
sented some matters relating to the
case of the utmost Importance. 1t
was stated that the action of the navy
in the matter had been taken at the
instance OF the State Department
The president will leave Washing
ton for his summer home at Oyster
Bay July 2. He has decided to re-
ceive his notification of the nomina-
ton at Oyster Bay. The date will
depend largely on the desires of the
members of the notification commit
tee. It probably will be early in
July. It is expected that the presi-
dent will return to Washington in the
i last week of July. to remain here un-
til about the middle of August. when
he will return to Oyster Bay for per-
haps a month. When he returns to
Washington in September he will re-
main here until election day. going
then to Oyster Bay to cast his vote.
There are Indications in Washing
. ton that the opposition to Judge Par
| ker in the Democratic campaign has
| decided to center upon Judge Gray OF
Delaware. The eminent jurist who
was at the head of the anthracite coal
strike commission is said to have been
brought prominently enough before
the people to warrant taking him up
as a rival to Roosevelt. It is argued
| that the Democrats will make griev-
GUS mistake by nominating a young
man. Much OF the campaign thunder
consists of claims that Roosevelt is
too young and impetuous to make a
safe President In order to make this
claim consistent the Democrats must
nominate a man of years and sound
tudgment--one who has been tried out
thoroughly. Mcclellan OF New York
and Folk of Missouri would appeal to
the public as bright, energetic cand.-
dates. but they are in the same class
I with Roosevelt and the Republicans
might raise the counter cry of young,
inexperienced men. Hearst and Bry-
an are considered out of 1t entirely.
The Nold campaigners say It must be
Parker or Gray.