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COuEt 10 WmcQ the tnlteQ
States Is party, and tho prepa-
ration Of them involves q vast amount of
labor, which is divided between him and the
assistant attorneys general The Attorney
General has time for the personal conduct of
but two or three cases each year, the bulk of
the supreme Court work being done by Judge
Taft and Mr.. Maury. Judge Taft is a very
young man to hold this position. that of the
second highest law officer of the country. He
was born September Is. 1857. and will therefore
be thirty-three years old next Monday. Gin
cinnati was his native city, and has been his
home ever since his birth until he
came to Washington. His father Judge
Alphonzo Taft, who was Secretary of War and
Attorney General under President Grant in
1916. 1871, and later minister to Austria and to
Russia under President Arthur. Young Taft
was educated in the public schools of Cincin-
nan In preparation for college. and he gradu-
ated at Yale In 1878. He returned at once to
Cincinnati and entered the law school of the
CINCINNATI College. from which he graduated
In May, 1880. He was admitted to the bar the
same month. and until January /. 1881. was
law reporter on the Commercial In January
he was appointed assistant prosecuting attor-
ney for Hamilton county and served
until February, 1882, when he was ap-
pointed collector of internal revenue
for the first district of Ohio. January ], 1885,
he resigned to enter upon the practice OF law
with Judge II. =. Lloyd, his fathers par tner,
when Judge Taft was sent to Europe rs an am
March ., 1887; while he was practicing he was
appointed assistant county solicitor and he re-
signed that position to 60 on the bench. hav-
ing been appointed by Gov. Foraker judge of
the supreme court of Cincinnati to fill the
vacancy caused by the retirement Of Judge
Harmon. This vacancy ceased May /, 1883.
An election was held in April, 1888, to fill it
and Judge Taft was chosen by the
votes OF the people to serve the full
term OF five years. He resigned from
the bench to come to Washington as solicitor
general last February. Judge Taft is a large
man, both physically and mentally. and his
charming manners endear him to all who meet
him. He does not give one the impression OF
possessing an inordinate amount of courage.
but II Is q well-known story in Cincinnati of
how he thrashed the six-foot editor OF a paper
that had slandered his father, and thrashed
him SO thoroughly that the paper never ap-
peared again.
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL MAURY
VIM A. Maury, assistant attorney general, is
sWashingtonian. by birth, culture, residence,
and in taste. He was the son of the late Hon.
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the study OF law anu IN 1856 vas elected prose.
cutting attorney of Marshall county. This was
the beginning OF long Office holding career.
Two years later he was chosen chief clerk of
the Iowa house OF representatives, where he
had experiences that stood him In good stead
during his later service in higher legis-
iature. In october OF the same year
he received votes enough to entitle him to be-
come district attorney Of the eleventh judicial
district, which office he was holding when the
war broke out, and he entered the military ser.
vice in August, 1861, as captain OF n company
in the twenty-seventh Iowa cavalry. In No
vember he became major Of the second and in
January, 1868, he was promoted to be lieuten.
ant colonel He served on the staff of Mai
Gen. Rosecrans in lS62-63 as Judge advocate OF
the army OF the Mississippi, and for time also
of the army OF the Cumberland. Later he was
on duty as inspector OF cavalry for the latter
army and in the winter and spring OF 1854 com
manded the second brigade cavalry division of
the sixteenth army corps On his return homo
from his campaigning he re-entered the more
peaceful arena Of legal strife and built up a
large practice in Clarenda, Iowa. He was
elected one OF the presidential electors at-iarge
from Iowa in 1876 and was successfully elected
to the Forty-seventh. Forty-eighth and Forty-
ninth Congresses. He became solicitor shortly
after the advent Of President Harrison's adj
THE solicitor.
The solicitor Of the Treasury takes cognizanca
of all frauds or attempted frauds ON the Gus
toms revenue. He IL charged by Law with
duties regarding the compromise Of debts aud
with supervision over suits for the collection
of moneys due the United States, excepting
those due under internal revenue laws. His
approval Is required Of official bonds Of United
States assistant treasurers, department disburs-
ing clerks, collectors Of internal revenue, the
Secretary and tho chief clerk Of the Depart
ment OF Agriculture. A the law oficer OF tho
Treasury Department many matters are re-
ferred to him for his examination and opinion
arising under the customs, navigation, bank
ing and registry laws and N the administration
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not appear before either of the courts. his work
being more strictly that Of true assistant to the
Attorney General in the examination Of legal
questions submitted to the department. for de-
cision. He halls from the town Of Potsdam
just now bnt ia a native of Granville, VT, where
he was born November H. 1881. He has been a
resident of st. Lawrence county. NY, for over
forty years. He was educated at the St. Law
renee Academy and the Albany Law School,
and. after being admitted to practice, continued
his law studies at Buffalo and Syracuse Ever
since 1857 he has been a lawyer in active prac-
tice. In 1868 and 1854 he served in the New
York assembly and in 1863 1869 1870 and 1871
state senator. In 1876 he was first electors
large on the republican ticket aud was sent to
Congress for four successive terms, beginning
with the Forty-seyenth Congress and ending
with the Fiftieth.
SOLICITOR HEPBURN.
Col. VIM. p. Hepburn, solicitor for the
Treasury DEPARTING Mt is an Iowan of Ohio bepin
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MONUMENT TO KEY.


In his speech yesterday at the celebration Of
the battle Of North Point Mayor Davidson of
Baltimore, speaking Of the author Of the "Star
spangled Banner, said: Human nature seems
to demand the satisfaction of some one stirring
national melody, which shall tone up their love
Of country and stretch the nerves like beat of
drum. Happy ID the state of Maryland-hon-
ored 10 she-from the fact that son Of hers
was the genius to produce the national anthem
of this asylum of human freedom. Never ret
was anthem ushered into being amid scenes 90
romantic and exciting. No wonder that drum
and trumpet sound IN refrain through all its
stirriug lines. The nation, with its Astounding
wealth, has erected monuments in profusion to
heroes. great aud small Is 1t not an extra
ordinary oversight that no column Of bronze
or marble has been reared in his native state TO
the author Of those immortal lines? Small
loss, however. IL has been TO his Tame, for his
monument IL in the hearts Of his countrymen.
But il is peculiarly appropriate perhaps that
some monument however unworthy OF his
pie OF Baltimore at the scene Of thoss events
which inspired the splendid poem"
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WHO OWNS THE AEROLITE?
An Iowa Court Decides the Question ir
Favor of the Landed Proprietor.

The Minnesota State University was defeated
yesterday in its replevin suit to recover pos
session of the celebrated aeroite that fell on
Goddards property, near Forest City, Iowa.
recently. The defendant has appealed to the
supreme court Of the state. Goddard is the
owner of the property on which the aerolite
fell. His tenant, who occupied the land, had
sold the aeroite to H. V. Winchell as the uni
versitys representative, and it had been deliv-
cred when Goddard replevined it. The broad
and interesting question of the right of the
the still more interesting conundrum as to the
ownership of heavenly body that falls on
mundane property. The price OF the original
20 pounds of rock of which the aerolite con-
sisted was 81 600
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STRIKE ON A STEAMER
The Crew Of the State OF Georgia Qui
Work at Glasgow.

The contagiousness OF the example Of the
strike at Southampton has already become ap-
parent Az the State Line steamer the State
OF Georgia was on the eve of starting from
Glasgow harbor for New York the whole Of the
seamen and firemen left the ship and walked
ashore. They gave no warning Of their inten.
ton and the deliberations from which this con-
eerted action arose we're conducted with abso-
lutte secrecy, SO that the officers of the ship aud
the directors Of the line were alike taken by
surprise. The object OF the men was, OF course,
70 prevent the departure of the steamer as the
advertised time, and the only alleged reason
for this exceptional course Is that the company
had engaged one Baker, who was not member
Of the seamens union.
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the aid which the rap
idly increasing Legal
business Of the govern
ment demands. and in
acc ordnance with this
new law the President
recently appointed Hon.
Abraham Y. Parker. ex-
member Of Congress
from New York. to fill
the Kew post. He took
hold of his duties last
Monday. He will have
charge of various gen.
eral matters INIT will
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Tense of the govern
ment in the Court of
Claims. He superin-
tends the preparation
of briefs. bills. motions
and all the other legal
machinery that goes to
make complete the line
of Notifications behind
which the Treasury is
defended against the
onslaught of the hordes
OF claimants. Whenever
the processes require 1t
be appears in the
Supreme Court in these
-... IL L. he o,x~n.
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SOLICITOR pAnrRrDo1

therefore but twenty
nine years Of age, but
his talents are sufficient
ly strong and we'll de-
veloped to entitle him
to the distinction of be-
ing in charge OF SO i'm
portant a branch Of the
government service. His
official title. as devised
by the laws Of long ago,
is that of examiner OF
claims. but his actual
position warrants the
name of solicitor, and II
is by that title that he il
generally known. As
examiner of claims he
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Dencn anu at the bar.
Immediately after his graduation he returned
to Washington, was admitted to the bar in 1854
and began the practice of law. forming q part
nership with Jas. Carlisle, father Of Mr.. Cal
deron Carlisle. well known here. In 1857 he
was appointed assistant district attorney IN
enable NJ Philip Barton Key. the district at
torney. to travel in the tropics for his health
He accepted this trust to crafty Chief Justice
fancy, Mr.. Keys uncle, as well as to gain ex-
perience. He held the post for several months,
being entirely alone in the conduct of the Cases
and responsible for their outcome. /.
was severe trial of his legal
ability and his .level Medicines 4"
rs 1t might be termed, but he stood it we'll
When Mr.. Key returned Mr.. Maury turned
over to him the entire salary of the ONCE For
twelve years he resided IN Richmond, where
he practced law and returned here in 1877 and
entered into a partnership with Phillip Phillips
which continued until May, 1882 when Presi-
dent Arthur selected him 20 be assistant at
torney general TO succeed Mr.. Edwin D. Smith,
who Is now engaged in successful practice in
New York In ISIS Dir. Maury was appointed
professor of law in Columbian University in
place of DR.. Samuel Tyler, and he still remains
one OF the bulwarks behind which that admir-
able institution built mp lasting
reputation. He has formed many scores
OF legal minds, both young and old. and has
In the twelve wears of his professorship, turned
out some of the men who are now leading al.
Washington's bar. Last June he graduated
frof. Soiey, now assistant secretary of state
and Lieuts. Stayton and Garst who conducted
the case OF the government in the court. mar
tiai Of Capt McCalia. HIS duties include the
usual variety. He appears for the government
In the Supreme Court, writes opinions for the
Attorney General and attends to various other
matters that are assigned to him.
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL sHrELps
For variety Of scope as well as Of importance
Me legal questions that come up before the
assistant attorney general for the Interior De-
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John W. Marry, at one
time mayor of the city.
His early education was
received under the care
of q tutor. and whom it
was completed he en-
tered Harvard, fro m
which he graduated in
1858, having in his class
some of the brightest
lawyers OF the country,
including James G. Car
ter. Joseph III. Choate,
Judge Phillips of Balti-
more, and many others
distinguished on the
hannh and ~ tb. -
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ming. He was born in
Columbiana county, in
the state of presidential
timber, November 4,
1888, and seven years
later went with his par
ents to Iowa. which was
then in the wide west
ern wilderness. His pri-
mary education was re-
ceiyed in the common
schools of the state and
his collegiate course
took the effective form
as an apprentice in a
printing Office. From
1853 to 1855 he pursued
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partment exceed those
that come before any
other Office in the ex.
ecutive department..
The Interior Depart
ment includes more
within the range OF its
authority than any
othor department, and
naturally the law Offices
Of the department has
TO cover a pretty wide
field All questions per-
tanning TO public lands,
railroad land grants.
Indian reservations, In
dian treaties, railroads
aided by government
bonds, opening nm lands
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Of their duties are respect
fully referred to the rep
resentatiye Of the Depart
ment of Justice for the
Post Office Department.
The gentleman who holds
this important position is
Mr.. James n. Tyner. His
long official career in the
post office service gives
him q knowledge which
peculiarly fits him for the
discharge of the duties of
the place. Few men have
served for q longer period
in one branch OF the gov
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Attorney General dur
ing the absence of that
official, as he is at pres
ent, while Mr.. Miller is
away on a two weeks
northern trip; second.
to prepare and argue
cases in the supreme
Court, and. third. to
prepare opinions for the
heads of departments to
be signed by him and
approved by the Attor-
ney General There are
about sixty cases to be
heard by the Supreme
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% settlement, and miscellaneous legal ques-
tions are referred TO the office of
the assistant attorney general Gen.
George III. Shields, who holds that Do
uition. has force e seventeen lawyers to as
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REAL ESTATE GOSSIP.
I've Large Building Enterprises to Re
Begun This Fall.

NEW HOSES ooISo rr IN THE EASTERN SECTION
OF rHE crry-SEw METHODS OF DEVELOPING
AsuBURBAN suBpIvrsrox-orHER MATHIS OF
INTEREST.
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TWO FAMOUS POETS.
A Washington Woman's Visit to
Holmes and Whittier.
AROUND CLASSIC BOSTON

Memories Of . Recent Trip 10 the Land
81 the Pilgrim Fashcrs-The Royal
Greeting Given 10 the G. A. II. visit0rs
~ Beverly FarmS.
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"why are ron like that blasted tress~
The boy could not conceive.
sDscause." she answered slsepaiy-
-Dsesuss roo DO NOT leave.
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OF the department. He ID also charged by law
with the supervision OF suits and proceedings
arising out OF the provisions Of Law governing
national banking associations in which tine
United States and any of its agents or officers
are parties; also with the charge. release and
sale OF lands acquired in payment OF debt, ex-
copting those acquired under internal revenue
laws.
SOLICITOR PARTR1DoE.
Mr.. Frank G. Partridge is the Law officer Of
the State Department. He Is quite a young
man. having been born in Nay, 1861, and being
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LESSONS IN NATURAL HISTORY.
A Washington scieatist Who Enjoys the
Companionship OF Rats and Spiders

THE ErFrcr OF Music OK NORWAY Rars Avn
WHITE NfcE-wATcuISo A HORSE sripER MAXI
Hra WICKLOW THE rRrr Is cArrrErp-rHE
PARROT AND rHr srlpEn-racrs snorr rxsrcrx.
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n AvlNG occasion to visit the private
IN studio ola distinguished scientist aud
naturalist OF this city few DAYS AGO
fSrsR representative was somewhat sur.
S prised 20 hear tho low notes Of A flute
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-13

Col VIM. p. Hepburn, solicitor for the
Treasury Department, is an Iowan of Ohio begin
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aud with II, one may yet become thoroughly
.bewitched."
Nor shall we, members Of the woman's Ma
tional Press Association, ever cease to remem-
Der the generous banquet given US at Tho
Willows" by tho ladies OF the New England
Press Association, so gracefully presided over
by Mrs. Saiiie joy White, by whose eide was
seated our own president, Mrs. NJ. D. Lincoln,
nor the good fellowship which prevailed there.
AT wHITTIEn's HOME.
But GROWING Joy was yet in store for some
of us, and so ono bright morning Mrs. E. L.
Sherwood and the writer, accompanied by
Salem friend, set out on a sacred quest to find
the hnunts OF Whittier and DIR. O. w. Holmes
In our search for the former We were d.
rected, on leaving the cars, to pursue our way
along pleasant country roads for the distance
OF nearly mile until we should reach the
poets rettcat
There, under an arching Of forest trees. wa
entered the grounds, thence along an en-
powered path until We came In view Of the
commodious mansion, where we were vel
coined by the poets relative, to whom we
made known our Grand
During o moment of waiting the lady r..
marked, Il am sorry that my sister is not at home
this morning, but she has gone to take some
fruit TO our neighbor, Mr.. Charles King, the
Oldest man in America, one hundred and ten
years old, /" and added that he was French
Canadian, who was blessed with eighty de-
scendants. She showed us his picture, rccentiv
taken, which appeared that of q well-prc-
served man Of about eighty-five years. Az
this vigorous centenarian is in tho full pos
session OF his faculties, he seems o fitting ex-
ample OF The Possibility of Not Dying" q
subject 90 ably discussed BY Prof Ryland Kirk.
Soon the venerable poet appeared, erect and
quick OF movement, though feeble from the
weight Of years yet his full. piercing black eye
beamed the kindly weicome-.f am glad to see
theen-uttered by his lips His broad, expan-
sive forehead, round which strayed few gray
locks, reminded one Of some huge bowider
which had long withstood the shock OF time
until, whitened by exposure TO many storms,
there renamed 70 it only The clingins form Of
. hoary moss wreath.
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ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL sHIEIps
For variety Of scope as well as OF importance
Me legal questions that come up before the
assistant attorney general for the Interior De-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-03-08
Snowflake Stake.

The quarterly conference of the
Snowflake Stake was held on March
2nd and 3rd. There was a good at
tendance from all the wards, except
Tonic Basin and Tuba City;the great
distance prevents many coming
from these wards to attend our con-
ferences. There were present on the
stand, Apostles +. NJ. Leyman and
j. II. Smith, and some visiting
brethren from the st. Johns Stake.
or the local authorities, President
Jesse y. Smith and COunselors,
Bishops, and members Of the High
Council.
The speakers were Presidents
Jesse n Smith, c. II. Hatch and
J. II. Richards, Apostles F. NJ.
Lyman and J. II. Smith, Brothers
John Cook and +. y. Freeman, and
Bishops John Hunt, John Bush
man, L. NJ. Webb, NJ. +. Willis,
Niels Petersen and Hans Hansen. :
The reports of the Bishops showed
the wards TO be in very fair cUndi-
ton, but nearly all had suf-
ereI considerably from high
water. The greatest loss was sus-
tanned by Woodruff. The people
there had lost their dam, which was
the most costly of any on the
stream.
There has been considerable sick
ness in some Of the wards.
The instructions given by the
speakers were Of an excellent char
acter and calculated to strengthen
and encourage the Saints in their
duties. JOSEPH FISH, Clerk.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-03-08
Pleasant Reunion

The members of the Sixth Ward
held reunion last evening, at the
meeting house. In the upper room
there We're three tables, the full
length of the building, and these
were spread with the bounties OF
life, which were partaken of by the
people till they were content. All
we residents of the ward, from fff-
ven years Of age upward, were
male welcome ami were abundantly
PROVIDED for. More than 300 people
pas1ook Of the supper.and afterwards
tSt OF them remained and enioved
nc entertainment on the first floor.
~. ..ele music, singing and dancing
-e engaged in till midnight. To,
a, aI II O'Clock those under fifteen
w ,.'i'oied at the ward house and
Wen e,e RECALLED with deIicacies and
was az, nome happy. The whole affair
Bisbunnn under the management of the
wers o !, aud his Co1nselors who
S'iy assisted by commjtteeS ~
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MIntster Pendieton.s rnnernr.

CrNCINNATI, March s.-rhe IA.
neral services over the remains Of
the Hon. Geo. II. Pendlet0n were
held this morning at Christ Church,
and attended 10y the family and
friends only. Meanwhile the cor.
tege formed to escort the remains 10
the Music Hall, consisting of n de-
tachment Of police, the first regi-
ment Of the Ohio National Guard,
Governor Campbell, Of Ohio and
staff, and the hearse, surround
cd in n hollow squire by
members of the old Woodward
club. The carriages contained the
family aud friends, Mayor Mosby,
Governor Beckner, Of Kentucky,
ex-President Hayes, ex-Governors
Foraker, Cox, NOyes, and Bishop,
ex-Minister Taft. eX-Lieutenant-
Governor Lyon, the municipal Of
ficers Of COvingtOu and Newport,
and foreign consuls, a long line Of
civil associations, and all the polit-
zeal clubs Of both parties.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-03-08

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