The Springfield herald., 1899-04-14

tnitcd States supreme Court died here
at $50 p. IN. from ailments incident TO
old age. He wns 81 years old.
Attorney General Griggs has given
an opinion that the law forbidding sol
dicrs and officers to sell liquors at
army cantecns does not prevent their
being sold by others.
Acting Secretary Allen has received
letter from the manager of the Nep-
tune Company. the great Sweuisii
wreckinS company. announcing that II
is not possible to raise and repair the
vessels of Cervera's fleet sunk near
Santiago.
Among the patents granted last week
was one for an apparatus to Keep
mustaches out of the soup. y littie
band of silk with ends of webbing Is
placed across the upper lip ana arouiiu
the back of the head. 1t does not nm
prove the appearance of the wearer'
but promotes cleanliness.
The United States Supreme Court
has dismissed the appeal of the Ken
tuciy or "Gipsy" Blythes In their sult
for part of the SJ.O00.OOO estate le1t 10
Florence Blythe-Il Ilinckley by her fath-
cr the late Thomas III. Blythe OF san
Francisco. This decision confirms the
title of Mrs. Hincliley.
At the suggestion of Rear Admiral
Bradford, chief of the bureau of equip
ment. comprehensive scheme mas
been adopted by the navy department
under which coaling stations VIII ne
placed Mt strategic points i'll the west
Indies. so as to give the United states
control of the Virgin. Mona anu
Windwar1 passages and the approach
es to the Gulf of Mexico.
The President of the United States
receives his salary in n warrant upon
the treasurer at he beginning of every
month. and Colonel Cook. one OF the
clerks nj he White House. obtains MS
signature and receipt and deposits the
money 10 his credit in one of the WASH
ington banks. The warrant Is signed
by the clerk of the warrant DIVISION
and approved by the secretary oil the
treasury or one of his assistants.
The revenues of Porto Rico begin
to show n gratifying increase, accord
ing to an official statement made pub
lie by the War department showing
the customs receipts from the island
for the two weeks ended March llth
and March 18th. which We're S3o,3SS
and S42.3T4. Estimating from these
figures the receipts from the island Tor
March will far exceed those of either
January. which were S1l9.G6O or
February. which was S7i.O15.
The continued Illness of Nice-Presi-
dent Hobart causes n good deal of
anxiety. He has been suffering from n
severe cold ever since Congress ad-
journed. and even while at Thomas
vile he could not throw 1t of. rms
has since been aggravated by an at
tack of acute indigestion. which causes
him considerable suffering. He is not
dangerously i'll. but his physicians are
worried because he keeps getting
worse. instead of better.
With full honors of war upon the
crest of the southern slope of Arling-
ton cemetery. Thursday afternoon. the
nation. represented by President Me
Kinley, his Cabinet. the commanding
general of the army and other officers,
all the regular and militia orGaniza-
tons of the district. and concourse
of 1000 people paid the last tender
tribute of honor and respect to the
bodies of :,36 officers and men who
gave their lives on distant battlefields
for their country during the Spanish
American war.
The attorney general did not under
take TO determine whether beer was an
Intoxicating drink or not. but rendered
an opinion which practically annuls
the clause in the army bill that was
intended to abolish post cantcens. He
constructs that provision to mean that
canteons may he continued provided
officers and enlisted men are not re-
quircd to sell liquor in them. This is,
no doubt the language of the law. 1t
says just that and no more, but those
who prepared it intended to abolish
the canteen entirely.
Admiral Van Reypcn. surgeon gen
eral of the navy, says that all the re
cent reports received from Manila
showed that Admiral Dewey was in
excellent health. The surgeon of the
Boston has recently arrived back from
Manila station and the surgeon gen
eral specially inquired of him rs to Adj
miral Dcwey's health. The response
was most satisfactory. showing that
from the standpoint of Il naval surgeon
closely identified with the admiral, he
was in rs good health as could be cN-
pectcd in such climate.
The army court of inquiry on Tues
day again heard Surgeon William II.
DAILY. medical member of General
Miles staff in Porto Rico, in regard to
the character of the beef furnished the
army during the late war. He reiter-
ated his former statements. paid his
respects to the war commission and de
clared that the refrigerator beef smelt
like cadaver after it has been en-
balmcd. DE- Nicodemus of Philadel-
phia. who saw service in Porto Rico.
corroboratcd this testimony, compar-
ing the smell of the beef to the odor
about a dissecting room.
There is an impression among mill
tary officers here that when Secretary
AICer returns from Cuba some impor-
tant changes will be made among the
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