The Lamar register., 1899-05-03
ISHINGTON GOSSIP
AND DEPARTMENT NEWS.

|, tI,veIl has been relieved az
.gl.ar Of the naval retiring
n Wlll be succeeded by ltdmi-
heretofore . member of the
hauiinIng Board.
,ssdeut has commuted the
al frank odeli and William
n, convicted ia Wyoming In
spsisushtcr and sentenced to
,,pfiary for n term OF four
H. President reduced the term
ypars
"A Al ths state Department
gyfIratIon ON July 2+th of the
Howell by the plngley act for
u- Of r,ripFuS-ity arrange
1j frpaties with foreign gov
Eill not terminate the actiyi-
Department. In that direction.
Quay's friends announce
~ have ahsuiufs dsTfif . iIsss
viii bs seated by the Senate
rovrruUs's commission. A poll
made OF tho Senate and six
votes werr positively pledged
nudlcy. Of blocks Of hve
4 makes The positive assertion
ay vii b. sealed.
C0mmssiourr Herfnnnn Is pre-
h. inCrrasc the torer of rangers
krnfsi reserves of Colorado and
The average incrcase VIII
ans.fhirJi of the pFs.sens force.
ert Of appointing the addition
1 : 10 protrct the forests from
d srprsiatlons. The appoint
80 take sffec; Mny 18th.
EOnmlsszry Of the department
! bscu authorized 20 issue to
ldbsrs as desire u an equal value
d Bsu ~ The bscf ration now
The restriction regarding the
u Ssh when beef cauno; be oh
n renewed. Ham or other arti-
Eair 10 equal money value 20 the
y D. Hssuest t. the present
1.-Two ouncrs Of dried fruits are
result u the Cabinet msetinE
D. AlEcr w-iE Issue an order to
thr shipment af cargo@s from
s5rl 10 the uulisd States In 9th
j AmrFisan bottoms The gen
ieet q the conditions In Porto
b. discussed from the stand
y thc memorial rs-ccptly present
), President by nr. Ti.nnR and
Izaon fruus the Porto Riean pco-
u IL was decided that this was
relief which could be afforded
time ~ executive order.
dier GsrrraI John c. Bates. 4.
DO was u>c-nily recalled from
|Nill 90 70 Manila Although not
h announced. II j. practically
that the NloFteenth Infantry,
Purlo kico. the remainder q
|rrtrrnih cavalry. serving Ia the
|sst viii constitute the bulk q
to be sent to the
|ines Ia addition 20 the troops
under orders 10 that station.
y tbF Fourteenth cavalry are
10 The Philippines and the plan
Iuplste The regiments
J. United States Court an opin-
y handed down Monday In the
odvrr Wendell Holmes. Jr.. VS.
hgnt, holdlnE that copyright op
The contents OF which have
|ulishe,i seFiaiiy without t,elng
tsiy copyrighted. Is Invalid. The
hEulyed the copyright OF THE
fai q the breakfast Table" by
her q the plsiuiifr In this case.
'bck was iirst published Serialiy
Atian,ic Monthly in 1851. and
p' copyrighted until II was after
printed In book form.
Tlnatson has been received ai
'1r Department that the present
y laws of Porto Rico are to b.
in the courts. IL Is Intended to
largo OF goods from New YORK
Eo Rico and refuse the payment
tariffs established by the gov
rt II payment Is insisted upon
oe made under protest and suit
brought TO recover the amount.
hlm viii he set up that as Porto
now a part OF the United States
Unconstitutional to charge GUS
hutieS FOR goods sent from one
Of the country 10 another.
ease of Captain Coghlan may
hsidcred as finally closed. The
y ambassador, Dr. Won Hoile-
aled at the White House We'd
afternoon and had confer
2 the subject with the President
p a satisfactory nature that the
was regarded as settled. The
eri explained the course the
Department had taken In admin
z a reprifnand TO Captain Cogh-
| was also pointed out that the
\ explanations of the incident
that his ntterances had been
exaggerated. ON the part OF the
lsador there was every dlsposi-
deal as lightly with the matter
sible and not 10 permit i, to be-
z source OF friction.
Be United States Supreme Court
lhion was rendered Monday by
feckham pronouneing invalid