Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-13

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The Dewey who has been welcomed
back to Washington by his fellow towns
men and who is the recipient of a ma
tons tribute is the same Dewey as OF
yore, except that since he left hero
within a short two years-he has had his
opportunity and seized it, and his new
measure has been taken. Seventeen
months ago he emerged from the "wings''
and took a place on the stage OF marvel
Gus historical achievements. He was 60
years old when he left Washington. In
his personal appearance no noticeable
change has occurred. except that his eye
are possibly brighter and his bearing
rather more soldierly. The man Dewey,
however, is the same. His smile is us
genial and his bows and gestures of rec
ignition as cordial as in former days be-
fore he became the national hero. His
head has not been turned by the adula-
lions of millions.
If ex-Attorney General MacVeash tries
to get his client, Captain Carter, out of
Jail on a writ Of habeas corpus he will
be going against Il stone wall. The thing
has been tried before md the highest
courts of the land have passed affirna-
lively on the competency Of military
courts in times of peace to deal with
those in the military service guilty Of I'm
fractions against the civil laws. Courts
Of final appeal have held that the con-
stitution is not violated and that neither
officers nor privates can secure civil trial
o. the theory that the constitution guar
antees every man charged with Offend
ing against the law a trial before u jury
OF his peers. The articles of war are
held to establish the right Of military
courts to pass upon cases agreeing i'll
every essential particular with the Carter.
case.
President Mckinley is n great reader
of newspapers. Every day be goes
through ut least fifteen newspapers. His
skill in reading rapidly is as great as
that of the average exchange editor. His
time is very valuable and everything is
done to facilitate the process. The pa
pers are arranged for him by IN attend
ant. They are opened and folded so the
editorial page is uppermost. He glances
ut the heads of all the editorials and
reads enough to get the gist of all which
bear upon public matters. Before cast;ng
the paper aside he glances also at the
news columns. In addition the White
House has its special corps of readers
who clip, classify and paste in scrap
books all matters of public interest.
S.
The wonderful growth Of the United
States is graphically illustrated by the
increasing size of the different official reg
listers kept on the shelves of the Interior
Department. This years Register is q
tremendous two-volumc luarto affair,
weighing nearly twenty pounds. 1t will
be considerably larger than the last one
published, and that contained 2,143 pages
aud showed that there were 100000 per-
sons in the service of the Government. 1t
looks large beside the first volume pub
lished in 1920, when Monroe was Presi-
acnt and John Quincy Adams was See
rotary of State. Then the Register was
Nh octave of 224 pages.
Tbe regular publication of the "B!ue
Book otherwise known as the Official.
Register Of the United States, is nearly
ready for the printer. 1t will be bound
and ready for subscribers by the time
Congress meets. Although its pages have
tho most nart an endless snccession Of
names in narallel columns. the Blue hook
is in greater demand than almost any
other Government publication. 1t is OK
cecdingly valuable for reference pur-
noses. containinv the correct ofic;ai title.
together with the residence. b%irthniace
and salary of every man. woman and
child in the employ Of the United States.
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