The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-04-17
A NEWS Tin BRIEF.

The Porto Rican tariff does not 8
into operation until May 4.
San Francisco is TO bave a new on,
tom house a. cost S3, 000, 600.
Bryan aud Dewey will be present 4
a meeting of the Lakeside club in Oh,
cage May 4.
Kansas City's auditorium will b
ready for the big democratic pow -wo,
and love feast ON July 4.
The postofice department has ar
ranged to provide a first class none
order system for Cape Nome. Alaska.
Charles Fl. Allen. assistant seeretar,
of the navy, has been rendered an,
accepted the position of civil governor
of Porto Rico.
The president has signed a pfocla ma
tion opening to settlement the north
ern half of the ColyilIe Indian reser
walton in Washington. The proelama
tioD will 20 into effect Oct. 10 next.
Representative Stevens of Minnesota
has introduced a bill granting addi
tional homestead rights to those ser yinl
in thu war with Spain or during the
Occupation of Cuba, Porto Rico o. the
Philippines.
The Inauguration ceremonies of the
Paris exposition were held Saturday,
but the buildings were not opened
until Sunday. II Will be at least two
months before all the buildings are
entirely completed.
A senate bill which will permit the
dependent mothers of soldiers or sail
0rs OF the Spanish war, ever though
they married confederate soldiers, TO
receive the benefit OF the general pen
sion law has been passed by the house.
Owing to ill.bealtb John Addison
Porter has resigned as secretary to
the president, the same 10 take effect
May l. Geo. u. Corfelyou Of New
YORK, the present assistant secretary
TO the president, has been appointed
10 the Office.
" IL understood that nc selection OF
q SUCCESSOR 10 Mr.. Allen lHs assistant
secretary OF the navy will DO made
until Secretary Long returns to Wash
from Colorado and has had IN
opportunity TO express bis preference
IN the matter.
The United States supreme court has
GASES involving the stamp tax
~ II applies 10 cypress packages, the
question involved being whether the
shipper or carrler shall pay stamp
The opinion banded down by
Jbief Justice White was favorable To
express companies.
Tbs New York Herald says Fol
CLOSELY upon tbs withdrawal
4 Rev, Dr, Newell Dwight Hills
rom the Presbyterian church, u move
pent tor the revision of the WesfmiB-
tor Confession of Faith has taken
bape, and tic indications now are
hat y vigorous fight for u new creed
vii DO made NJ tho nesting of tho gen
mi assembly of the church IN Sd,
'ouis next month, Ministers pr0mi-
ent In tho denomination and who ara
spally classed among the oonsery-
iiYes, baye Joined the progressive
lement and . radical revision OF the
Of faith seems to be the only
ltcome Of tho agitation
The navy department has signed
with the Holland Submarine
Boat COMPANY Tor The addi-
ION of some Of their b0ats To the navy,
y the terms pf the contract tho gov
pnment pays elb0, 600 for Tho Hol-
y also agrees 70 pay tl7h, 600
for any hQats pf the Holland type
may purchase hereafter, provided
'at Tho boats shall be similar In A.
epsiops 10 tho new Holland, whioh
~ bp larger than tho old ono, Ihe
'mpany undertakes t0 protect tho gov
nment against any claims for In
lpgement of patents and also W sell /,
the government NJ Wice to BIO I
sod BY y boprd OF appraisers, any pf .
Q patents nsel ip tho construction nf :
o boat which " mny be Desirable :,
7 mo government 10 possess, md fur q
er 10 furnish experts Tor 4 reasonable I
no 70 train y naval Grew IN tho man y
% the Holland, I