The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-02
WASHINGTON NOTES.

The Buford sailed from Manila today
for New York. with two battalions of
the Twenty-seeond infantry.
The secretary of agriculture has ap-
pointed DR.. f. II. King, now professor
of agricultural physiology in the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin, to be chief of division
of the bureau of soils, department Of
agriculture.
William B. Ridgely, of Illinois, who
was appointed recently comptroller of the
currency, to succeed Charles Dawes, re-
signed, took the prescribed oath today,
and entered upon the duties of his CT
flee. Mr.. Dawes resigned to enter the
campaign in Illinois for United States
senator.
Admiral Sampson today surrendered
command of the Boston navy yard. His
successor, Admiral Mortimer L. Johnson,
who is his way north from Port
Royal to take charge of the Boston
navy yard, called on Secretary Long to-
day to pay his respects.
Orders will be issued soon by Lieut.
Gen. Miles, commanding the army, to
provide for the addition of ten companies
of coast artillery. The material for these
companies already has been secured, but
the issuance of the formal order is with
held until arrangements can be made to
receive the men at the stations they will
occupy.
The acting secretary of war has OIL
rected that the twenty eighth battery of
field artillery now being organized at
Fort LeavenoWrth, Kan, by dividing the
Sixteenth battery of field artillery, shall
be equipped as a mountain battery of SIX
guns and 100 enlisted men, of which num-
Der ninety-one shall be privates.
By direction of the president certain
lands along the northern and southern
boundaries of the military reservation at
Fort Sill, o. T., and located on the
kiowa, Comanche and Apache reserva-
tons, have been added to the Fort Sill
reservation, for the use and benefit of
Apache prisoners of war
Among the presidents callers were the
japanese minister, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Hat.
cyama, of Japan. Mr.. Hatcyama was
graduated from Yale university few
years ago, and since then he has become
a noted educator in Japan. On the 23d
of the present month the alma mater
will confer upon him the degree of LII. D.
President Roosevelt will receive the
same degree at the same time.
The industrial commission today began
its autumn sessions, occupying the day
in secret session in consideration of the
report on transportation. The subject
will occupy a week or two. and the
other subjects are expected to be COM
pleted so that the final report of the COM
mission may be adopted and submitted
to congress in December.
Commissioner Yerkes, of the internal
revenue, has rejected the claim of the
state of South Carolina for a refund of
the taxes paid by the state agents as
wholesale and retail liquor dealers,
amounting to something over $1,000. The
claim of the state was that the control
of the liquor traffic was one of the state
instrumentalities in securing the welfare
of it's people, and as such was exempt
from taxation under the constitution.
The department of agriculture finally
has succeeded in securing the Jordan
almond, expectation of which has been
vigorously prohibited by Spain for some
years, and this government now will ex-
pertinent with it to determine the best
localities for growing it. This species of
almond is regarded by the agricultural
authorities as the finest in the world, but
only it's fruit has heretofore reached
this country, the bush being jealousy
guarded in Spain. The bush has been
forwarded here by the departments
agent who is exploring that section of
the world for rare plants.