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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-11-23

When you are ready 10 purchase
Christmas presents, just drop into
SCOTS Stationery store and select
box OF tine stationery for your friend or
relative. II you pay more than 80 or
60 cents for the very best You are pay
Ing too much, You can &c, a box Of
good stationery for - cents. Juvenile
styles please the little folks.
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could not govern any agent of this govern
,.t hit Tho court could look to it for de-

Gould NOT govern any agent of this govern
n,ant hut the court could look to 1t FOR de-
nn,ng what the Constitution means.
There would be two constitutions, ne
said in the Interpretation OF counsel on
The other side one for states and defining
the movers and caring for the rights OF
c;t;,ens and the other for the territories,
giving no rights. ,. 800
J-non the Constitution there has been con-
strlIcted a comprehensive system OF laws
governing all states and territories ana
from the first Congress has made uniform
laws for traffic between states ana terri
tories. as well as extradlt1on, bankruptcy
and naturalization laws.
Eo-eiun Courts Granting citizenship
On the latter point he said that IN the
;nterpretation of the government there We're
citing courts outside the United States in
a territory, granting citizenship in the
Emitted States to a resident upon five years
;nhabitation of territory outside the
United States.
Mr. Carlisle undertook to show that both
direct and indirect taxes mad been lald
upon states and territories allke ana tarlH
duties had been laid upon imports INTO Ter
r;,or;ss as we'll as states. Under the con-
tention Of the government that territories
w,are not mart of the United States 1t might
he taken that goods could go free from
Porto Rico to Alaska, but this was not the
case for the same duties are charged or
| goods from a territory going to Porte
| Rico "a from a state. That the tax levied
! "a a local tax was denied, but 1t was de-
nominated a tax for local purposes
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Cheap Car Rides.
From the New York Sun.


Bona is the capital of the Congo Free
State. 1t is fifty miles from the mouth
of the river. Fifteen years ago Bona
was nothing but a rocky hill at the base
of which stretched a great marsh, the
prolific source of tropical fevers. great
change has been wrought In the appearance
and conditions of Bona. A number OF
long streets have been built over the HILL
This height has been dug down and leveied
so that it is no longer difficult to reach 1t
from the bank of the river. The marshes
have been drained beautiful little parks
now flourish and the Bona of today Is d
smiling fourishing town. Piers extend out
into the river and vessels from Europe tie
up at these iron structures and discharge
their cargOes directly into the little cars
that are pulled by small steam engines
along the main street Of Bona.
The popularity of this steam tfamWay
is that it makes charge to any one who
desires to ride on 1t. The entire popula-
ton of Bona may travel between the town
and the river without paying cent. Pas-
senger trains, however, run only -FOUR times
q day. The man on the street corner who
desires to hail a train must sometimes ma
it rather long time to wait.
Though the passenger service is so IN
frequent the trains are running about all
the time, for Bona Is a very busy place.
and Royal avenue, through which the tram
way runs is lined with stores. me cars
carry goods from the steamers to the shops
of Royal avenue or palm oil and other ma
tive products down to the wnarVes. Al
times however, when several days nave
elapsed after the arrival OF steamer. there
may be no freightage business. put tne
tramWay is as busy as ever, for then Dig
loads of dirt are hauled from one part OF
ROYAL avenue to another in the still uncom-
pleted work of leveling the town.
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TO MOVE CONFEDERATE REMAINS.
Question Being Considered by War
Department Officials.

Representatives Myer of Louisiana and
Lamb of Virginia, and Mrs. William j.
Behan of Louisiana. representing the Con-
federate Southern Memorial Association,
in consultation with Secretary Root
Quarlermaster General Ludington and Col
Patten, quartermaster, with regard to A
proposition for the removal of the remains
of confederate soldiers inferred in the Ar
lngtOn cemetery and the Soldiers Home
cemetery, near this city, to their former
homes in the south for refinement. There
1876 confederate dead at Arlington and
lbs at the Soldiers Home cemetery. Some
time ago Congress appropriated 5000 for
the interment in a separate plot in the Ar
liLgton cemetery of all the confederate dead
buried in various cemeteries in this vicinity
1t is conceded that that fund cannot be
used for the removal of the remains In
question from Arlington to other cemeteries
and the present application does not involve
the use of that money. The question fol-
the Secretary of War to decide is whether
he can authorize the removal of the re-
mains as requested by the Confederate Me
mCrial Association under existing law, OIL
whether affirmative legislation is required.
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Tests for Real Diamonds.

FROM the LONDON news.
Recent arrivals from South Africa have
brought, says correspondent, the most
wondrous specimens of diamonds with
them, beautiful to behold. but, alas, they
would not scratch glass, while some OF the
most beautiful of all can be cut with a
pocket knife. 1t Is tolerably simple to say
whether a stone is diamond not. If
you can scratch a sapphire with 1t you
want no further test it is a diamond. IL
you rub it with wool or on wood In the
dark and it phosphorescences it is dia-
mond. If you look through it at light
and only one light it is most probably
diamond. The x rays have discovered
that a diamond is nearly. if not quite,
translucent to those rays, whereas the
brightest paste contains most lead and
throws the blacklist shadow. And a dia-
mond tastes cold, whereas a paste gem
tastes warm. Major Battersby. Q. s. D.,
writing on this subject said that Solomon s
words were very true as applied to persons
giving information to those in possession
of precious stones" Very often The that
increaseth knowledge increases sorrow.
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and the members of their immediate fami-
lies repaired to the home of the brides
parents, where luncheon was served. Later
in the afternoon Mr.. and Mrs. Muncaster
were driven to Rockville where they took
the train for an extended trip.
The stockholders of the First National
Bank of Sandy Spring, at the annual meet
ing held Tuesday, elected the following
board Of directors: John Bready. Alban G.
Thomas, Asa NJ. Stabler. Edward 2. Thorn
as, Charles +. Kirk, Josiah w. Jones and
William w. Moore.
An adjourned session of the circuit court
for this county will convene here Monday
morning to try two cases removed from
Washington county.
Mr. Ramsay Watkins, who has been visit
ing relatives and friends in this vicinity,
has returned to South Dakota.
Grip has again made its appearance In
Rockville and vicinity and large number
of cases are reported. The prevailing type
OF the disease is unusually mild however,
and no deaths have occurred.
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According to a statement issued by Chief
Contractor Hchborn the battleshp Maine,
building at the Cramps. stands at 40 per
cent of completion. The Ohio and the Mis-
souri, stand respectively. al 36 and p per
cenJ. The Alabama and the Wisconsin are
practically complete. The Illinois, at New
port News, is set down at 81 per cent. The
degree of completion in regard to the six
shcathsd protected cruisers ranges from i
per cent in The case of the Galveston 10 NJ
per cent In the case of the Cleveland
The monitors stand: Arkansas, 46 pei
cenl; Nevada, 76 per cent; Florida, 5S pei
cent, and Wyoming at 60 per cent. Ten
of the torpedo boat destroyers stand at 81
per cent or over, and ten of the torpedo
beats are rated over 80 per cent completed
Work has begun on all of the new subma
rine torpedo boats, ranging from per cen
on the Grampus to 20 per cent on tn.
Adder
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WHITE FLAG TREACHERY.
A Grave Indictment Against the Beers
Dismissed as GrOundless.


A. G. Hales in the Loi don News.
Few things have astonished me more dur
ing the progress of this war than the num-
Der of charges leveled against our foes In
reference to the treacherous use of the
white flag. Almost every newspaper that
came my way contained some such
count, yet though constantly at the front
for nine months 1 cannot recall one soli-
tary instance of such treachery which 1
could vouch for. I have heard of dozens
of cases, and have taken the trouble to in
vestigate a good many. but never once
managed to obtain sufficient proof to sat
isfy me that the charge was genuine. On
one occasion l was following close on the
heels of our advancing troops, and had for
| a comraGe rather excitable correspon-
dent. When within about fourteen hundred
yards of the kopjes we We're advancing to
attack the Beers opened heavy rifle fire
| and though we could not see a solitary enc
| my our fellows began to drop. 1t was very
evident that the enemy were secreted in the
| rocks not far from substantial farmhouse
from the roof of which floated a large white
| flag Git turned out later to be tablecloth
| braced to broom handel.
There's another case of - white flag
treachery!' shouted my companion. II
| wonder the general don't turn the guns on
! that farm and blow it to hades'
| what for?" asked.
| What for! Why. they are flying the
white flag and shooting from the farm
| house. Isn't that enough?'
| "Quite enough, If true, replied But
| how the devil do you know they are shoot
| ing from the farmhouse?"
'Ihey must lie shooting from the farm
house!' he yelled. why. I've been scour-
! ing all the rocks around with my glasses
| and can't see blessed Boer in any of EN-
| No, sir you can bet your soul they are
| skulking in that farm. They know We
| went loose a shell on the white llag-ths
| cowaris!'
| did not think it worth while to argue
| with a man CT that stamp, but kept my
glasses on that farm very closely during
the fight that followed. Right up to tbs
time when our meE rushed the kopjes and
| surrounded the farmhouse I did not see 6
| man enter or leave the house, and when
rode up found that two women and three
| children were In possession, Furthermore
or examination. 4 soon discovered that q.
the doors and windows faced the wronf
way 1t would have been impossible for {
Boer to do much shooting at our men I'M
less the walls at the gable end were loop
koled, which they were not. I know, Tor
examined them infinitely. Fortunately 10
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ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
w.t.rs-Muncaster Wedding - Bank
Election-Persoiial Notes.
s,.., 1,.x..s,,on aonce.6 ~ The Evening Star.

spec,al Correspondence 81 The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE. Md January TO- 1901.
The marriage of Miss Alletta Magruder
Waters, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Thomas
W. Waters of Rrookeville, and Mr.. John
Edwin Muncaster Of Norbeck was solemn
lied at noon today in St. Johns Episcopal
Church, Oiney in the presence of large
number of invited guests. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Peter NJ. Boyden
rector of the church. The brides only at
tendant was her sister. Miss Margaret Wa
tiers. and Mr.. W. Clifford Waters. brother
of the bride. was best man. The ushers
were Messrs. Alexander Muncaster. a
cousin of the groom. of Washington; NJ.
Dupuy Coleman Of Roanoke. Va; Charles
Warner of Rockville and h Worthington
Waters. a brother of the bride. OF Brooke
vile. Mrs. Washington B. Chichester Of
Olney presided at the organ Immediately
after the ceremony the bride and groom
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Placed ON Trial.

Louis Kessler was this afternoon placed
ON trial before Judge Scott and jury, In
the Police Court, to answer the charge OF
assaulting Mrs. Rosa Finkelstein. October
Is last by knocking her down and Kicking
her. The particulars of the case, which
was still pending when this report was
closed, have been already printed IN The
Star.
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Quartermaster General Ludington is in
formed that the steamer Samoa, recently
purchased by the government was delivered
to it's representatives at Hong Kong today.
The Samoa is one of the largest freighters
in the world, having a displacement of
about 1900 TONS nearly double that of any
vessel in the United States transport SER
VICE. She is to be utilized In bringing vol
uEteer troops from the Philippines to San
Francisco and will be at once fitted up for
that purpose.
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Must Consider Possibilities.

Referring to the fact that there were oii-
ferent rates of taxation applied to the IN
dams. the Attorney General said there was
no warrant in law for one rule for trlpe
of red men and another for a race of brown
or a race of black men.
AS to the future. he said we must consld-
er the possibility, not the probability OF tne
ACQUISITION of Egypt, the Soudan' tentral
Africa China or a spot in the antartlc cii
Gle and the classes of people who may at
any future time be entitled to citizenship
The powers of Congress to legislate were
amply sufficient to permit the settlement OIL
all such contingencies.
The Attorney General concluded by insist
ing that no private right would be con-
served, but that the rights of the govern
ment will be hampered by the success OF
the contention of the plaintiffs
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the credit of the British army most of our
generals are ccol-headed men VINO do not
allow the irresponsible chatter of the army
to influence them. Otherwise our guns
would have been trained upon many i
homestead on charges quite fiimsy aud
groundleas as the one quoted above.
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Mr.. Carlisle Opens.

John G.; Carlisle, chief attorney Tor the
nlaintiffs. followed Mr.. Griggs He began
nv saving that he would not discuss lnes-
lions of policy, as they belonged to another
forum The questions were to be settled
only on the Constitution. He said he had
been as yet unable to form an opinion as
TO the exact contention of the government.
First however, he believed the contention
was that the Island of Porto Rico did not
become part of the United States either
on the signing of the protocol or ne ratli:-
cation of the treaty of Paris: that there
was A condition existing which placed the
islands under the general protection ana
jurisdiction of the United States, subject TO
certain limitations; that during 4 period be.
tween the acquisition Of the territory anu
the passage of laws by Congress the island
might be governed by the President sub
iect to laws of war. and that The Island
did not become a part Of the United states
until admitted by Congress, and lin'll Such
time Congress may legislate for the Islands
From this it is argued he said, that, not
being a part of the United States Congress
| has right to say what taxes may DC
| levied and collected. -
| Mr.. Carlisle first took up the conditions
| which led to the taking of the islands ana
read from procamatons of Generals Miles
| and Wilson to show that the occupation
| was meant to be permanent. The cesslon
of the island by SPAIN he said was COM
pIete and had been acknowledged by all ma
|
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William R. Stone today pleaded guilty In
the Police Court of striking James A. Bur-
ton on the ear with his hand. After an ex-
PLANTATION by Mr.. Campbell Darlington,
Judge Scott fined the accused 81, which
was paid.
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The Winsl0yv Put In Commission.
The torpedo boat Winslow has been put
into commission at the New York navy
yard.
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Mr.. CARLISLE OPENS
Replies to Argument Of the Attorney
General.
DISCUSSING STATUS OF PORTO RICO
Opposes Contention That Tariff
May Be Imposed.
QUESTIONS BY JUSTICES

Attorney General Griggs resumed his ar
gument in the Porto Rican tariff cases be-
fore the United States Supreme Court to-
day. continuing his statement of the posi-
ton of the government as to the rule OF
uniformity in tariff and internal revenue
taxes.
He insisted that the application of the
internal revenue laws to Porto Rico would
be unwise and in many places unproftable
A rule of uniformity in internal taxes. he
said could be estimated when it is to be
applied to contiguous states, as the states
were governed by similar laws and similar
conditions. But when it came to applying
these taxes to widely separated territories
inhabited by polyglot races. wide DIS
erection was necessary, and to endeaVor 10
apply a system of internal taxes would be
rather applying straight jacket than d
Constitution. SO, he said, the correct rule
required us to consider the uniformity Oh
the states; but diversity was the necessary
rule as to territories because of diversity
in geography and racial characteristics OBJ
servabe in the territories. Continuing, ne
said Congress should have discretion to I'M,
pose only such taxes as the people could
bear. We have been so long accustomed
to regard the United States according to
its old lines, said Mr.. Grggs, that it is
almost a wrench 10 consider that mere IS
now United States territory within the
arctic circle and in the islands OF many
seas. This expansion should result in a
larger comprehension of the duties ana
necessities and the impossibility of enforc-
ing an iron-clad rule of uniformity every
where should be borne in mind.
AS to internal revenue duties he said
| there was never an objection to the action
| of Congress in failing to extend the inter.
| nal revenue laws. In the annexation OF
| Hawaii when the local laws were lett IN
force, there was then not single ooJect !'
! raised as to the constitutionality of the
| proceeding The varying taxes which states
may lay, in the opinion of the Attorney
| General indicated that Congress had SIM
| liar powers to vary taxes.
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Right to Acquire Territory.

Justice White asked If the President
might acquire territory without the consent
of tho treaty making power. but Mr. Car
Isle said he was arguing that peace on
tanned after the signing OF the protocoi'
that there was then no war, and that the
President could only create de facto gov
eminent and have it governed. 1t was not
a capitulation by an officer In the heid out
d solemn acknowledgment by government
that it had been conquered
Taking up similar cases. he cited decl-
sons of the court as to the conquest OF
California. and undertook TO snow that by
the CONQUEST the United States land laws
were extended and that the government
was only carried on by military officers
who performed municipal duties. While
the Constitution imposed the duty upon
Congress of regulating commerce, yet since
the signing of the protocol the President
has he said exercised the powers Of as
sessing duties and carrying out all the
duties of Congress. The court mad decided
that treaty between two powers took
effect from its date, whenever possession
was given.
Case of New Mexico.
In the case of New Mexico, he said, Cen
| ersI Kearney promulgated a code prov1d-
ing for a legislature and delegate to Con-
| yress but lhe President promptly set that
aside and allowed only the local laws to
| stand and later this court sustained an
| action under that code. In this case, ne
| said, there was no concern as to the status
of the citizens of Porto Rico. but the status
| of the power of the government. 1t was
| not whether the Constitution extended to
| the inhabitants of Porto Rico, but whether
| it extends over the Congress, the Presl-
| dent and the cabinet The contention is
that the Constitution protects every person
| in the land in his personal and property
| rights of the citizen. When a government,
| takes from one man more than 1t should
il is not taxation, but 1t is taking his prop
crty without due process of law and giving
him no compensation for it.
Mr.. CarlislesReads History.
On the point that the territories were no
a part of the United States, Mr.. Carlisle
read a history of the framing of the Consti
tuition, showing that first 1t was the inten
ton that 'all acts and treaties' shoul,
be the supreme law Of the land. This wa
before the word Constitution" had beef
| introduced, and he took 1t to mean that /
was the intention to have the Constitution
apply to all parts Of the country, whethe
In the states or simply In territory belong
. | ing to them
Mr.. Carlisle argued that the Constitution
must be Interpreted as whole, and mus
1 enable the government to accomplish al
the purposes for which it was framed. I
must be considered as entire. to which a.
the agents of the government must loo
for power. International law, he said
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The Attorney General reviewed the MS
tory of the internal revenue legislation
showing that the first tax on distlleu
spirits was applicable only to states, anu
a subsequent act extended the provisions
TO the territories. Subsequent similar leg
islation refers to the states and territories
and the District of Columbia. In the
Alaska legislation it was cited that the IN
first and when excise laws were extendeu
not all Of such duties were made appilca-
bile.
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The final clearance of many lines of Boys
Suits sold up to as high $500. Nestie
STYLES from 3 to 10, and double-breasted styles
from to 16. Best OF Atwood GheyiSts and m
cassimsres; in pd d,nsy patterns tat and 90
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Rows Golf Caps and Storm Caps of Atwood
Cloth. in various colors. SOFA at zoe. sc,
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Bows Blouse Suits. in sizes 3 to 10. of fine
Atwood Cheviots, Serges and Cassimeres.
Neatly trimmed In various styles:
Regular 81 and IS values. Reduced SD 40
New-York tribune., 1901-02-17

further admirable because they part OF that
structural plan which seems 10 be aimed al IN
all save the most casual and fugitive Of Mr.
La Farge's paintings. OF the higher flights Of
his constructive gift il is unneo essary to speak
now, inasmuch they 10 Toe studied only
On church walls where his big decorative com
positions have been carried out. But even in
his travel sketches-above all things spontana-
ous-the instinct which has found its best eN-
preston in designs On a large scale is obviously
effective The pictorial motive is always pres
ent; whether il be a party of Samoans dancing
or at work landscape a marine 50 tiny that
II seems scarcely more than a memorandum Of
col0r or a weird design like that showing
head afloat in a dark stream with wiry hair and
purple lips-as bleaL and as striking a thing IN
its way as the "Medusa" Of Leonardo, which il
vaguely recalls-the idea is invariably PLACED
IN Just the right way the picture has balance.
the raw material is fused into the perfect work
OF art This is the quality which is uIpeTmost
in the mind as one leaves the little gallery. one
carries away memories Of delio ately glowing
horizons, Of picturesque bronze natives, Of beau
tjful flowers. OF jewei-ke notes of color like
the Actor Looking at Mask" Of graceful deco
cartons like the Fruit and Flower Garland" "
But through the multiplicity OF impressions
,bere runs like a thread the consciousness Of the
creative plastic power which has deat with All
that material IL has taken each motive and
made out OF il little masterpiece stamped with
individuality. Each work has a place 10y ITSELF
sor each has its special charm; each speaks oi
the artists magic in seiZins the substance ina.
life affords and turning il into beauty worthy
OF that which life itself possesses