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The St. Louis Republic., 1901-05-28
DECISION IN THE De LIMA SUIT HOLDS THAT
PORTO RICO IS A PART OF UNITED STATES.

The first case decided was that Of Elias
8. A. De Lima ct al. plaintiffs in error.
against George R. Bidwell. Collector Of the
Pork Of New York. the case coming to the
Supreme Court from the Circuit Court Of
the United States for the District of New
York. The decision was rendered on behalf
Of the majority OF the court by Justice
ali the Justices S e1cep. $ Justices MeKennss,
on the case coming from the State Of New
duties on goods imported from Porto Rico
into the United States. the collection Of the
duties having been sustained by the lower
In effect the decision was that territory
acquired by the United States is a part Of
the United States and not foreign terri
be levied The decision Of the lower court
was reversed.
Justice Brown announced in the begin
doubtedly Eas jurisdiction in this case. He
said the case raised the single question
whether territory ACQUIRED by the United
remained Foreign country within the
meaning of the tariff Law, and added:
s question tss nyCyss in ,hs mot
s from 0 assiS ar.sn s be ossy
words. whether they were imported at ali as
We think .s
elusive to the effect that. II the question be
sssa be % srs Il
imported merchandise for the reasons given in
portabi. Dor article because the merchandise was
terial. In either case the article is not i'm
concedins then. that section BOIL has been
repealed and that no remedy exists under the
WIN hsr. Ss ad aa
mi.ssd wrong: DE court: win look lar 70 supply
regulating proceedings in customs cases THAT is.
turning upon the classification Of merchandsel
e make for m iSs the
that might have existed as to other than Gus
Collector shall be liable FOR or on account OF
any rulings decisions to the classification
Of such merchandise or the duties charged there
dise'" or any other matter which the Importer
s have not is .e s Mc
the Collector in cases not falling within the
'sP' s $.sts EE Wg s
oI Esfap AM ANb HOLD HE reR SelEG2s bH7ss
NY aTAER SScEpERHh5 W1YlEp R3MEsT1f ne RosT RI
TRrHGS r. NGS Of foEkr oTEEsriNa s HIS RIeHT 70 MAkS
TY It dSJtb S hShRk1 [SsEHSf
Action Properly Brought.
After citing numerous opinions and author
. tiles to show that the action OF the plain
tins in error was properly brought. the
court holds that whether these carSoes CT
sugar were subject to duty depends solely
vpon the question whether Porto Rico was
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-05-28

foreign country at the time the sugars
were ahipped, since the tarin act Of July
"a. 1897. commonly known as the Dingley
collected and paid upon all articles imported
from foreign countries certain duties there
In spscifisd .ta foreign q. . country was q... &C.
Storey to be one exclusively within the
sovereignty Of a foreign nation, and with
ou. the sovereignty Of the United States.
had or s unaI 1y
patton By the United States as q conquered eoun..
I shsa sy the tho S the snd sax
;Snea nseeSs; 70 is Snsa and E,s.d ApT
Of foreo which has remsnea in
our possession and has been governed and admin
.ented whether a country which had been esded
and the island Occupied and adminis.esed without
ss Spain o It
seem tina. there could be as little hss.taton IN an
mnnE the ownership Of a house decided in fee
simple to purcha,ser who & had accepted the deed
"!ssiss SS 4fss;sSs sFf s3;
REEs HE Say6s II
IS 6ApMiT Porto HIS3 INTe eGsfoMs
5HR4a1S HHAnH# 5SSkS5e
SSpEk TAE Mss laPE = eve IS
epNEkAI hAs SMfEHER WITHIN THE
Precedents.
At great length the court then discussed
similar cases arising from previous acquisi.
tions Of territory by the United States, and
reviewed very fully former decisions Of the
court involving questions such as are pre-
sented In this case. The possessions in con-
nection with which the main question in
volved in this case has risen are Louisiana,
Florida. Texas. California and Alaska
Each case was taken up in order and an.
alyzed minutely. The court then presented
its conclusions in the following language:
As showing the construction put upon this
only to add that section . OF the Foraker act
makes a distinction between foreign countries
and Porto Rico by enactine that the same duties
Porto Rico from ports other than those OF the
United states" which are REQUIRED by law to os
States from foreign countries.
the instructions Of the executive departments
from 1903. the date Of Mr. Gailatin's letter. to
the present time there is not shred Of au-
thorty. except the dictum in Fleming vs. Page.
porsession Of the United States remains for any
purpose foreign country. Both these Gondi-
lions must exist to produce change Of national
sufficient. as was held in Fleming vs. Page: nor
is treaty ceding such territory sufficient with.
9. s thu. ns for 81
more than half q century, Is entitled 70 great
weight and should not be disregarded nor over
be clear that such construction be erroneous
ton We should be impelled irresistibly to the
By article ii, section :. Of the Constitution. the
President Is given power. by and with the ad-
yes snS q ts e g see
the laws Of the United states which shall be
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-05-28

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Dr.. Kilmer's Swamp.Root IS not rec.
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who have not already tried it. may have .
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telling more about Swamp-Root and how to
find out fyou have kidney or bladdertrouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper and Ek
send your address to As#E8x14z5.A
Dr.. Kilmer & Co.. .Bing-
hamton, N. Y. The ssis lEl..: -
regular fifty cent and Home Of s.amp-nsse
dollar sizes are sold bv all erood druggists.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-05-28

cures made by Dr..
Kilmer's Swamp-R Root.
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
1t is the great med.
caltriumph Of the nine
teenth century; dis
covered after years of
scientific research by
Dr.. kilmer, the esni-
nent kidney and blad-
der Soecialisf and 10
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-05-28
JUSTICE HARlA HAS FEARS
OF LEGISLATIVE ABSOl UTISM.

Mr.. his dissenting opinion.
majority
chievoue change
I'VE
of
respect rights to all peoples who
territories just other nations
This nation a
law Of the land and the
officer
The idea that this
earth
of
1T will evil the American
nen outside the law the land
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-05-28

Acquitted of Killing PostMasteR.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Ardmore /. T., May H-6am Ashton Wuo
acquitted to-day at PauYs Valley Of k1nln9
Postmaster Dismukm at Iona.
This was the eleventh murder cA0e tx1o0
this term before Judge Thomas and tho
only acquittaL
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-05-28
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK :?
Kidney Trouble Makes You MIserab,e.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure to know Of the wonderful
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-05-28
Missouri Pacific Extsnsisn.
EHT,TYpy II, SpE,(TAY.

Topeka. Kas, May 1.-THE Missouri p
ctfc will extend its line from LenoeA, IN
Northwest Kansas. to Denver. "A cogpe g
engineers began locatinS the line TO-DAY.
Northern Kansas points . direct line T.
DanvaP
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-05-28

ACf1O0 PKOpEfIy Bf0uBhts
After citing numerous opinions and author
TINS in error was properly brought. the
court holds that whether these carsoes Ct
sugar were subject to duty depends solely
upon the question whether Porto Rico was
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-20

Perhaps it wouldn't have teen 81
good advertising as expected for eithe
the Greenfeld or Brattleboro fairs i
they had accepted the Carrie Nation
$3.50 offer to orats, which was made
all over the country. She was a.
Coney Island when the Le1s of ths
Presidents assassination came, had
Just concluded her haraIgue and
stepping forward exclaimed:
Bill Mckinley deserves to die. n!
is the friend of the breser and the
drinking man. | have no care foI
him. He deserves just what he got.
A storm of jecrs and Kisses of course
followed, and she became furious and
shrieked out,
You hell hounds You snakes, you
can jeer and boot as you like -
Her m anager succeeded in pulling
her of the stage at this point, and
thereby saved her from violence. The
managers of the Clinton, Mass, fair
bad engaged her for an exhibition at
their show but have Cancelled the
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-20
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 20 1901
NOTINGs.

The anti Tammany conference at New
York Wednesday, representing Is diff
ferent organizations, with close ap
proach to unanimity, agreed on Setl
Low as candidate for mayor.
President Roosevelt 5 mother, Marth,
Bullock, was Georgia woman, whS
WAS born at Roswell, 90 miles from At
lanta. She was direct descendant OF
Gov Archibald Bullock, the first govern
or Georgia had under its state govern
ment. Gov Bullock was leader OF
Georgia during the early part of the
Revolutionary war, being delegate tn
the Continental Congresses OF l775 and
1776. MIR Roosevelt has many southern
relatives scattered through Georgi and
South Carolina.
Gar Nicholas Of Russia landed at
Dnnkirk for his visit to France Wednes-
day and the land is echoing acclaims.
Five of the physicians who attended
President Mckinley have issued sign.
ed statement denying the report Of dis
senssions and recriminations among
them, or any serious disagreement over
the case, and pronouncing the alleged
with them to that eflec.
"false" and "nothing but scandal mon.
gering."
The duke and duchess of Cornwall
arrived at Montreal from Quebec We'd
nesday and received another fine ova-
ton.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-20
Various Notes,

Emma Goldman's bonds have beer
fixed at $4,000 at Chicago and her at
torneys are trying TO raise the amount
Judge Titus as we'll as Judge Lewis
has accepted the assignment to defend
Caolgosz at the trial which opens al
Buffalo next Monday.
Falmouth. Mass, people held an iudig.
nation meeting Wednesday and passed
resolutions that "the course pursued by
The Hon Richard Olney at time when
the nation is in mourning, is an insult
to American citizenship" The reason
is that the eX-secretary's coachman is
reported to have said that ut is good
thing President Mckinley was shot; he
should have been killed long ago."
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-20
CIothlers.

McKinley's statesmanhip was tina
which saw the Uhite1 States becom
ing world power, not natio
buttoned up within itself, hut
power that would keep growing, ant
his vision was OF time when ship
bearing our flag should DOT ever.
sea. No greater mistake could b.
made than that Of those who though
his only aim was to be following thu
people He was leader who led, blu
in way that allowed people to thint
they were leading him which is thu
best kind of leadership.
Col Hsskius, speaking of "Mckln
ley as a sold ier,'' said be YVES first
of all nan of the people who
loved the people AID in
turn was beloved by them. Ami in
Marc Antouy's words. when he fell,
what a fall was there and
| bloody treason triumphed over us. "
The shot that laid him low was a
shot aimed at the very government
itself; and fer aremedy the speaker
| would have q federal statute, which
he believed the constitution permits,
that would impose punishment by
death on any one who conspires
against the life of the head or
possible head of the state from the
president down to the secretary OF the
Interior and he would have any
imm igraut excluded who could not
produce CERT hcate of character
from the United States consul of
the place from which he came, and
our government could we'll afford to
have sufficient clerical force at
every consulate to make the necessary
Investigation. Our idea of being an
asylum for the oppressed Of ever, one
should no longer be stretched to make
US a dumping ground for the vice,
anarchism and pauperism Of the
wcrld
To tell of Mckinley as soldier is
but to repeat the soldiers life OF
thousands all over the land who With.
the dew Of youth and beauty sparkling
call. A lad of but a few months over
by Rosencrans, Stanley
Matthews and Rutherford B Hayes,
ana carried musket for II months,
until made commissary sergeant of
his regiment, and under the rain of
sHNt bnu SHt4! al Snllelau, HSSlSteu |
oil through in feedirg his regiment, |
n work the lks of which, it was
said, was never done before or since. |
Then promoted to be lieutsnart, !
raptain and major, by the hard of
Lincoln hinsefl, at theaee of -, it J
is is true thrt his military career is |
overshado.ed by his matchless
service 10 ciVil life It Is said that
lis family crest ia a mailed hard. 10
It's clasp an olive branch, and it
yea utifuly sym bolized his career and |,
character. Matchless statesman, brave
soldier, loyal citizen, faithful friend,
owing husband, Christian gentleman
Who gloried 10 the cross upon which
he captain of our salvation died, he
welcomed the grim tyrant in those
'eautiful lines of Mrs Adams, and in /
bose last words to his stricken wife. !
Ida, not our will, but Gods. " Lin )
Oln, Garfield and Mckinley, mart, RS a
n earth, saints in Heaven. q
The service closed with the audience :
lnging the hymn, "Nesrer Ny God to
bee, g." and benediction by Rev K 7 L
Iathison. a
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-20

1t is not probable, we think, that
the suggestion CT ex-senator Chan
dlsr's paper, the Concord, N II, Mon
itor, CT tie expulsion Ct Mr. yelling
ton OF Mary land from the Senate will
be acted upon. The constitution doe 5
rot define the offences for which a
member of congress may be expelled.
that being left to the discretion of
his colleagues. with the limitation
that two thirds vote shall be
required to achieve it, No man hes
ever been expelled, We thitk, for his
opinions, unless the case of Matthew
Lyon CT Vermont be an exception, and
he lost his seat By being sent to Jail
under the ssditicn law of 1898. Boston
Herald.
Lyon was neither expelled FOR lest
his seat. The effort to expel him,
because of his spit in the face Of
Griswold of Connecticut in response
to aa insult, failed OF the necessary
t1o-th irds veto. He laid in Jail at
Vergennes for several months, under
an alien and seditinn prosecution,
ard while there was triumphantly
re, elected by TIE people Of his dis
trct, and his journey to Washington
was one long ovation.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-20

1t is very cordial greeting tai
President Roosevelt gets from tas
whole South, which also had re;'
afectionste feeling for MchIns!
Perhaps there has been no il:;s'
estimate of the new president than
thpt of TIE Florida Times Union:
If there ba those among Us who t'if
to see Theodore Roosevelt our pts:i'
dent, let that fear be dismissed noa'
Warm -blooded he is, and his symfa'
thies have given him a career ins
seems erratic and speech that nai
been hot, but his aims were a.Hs!'
high. and and he has never Veea
small or selfish in all his life
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-20
Gen. voorhees, Threatened.

Gen Voorhees, of New Jersey received
at Trenton Wednesday postal card post
marked Hoboken, N j, which read as
follows: "Iov want to keep quiet and
keep your detectives away from here or
you will get what Mckinley got. We
are looking for your kind" The card
bore no signature. 1t is thought it
came from anarchists at Hoboken as
state detectives and secret service men
have been keeping close watch on them
since the shooting of President McKin-
lpt-
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-20

The prediction is being quite com
monty made that Senator Lodge Will
90 toto Roosevelts cabinet as secre-
tsry of state. The two men are closely
akin in their "strenuous" ideas.and
Lodge has always had penchnnt for
foreign affairs. But il may we'll be
doubted if he will give up sure seat
in the Serate for the chances that
would follow cabinet service. The
fate of Bayard and Villas is too fresh
in mind and Lodges ambitions look
far into the future.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-20
500 Reward. 500.

The readers of this PAPER Will he pleased tC
learn that there IL at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure In all its stages
and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the
only positive cure known to the medicinal fra.
ternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease
requires a constitutional treatment Halls
Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the sys-
TEN, thereby destroying the foundation OF the
disease. and giving the patient strength by build.
ing up the constitution and assisting nature in
doing its work. The proprietOrs have so much
faith IN Its curative powers. that they offer one
Hundred Dollars for any case that II fails to
cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address FL. CHENEY & Co.. Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-20

Senator Depew also sees the rea
says it means that there should be nc
more indscrimipate and unrestri cted
presidential hard shaking. he
remarks that not over so, 900 persons
can possibly shake hands with the
president in the coarse of bis four
years term-a very small fraction
indeed of the 7G 100000 American
people. 1t cannot therefore be consid-
Grad as changing democratic func'
ton. In fact it is worth while to
renember that Wash ington would
have none of it, ard the custom grew
up after his time.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-20
A DESPATCH from Buffalo yesterd

A despatch from Buffalo yesterday
with reference to the visit of the
BARRE chief of police, noted IN ouI
State News, states that he showed the
Buffalo chief copy OF an anonymous
COMMUNICATE said to have been
received by a Barre police oiicial and
supposed to have been written by one
anarchist to another, setting forth a
plot against the life of President
Mckinley. Brown also Informed
Superintendent Bull that two years
ago Emma Goldman stirred up the
Italian anarchists of Barre with
intlammatory speeches.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-20

In 1894 congress came very neal
adopting bill that would have
excluded anarchists from the United
States. The House passed it, az did
the Senate, but with numerous amend
ments. When it went back to the
House for action in regard to these,
several members objected t, its imme-
diate consideration and, the END OF
the session shortly arriving, it failed
altogether of passage.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-20
McKINLEY'S PATRIOTISM,
Senator McLaurin Recalls His Pledg. t,
He President of The Whole Country.

Baltimore, Md, Sept lS.-United States
Senator j l. McLaurin of South Caro-
lima writes of an interview he had with
President Mckinley one day during the
early days of the Spanish war.
The President" says Senator Me
LauriD, "spoke beautifully and tenderly
of the Southern people and of how he
nt.anded to use the power and influence
of his great office to reunite our country.
can recall fine words. but who eau
paint the earnestness and eloquence as
raising one hand on high, he said. SEN
ator. by the help OK God | propose to be
President of the whole country, the
South as much as the North and before
the end of my term the South will I'M
derstand this"
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-20
CLEAVLaND AND BRYAN
LAA WREATHs ON DEAD
PRESIDENTS BIER
Both Testify to His Lovable Qualities
Both Draw Lessons from the Great
Tragedy,

| Both Draw Lessons from the Grea
Tragedy.
! Mr. By an was one OF the speakers at the Nc
kinley memorial at Lincoln. Neb, yesterday
and said in part;
"As monuments reared by grateful hands TO
the memory Of heroes testify TO Ihe virtues OF
| the dead, the sorrow that oyerwhe4ms oui
nation, celebrating the distinctions of party
race and religion. is as co rpimentary 10 the
patriotism OF our people as TO the departed cholt
magistrate. II Is unfortunate that In the heat
! OF political controversy partisanship sometimes
becomes SO strong to cause injustice to be
| done the motives of political opponents, and II
SHOULD be ur constant aim to place our cam
paigns upon so high u plane that PERSONAL lies
Will be eliminated and the issue made 10 turn
upon the principle involved"
At Princeton ey-President Ceyclandspoke.
sayinging In part.
THE whole nation loved the President. His
kindly disposition and affectionate traits, his
amiahle confederation for all around him, Will
long be IN the hearts of his countrymen. He
loved themin return with such patriotism and
unselilshness that in this hour of their grief aud
humiliation he would say TO them, 1T Is Gods
Will; am content. II there Is a lesson to be
drawn from my life and death, Jet It be taught
to chose who still i've and have The destiny of
their country In their keeping
"Frst in my thoughts are the hfe lessons to
be learned from the career of william Mckin.
icy by the young men VINO make up the stu.
dents today Of our university. They are not
obscure or diflicu /. the man who is universal,
ly mourned Today was not deficient in educa-
ton, but with all you will hear OF his grand ca
reer and his services TO the country, you will
not hear that what he accomplished was due
entirely 20 his education. He was an obedient
and atfectionate son, patriotic and faithful as q
a soldier, honest and upright as a citizen, ten
der and devoted rs q husband and truthful gen
erous and uns eifisn, moral and clean in every
reatiyn OF life,
There is q serious lesson for us all in the
tragedy of our late Presidents death. II W.
are to escape further attacks upon our peac an
security we must boldly and resolulely grappIe !
with the problem of anarchy. BY the |
memory of our martyred President let us re
;oive TO cultivate and preserve the qualities
II at made him great and useful, and let us de.
e anime to meet the call of patriotic duty In ey.
cry time of our country's danger or need"
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-20
ester.

The funeral OF Mrs ID D Williams, vao
died at her home here last Su8day mo-riag,
was held Tuesday afternoon, Rev Henry /
Ballou officiating. Mrs Willan> was neri7
- years of age, and was anold residalto.ls
town.
Frank Hurley who has been IN the emr57
of q L Harwood for year goes next Tsa
to lbany Medical College as a student.
VI 5 Moore aud Philo Fuller ATTENDED 1e
national encampment of the q A Il At Cerr
land.
Mrs K Nichols is i'll at her home on N1l
street.