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vestlgate and report upon the needs
for military purposes of the Fort Sill
reservation, Oklahoma Territory, with
IL view OF having the lands that are not
needed allotted TO the Apache Indian
prisoners. These Indians desire to oc-
cupy the lands and cultivate them. and
officers OF the army have recommended
that such board he appointed.
The repairs to the White House are
rapidly nearing completion and will be
finished long before the President Is
ready to bring his family back to
Washington. or the old White House
nothing will be left but the outside
walls and these will not be changed
In the least. \ few rods from the
White House. within the grounds. the
work OF erecting an office building for
the President Is being rapidly pushed
along and will be completed by the
time the President returns to take up
his official life In Washington. The
walls OF the new buiidin. are nearly
completed and 1t does not compare well
with the White House. or the state.
war and navy building. between which
II Is situated. The structure IL low and
built OF red brick and Its appearance
Is not prepossessing. Many changes
have been made In the interior OF the
White House and the removal OF the
business offices Will give plenty OF
room for social functions. President
Roosevelt and his family Intend that
the short session OF Congress shall be
marked by fully as much social life
as ever characterized u season ut the
national capital.
Army officers are not surprised at
the report that Gen. Jacob Smith Will
seek redress In the courts from the ar.
der of the President by which he was
summariiy retired. Smiths friends
think his treatment was Illegal. The
order which placed him ON the retired
list was appended to til. Presidents
comment ON the findings OF the court
martial. which recommended that Gen
crai Smith be ndmonisi-d by the re-
viewing authority. In this cnsc the
President Of the United States. Gen
crni Smiths friends have contcnded
that the President. by nppcndlng the
order for retirement to III. admoniiion.
Increased the sentence. Under the law
the reviewing authority OF court.
martial has no authority TO Increase a
sentence. Secretary iioot and Judge
Advocate General Davis have paid no
attention To the comment on the i.-
sniity OF General smiths retirement.
Judge Advocate General Davis, In an
.w-r to query. pointed out that til.
law which enables the rrc-i,i-n, TO ~.
tire nh ofiic-r after he ID sis'y.,wo
years old. without giving cause. was
never enacted as n punitive measure.
and did not Increase any ptnisiins'nt.
IL exercised IN connection Herewith.
The President has appointed Oliver
Wendell iioin.c.. chief justice Of tho
L. mn associate Justice Of the Supreme
coar, Of the United States. Vice Jus
tiev Gray. resigned. The resignation
Of Justice Gray was due 10 III health.
Several months ago he suffered n
stroke OF niapl-sy. which .sn- time
later was followed 10y another. lie
has not appeared OH the ip-nch sincr
l.- was stricken the tirst time. Ills
advanced ns-. seventy four y-ars. told
against his recovery with serious totr..
ii-aiisins that he probably never
would l., aisle again tn assume the
place which h~ 80 long had nllr,i with
distinguished ability and honor. he do.
cii.,i y short time aEu t. tender his
resignation to the President. Oliver
wcndsll Holmes uas born IN it.ss;oh
March :. 1871. ani was educated .,
Harvard. lie enlisted in the Tw-ns
ti-th Massachusetts regiment in 1851
anal wa. wounded n, Halls HUI. at
Nu,irtaui. ati al the second bstti. OF
Frederick shure. lie was mustered out
with the rank Of captain Ia 1861. lie
has. i~vu offered y cutanii sion ne li-tis
tenant colonel Of = regiment ia i>ssi,
hut drriIur,i promotion. lie studied
law. was admitted to the isar in issss.
ani practicy,i in tsostuu. Ia iss: he
vas professor ia the Law school q,
Harvard. aud in the sauc YEAR was
appointed Justice Of the Suprvtnr
Court or the state. The newly appoint
ell justice was the hero Of the famous
story. "My Search for the Cap'aiu.-
written by his fata-r. Oliver wcB,.rH
Holmes. Nc.
An anomalous situation obtains in
tbs. island II ,.uam IN reference 10 The
administration IT JUSTIFY aui Com.
uiau,irr scliGpy,Icr. governor uf the
island. has been driven to app-al to The
Navy Department h.Sr for instruc.
ton. ne t. the limit 81 his Iowrrs
Congress has not lrsisiat-d fcr the
island aud the will II the naval COVER
nor has hcrn practically supreme
Whca the island vas turur,i over 10
the Navy Department auj Captain
1ycary was appointed governor. he dc
cisiCti .. continue in operation the old
spanish laws. CNCvpt such ne should H.
tnusiinr,l ly his direction. Ut that II the
Navy bslslFim, nj. Under the Oil sys.
tenn ~ laws thus pIii in force there ~.
listed practically hut a single court on
the island the court Of first Instance.
which corresponds to the lowest judi
cial ti'tuual IN this country. Under the
spanish Law an appeal was allowed
from the decisions Of this court 10 the
court uf cessation in the Philippines.
with provision toT y final apJpyal IN CCr.
tain class ~ Eases H. the government
AZ Madrid. Hut with the advent u
American control in the Philippines
this power NJ appeal was cut
or aui the DECISIONS Of the court ~
irst instance practically stand ne the
decision ~ tie court Of las, resort.
Some time ago y native was convicted
in This cpurt II murder aud was sen
fenced {" w. executed The evidence
seemed IN leave some question Of his
guilt and the governor was appealed 10.
BEING Vt y loss rs tn what action he
could take. he advised the secretary Vt
the navy " the situation and asked for
Instructions. There arc said to H. c;h-
- eases which involve the rights "
American citizens who have bCcn tfis,l
in g,raut under Tho SuauFS1I law UIIig1t