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This Distinct Compliment Said to Have
Been Paid to Minister Powell While
on the Island of San Domingo---Fifth
Time the Relics Have Been Exposed.
Washington In the forthcoming
volume of foreign relations of the
United States will appear the first
diplomatic exchanges passing be-
tween the United States and Cuba.
pertaining principally to events in
cident to the birth of the Republic.
President Palma's message to the
first Cuban congress and other his
torical documents are included. In
the Dominican Republic series Is
note addressed to the state depart
ment by DR.. Powell, Urited States
minister to that republic, telling of
the courtesies extended to General
Maxine Gomez on TIE occasion of
the visit of the CUBAN soldier to San
Domingo. AS a testimonial of their
regard for the general, the minister
said they allowed him to view lone
OF their sacred treasures by ex-
posing to him the bones OF Chris
topher Columbus, and permitting
him to handle the same. The
relics are contained In a casket
19X10 inches and II inches deep,
and this was the fifth time they had
been exposed to public view. In
the box is a bullet, said to have
been imbedded in the leg OF the
discoverer and which was never ex-
tracted. "They claim, from this
evidence, that the present relics are
the mortal remains of the early dis
coverer." The minister added that
he was permitted to hold some of
the relics in his hands.
Sitting in the department of agrl-
culture there is board OF chemical
experts, establishing standards of
purity for various food products.
When it shall have completed its
work there will be legal standards
of purity for all kinds of foods.
While the government has not yet
the authority to prohibit the sale of
adulterated foods, a long forward
step was made at the last session,
when a law was passed giving to
the secretary of agriculture the
right to fix the standard of purity
of foods, drinks and combine ats.
Chairman Hepburn of the house
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce called on DIR. Wiley, the
chief chemist OF the department of
agriculture, and told him that be
proposed to renew the fight for a
pure food law when congress meets
next winter.
Congressman j. FL. Sou tha I'd. of
Toledo, has started an investigation
which may bring to light scandal
among GIFTED States officers at Ha-
vana, Cuba. The charge is that
exorbitant charges are being made
for the disinterment and shipment
CT the bodies of dead soldiers from
@ uba, whereas the work should be
done free of cost. according to Mr..
Southland. Homer Hugh, who en-
nlisted in the navy last August died
at Havana on April 2. His mother
was advised of the death on April Z.
Two days later she received cable
dispatch saying that the body would
be exhumed. EN- baImed and shipped
to New York for 1926. The mother
brought the matter to the attention
OF Congr essman SoI thard. The dis
patches were signed by Springer"
United States Consul Maxwell at
Santo Domingo City, has tele-
graphed the state department. that
the insurgents had been driven iLto
that city on the 9th instant and that
their batteries and infantry had
checked the advance of the govern
ment forces. The consul adds that
missiles were flying over the
city as the cablegram was being
written.
The department OF agriculture has
Issued a statement showing the
value Of agricultural imports and
exports during the past year.
WASHINGTON The onmnfrollor IF