The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-04-24


at the instance of the United States At
torney for the island. When Secretary
of the Navy Moody, Postmaster General
Payne, Representative Cannon and 9th
ers were in Porto Rico they were appealed
to in the matter and Immediately on their
return to Washington the United States
Attorney was instructed to noHe pros tt
cases. The Porto Rican judge refused
jury has indicted the officers and civilians.
The Department of Justice, on being mott
fed that the local judge refused to di, :
miss the cases, cabied the attorney in part,
considerations of moment not confined
to Porto Rico Or individuals involved
have moved administration, after full in.
vestigation and deliberatinn, to cours e
directed which will be adhered to-" What
tration, now that the culp,its have been
indicted, remains to be seen, but it is diff
cult to see reason or justice in the appar-
ent exemption granted to smugglers, APP
parently on the ground that they are army
and navy officers who should be the first
to uphold the law.
A news item has reached Washington
from Ohio which has excited the keenest
interest. 1t is to the effect that Senator
Hanna is to no longer enjoy the position
of supreme dictator of republican affairs
in his State, but must, as result of his
defeat in Cleveland by Mayor johnson,
share his dictatorship with Senator For
aker and George B. Cox, of Cincinnati.
This information is Of especial interest
because of the fact that the Ohio republi-
cans hold their State convention in June
to select a candidate for Governor and
Mr. Hanna has already selected his candi-
date, Mr. Myron T. Herrick. In selecting
Mr. Herrick, Senator Hanna turned down
General Dick, of Akron, now a member
of Congress. General Dick has long had
gubernatorial aspirations and there are
those who believe he will land the plum
this year despite Nr Hanna. while
the mere suggestion of factional fight ir
repn' lican ranks strikes terror to the re
publican politicians because of the recog
nized streng 9Th of Tom Johnson.
Rumors of the necessity of an investi
CATION in the Navy Department, especially
one that would go very thoroughly into
the question of ammunition and the con
tracts let for naval vessels, continue to
lofo doc ito <,f no Cooro-
tary to discredit them. The accident on
the Iowa. the damage to the Maine, the
prompt disavowal of any responsibility
on the part of the contractors by officers
of the Navy, almost before there had been
time to ascertain the full extent of the
damages to the latter vessel, are all cited
as indicating the necessity for full and
thorough investigation, and it is said that
some very forcible truths will be presented
to the President on his return to Wash
ington.
A scheme put into operation, by which
Secretary Shaw has just afforded the
National City Bank of New York an op-
portunity to make some very handsome
profits in connection with his bond re-
funding scheme, has just come to light
amt has occasioned the greatest indigna-
ton on the part of other New York banE-
ers. The Secretary caused to be ad
dressed, from the list of registered bond
holders in the possession of the Treasury
Department, circulars of the bank named,
offering to purchase the 4 per cent. bonds
and exchange them for the new issue of 2
per cents. AS there is very handsome
profit in the transaction for the bank
making this exchange and the Secretary
was party to the scheme, numerous pro-
tess are being received.