Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-24

| CHOSEN by the president TO be assistant
| secretary Of the Department Of Commerce
and Labor. Mr.. Clark is we'll known in
| railway circles, being president Of the Or
der Of Railway Conductors. He will also
be remembered as a member OF the an
| thracite coal strike commission. Mr..
| Clark was strongly recommended to the
president by Justice Gray and Senator J.
P. Dolliyer of Iowa.
ReVerses Hennessy Case.
! Chief Justice Fuller today from
| the supreme bench Of the United States re-
versed with costs an appeal from a decree
of the circuit court Of the United States
! for the district OF Nebraska and remanded
| the same with costs in the case Of Jacques
| Richard, Maurice Hennessy and others, ap-
| pellants, against the Richardson Drug COM
| pany appellee. There we're three bills
brought by complainants who are engaged
| in producing, bottling and exporting liquor
| known as Hennessy brandy, against defend
ant, who is charged With selling brandy
under the name of Hennessy, using fac
| similes Of complainants trade mark, de-
vices and labels. all of which are fully set
out in complaint. The complaint alleges
that complainants are 'all of Cognac in
France and "citizens of the republic OF
France" and that defendant is a citizen of
| tue SLhle Oh NeDTdSkd ~ ID hliobeu Nhdl
the value of the trade mark exceeds the
sum of $4,000.
The defendant answered the complaint
and did not specifically deny that COM
plainants were citizens Of the republic of
France, nor did he raise any objection to
the jurisdiction of the court He denies
that brandy sold by complainants under
their label and trademark is imported
brandy at all and alleges that It is pro-
duced and bottled in the United States, and
he claims that the alleged trademark is
fraud used to deceive the public and
charges various other fraudulent acts on
the part Of complainants. The answer ad-
mits that defendant is a citizen OF the state
of Nebraska, but denies among other
things, that defendant has sold brandy
with labels used by complainants.
The action Of the supreme court today
permits a rehearing Of the case in the
Nebraska cotir!s.
Routine of Departments.
The postoflce at Buchanan, Lincoln
county Neb., has been discontinued.
Station No. Of the Des Moines postofice
will be established July 1 at Seventeenth
and Crocker streets. ,
Ira A, Rartholow was today appointed
I regular and Alta NJ. Bartholow substitute
rural free cerriers at Weldon, la.
Drs H. f. Walker and F. L. Anderson
have been appointed pension examining
surgeons at Usage. Ia.
The comptroller of the currency today
approved the application Of James Gardi
ner, T. X. Elliott. W. Grueby Macher G.
p. Rugg, H. H. Brownell and F. w. Powers
to organize the Black Hawk National bank
Of Waterloo. Ia: with 100000 capital; also
the application of w. J. Moore, George e.
II n ~
Henry Britcher and J. H. Coutts 70 organ
ize the City National bank OF Upton, Ia,
with $50, 900 capital.
The National Bank OF Commerce Of st.
Louis has been approved as reserve agent
for the First National bank of st. Charles,
Ia.
Root ExOnerates Wood.
Secretary Root today took Official action
on the charges made by Estes G. Rathbone
against Brigadier General Leonard Wood
He made an endorsement on the papers.
saying that no answer to the charges was
required from General Wood, and no action
will be taken thereon, that II was known to
the secretary of war that the charges In
every respect were without just founda-
tion.
The secretary refers to the part taken
by the military governor in the postoffice
case IN WHICH was u uclenudutt
saying that General Wood at every step
had the approval of the secretary of war
and exercised only such control as was
necessary as military governor.
He refers to the gift of ia Alai and
declares that the gift accepted by General
Wood had no relation whatever to any Of.
fclal action of his but was part of the
expression Of gratitude Of the Cuban peo-
pie toward the representative OF the United
States and to have refused the gift would
have been discourteous and unjustihable.
The action of the customs officials in
reference to the gift, the secretary says,
was strictly in accordance with the law
and oficlal propriety. The endorsement
closes as follows; There is no founda-
tion for the charges"
Army Gives EskimOs Food.
, Urgent appeals have been made to the
} War department for the relief OF the Es-
kmo and Indian inhabitants of Northern
Alaska, who are destitute as a conse-
quenee Of the strict enforcement Of the
; laws prohibiting the slaughter Of fur bear
ing animals. There is some doubt as to
the authority of the War department to
! issue food supplies in such case, but
acting on the advice OF Judge Advocate
! General Davis. instructions have been sent
t to the department commander TO investi-
t gate the situation and in his discretion
2 distribute rations in cases OF emergency.
This action was taken in the belief that
congress will sanction whatever outlay is
found to be necessary to the preservation
of life.
Ask President TO Change Tour.
The people OF the states through which
the president is to travel on his western
trip have been besieging him for changes
in the schedule, so as to take in points
at which no stops had been arranged As
4 rule. It is impossible to comply with
: such requests, but where slight changes
can be made by rearranging the time within
= a state they are being made. For instance
( today the Washington schedule was altered
80 as to extend the presidents stay al
Seattle and Spokane. Senators Hansbrougl
OF North Dakota and Hayward OF Idaho
also were at the White House today to Sc
c cure changes in the schedule. but in theil
cases no arrangements could be made. The
latter wanted TO arrange a trip down n
one OF the big mines for the president. but
Il could not be done.
Il is understood that Mrs. Roosevelt an,
q the children will spend the time durin,
the tour at Oyster Bay. and that imme