The state herald., 1904-02-12

and good-byes were said to Secretary
Root. Every army officer on duty in
Washington was aligned at the door
way. and the brilliantly uniformed col
umn passing before the retiring and
Incoming secretaries formed pretty
| spectacle.
The monthly statement of the direc-
| tor of the mint shows that the total
coinage during January was S7,51S.720,
as follows: Gold, 81 ,760, 900; silver, si.-
to7 600; minor coins. 500, $50. In addi.
| ton, 100000 silver pieces were coined
Tor the government of Venezuela.
The Senate on the 2nd inst. witnessed
the unusual spectacle of a religious
service conducted by a Protestant
minister and Jewish rabbi The daily
prayer was delivered by Rabbi David
Philipson. professor In the Hebrew
College at Cincinnati. Tho service was
concluded with the Lords prayer by
Chaplain Hale.
On February lst Justice Brown oc
cupied his seat on the bench of the
United States Supreme Court for the
first time since last fall, when he was
threatened with loss of sight. He has
recovered the use of his eyes. After a
brief sitting the court adjourned TO
meet again February 23rd. The ad-
Journment is for the purpose of af-
fording opportunity to give considera-
tion of cases which have been argued.
including the Northern Securities mer-
ger case.
Under the Dingley tariff law frogs
| legs are dressed poultry. This was of
ficially decided by the secretary of the
| treasury after he and :he experts of
the customs division had made an ex-
haustlve study of the subject for three
months. The question arose about
| November LIST when the auditor for the
| Treasury Department wrote letter to
| the secretary informing him that GER
tain collectors OF customs along the
/ Canadian border were admitting frogs
l legs under ten per cent duty for raw
/ or manufactured articles not speci-
fically provided for. The weight of
/ the evidence and the secretary's per-
sonal experience were on the side of
the contention that n frog was bird.
Mr.. Clarke, the new Democratic
member from Arkansas. made his first
speech In the Senate February End. lie
spoke two hours. and announced his
endorsement of every position taken by
the President In connection with the
Panama revolt and In the negotiation
Of the treaty with the new state lie
even said that In view OF the provoca-
ton given by Colombia, the President
might have been expected to go farther
than he did In advancing the cause of
Panama He declared that there was
more popular support OF the course OF
the Presidents policy among Demo-
Gratis than among Republicans. and said
that the Democratic votes necessary to
ratify the treaty were assured
In an opinion by Justice Holmes. the
United States Supreme Court has de-
Cided the long pending case between
the United States and tho California AZ
Oregon Land Company, involving the
ownership Of land In the klamath In
dian reservation In Oregon. which was
claimed by the land company under the
grant OF the Oregon Military Central
Wagon Road Company. made In 1864.
The decision was favorable to the COM
pauy and against the government.
There are 10000 acres of land involved
and It Is valued at 1890 900, The case
was argued three times Tor the land
company by Judge J +. Dillon and A.
+ Browne and for the government by
tho solicitor general. The chief JUS.
ticc and Justices Harlan and Brown
dlssentod.
Commissioner Ycrlcs Of the Internal
revenue bureau. when shown the dis.
patch from Kansas City stating that a
large number Of express agents In Kan.
sns and In the prohibition counties OF
/ Texas would be- arrested for ghppng
| liquor into prohibition states. said his
oillco had not yet been informed ha Ia
actions brought against express agents,
either In Kansas or Texas. that II ar
rests had been made or prosecution
begun II was probably due to the fact
that the local internal revenue officials
had learned that express agents and
others were having goods shipped to
them by wholesale liquor dealers and
they were selling and delivering them
to parties without having taken out
the special tax stamp required
by thc Internal revenue laws.
No sale Of liquor can bo made
legally by person who has not
paid the government special tax, aud
n these agents have sold packages OF
spirits 10 parties In their respective
places of business without having TAX.
on out the special tax stamp. then they
ARE liable To prosecution. Tint the sale
was made IN a prohibition state has no
direct bearing ON the question. because
the same law applies In nil localities,
A New York dispatch OF February
ith says Az Eft from the Sultan ot
Morocco to President Roosevelt nix
Arabian horHca arrived to-day ON the
steamship ilohcnzollrrn from TIM.
glcp Clean of limb and with all the
Efarr and bunuty for which tho gtordl
NJ Arnhlh Hfr famed, The nix thorough
hrcds attracted much attention on the
vessel They were accompanied by two
attendants ln Moorish rnth who viii
ru with them tU Washington and Will
remain In this country at the HultnnH
oypoufo until the President nud mem.
bcra oi the family atc accustomed to
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