The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-10

Lieut. Gen. Chaffee, chief ef stan,
and Brigadier General Humphrey,
chief quartermaster, U. S. A, will make
Western trip during the month and
will inspect the army posts at Denver,
Cheyenne. Salt Lake and other West
ern cities.
The United States Supreme Court
has ordered a new seal for the court
for the first time since 1890. The old
seal was the size of silver dollar.
The order calls for seal PA inches
in diameter, somewhat larger than
the old seal.
The Supreme Court of the United
States, in an opinion by Justice
White, upheld the constitutionality of
the oleomargarine law in the case of
Lee w. Mckay in the southern dis
trict of Ohio to recover $50 paid by
him as penalty for the sale of 80
pound package of colored oleomargar-
inc containing a stamp tax of three
quarters of cent pound instead OF
ten cents a pound.
President Roosevelt has written a
letter to Secretary Hitchcock declar-
ing that appointments in the forestry
service are not to be regarded as SEN
atorial patronage. 1t is to be the
policy hereafter to fill vacancies when
ever possible by promoting head
rangers to forest reserves supervisor
ships The order, which is an out
growth of recent public lapd irregu-
larities. will greatly reduce the fed
eral patronage at the disposal of
western senators and representatives.
At Cabinet meeting careful con-
sderation was given to the matter Of
the captivity of Ion Perdicaris, an
American citizen. and his stepson,
Cromwell Varley, British subject,
by Moroccan bandits. Secretary Hay
presented the latest advices from Con-
sui GUNNER at Tangier. Members
of the Cabinet manifested great retic-
ence in talking for publication. but
it is known that Secretary Hay pre-
sented some matters relating to the
case of the utmost importance. 1t
was stated that the action of the navy
in the matter had been taken at the
instance of the State Department.
The president will leave Washing
ton for his summer home at Oyster
Bay July 2. He has decided to re-
ceive his notification of the nomina-
tiou at Oyster Bay. The date will
depend largely on the desires Of the
members of the notification commit
tee. 1t probably will be early in
July. It is expected that the presi-
dent will return to Washington in the
last week of July, to remain here un-
til about the middle of August, when
he will return to Oyster Bay for per-
haps a month. When he returns to
Washington in September he will re-
main here until election day. going
then to Oyster Bay to cast his vote.
There are indications in Washing
ton that the opposition to Judge Par
ker in the Democratic campaign has
decided to center upon Judge Gray of
Delaware. The eminent jurist who
was at the head of the anthracite coal
strike commission is said to have been
brought prominently enough before
the people to warrant taking him up
as a rival to Roosevelt. 1t Is argued
that the Democrats will make griev-
GUS mistake by nominating a young
man. Much of the campaign thunder
consists of claims that Roosevelt Is
too young and impetuous to make
safe President. In order to make this
claim consistent the Democrats must
nominate a man Of years and sound
judgment-one who has been tried out
thoroughly. Mcclellan of New York
and Folk of Missouri would appeal to
the public as bright. energetic candt-
dates, but they are in the same class
with Roosevelt and the Republicans
might raise the counter cry of young.
inexperienced men. Hearst and Bry
an are considered out Of 1t entirely.
The old campaigners say 1t must be
Parker or Gray.