The Springfield herald., 1904-02-12

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The monthly statement of the direc-
tor of the mint shows that the total
coinage during January was $7.51S, 720,
as follows: Gold, 81, ,760, 900; silver. $i,-
Co7 1000: minor coins, $96,IS0. In addi-
ton, 100000 silver pieces were coined
for tne government of Venezuela.
The Senate on the End inst witnessed
the unusual spectacle of religious
service conducted by Protestant
minister and a 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.
Just before his retirement from Of
fce, Secretary Root addressed the fol-
lowing telegram to Governor Luke
Wright: Wright. Manila-Hearty con-
gratulations and good wishes upon
your assuming office of civil governor.
There can be no better wish than for
same fidelity. ability and success which
have always characterized your public
service in the Philippine islands"
Senator Mitchell has introduced a
bill authorizing the North American
Telegraph and Cable Company to oper-
ate telegraph lines or cables between
the Shores of Alaska and Washington
in order to reach the Aleutian Islands.
Siberia. Manchuria. China, the Japan
ese empire and the Philippines. Tho
company is required to establish limo
within five years between the United
States and the Aleutian Islands.
Rear Admirla r. d. Evans. COM
mander-in-chief of the Asiatic squad
IN ha
that desertions in his command have
been reduced to minimum. He says
the worst drawback to discipline has
been the excessive use of alcoholic
drinks. Admiral Evans recommends
the establishment of canteens in the
navy, where beer and light wines may
be sold to the men, to be taken with
their meals or when coaling ships.
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
brief sitting the court adjourned to
meet again February 23rd. The ad-
journment is for the purpose OF af-
fording opportunity to give considera-
ton of cases which have been argued.
including the Northern Securities mer-
ger case.
President Roosevelt's elaborate en-
tertaining at the White House is un-
derstood to be compelling him to make
serious inroads upon his private for
tune. The $50 600 he receives as salary
from the government is far too small
to stand the strain of a constant sue
cession of receptions. dinners, lunch
cons, musicales and teas. Few of his
predecessors in office saved anything.
and President Roosevelt has sur
Gaassed all of them in the brilliancy Of
Tie functions which have made the
White House the real center of Wash
ington social gayety,
The Forthcoming monthly statement
of the governments receipts and ex-
penditures will show a decided falling
off of revenues and an increase in ex-
penditures as compared with the cor
responding month OF last year. The
principal decrease appears In customs
receipts. which will be shown to be
about $2,500,000 for the month. de-
crease of about $500. .000 from internal
sources. The statement will also show
that during the present month the ex.
penditures will amount to approximate.
ly s4S. 500 900. or nearly $7O0O,OO0 more
than for January. 1903. During that
month the receipts exceeded the eXpen-
ditures by about S3,5OO,OOO.
Mr. Clarke. the new Democratic
member from Arkansas made his first
speech in the Senate February End. He
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. He
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 the California L.
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
Wagon Road Company. made in 1864
The decision was favorable to the COM
pany and against the government.
There are 10000 acres of land involved
and it is valued at $1,300,000 The case
was argued three times for the land
company by Judge ]. f. Dillon and A.
f. Browne and for the government by
the solicitor general. The chief jus
tice and Justices Harlan and Brown
dissented.
Captain D. c. Shanks. governor OF
the province of Cavite. in the
Philippines, in his annual report
to the War Department, dated Octo-
ber 18th, 1908. says the province under
normal conditions is rich and that
crops generally have been good the
past year. but he adds: Some of the
most valuable lands of the province
are in dispute between the people and
the religious orders, and final decision
in regard to the ownership of this
property will go far toward removing
a very vexing question. The province
of Cavite for generations past has been
notorious for the ladrone bands that
have preyed upon its people. The
Topography of the province has much
to do with the difficulty of stamping
out the pest, its numerous jungles and