Gilpin observer., 1904-02-11

The monthly statement of the direc-
tor OF the mint shows that the total
coinage during January was $7,518, ,72O,
as follows: Gold, $2.760, 900; silver, $4,-
$4,000; minor coins, $96.IS0. In addi-
ton. 100000 silver pieces were coined
Tor the government of Venezuela.
The Senate on the End inst witnessed
the unusual spectacle Of a religious
service conducted by a Prostestant
minister and a Jewish rabbi. The daily
prayer was delivered by Rabbi David
Philipson. professor in the Hebrew
College at Cincinnati. The service was
concluded with the Lords prayer by
Chaplain Hale.
On February 1st 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-
ton 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 the experts OF
the customs division had made an ex-
haustive study of the subject for three
months. The question arose about
November 1st when the auditor for the
Treasury Department wrote a letter to
the secretary informing him that GER
tain collectors of customs along the
Canadian border were admitting frogs
legs under a ten per cent duty for raw
or unmanufactured 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 frog was q bird.
Mr.. Clarke, the new Democratic
member from Arkansas. made Its 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 liz 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 &
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
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 ]. r. Dillon and A.
+. Browne and for the government by
the solicitor general. The chief JUS
tice and Justices Harlan and Brown
dissented.
Commissioner Yerkes OF the internal
revenue bureau, when shown the dis
patch from Kansas City stating that O
large number of express agents in Kan
sas and in the prohibition counties of
Texas would be arrested for shipping
liquor into prohibition states, said his
office had not yet been informed as to
actions brought against express agents.
either in Kansas or Texas; that II ar
rests had been made or prosecutions
begun it 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 Che internal revenue laws.
No sale Of liquor can be made
legally by a person who has not
paid the government special tax. and
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