The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-01-13

occasion
on a large scale and the jackies had a good time.
The Florida sailed early in the week for Charleston
In letter addressed to both houses of Congress,
President Roosevelt transmitted the annual reports
of the Isthmian Canal Commission and the Panama
Railroad Company, together with Secretary Taffs
Letter 'I.'. rH W
Official announcement has been made in New Or
leans by General William Il. Mickle, Adiutant Cen
era that the sixteenth annual reunion of the United
Confederate Veterans will be held April ~ and II
in that city.
Wednesday the Senate acted favorably upon bill
which appropriates 100000 for in the proper
and appropriate marking of the graves of Confeder
aA soldiers who died in Northern prisons during the
Civil War.
the season. decade ago the Putnam House
the hotel of Florida. 1t has been closed for quite
few years, and the reopening was an important
event in Palatka this week.
Foremost as a Hebrew scholar, prominent the
world over and renowned educator, Wilbur
Rainey Harper, LID. president of the University
of Chicago, passed away Wednesday, President
Harper was forty-nine years DID,
Senator Mallory of Florida to-day filed the views
of the minority in opposition to the ship subsidy BILL
The report follows similar lines to that made by the
same SENATOR o year ago, In Wnlcn subsidies were
opposed as contrary TO- public policy.
The stockholders of the National Bank of Jack
sonville held their annual meeting this week. The
old officers all reelected John G.. Christopher
was chosen second vice president to fill the Office
made vacant by the decease of Maj. j. H. Durkee
The Russian organizations of workingmen and
socialists refuse to register for the elections to the
douma; the League Of Leagues leaves its members
a
tories in st. Petersburg have been closed until Jan
uary %.
Official information received in London from Ber-
lin shows that Germany will maintain at the con-
ference at Algeciras her former demands regarding
Morocco; serious situation is predicted, though
British officials consider the possibility of war most
remote.
/ The Supreme Court convened this week at Talla-
hassee for the January term. The "Jim Crow" law
and its constutonality up for the courts con-
sideration, oral arguments being heard in the habeas
corpus cases from Escambia County and Duval
County.
At the first meeting of the Senate committee, held
Tuesday it decided that all matters which relate
to the Panama canal and the government of the
Canal Zone and the management OF the Panama Rail
road be investigated by the committee on nterocean
canals.
OOiBicss COhicIIeu leua OF nOnOr CnlS week
upon Captain James Robb Church for conspicuous
gallantry in action in the battle of Las Guasmas,
Cuba The presentation Of the medal was made by
President Roosevelt in the presence of distinguished
and notable assembage.
The city of Charleston will spend $4,000, or
thereabouts, next week when the United States
cruiser Charleston will visit that seaport During
the week of gayety and festivities the most interest
ing feature will be the formal presentation of
$4,000 silver punch bowl.
The State Department has received news from
SantO Domingo that exPresident Morales has offered
to resign If he be allowed to leave the country in
safety. This proposition it is understood, will be
acceptable to the de facto government. Where
Morales will go is not known. TO-
Secretary Wilson of the Department of Agricul-
ture has submitted to Congress through the Secretary
OF the Treasury request for an immediate appro-
priation OF $l350OO in order that increased exporta
tons of pork may be made. The Secretary said that
owing to the high price of pork abroad there had
been such a demand for American pork that there
were not Inspectors or microsconists enough In The