The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-10-18
Washington
Some Interesting Hap
penings in Brief.

The War Department has named
seacoast battery on the Presidio of
San Francisco, Cal, Battery Marcus
Miller, in honor of Brigadier General
Marcus P. Miller, United States
Army.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
decided that compounds containing
alcohol in such proportions as to
make them beverages must pay the
special tax.
The use of the mails has been
denied the Press Publishing Com
pany, of Boston, which offered 25,-
900 diamond rings to increase circu-
lation.
The One Hundred and Fifteenth
Company, Coast Artillery, stationed
at Fort Rosecrans, has made a new
record in target practice.
Thomas Ryan, for many years as
sistant secretary of the INTERIOR, re-
tired from that position.
Frank A. LEACH the newly APP
pointed director of the Mint, took
charge of the bureau.
John G. A. Leishman, the Amerf-
can ambassador to Turkey, has been
granted leave of absence and has
started on his return TO the United
States.
Admiral Sebrce, commanding the
special service squadron, announced
his departure from Norfolk for Trim
idad, British West Indies.
In view of the sale of liquor being
prohibited in certain Southern and
South Sfofnc cnofinnc nf
them, the Internal Revenue Depart
ment proposes to consolidate certain
of these States for revenue collection
purposes.
The case of Jacob Weiss, who was
held for the recent shooting of John
Mullen in Dead Mans Hollow, near
Roslyn, Va, was nolle pressed by
instruction by Commonwealth At
torney Mackey, of Alexandria, Va.
The Greek consul general at Sa-
lonica, Turkey, M. Coromilas, has
been appointed minister of his gov
eminent to the United States and
will, consequently, head the new Gre
clan Legation at Washington.
Railroad companies. protested to
the Interstate Commerce Commission
that if they were compelled to post
in all the stations lists of freight tar
ifs it would burden them with an
enormous expense.
The State Railroad Commissioners
failed to agree upon a common plan
for railroad investigation and legis-
lation.
The Attorney General decided that
foreign ships carrying coal for naval
use from one American port to an
other are not subject to any port
charges or lighthouse dues.
The National Association of Rail-
way Commissioners adopted resolu-
ton urging Congress to give the In
terstate Commerce Commission au-
thority to classify freight rates.
At the session of Railway Com
missioners the report of the commit
tee urging uniformity in state rail-
road legislation was adopted.
The War Department received
dispatch from Major Kean announc-
ing that yellow fever has been stamp
ed out of Cuba.
Rear Admiral Mason, chief of the
Naval Ordnance Bureau, has sent an
expert to examine the alleged de-
fective gun on the battleship Ohio.
Col. Charles G. Smith, of Illinois,
was elevated to the rank of brigadier
general, succeeding Brigadier Cen
eral Edward S. Godfrey, of Ohio.
Secretary Straus gave a, dinner in
honor to Kikiyiro Ishii director of
the Japanese Bureau of Commerce.
A number of fake mining and de-
velopment companies were barred
from the mails.
Brigadier General Edward S. Cod
frey was placed on the retired list.