Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1907-11-30

oSSAStaAJ SolIelyou. IN national banks
and SO available as security for the cir
culation Of bank notes. Bids for these
are invited and must be i'll hand by the
Both Of November, awards to be made
to the highest bidders.
On the same day circulars were is
sued inviting subscriptions at par, with
accrued interest from Nov. 20, 1907, at
3 per cent on $1OO,OOO,OOO of the certifi-
Gates Of Indebtedness authorized by
the act of 1898. These will be payable
70 }:earer on and after Nov. 80 by the
f">:S'lry department. Subscriptions
vii be received by the secretary Of the
treasury at Washington Or his assist
ants In other cities after Nov. 10, half
OF the issue to be allotted at the ma
fiH~>al capital and the other half by the
assistant treasurers, so as to secure the
widest possible distribution. The GER
tificates will be issued In denomina-
tions Of $50 each.
Railroads Defy Postal Order.
Three railroad companies, the Atchf-
son. Topeka and Santa Fe, st. Louis
and San Francisco and the Missouri
Pacific, have absolutely declined to
comply with an order of the postofice
department that for the next forty
days these roads should carry empty
mail bags and other mail equipment
back to the distribution centers with
out compensation therefor. The rea-
son for this order was a desire to pre-
vent tte-up or congestion of mail dur
ing and Just preceding the holidays
To this end 1t was thought that 1t
would be we'll to have the equipment
transferred more speedily than can be
done by freight, which is the method
provided. While there is some doubt
as to the right of the department to
enforce its order the law permits the
use of the express companies for the
purpose In question, which would meet
the emergency, though proving rather
e ',ensive.
E-2Ssve't Decided Whisky Question.
Developments in regard to the pend
ing prosecutions Of the whisky dealers
for violation Of the pure food law indi-
cate that the question as to what
should be construed as pure whisky
was finally decided by President
Roosevelt, to whom the matter was
taken by DR.. Wiley, chemist Of the de-
partment of agriculture The presi-
dent concurred with the chemist in the
opinion that to meet the requirements
Of the law the whisky must be the
pure spirits. unmixed with neutral
spirits. favoring or coloring matter,
which produced the article called
offended whisky"
SHERIFF. OF Army Officers.
The war department has decided that
the ,',esent first class at West Point
Ehal! he graduated next February, five
months earlier than the usual time, in
order % meet the great shortage Of
army officers The present attendance
at the Military academy is said to be
abou> 100 below the authorized en-
rollIuent,
Fleets Cruise Not Secret.
Rear Admiral Willard H. Brownson,
chief d the bureau Of navigation of
the navy department. has announced
tina the plan to exclude newspaper
men from the fleet shortly to leave for
Pacific waters has been changed and
that one representative each Of three
big press associations would be al
lowed TO accompany the warships.
Preparing Fer War Airships.
The military authorities Of the vari-
Gus go ernments have not overlooked
probably play In the wars OF the future
and &c making active preparations for
both ansive and defensive operations