The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-29
At THE NATIONS CAPITAL
Some Interesting Happenings Brief.
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Representative Francis W. Cush-
man, of Washington, testified to the
good character of Binger Hermann,
now on trial, being involved in the
land fraud cases.
The Supreme Court decided that a
bankrupt can retain a tontine policy
Of insurance upon payment to the
trustee of the surrender value.
The court-martial exonerated Ma
jor Penrose, but found that the
Shooting up of Brownsville" was
done by soldiers of the Twenty-ffth
Infantry. s--s
Only two deaths occurred among
the 1854 white laborers in the Canal
Zone during February.
President Roosevelt has signed
orders for sweeping changes in the
government of the Canal Zone, which
will become effective April 15, and
are expected to effect an annual saw
Ing to the United States of about
100000
President Roosevelt announced his
disapproval of the findings of acquit-
tai in the case of Capt. l.. M. Koch
Ter, Fourth Cavalry, U. S. A., who
was charged with using disrespect-
full language toward General Wood.
L. G. Cummings, of Boston, had
conference with Secretary Straus, of
the Department of Commerce and
Labor, Gin the interest of movement
for government inspection of crews
of licensed steamers.
NV II
of Statistics of the Department of
Commerce and Labor shows that the
United States now ranks third among
the worlds exporters of manufac-
lures.
The Francis Scott Key Memorial
Association has been chartered to
purchase and preserve the house in
Washington where the author of the
national anthem lived.
Brigadier General Arthur Murray.
chief of Artillery, has been detailed
on the joint board appointed in 1903
to consider matters relating to coast
defenses.
The Postofice Department issued
an order debarring H. H. Harsha and
the Harsha Cooperative Advertising
Company from the use of the mails.
The Chinese boycott has been eff
fectively suppressed, according to
mail advices received from the
American consul general at Canton,
China.
The War Department announced
sentences of dismissal from the Army
by court-martial on Lieut.. Morris &.
Foote and Lieut. E. B. Crowne.
Mr.. LUZ Arenas De Lima has been
appointed first secretary to the Portu-
guese Legation.
Mr.. Isaac Seligman, after an inter-
view with the President, said that the
latter did not see how he could act
to relieve the railroad situation, par
ticularly as there appeared to be no
unanimity in the suggestions made to
him by railroad presidents.
S. A. D. Puter as witness for the
government in the Hermann case
gave the full details of the difficulties
which attended his efforts to obtain
patents to IL homesteads in Oregon.
Twenty-Five new cases are filed
against various railroads, charging
violation of law which requires that
live stock shall not be left on cars
without food for longer than 2S
hours.
Steps are now under way in the
General Land Office to cancel the
proofs by which Governor Crawford,
of South Dakota obtained possession
of certain public lands.
The President has received tele-
grams from number of organiZa-
tions in the West congratulating him
upon the appointment of an inland
waterways commission.
Extraordinary expenses to the
United States up to date caused by
the sending of an army of pacifica-
ton to Cuba aggregate about $780,
900.
The census report on cotton for the
year 1906 shows that 13,29O,677
bales have been ginned, an increase
of 2,565,075 over the previous year.
All letter carriers of the rural de-
livery service having routes "a or
more miles are to have pay increased
to 5000 per annum.