The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-07-17

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radical press has been executed by the
postmaster general In orders to the
postnast telling them that they
are 10 refuse the mails to all pa
Iers which. In their judgment, contain
articles which .tcnd tn incite TO arson.
murder ard assassination" and to hold
up all papers In foreign languages like
~ to have Objectionable matter. pend
ing examination Of q translation OF
such matter "a be furnished by the pro-
priesor Of said papers. This order r.
taken by the Appeal 10 Reason. the Chit
cage Socialist. New York Call and 9th
er socialist papers 10 be a challenge 20
them. and they are preparing to fight
the order with every known weapon.
II II shall he applied TO them. They
Say that II Is against all precedent 70
give such discretionary power to every
petty postmaster in the land. The only
appeal from the decision OF the post
master will be to the department At
Washington.
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President Rooseyelt's announcement
that he will spend most of next year
hunting bi. am in Africa Is regard
ed as an indication that he il not a
candidate for Senator Platt's seat.
This would leave the way open for
former Governor Black, with an oppor-
tunity for Mr.. Roosevelt ON Senator
pepew's retirement two years later.
Mr.. Roosevelt expects to sail early in
April. 1869. He will not touch Mt any
European port. hut go direct to Cairo.
The actual hunting plans have not been
made. beyond the fact that British East
Africa will be the scene. Mr.. Roose-
velt expects to make a study OF Afri-
can animals, besides killing a few OF
the. He will tell his experiences and
observations i'm magazine articles and
possibly In book form. The trip is ex-
pecte. to last about a year.
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The end OF the fiscal year found the
United States Treasury approximately
Sfo.oo0.o0o behind the total expendi-
lures or the year. as compared with
Il surplus of over SS4.00o.0OO a year
ago. This condition is attributed by
the department officials to the bust
ness depression in the wake of the
panic OF last fall. The receipts from
all sources were S163.oOO,0 600 less than
In the preceding fiscal year, while the
disbursements were $751;. 100000 larg-
ar -rs.A S~%al ~as-s% -.~o e-fna Qn-
sGs and the total Of expenditures were
SG59..s51.T55. Customs have fallen off
about S4G.o1o.oC0 and the internal rev.
enues s13.0co.O0. The postal deficit
will be nearly S13.5O0.O OO.
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Upon the second anniversary OF the
passage of the pure food law. June 3,
the famous poison squad or class Of
food exreriInenters conducted by DIR.
n. w. Wiley. chemist of the Depart
ment of Agriculture. was disbandee.
During this period nearly every class
of foods has been tested scientifically
by studying its effect upon these men.
A board has been created to pass upon
the final decision as to the quality of
the food and there are now about TOO
criminal cases i'm the courts. DIR. Wi
ley says that manufacturers and deal
ers have generally come to see that 1t
pays better to obey this law as to
branding their goods for what they
ar.
The question which has caused &C
much controversy between government
officials and distillers as to whether or
not whisky and neutral spirits are like
substances. has been judicially deter
mined by the District Of Columbia
Court OF Appeals which holds that they
are not like substances 1t also was
decided that bourbon whisky can only
In made in the State OF Kentucky and
must be made from a mash, the chief
ingredient Of which Is corn.
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The fact that Chairman Payne Of
| the House Committee on WAYS and
Means. which is TO inquire into the sub
ject Of tarlT revision. does not intend
l w ia hS NVsAsfib<AS NpetAuST duE IL
the rs-css Of Congress Is attributed to
a desire not TO encourage tariff reyis-
ionistS Payne declares positively that
his committee VIII not be called to-
gether.
After a Conference between Secre-
tary OF Commerce Labor Straus, I'm
migration Commissioner Sergenf and
the immigration officials OF Boston.
Montreal. New York. Philadelphia and
Baltimore at New York. II was an
bounced that hereafter the rules for
the exclusion Of persons because Of dis-
cas- will ie uniform
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The president has proclaimed the
reservation ef sfrirs OF land along the
Canadian border. 30 feet wide. for the
better enforcement Of the customs and
immigration laws. This applies only
to n-nappropriatcd lands
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In a letter to Commander Hutch l.