The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-10
WASHINGTON LETTER
[speclal correspondence.1

Whitley Of Shanghai will remind stay at
home Americans that the federal court
is ready and waiting for them in the
far east If they and trouble should find
themselves together in the orient. This
consular court and those of other ma
tions at Shanghai is maintained as a
refuge from native court procedure.
Consular Courts.
In China, Japan, Egypt and at some
points on the north coast OF Africa
The great powers of the western world
have insisted at various times on their
own courts for their own subjects. Oe
course this Is n reflection on the nation
or people which,no strong power would
tolerate. Japan never really ranked as
one of the powers until the consular
courts there were withdrawn and for
cigners left TO Japanese justice. The
foreign courts at the treaty port Of
Shanghai are q sore spot on Chinese
pride, but China is in no position to
ask for their withdrawal.
Scope of Court at Shanghai.
If two Americans in China have diff
fcuties, thcn-or If an American and
Chinaman develop legal dsputc-the
case Is adiudicatcd before the Amer
lean judge in Shanghai If an Amer.
lean dies in China his estate is admin
istered through this court Business
and contract law with which Ameri-
Ia, 10
on in Judge Wilhey's court. Criminal
cases involving Americans and joint
police court jurisdiction with other for
eign courts over part of Shanghai
belong to the American judge. lie
doles out maritime law too.
The Paul Jones Book
There Is a public document, a book,
called "Thc Paul Jones Commemora-
ton" The government issued IL, and
few copies were given to each SEN
| ator and representative to do with as
he would. 1t is likely that each sen.
ator and representative wishes that the
book never had been published There
have been scores of applications for
every copy printed, ana from some
districts the applications have come by
the hundreds, possibly even the thou
sands for the number keeps mounting
every time the inquiry is made.
Real Bones of Great Sailor.
BY the way, this Paul Jones book
| or, rather the pictures that are in It,
prove pretty conclusiycly that we have
| the real bones Of the real Jones safe
/ in the coffin under the stairway in the
big hall of the Naval academy.
Soon the bones will he transferred tC
the more hallowcd spot within the
chapel, and when they are there the
| thronging visitors may be pretty wei
| assured that they are standing close tC
the real remains of that very much OF
n man who took the Drake captive and
who thrashed the Scraps out Of hand
The story of the finding Of the bod,
| and of the means that were taken t.
make it seemingly certain that Tho
right coffin had been brought to ligh
| are as nothing I'm iusurlng the genu
| incncss of the discovery to the proof
| which the pictures present There is
n picture OF the bust Of Jones made
during his lifetime put side by sid,
with the photograph Of the body tha
| was unenrthcd In Paris. 1t Is the body
Of John Paul Jones unless some mar
walked the earth as Jones' double il
the days long ago.
Increase Of Widows' Pensions.
Charles G. Burton, commander il
chief of the G.. A. r.. and the members
of the pension committee of that or
| gaui2atiOn-Gen II. y. Brown, JOIN
r. King and :. $, conferred
with the president the other day abou
the bin pending in congress for the in
crease of the pensions OF widows from
SS to $12 per month The presiden
told the committee that he would ap
prove this measure should it become I
law and that he would stand by the ole
soldiers whenever he could do so. Gen
era Brown. who Is Il former com
mandcr in chief of the G., \. r., say
that he is confident the bin will be
come law at this session of congress.
Land Values Growing,
Assessed and estimated values in tn,
square known as reservation Il arr
interesting in view of the abandon
ment of the Sixth street railway sta
ton aud the effect on prices in tha
section. Advocates of the HCyburl
bill take this square to emphasize tn
necessity Of immediate purchase b.
the government Of the land on tn
south side of Pennsylvania ayenu