The log cabin Democrat., 1908-03-26
When Captain Moore of the Brit.

l aL GalNeSlOH, 1eA., uItoSeu sup Tuesday in honor of St. Patrick, he put the green emblem above the stars and stripes. This violation of the United States law which requires Old Glory always to be at the top when displayed in United States ! port, was promptly called to the commanders attention by a govern- ment inspector, but he bluffly refus- ed to comply with the law. Not un- th he received a formal demand from the United States collector of customs of that port, accompanied by an order for the revenue cutter to stand ready and a threat to call the gunboat into service unless the order of the flags was reversed, did the Irish skipper yield, and then on lv to haul down the American flag and leave the greea one up.
 In order to insure to states and territories full control of the liquor traffic within their own borders, Sen ator Clay of Georgia offered an amendment to the ocean mail ship ping bill providing that all ''ferment ed, distilled or other intoxicating liq- uors or liquids transported into any state or territory for consumption, sale or storage shall, upon arrival within the borders of the state and before or after delivery to the con- signee, be subject to the operation and effect of the laws of such state or territory enacted in the exercise of its police powers to the same ex- tent and same manner as though such liquids or liquors had been pro- duced in the state, and shall not be exempt by reason of being introduce ed in original packages or other wise"
 The Navy Department has receiv- ed word that the old warship Mono gahela had burned to the waters edge at her station at Guantanamo Bay. Originally y the Monongahela was built as a sloop-of-war at the League Island navy yards, at cost of $379,6,s. The ship took a prom inent part in the operations on the Mississippi during the year 1863 and at various times during that pc riod was commanded by then Lieut. George Dewey and Lieut.. Winfield Scott Schley and was for time Admiral Farragut's flagship, after the Civil war. The Monongahela was used as a training ship for mid shipmen.
 Rear Admiral Charles $. Sperry will be commander-in-chief of the Atlantic battleship fleet when il leaves San Francisco in July to en- circle the globe. This important question was decided on by Presi' dent Roosevelt and his cabinet Tues day. Rear Admiral Evans, on hit personal request, will be relieved from command at the conclusion o1 the big naval review at San Francis @ May s. The admiral considers this the completion of the work he was assigned to do-take the At. lantic fleet to the Pacific coast. Ad- miral Evans retires in August
 By the vote of 3 to ? the sub- committee of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Monday declared unconstitutional all of the bills in' tended to remove federal barriers against states exercising control ot their police powers for the regula' ton of the liquor traffic. Hearing; or these measures have covered al most the entire present session, and the bills were advocated by represen- tatives of practically all of the states where there is strong prohibition sentiment. The members of the subcommittee are Senators Knox Nelson, Fulton, Bacon and Rayner
 Mrs. Leo Nina Mccoy, a white woman, aged 35, was shot in the back and killed Tuesday at Yakima Wash, by Mortimer Moore, negro who claimed her as his runaway wife. Moore immediately drank carbolic acid and died. Moore said that they were married and liyec together near Little Rock for six years. She denied his story.