The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-10-23
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

The treasury Friday purchased 49,
900 ounces of silver for delivery at
New Orleans and $4,000 ounces for de-
livery at Denver at 51s07 cents fine
ounce
The department of justice has re-
ceived the resignation of William Spry,
United States marshal for Utah. Mr..
Spry is candidate for governor on
the Republican ticket
The Supreme Court of the United
States has denied the motion for a re-
hearing in the case of II. Clay Pierce,
of the Wattrs-Pierce Oil Company,
of St Louis. Pierce resisted an appli-
cation for his removal to Texas in
connection with the prosecution of his
company on the charge Of violating
the Texas antitrust laws.
President Roosevelt has signed a
contract with the Outlook to act as
associate editor after his retirement
from the presidency in March next.
This is made subject to the existing
contract to write the story Of his Afri-
can travels for Charles Scribner's
Sons. His work in connection with the
Outlook is to cover political economic
topics.
The United States Supreme Court
Friday postponed until Dec. 14th sew,
eral cases dealing with a charge of con-
spiracy against a number of lumber
men in Colorado in the matter of appro-
priation of public lands of that ST te.
CSi
ment, would have been reached next
week, but they were postponed to suit
the convenience OF the Department of
Justice
The United States Supreme Court
has granted a petition for a writ Of
certiorari i'll the case of the United
States VS.. Carl S. Chamberlin, exec
utOr of the Stratton estate, in which
|. the government is endeavoring to col.
lect from the estate of the late w. S.
StrattCn nearly $1,000 in war taxes.
This will bring the decision of the
Circuit Court of Appeals, affirming the
decision OF the United States District
Court of Colorado adverse to the gov
ernment, up for review.
President Roosevelt has again given
evidence of his strong interest in rifle
practice by writing letters to Sergt.
A. Brest of the Fifteenth United States
Infantry; Lieut.. A. ID. Rothrock, Ohio
National Guard, and to Lieut.. S. A.
Harris, Fourteenth United States In
fantry. congratulating them on win
ming the Presidents match, the ma
tional individual match and the mill
tary championship, respectively. at
the recent national rifle matches at
Camp Perry, Ohio.
The government has petitioncd the
Supreme Court to review the case of
the United States against the eXecu-
tors of the Winfield Scott Stratton cs-
tate in Colorado. In 1899 Mr.. Stratton
executed a deed in which the Consid.
GRAFTON named was si,S5O,00O. He af-
fixed stamps to the value OF SI.S5O
Some years later the government as
certained that the true consideration
was $9,733,O0 requiring $4,4S3 more
in stamps, which had not been affixed
A suit to recover that amount was de-
cided against the government by the
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
for the Eighth Circuit and the United
States District Court of Colorado.
Passed Assistant Surgeon P. T. Des-
seZ has been detached from duty at
the naval hospital, Las Animas, Colo
RADIO. and ordered to duty on the
cruiser South Dakota
The United States Supreme Court
has advanced the case of the Home
Telephone Company versus the City Of
Los Angeles so as to insure its hear
ing in connection with a similar case
from Louisiana which will be reached
within few days. The case involves
the right of the City Council Of Los
Angeles to fix telephone rates In that
city.