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VOLUME 4
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nWEEK AT WASHINGTON
Secretary of Stato Hay la filcli with
4 tlio grip.
i An Associated press dispatch, un
dor dato of February 29, says: In the
.United States court of claims tho chief
Justice announced in tho case of tho
Btato of South Carolina against tho
United States, to recover various
Bums paid by tho state of South Caro
lina as special taxes for tho salo of
.liquors in the stato at tho various dis
.ponsariea by tho officials in charge of
theso dispensaries that tho petition
of tho stato of South Carolina was
dismissed and that tho opinion would
bo handed down tomorrow. This is
ono of tho most important cases that
has jot como boforo th9 commissioner
of internal revenue for decision since
ho has beon in ofllco. The state of
South Carolina mado claim boforo him
for tho rofun-l of these taxes on tho
ground that tho stato dispensary law
was unconstitutional, as decldod by
tho supromo court of tho United States
and that the collection of these taxes
was -in reality a tnx levied upon state
cfllclals, and thcreforo upon tho exer
cise of a governmental function and
powc-r. The commissioner rejected the
claims and suit was then brought in
tho court of claims, and by its deci
sion Mr. Yorlx-es is sustained.
Postmaster General Payne has rec
ommendod that cancelling machines
for tho posto'Ilccs bo rented instead
of ourchased. Ho suggested an ap
propriation of $200,000 for this purpose
An Associated press dispatch, un
der dato of Washington, February 29,
says: Tho supremo court today set
the caso of Pottit against Walshe for
hoaring on April 4. "Walsho is a Brit
ish subjoct and tho proceeding In his
case is in tho natflfro of an action to
secure extradition. The charge against
him is that whilo going under tho
name of Lynchehaun in Ireland tho
man committed tho crime of avson and
also that ho murderously assaulted tho
woman landlord. Tho warrant for his
arrest was issued in New York and
was served in Indiana. Walshe re
sisted this arrest and was released
by Judge Baker of tho United States
district couit for tho district of Ind
iana,. United States Marshal Pottit
then presented the caso to this court.
It is claimed on Walsho's behalf that
the ihargo against him is a political
offense and therefore is not extradit-
?m ifilho "toPinff of the eighteen
batties hips and armored cruisers now
lubcf ' Wlth BubmarIno lorPcdo
Agnes French, tho white maid who
JmnwL81016 ? qu?ntlty or lry
nT,Jlim oj . Postmaster
to six years in tho penitentiary.
-trA i ?PTrClal dlspatch to the Omaha
World-Herald, under dato of Wash
ington, February 29, says: President
Uoosoyolt has an idea that the auc
tion plan will bo the beat for tho gov-
hSSS? iU tU Bal of lnnd SSt gaTo
o ? f S ,0ponC!,d for settlement, and
ho is talking with other senators and
representatives that he may procure
their views on tho subject. His ideas
are. original, and If called out would
SS"1, a ?mplGte evolution of moth.
? ffh? QrfHrro ln exIo relative
Iic lands. Congressman Martin of
catarrh Curat! Quickly """
paier will recoive trial bottler erof th,s
address to DmkoVoaX'mp.&fS
South Dakota talked with tho presi
dent on tho subject today, giving his
opinion that the salo of lots to the
highest bidder would prove impractic
able and unwise. Purely from the fi
nancial point of view, Mr. Martin be
lieved that in a caso where several
thousand tracts wore opened to set
tlement tho government would lose
money by tho loss of interest before
tho salo. His belief that tho first few
lots would go at high prices, and af
tor that the sale would drag, the
prices being below values. Inasmuch
f.s there will probably be an opening
of a largo part of tho Rosebud Indian
lesorvation in Gregory county, South
Dakota, in which 416,000 acres will
be freo to settlement, the S'outh Da
kota delegation in congress is in favor
of tho old method of fixing what is
regarded as a fair price, for the lots
and letting them go In that manner.
The government has neyer had any
regular metuod of procedure, in .such
cases, but that of fixing tho price on
lands to be opened has been the one
most generally adopted.
The house as passed a "bill pro
viding or the opening of a portion ot
tne Rosebud reservation. It is under
stood that the measure will be passed
uy tho senate.
Congress has authorized tho open
ing to settlement of about 250.0Q0
acres of land in the Indian reserva
tion in Red Lake county, Minnesota.
On February 29 the supremo court
issued an order for tho release on
bail of John Turner, a Britl&h subject,
who was taken into custody upon ar
rival in New York last October on tho
charge of being an anarchist. Tho fed
eral circuit court in New York denied
his petition for a writ, but this was
overruled by the supreme court.
The Philippine bill, as prepared by
Secretary Taft and introduced by Sec
retary Cooper, authorizes the appro
priation of $10,000,000 for improve
ment work in the islands.
,WnHeSentatKf Lovern&. a Massa
f" S republican, in a speech de
Ivered in the house, attacked the tar
iff policy of his party and declared the
"stand pat" idea is injurious to busi-
irUn ACassi,ni complains that the
tone of American newspapers is dis
tinctly hostile to Russia and that this
ItlL f Hel?B generally understood
throughout the czar's government.
Representative McDermott of New
Jersey introduced a resolution in the
ftSS? amndinS the constitution by
uniting the number of representatives
w vu ui0 m. mast one.
Senate committee has made a fav-
HiM1 Sn the nomination o
H. Smith Woolley, nominated for tho
assay office at Boise, Idaho Wcoioy
is a Mormon bishori Tho 7oj
slderabln onnn t,P' ?re ls cn-
raent u U1S aPPomt-
Afl Aconnln.1
V&3S3SS.
ass? ffffiia? ir0 -:
jteop out fltoSthSwT'.fT t0
by tho following Srt S ?? hown
department by OartXn M.tUe Mvy
maiding the mihirS M.lllcr' c01
morninl (Fctrarv ?UV "lh
came in fmm m, . Perkins
'-carding bSt wcnta6 Ward. aM
captain InforoU mo ttoT1?6-, ,Tho
. tcJ thi W&ssESft gg
port Immediately upon receipt of
this information I communicated with
the minister, requesting him to com
municate with President Morales and
inform him that I would not recog
nize his right to blockade Macoris
and refuse entrance to vessels ilying
the United States flag. The minister
informs me that the president de
murred at first, but finally yielded."
The investigation of the charges
against Senator Smoot have taken
a rather sensational turn. An Asso
ciated press dispatch, under date of
Washington, March 3, says: Attor
neys for the protestants in the Smoot
'investigation said they intended to
prove that the defendant is associated
with a hierarchy which practices
polygamy and connives at violations
of the law and that his very vote as
a senator of the United States is sub
ject to the wish and command of the
Mormon church. President Joseph
F. Smith confessed that he himseir
had continued to cohabit with his
plural family since the manifesto of
1890 and that he realized fully that
he was violating state laws. Presi
dent Smith also testified that Reed
Smoot had to get the consent of his
associate apostles in the church be
rore he could become a candidate for
senator. The confession of President
Smith was the sensation of the pro
ceedings today before the senate com
mittee on privileges and elections.
Mr. Smith said that the manifesto of
1890 had left him and others with
plural families in the unfortunate sit
uation of being compelled to defy tho
law or desert their families. For him
5e1I(fA(lhad Preferred to "take chances
with the law" rather than to disgrace
himself and degrade his family by
abandoning his wives and the children
they had bornp Tiim tt ,im..i
4-T.mI i - i , . . " O.UUUIU3U
that he had had children by all of his
wives since tho manifesto and said
,,,mna? acknowledged them openly
without interference or disturbance
from the people of Utah, whom he
characterized as liberal and broad-
SE?' fThJ ?efeuse wm take the
witness stand tomorrow.
An Associated press dispatch un
der date of Washington, March 3
says: The secretary of the treasury
today will call on the deposYtorv
hanks of New 1'ork city to deposit 20
taL taV? tlff Swt hold
ings in. the sub-treasury the mnnmr
to be turned over today to J P Mnr
fan & Co., as the financial represen"
tatives of the republic of PanS
account of the Panama anafC
chase. This 20 per cent win LP
aetalf ofattTfSs dIsPat, un-
in the war deDorfiWf a messeuser
tacked by a crank fn T;0day was at
departmen and shot ? rnm in the
The assailant was .LLw0 baclc'
ered and disarm 3?Ickv verpow-
ing occurred in th , 1;, TbQ shot
division of the ri f,fmaiI aild rerd
Ace. The name ottt' general's '-
papers taken from ?an.M sho
J. O'Brien, an inmmtlllmi William
beth's hospltS? w? pnf f St E1Iza"
and, flourSg 6ed the room
ax ? w a0&
yesterday and delivered a lecture, was'
asked whether the report that he win
backing William Randolph Hearst for
the presidential nomination was true
"I have said over and over acain
ho replied, "that I am not backing
any one or urging any one as a nomi
nee. While Hearst is among the
many worthy to be mentioned, l have
not discussed his availability as com
pared with the availability of others
The only reason that I know of for
the connection of my name with his
candidacy is that those who have been
fighting mo are nearly all of them
fighting him, and they probably think
they can hurt him by accusing him of
having my support. But I have neither
said nor done anything; that justifies
anybody in regarding me as tho
champion of the cause of any partic
ular man.
"I have said that I did not consider
anybody as available who opposed the
ticket in either campaign, and I have
also insisted that tho candidate should
not only be selected from those who
have supported our recent platform,
but should be selected by those 'vVho
have supported the ticket rather than
by thpse who deserted the party.
"In saying this I am not reflecting
upon the honor or the conscientious
ness of those who left' us. It would
be as unreasonable to allow a preach
er to be selected by those who had
left the church, as to expect a demo
cratic candidate to be selected by
those who have left the party." Rich
mond (Va.) News.
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