Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 May 1902 — Washington Notes. [ARTICLE]

Washington Notes.

Arbitrators rendered opinion against Salvador in dispute regarding claims of United States citizens. Secretary Shaw modified customs rules to admit free luggage taken aboard and giving S3OO exemption on appeal. Captain Bertram S. Nqemann has been dismissed from marine corps as result of trial by court martial at Pensacola. The Presiilent has pardoned five union miners ndjutlged guilty of contempt <>f court in the western district of Virginia. The President opposes "cattle men’t bill.” which ptoposes to lease public domain for grazing purposes for 2 cents an acre. Captain Harry Littlefield, army surgeon in Philippines, traced origin of beriberi To Chinese white rice, by effect of diet on prisoners. The corner stone of the Ohio McKinley memorial college of government of the American university was laid May 14 by President Roosevelt. Congressman Foss, in speech on naynl appropriation bill, said few of navy’a ships have real fighting vainer most ves* seis now building are peace boats. Refusal of railroad presidents to agree to arbitration or make any concession to miners is said by attendant at Civie Federation conference to be cause of big coal strike. The United States Supreme Court decided that court martial of regular officers had no jurisdiction to try charges against Captnin Peter C. Deming of the volunteer service. British camp at New Orleans decided by President Roosevelt to be lawful, no recruiting done there, and mule shipments do not violate neutrality, though contraband. Admiral Coghlan Is to be second la rommnnd on the North Atlantic station. This station has increased in magnitude •nd importance to a point where Admiral Higginson, the commander-in chlef, feels that it would be prudent to have a second admiral attached to the station. Admiral Coghlan’a successor at captain of the yard at New York will be Captain P. F. Harrington.