The Mena star., 1899-06-29
AFFAIRS IN O|JR COLONIES.
Because of the Large Volume of Business the Insular Division
 Will Be Enlarged.
CONFEDERATE DEAD AT ARLINGTON.
A Movement to Take Then Up and Reinter Them In the Confederate Cemetery at Woodside, Md.-Danger of a Collision Between Americans and Canadian Over the Disputed Boundary Line in Alaska.


 the Disputed Boundary Line in Alaska.
 Washington. June 2..-Because of the large volume of business connected with the administration of civil affairs in Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philip pines the war department will take action in few days looking to the en- largement of the division of insular af- fairs. It is apparent that if the bus- ness of this division continues to in- crease, as it has done within the last few months, the government will have what will be practically department of colonial affairs without action by congress. The insular division was organized soon after the signing of the peace protocol and has been conducted under the supervision of Assistant Sec rotary Meiklejohn. The division regulates trade and navigation with the islands examines the accounts of collectors of customs and dis bursing officers and has other duties connected with the civil administra- tion of affairs. War department officials who know the amount of work inci- dent upon the acquisition of the new colonies say there is no question of the need of a department of colonial affairs. It is often necessary to refer questions to the state department and the department of justice. making three departments, including the war department, which have to be con suited. Were single department in existence, it is declared, much delay in the transaction of business would be avoided.
 Confederate Dead at Arlington.
 Washington, June 27.-A movement in which confederate veterans of Wash ington are engaged is not in line with the presidents suggestion for joint care of the confederate graves, made in Georgia some months ago. These vet erans are seriously considering the advisability of removing the 141 bodies of confederate soldiers now buried at Arlington cemetery to the confederate cemetery at Woodside, Md, where there are inferred the bodies of con federate soldiers who fell in Earlys raid around Washington. The confed- crates who were buried at Arlington did not fall in battle, but died at the union hospital, which was situated during the civil war near the present site of Fort Myers. All sick confeder- ates captured in the vicinity of Wash ington were sent to this hospital No care, it is said, has been paid to the graves. Records of the names of the men buried have not been kept The remains, if removed, will be placed to- gether in one large mound, over which a suitable monument will be erected.
 Canadian Boundary Line Trouble.
 Washington, June 27.-The cond- tions along the provisional boundary line proposed by Secretary Hay in Alaska are becoming serious The state department officials are advised that there is immin ent danger of clash be- tween citizens of the United States and Canada in the disputed territory. The responsibility for any outbreak which would necessitate the sending of United States troops across the provisiona. line will be charged to Canada. which has persistently blocked the arbitration plans of England and the United States since last February The state department officials assert that any clash near the line will be en- tirely due to the impossibility of mak- ing laws for modus vivendi while the provisional line is held in abeyance. Were the line agreed to the United States and Great Britain would imme- diately formulate police and customs regulations which would guarantee protection for Americans on the Cana dian side and Canadians on the Ameri- can side.