Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-26
ALASKAN BOUNDARY.
A New Proposition Made by Canada
to Settle the Dispute.
ORDER ABOUT CATTLE SHIPMENTS.
Secretary Of Agriculture MOdifies Previous
Regulsti0ns--The Free Delivery Service
The Vacant Brigadisr Generalship
More Marines for PhilIppineA

ton as to permanent Ala skan bound
ary laid down by Sir Louis Davies, for
the part Of Canada, is nothing more or
less than summary Of claims hereto
fore preferred. When the commission
was In session last spring and the
Canadian proposition was made to set
tie the boundary question by arbitra-
ton, the American commissioners re-
piled with an offer to accept arbtra-
ton with the proviso that no point
occupied by Americans for specified
term Of years should be submitted to
the arbitration. In other words, the
term was SO fixed that by no possibility
could the title to Skaguay, Dyea, or
any other place that the Americans
had occupied for period represented
by the discovery Of the Klondike fields
be called into question by the arbitra.
ton. This was one of the final propo,
tons rejected by the Canadian COM
missioners which caused the failure Of
the joint conference. Since that time
there have been several suggestions in
the nature of compromises, and includ-
ed among these was one like this en-
bodied in Sir Louis Davies PROPOSE
ton, namely: That the United States
should confirm the Canadian title to
Pyramid harbor in return for Canadian
confirmation of the American title to
Skaguay and Dyea. 1t is not possible
to accurately forecast the view that the
state department will take Of this last
proposition, but it may be proper to
recall the fact that in the opinion of
the department, Canada has no more
claim to Pyramid harbor than it has to
Skaguay or Dyea and the British gov.
eminent has already been informed Of
that belief. Therefore, IT seems prob
able that Sir Louis Davies proposition
will not materially advance perma-
nent settlement Of the boundary ques-
ton, and that the two countries will
continue to act for some time to come
under the terms Of the modus vivendi
recently arranged by Secretary Hay
and Mr.. Tower.
ORDER ABOUT CATTLE SHIPMENTS.
Washington, Oct 25.--The secretary
of agriculture has promulgated an
order modifying previous regulations
concerning the shipments Of cattle
after November l from the quaran.
tined district. 1t permits shipment
after that date without any restric.
tons except those in Tennessee, Mis-.
souri,, Kansas, western Texas, Okla
homa, New Mexico and Arizona.
Cattle intended for these states are
allowed to be shipped after undergo
ing inspection and being found free
from infection. As the regulations
stood before the change was made it
prohibited shipment without inspec-
ton before January |.
THE FREE DELIVERY SERVICE.
Washington, Oct. 25 A very crafty
ing showing for the free delivery serv-
ice is made in the annual report of the
operations of that bureau. There
were 50 offices added to the free de-
livery list, making total of 7S6. The
IA, 256 carriers now on the rolls, is an
increase of four per cent. over the pre-
ceding year, The gross receipts were
SOS, o57,sl6 an increase of almost %
per cent
VACANT BROADER GENERALsHIP.
Washington, Oct. 25.-It was posi-
lively stated at the war department
yesterday afternoon that no decision
had been reached in reference to the
vacant brigadier generalship in the
regular establishment resulting from
Gen. Skaters retirement 1t is gen.
orally understood that the decision
now rests between Lawton and Mac
Arthur, but the presidents choice has
not been announced
MORE MARINES FOR THE PHILIPPINES
Washington, Oct 25 Secretary
Long has issued an order for the dis
patch of another battalion of marines
to Cavite the naval station near Ma
Mia. The marines are now being
gathered together from Washington,
League island and Boston andprobably
will be transported to the Philippines
on the cruiser Buffalo.
AT HAYES FORMER HOME.