The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-10-27
ALASKAN BOUNDARY.
A New Proposition Made by Canada
to Settle the Dispute.
ORDER ABOUT CATTLE SHIPMENTS.
secre AIRY of Agriculture Modiics Previous
Rcgulations-Thr Free Delivery service
the Vacant Brigid,cr Gcneralship
More Marines for Philippines.

Washington. oct 25-lt is said at
t,e state department that the PROPOSE
ton as to permanent Ala sltan bound
az" laid down by Sir Louis Davies, for
soc part of Canada, is nothing more or
Joss than summary of claims hereto
;ore preferred When the commission
was in session last spring and the
Canadian proposition was made to set
tie the boundary question by arbitra-
tion, the American commissioners re-
piled with an offer to accept arbitra-
tion with the proviso that no point
occupied by Americans for "A 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 Klondilte fields
be called into question by the arbtra-
ton. This was one of the final propo-
tions 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
tion, 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
ernment has already been informed of
that belief. Therefore, it seems prob
able that Sir Louis Davies proposition
will not. materially advance a perma-
nent settlement of the boundary ques-
tion, 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 1 from the quaran-
tined district. 1t permits shipment
after that date without any restric-
tions 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-
tion before January /.
THE FREE DELIVERY SERVICE.
Washington, Oct. GA very gratify-
ing showing for the free delivery SER.
ice is made in the annual report of the
operations of that bureau. There
We're so offices added to the free dc.
livery list, making n total of 73G. IAe
l4,256 carriers now on the rolls, is an
increase of four per cent. over the pre-
ceding year.
Tho Catholic Controversy In East 81. Louis.
Rome, oct. 25.-The following is the
text of the official instructions from
Cardinal Ledochowslli to the bishop of
Belleville, ILL.,, bearing on the recent
controversy in the Catholic church in
East st. Louis: "Remove Immediately
the accommodation from the parish
as they do not deserve it. Get Father
Cruise to resign nn3 appoint pastor of
their own nationality over them. ~ 1t