The Mena star., 1899-02-01
D.LL FOR RIGHT OF WAY.
A Measure Providing for the Pas sage of Railroads Through
 Indian Lands.
THE AMERICAN DISPLAY AT PARIS.
Fsrd Peck Wants the Appropriat'oas Com- mittes to Give Him ss00,O0O More I"wtas Ask Congress to subsidlzs . Kioadtke Raiiroad-Inquiry as 60 shs kizs of National Hank Loans.

Aioootke H@uroad-Euqutry as tO the
 size of National Hank Loans.
 Washington. Jan. 80 Senator Petit grew has introduced bill to provide for the acquiring of rights of way by railroad companies through Indian reservations, Indian lands and Indian allotinents The bill provides that no railroad company shall have a right of way of more than 50 feet in width ex- cept where there are heavy cuts and fills, when it shall not exceed 100 feet map of the survey must be filed with and approved by the sec retary of the interior. Compensation to I indians for right of way, or damage, Is to be de- termined under the directio of the secretary. The term of all franchises is to be 30 years. Where n railr oad Is constructed under provisions of this act through Indian territory there shall be paid by the railroad company to the secretary of the interior for the particular nation through whose lands the road may be located such an an- fnal charge as may be presc ribed by the secretary, not less than Sl5 for ach mile of road. The secretary is lso given authority to fix ire ght and 'assenger rates, If not other wise pre- scribed by law.
 The Americaa Display at Paris.
 Washington, Jan. 30. Mir. Fred Peck, the director general of the American display at the Paris exposi- tion, is going before the co mmittee of appropriations to ask for $500 ,000 more. Congress has already appropriated S650. .000. Plans have been laid by Mfr. Peck and his staff which call for the expenditure of sl,45o, 900. No nation approached such liberalty for the worlds fair at Chicago. Great ritain, Germany and France spent le ss than S500,0o0 each. When Mir. P eek ap- neared before the committee tn nrge the additional sum he will enc oun ter some hard questions. Membe of the committee on appropriations have learned that Mir. Peck's recent visit to Paris to inspect the space allotted cost more than the entire expense of the American peace commission. The di- rector general took with him to Paris party of 42 persons.
 Want subsidy tor Kiondiks Line.
 
 men here asked congress to grant a su ubsidy of $l6 900 mile for a railway and telegraph line to the Klondike. Representative Curtis, of Iowa, intro duced bill in the house to carry out the wishes of the syndicate, which is composed of Charles c. Gil man, of Marshalltown, la; John NJ. Wiley, of Washington; John G. Radcliffe. of Waukon. Ia.. and Albert w. Hersgord, Thomas J. Hasset William Quigley, Marshall M. Walker and Martin M. Moore, of Dubuque Ia. These mer have organized the Copper River X Yukon Railroad company. They ask congress to grant them rights to incor- porate for 50 years and to give them right of way for railroad and tele- graph line from Valdez Inlet, Alaska, to the Yukon district.
 Size or National Bank Loans.
 Washington, Jan 30. An inquiry regarding the size of the loans made by national banks probably will be embodied by Comptroller of the Cur rency Dawes in his next annual re- port. The question has often been asked at the comptroller's office how large a proportion of the national bank loans were for small amounts and how many for very large amounts. The comptroller will prepare schcd- ule when the time comes for the in- quiry. asking statement of the num- Der of loans by classes, beginning with those of $50 and under and going up ward by hundreds and thousands