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significant beginning to its present con

significant beginning to its present con-
dition Of unparalleled greatness.
Mr.. Hanna maintained that in order to
build up the American merchant marine
1t was necessary to have not only capi-
tai and experience but it was necessary
likewise ito afford our foreign carrying
trade protection-some kind of induce
ment" If this protection should be af-
forded, said Mr.. Hanna, the growth of
the American merchant marine would be
on par with the growth of the shipping
industry on the Great Lakes.
Mr. Hanna, in conclusion. said:
In my appeal to the American people
for the establishment of the big ship
building industry, | want to put it oil
higher grounds than mere dollars and
in patriotism and pride i'll our national
life. AS to the popularity or unpopular
-ity of this measure, L stand here to say
that every line of it is in the interest of
I make my appeal for its passage and
leave the question in your hands.
The senate then at 2:5Q p. M, on mo mo:
session, and at 3:25 adjourned.
HIT WANTS A TOGA.
Representative. HIT, of Illinois, today
| made formal announcement of his candi-
dacy for the United States senate. He
sent the following message to friends in
Illinois, who have expressed themselves
| in his favor and to state legislators in
his locality, as follows:
'T appreciate and accept the sugges-
| ton received from yourself and your leg
| islative colleagues that / be a candidate
| for the senate and will be grateful for
| Your support, esteerniGg that support an
| honor and earnestly hoping it may be
| successful
CHICAGolsuGANAL
Members the. Illinois delegation N
| congress, who are: interested In the
canal connection of the Mississippi river
| and the great lakes by water of the Chi
! cago sanitary canal, have been advised
| that the report of the commission of the
United States army engineers, about to
be sent to congress, is not entirely IA
vorable to the project. The report Is
| still i'll the possession of the war depart
| ment, but it understood the project of a
| fourteen-foot canal lock from Lockport,
| at the foot of the sanitary canal, and
| thence down the Desplaines and Illinois
rivers to the. Mississippi river, is disap-
proved by the commission, though i'm
! pliedly it is stated that If the plan Is
| extended on TO ST. Louis, a distance OF
| forty miles, it would be approved. In
! view of the report it is said that future
surveys will have in mind the extern
sion of the. waterway through to st.
Louis.
The commission estimates that the cost
of the fourteen-foot cut from Lockport
to the Mississippi river will be about
$50 00N, ,OG0 No estimate is made on the
| through project to st. Louis.
NAMED BY MKINLEY.
The president today sent the following
nominations to the senate:
John c. Clements, of Georgia, to be an
Interstate commerce commissioners re-
appointment
TO1 Of RI ha
| commissioner of internal revenue. (The
! nomination of Mr.. zYerkes to be collector
| of internal revenue for the Eighth dis
trict of Kentucky withdrawn,ls
Lawrence r. Watts, to be postmaster
at London, o.
Army-Maj. Henry c. Ward, Twelfth
infantry, to be lieutenant colonel; Capt
Thos. 5. McCaleb, Twenty-third infantry,
to be major: Capt. Thomas F. Da-
Wis, Fifteenth infantry to be major
First Lieutenant j. L. Hines, Second in
/ fantry, to be captain: FRS Lieutenant
| G. H. B. Smith, Fourth infantry, to be
| captain; Second Lieutenant G. D. Jarrett.
Twelfth infantry, to be first lieutenant.
APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED.
Combinations by the senate:
Leslie Combs, of Lexington, KY, to
! be pension agent at Louisville.
To be members of the executive coun-
Gil of Porto Rico ..,..~.,..
jose GuStmann BeniteZ, of Ponce; Jose
Gomez Brioso, of Ponce.
A. q. Blanchard, of Louisiana, to be
third secretary Of the embassy at Paris.
P, ID. Cunningham, of Tennessee, to be
consulting engineer in the international
boundary commission (MeXican)
Consuls-Church Howe of Nebra ska.
| at Sheffield, England; j. C. Ingersoll, of
Illinois, at Carthagena, Colombia