The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-25

key Moreover, being located in the
Armenian district, where so many out
RACES upon Christians have occurred, it
is extremely desirable that our govern
ment should have some impa rtial and
creditable representative to protect the
interests of American citizens
The last adverse decision of the Tur-
ish government in this matter has not
modified the orders TO the big batteship
Kentucky to proceed from Naples to
Smyrna She will sail today, and arrive
at Smyrna Monday or Tuesday next.
1t is, of course, not expected that the
ship is to. make war single-handed on
Turkey, but it is thought that the moral
| influence of this exhibition of American
naval power may be beneficial in settling
the question of exequatur, as well as the
Iong-pending missionary claims against
Turkey.
WANTS NEW CATTLE TRAIL.
George R. Peck. counsel for the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad. was
at the Indian Office today arranging for
the establishment of a cattle trail across
the northern portion of the cheyenne
river Indian reservation in South Dakota
Ihls will shorten the distance between
the grazing lands to the west of the res
erva ton and the railroad on the east by
winch the cattle are shipped to market.
The Indians will be compensated for the
use of their reservation.
WHAT TAMs HAS TO SAY.
Tams Btxby. chairman of the Dawes
4ndlan commission, is in Washington at
the request of Secretary Hitchcock. He
says he does not know why he is called
here, unless it is to talk over the flu
ture work of the commissioner.
When asked if he had another resig-
nation IN his pocket, Mr.. Bixby said he
had not.
Discussing Chairman Rosing's PROPOSE
lion of the recount of the vote IN Ger.
tain counties in the state. Mr.. Bixb-
said:
IF I should be consulted in regard to
that proposal, should oppose it vigor-
ously
Il do not favor a recount by agree
| meTlt between the committees
Mr. Bixby's announcement that he
will not resign from the Dawes commits
sion would seem to indicate that he viii
not accept the Office of secretary Of
Governor Van SAINT.
ARID LAND IRRIGATION.
The secretary of the interior will ask
| for an appropriation of S256.000 for irri-
| CATION surveys during the next fiscal
| year, and he will probably get $200, 900,
| which is about double the appropriation
made at the last session of congress.
| The $20o,000 will be expended in con-
! tinuing the surveys of the water courses.
| ,rhe engineers of the geological survey
! are making irrigation maps of the arid
regions, just as they have made mineral
maps of mountain states. These maps
viii show the irrigation basins, the
| watersheds and the volume of supply,
and indicate the best sites for storage
| reservoirs.
| The agricultural department is making
| other maps showing the location and
| area of lands in the arid states that
| may be irrigated. That is. while tie
geological survey is determining how
much water can be gained for irrigation
and where ii comes from, the agricultu-
raj department is showing where it can
be applied TO the greatest advantage.
COMMISSIONER WILSON ILL.
Commissioner Wilson of the internal
revenue bureau. is i'll at his hotel in this
city, with a complication of bronchial
and kidney troubles. His condition is
considered serious.
EFFECTS OF DECEASED SOLDIERS.
Unclaimed effects of deceased soldiers
arriving on transports from abroad, or
now in the hands of the depot quarter
master in San Francisco, will be sent,
carefully packed and marked, and ac-
companied by an official copy of the in
ventOry, to the commanding officer, Fort
Marion Cal. The latter officer will des-
ignate an officer to take charge OF all Of
fects now at that post and to arrive, and
to dispose of them in accordance with in
structions embodied in the army regula-
lions