The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-07-24
WILL PROVIDE
CAMPING GROUNDS
For Regulars and Militia
Project to Retain Nor
re Castle
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Scripps -McRoe Press Assn.
Washington, D. c. July 24.--secre-
tary Root returned to Washington to-
day from his trip Of inspection Of west.
ern army posts. Immediately upon
his return he had a long interview
with Assistant Secretary Sanger about
departmental matters and the pro
posed increase in the capacity Of west
tern forts. With a view to providing
immense camping grounds for the
combined regular and militia forces.
While in the west the secretary gained
a very good idea of the needs at these
posts II his proposed plan Is to be car
ried out. and he win order a iudicious
allotment Of the s1,00O,OO0 provided
by congress for their enlargement.
The secretary was not ready to dis
cuss the plans in detail, however, as
he would have to take them up with
the Quartermaster general before any
thing could be done
while in Chicago Secretary Root was
Informed Of the application that had
been made by the sanitary commits
sion for an Increased flow OF water in
the drainage canal between o'clock
and midnight OF each day. He said
that the request had not been placed
before him officially and that he pre-
sumed IL would go through the usual
official channels. The several re-
quests for an increased supply OF
water for the sanitary canal had been
denied because OF the probability Of
further interference with navigation.
and the latest application would have
to be considered In the same light.
Secretary Root said that he would
not take any action until the engineer
officers here and at Chicago had reach.
ed a conclusion Il Is expected that
Major Wizards report VIII reach
here within week and that the pa.
pers viii be laid before the secretary
soon after that As has been init
mated. the engineer OFFICERS Of the de.
partment are favorable TO the PROPOSE.
tion, providing there Is no interfer-
ence with navigation in the river
Plan TO Garrison MORO Castle.
In official circles much qualification
IS Expressed over the tone OF the Gu
ban press on the proposition to have
the United states government retain
control Of tho fortfca,ioas at the en-
trance 10 the harbors az Havana and
Santiago and to garrison MORO castle
and the Santiago forhhcauons with
United s,stes troops Dr, HAl acting
secretary Of state said when asked
about the proposed move that It was
matter TO be arranged by treaty and
that could not be made until after the
formation OF the new government
Prominent war department officials
would not admit that any proposition
Of the kinl had been made to Cuban
leaders. The inference TO be drawn
from these statements is that the plan
Is merely tentative, put forth with
view 70 ascertainlng the sentiment In
Cuba The commendatory articles. it
Is pointed out are in the papers friend
~ TO the United States government
and it Is intimated here that Governor
General Wood and his friends on the
island have been instrumental ia Sc.
curing an Endorsement OF the plan. It
Is said that this Is merely part of
the general campaign that is now go
ing on ip Cuba to bring about annexa.
tion Of the island. ana Is merely the
entering wedge TO the accomplish.
ment az the purpose Of the admins /
traflon to bring the island into the
Union. as Hawaii Is now
Gage VIII Refund Duties.
Secretary Gage has made arrange
ments TO begin next week the repay
ment Of duties paid on imports from
Porto Rico prior to the passage Of the
Foraker act which were decided by
the supreme court decision in the De
Lima case 70 have been illegally col !
lected Having in mind the poAsibili-
~ o. a rehearing Of the insular cases. Il