The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-07-24

cock say>: ~<<lec<ions have been nsd<
In advance IN a e5~>rh-t liberal man.
ncr IN orders 10 aloe the consideration
q alternative projects or rrovi3e for un-
iorseea contingencies. ID - the sxpec-
tatIou 10 pat survesiug parties .mmedi-
sieie in thc Acid ard ~ soon a. possible
% Restore to enirg the iands not needed
Snsseyins parties are nov working -
the -. Nerv's and Gunnison projects AUD
y = kopei 70 examine the others before
,aN. Mr.. Newell has gone West 20 con
igr sith bic engineers in the field and
With those private and State enriueers
IN e0nreetios with ~hom be has hereto
fore worked. On bis return. Ia is anti
eipated that the Secretary viii be able 10
make a dcisite selection Vt the project.
which viii be first developed and 20 an
nounce the approximate location of the
reservoirs 20 be constructed
With The dslivcrance Of the last letter
Of Secretary Root 10 the Vatican and the
receipt Of it, Acknowledgement. the ne
eotiati0hs which Governor Taft has been
conducting at Rome have been practical
" suspended. In accordance With the
Wish OF The Secretary Of War, thev will be
resumed at somc future date In Manila.
where Governor Taft can devote a por-
i0u Of bis time 40 them without iuterfer.
euce with his other duties. SO far a. the
facts have been revealed 10 the press. they
do not seem 10 suhstantiate any claim Of
decisive victory ou either side. These
points. boz evea which have been deter
inined, have been decided iu accordance
rith the views OF che administration and
these Be- reason 90 hope that Whsn the
negotiations SIRE fnally concluded they
may ne regarded q a victor Tor Ameri-
caa diplomacy.
n Is significant Of The quality OF the
alleged "ncvs' sent ont from Oyster Bay
that the President has been Obliged 10
deny a rumor 10 tho effect that bis daugh-
Ter vas engaged e. Lieut.. Robert Sfer-
ling CLARK of New York. On so doing.
Me-. Roosevelt states that Mics. Roosevelt,
has NOT even q speaking acquaintance
with Che gentleman whose name has been
sa iooiislly coupled with hers.
Superintendent of the Capitol. Elliott
Woods. BE- pushing with all possible haste
the work of redecorating Statuarv Han.
and hopes TO have che work completed
when Che %. A. r. meets Boo Washington
Boo October. Work on the House docu-
mcut room is progressing rapidly and 30
81 hoped that every evidence OF repairs
and Improvements win he out of chs uav
by the time mentioned.
With a meeting between Secretary
Hav and >cror Donchn. the Colombian
Minister. held on Thursday. The consid-
CREATION oi thc treaty with that country
has hccn Discontinued. pending the re-
Gel Do h1 Nr. concha of thc approval hv
his government of thc steps ALREADY Ia
kcu. Secretary Hay has gone 90 his
summer home Boa Nos Hampshire and
h's With considerable "iiplomicr made
public tlc statement thatauv oaicc-seeker
Who folloes Dim there uil De courteous
y received, bui VIII forfeit all chance OF
appointment Mr. Hay Alec Informed the
newspaper men chat there was no hotel
nor other accommodation foe strangers
In fnc vicinity ol his home. Secretary
Coriclyou. acting for the President. has
accepted an Invitation for the latter 90
10, a hrici visit 90 Mr.Hay while on hi.
New England "Trip