The Elbert County tribune., 1902-07-17

BOARD. has been prepared and VIII be
submitted to the President before final
action is taken.
The contract made by the Louisiana
Purchase exposition committee to keep
the fair closed on Sunday in compli-
ance with the act creating the com.
mission has been received at the
Treasury Department. II was signed
by fifty-four commissioners.
The controller of the treasury has
decided that the salaries and expenses
OF the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Commission can not be paid until the
provision OF the act approprlating So
100000 for the exposition which re-
quires ms a condition precedent that
the directors shall contract to close
the gates to visitors on Sunday during
tho whole duration of the fair is exc
cuted.
Indications are that by next spring
the secretary of the interior will,
through the geological survey, begin
work on the first irrigation system 20
r. built under the recently enacted
INV. Where this project will be To-
Gated has NOT been determined, but in
all probability 1t will be project of
modest proportions costing from $500
900 TO $1,O00,OOO. and one whose sue
t''o 40 tttrohdulN
Charles ]. Jones. popularity known as
Buffalo Jones, has been appointed
buffalo warden for Yellowstone Park.
Mr.. Jones has devoted much attention
TO the preservation of the American
bison and was largely instrumental in
obtaining an appropriation during the
last session of Congress for the estab-
lishment OF government buffalo
ranch in the Yellowstone Park. This
establishment will be In Mr.. Jones
charge.
The navy department contemplates
making a material reduction of the
naval forces on the Asiatic station
soon. While our interests in the East
are most important. 1t is thought here
that the large number of American
warships gathered In Chinese and Phil
ippine waters is much above the pro-
per ratio. The plans, 1t is said, con-
template ordering at least one of the
flag commanders on the Aslatic sta
tion to other duty.
Assistant Attorney General Charles
W. Russell is completing his prepara-
tions, and within week will start
for Paris to investigate the ability of
the new Panama Canal Company to
give the United States a satisfactory
title TO concessions and property on
the isthmus. When this preliminary
work shall have proceeded to a GER
, tain point the attorney general. ac-
cording to the presidents expressed
wish, will probably go over and look
into the matter. He has invited SEN
ator Spooner to go along and assist
him, in view of the senator's we'll
known familiarity with the matter
Land the attorney generals opinion of
his ability, and hopes that he will go.
Secretary Moody. after consultation
with his bureau chiefs, has given or
ders that one of the battleships au-
thorized Mt the last session of Com
grcss be constructed at the New York
navy yard. The secretary was under
strong pressure in this matter. Be
sides New York, Norfolk and Boston
We're competitors for the work. The
secretary was finally Influenced in his
decision by these facts: That no less
than two years time would be re
quired to bring the plant Mt Boston
up to a point where 1t could undertake
the work of building a battleship: also
that the $4,000 authorized by Con-
gress to be expended in making ready
for the construction of the ship would
be insufficient at Boston.
Senator Warren of Wyoming called
upon the President few days ago and
suggested that he take trip this sum-
mer through the northern tier OF west
ern states adjoining the Canadian bor-
der. President Roosevelt had some
time since suggested n horseback ride
across Wyoming. and Mr.. Warren told
the president he would arrange relays
OF horses for such trip IL the Presi-
dent would take 1t. The plan would be
to give the President jaunt of several
hundred miles through Wyoming and
Montana from the line of the Union
Pacific to some point on the Northern
Pacific. 1t would take the President
through part of the country where
he rode the range when In the cattle
business along the Little Missouri in
the early eighties.
The navy department has its plans
practically complete for the four big
warships Just authorized by the new
naval law, and to bear the names of
Louisiana. Connecticut, Tennessee and
Washington. The distinctive features
of the new ships are the strength and
arrangement of their batteries, and a |
greater thickness In armor. The bat
tleships are to have a displacement of |
10000 tons, and will be built for a |
speed of eighteen knots. Their batter !
les viii consist of four twelye-inch |
guns, eight eight-inch guns, twelve !
seven-inch and twenty three-inch guns,
and a large number of smaller weap-
ons, scattered over the ship. The ar
mored cruisers are to have n displace-
ment of 1880 tons. and a speed of /
twenty-five knots. Their batteries Will |
consist Of four ten-inch guns, sixteen
six-inch and twenty-five three-inch |
guns. and a large number of smaller |
ones.
After the din OF military and naval |
operations on Long Island sound the
first week In August dies away, the
war departments attention and en-
ergy will be turned to the military