Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-19
Plan IRRIGATION WORK
B1aminst on Of Two Wyoming Projects to
Be- Completed at Once.
NEW MEXICO ACRES ARE WITHDRAWN
P-repAEBtiOns for Colorado ana Cali
fornia schemes Also Being Made
@'$- by General Land once
Order.
tFrom a stan correspondents
Eel. els ss4.

WASHINGTON April Is~,-(special sTele-
gram)-Prof. jeremiah Ahern of the geo.
logical survey has been directed by Chief
Engineer Newell to proceed to northern
wyoming to complete the examination of
the proposed irrigation projects under the
national Irrigation act al Lake Desmet and
Piney creek in Toh1son and Sheridan coun-
ties. These sproIects were examined by
Captain II. NJ, Chittenden several years ago
and the Piney creek project was pronounced
by him feasible and Inexpensive. Chief En-
gineer Newell will VISIT the region named
later In the season, and has invited Sen
ator Warren to accompany him. Senator
Warren Will leave here tomorrow for his
home in Cheyenne. He will. accompany
General Corbin, who will go to st. Louis.
as far as Indianapolis, and expects to reach
Cheyenne Wednesday next
Withdraws Land for Water
The commissioner of. the r~Ageneral land
ONCE today ordered the temporary with
drawal from settlement Of about zoe. 900
acres Of land in New Mexico in connection
with the Urtpn lake irrigation. project. He
also ordered the temporary withdrawal of
small tracts in connection with the Prices
river scheme in New Mexico, the Grand
river, and Gupnison tunnel irrigation
schemes IN Colorado and 10 9eorado river
scheme IN CALIFORNIA. -tSaadi : SGs =
Military .s~anitarium i'm Islands
with the approval of the War department
GensraL Davis has arranged for the. erection
of stIsrge modern hospital and s~recupera-
tion. station In the mountains of the Phil
ipplnes. near Marlveles, at an elevation OF
about 8,oOO feet. It is intended to provide
a general station where officers and men
suffering from the effects Of tropical serv-
ice may be sent to recuporate.
Propose New Military Division.
A movement has been inaugurated to re-
establish military divisions with several de-
partments included in each. 1t has received
the endorsement OF high army ofheers and
will no doubt be taken up at an early day,
probably after the return Of Secretary Root
and Major General Corbin from st. Louis
It is, proposed to establish three divis-
ions. the Atlantic, the Mississippi or the
Missouri, and the Pacific. Each will be in
command OF a major general Of the army
The Atlantic divisions win be composed OF
the present Department Of the East, di-
vided INTO two departments, the old Depart
ment Of the Gulf to be re-establlshed with
headquarters at Atlanta. Ga. The middle
division VIII include Fthe present Depart
mentstof the Lakes, Missouri Dakota and
Texas, while the Pacific division will com
prise the, Departments Of California. Go
lumbia. and Colorado. Probably different
geographical lines OF departments Will be
made in order to secure the best results.
Postal Laws Expedient.
Postmaster General Payne today appointed
a committee 10 consider proposals for sup
plies for the postal service during the fiscal
year beginning July l. The bids will b.
openedsa at the supply division OF the de-
partmbnt on May 4.
The postmaster general some days agc
asked the comptroller Of the t%reasur!
whether in apportioning the appropriation