The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-04-03
TREATY RATIFIED
CUBAN AND AMERICAN SIGMA
TURES AFFIXED.
WHAT THE NEXT STEP WILL Be
The Special Train on Which the Presi-
dent Will Swir1 Around the Circle
Offer of Bonds to the Treasury De-
partment.

WASHINGTON-The Cuban reci-
procity treaty was finally ratified at
the State department Wednesday by
Secretary Hay and Senor Quesada
There" was little formality about the
exchange. One copy of the treaty SER
we'd and this was delivered to the Gu
ban minister In addition Secretary
Hay and the Cuban minister signed a
protocol reciting the act of the ex-
change. The copy of the treaty signed
Wednesday will be sent to Cuba and
when the other copy bearing Presi-
dent Palma's signature is received
here it will be placed on file in the
state department. The next step in
order will be the proclamation of the
treaty, but this cannot be done until
the house of representatives acts
on 1t.
The special train on which the pres
fdent will leave here Wednesday for
his western trip will be furnished by
the Pennsylvania railroad and will be
one specially decorated and equipped
for the trip.
1t will consist of six cars, manned
by picked crew, with Conductor Will
liam III. Johnson, who has been with
the president on many trips, in charge.
Spencer Murry will be IN charge OF
the presidents car, which will be the
private car Elysian. 1t has a parlor
and observation compartment, three
state sleeping rooms, a dining room,
two sleeper sections, a kitchen anG
sleeping section for servants. The
other cars of the train will be the
Texas, a compartment sleeper; Sene-
gal, a section sleeper; st. James,
diner, Atlantic, combination buffet
and baggage car, and regular bag
gage car The trip will continue from
April l until June 5-nine weeks and
three days. During that time the pres
ident will travel about $4,000 miles.
John Burroughs, the poet naturalist
of New York. arrived here Wednes
day He will accompany President
Roosevelt until he arrives at ST. Louis,
making the tour of the Yellowstone
Park with him. From st. Louis Mr.
Burroughs will return to New York
President Nicholas Murry Butler OF
Columbus university will join the par
ty at St Louis and will be the presi-
dents guest until he arrives in Cali
fornia. When that state is reached |
the president will be joined by Benja-
min Wheeler, president of the Univer-
sity of California. who will accompany
him, through the state.
Up 10 the hour of closing the de-
partment Wednesday the secretary OF
the treasury had received offers of 5
and per cent bonds in exchange for |
2 per cent consoIs amounting to S. |
6I7,OOO
A number of prominent people who |
have been identified with the Red |
Cross organization have united in |
making representations to John w. |
Foster concerning that organization.
They express the opinion that 1.-The |
financial arrangements of the organi-
zation need reorganization in order
to merit the confidence of the pub
lie" They also indorse 1.-The efforts
now being made by some of the prom
inent members of the Red Cross in
Washington to thoroughly reorganize
that organization and to provide for
careful and business-like administra-
tion of its finances" Among the sig
natures are Bishop Henry C. Potter,
Spencer Trask, Robert C. Ogden and
GuStave H. SchWab.