The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-16
REMINDFUL OF THE
INAUGURATION
OF LINCOLN
Interesting Picture of a Mem
Orable Scene Of 1861 =
Locating Irrigation Works
Cause Of the Difficulty in
the Red Cross Society.
From the Globe Washington Bureau.

An interesting photograph and one
having also historic value, was re-
ceived lately by Representative Robert
II. Hit, of Illinois. 1t was taken in
1865, when camera fiends and snap
shelters were not so numerous, and
represents President Lincoln deliver
Ing his second inaugural address to a
crowd assembled before the east front
of the capitol. The presidents face
slightly blurred from the movement of
his head as emphasized his utterances,
but he is easily recognizable, as are
some twenty other public men Of that
day, who were assembled about him.
They all have been picked out, and
their names recorded on the back. Mr..
Hit was present, but stood so near
the camera that he was not included.
1t was just few days before the
assassination, and Mr.. Hit recalls see
ing Wilkes Booth standing near him in
the crowd. Mr.. Hit had some slight
acquaintance with Booth, having met
him at boarding house where they
both lodged. At the moment the pho
tograph was taken Booth was no doubt
meditating the details of the plot for
abducting Lincoln and carrying him a
prisoner to Richmond. This was the
original plan. but was altered in favor
of assassination.
CanadianAmeric Relations.
Sometimes early in March the Joint
high commission will probably assem-
bic and take up again the subject Of
closer commercial relations between
the United States and Canada. The
ratification of the Alaskan boundary
treaty and the prospect of settlement
Of that dispute has removed the main
stumbling block which stood in the way
of accomplishing what the joint high
set about. In the beginning the Alas
kan dispute was supposed to be Incl
dental, but it grew until it became
paramount. Of late there has been a
growing demand in the middle West
for better market facilities in Canada,
which demand is made urgent by the
strong tide of emigration from Mime
sofa and the Dakotas into Manitoba,
the new wheat country.
Prison Ship Martyrs Monument.
A circular has been issued by the
Sons of the American Revolution call
ing attention to the fact that $4,000
Is still required to complete the fund of
100000 to erect the Prison Ship Mar
tyrs'" monument, which is to be erect
ed at the Brooklyn navy yard, the
site Of the death in British hulks of
1000 colonial prisoners.
Irrigation Works.
A few weeks now should make
known to the country where the first
governments aided irrigation projects
are to be located. There Is the tidy
sum of $4,000 now to the credit of
that accOunt-which will do very we'll
for a starter. Mr.. Newell, Of the geo.
logical survey, who has been intrusted
by the secretary of the interior with
the work, has collected about all the
data needed for determining where to
begin, and has put that data in a spe-
cial report before Secretary Hitchcock.
The latter has been examining it, and
is expected soon to say the word.
More than a dozen possible locations
have been withdrawn from the public
domains, and subjected to examina-
tons and surveys, covering their phys
zeal characteristics, and all legal and
other questions likely to arise from the
building of a huge reservoir and SyS-
tenn of canals. OF these dozen posi-
bilities, it is said that three sites will
be chosen and dams started. They will
be carried simultaneously, but one will
receive special attention, with view
to it's earlier completion, so it may
serve as an object lesson In the value
of goVernment-aided irrigation.
Open Sessions Better.
Since the Lessler bribery scandal the
house committee on naval affairs feels
that it will not be wise to continue the
practice of secret sessions. Mr. Foss'
committee has been the only one which
has presumed to exclude the public, as
represented by the numerous special
correspondents, from it's hearings and
deliberations. For this reason and
others the committee has been, for
some time under susptcion-so to
speak. There was not the surprise,
therefore, that might have been antici-
pated, when the LESSER Quigg- Kerr
Hunton, etc, thing went Off
Rockefeller and the Senators.
Senators contend that the Standard
OIL company, and it's president, Mr.
Rockefeller, has perfect right to send
kilograms, and their attorneys, to urge
the passage or otherwise, Of legislation.
But neither SpoOner, Allison, Aldrich,
Hale, Kean, Plat, Elkins or Depew has
explained why he should consider it
necessary to deny the receipt Of such
petitions" They never hesitate to
them by the Women's Christian Tenn
perance union, or the American FEEDER
alton of Labor.
Extra Session Likely.
1t certainly does look as if there
would be an extra session of the SEN
ate. With the statehood bill still
Ouo1ICooJ II1SIS Is OOIdlOI
Morgan Of Alabama, more garrulous
than photograph, with yards and
yards of talk about the Colombian
treaty, which he is desperately deter
mined to unwind. Meantime the op-
tons on the Panama canal properties
and franchises have barely fortnight
to live. And the Cuban reciprocity
treaty is ''in statu Quay" And Uncle
Teddy says he will have that Cuban
treaty. If il takes all summer
Roosevelt and the Red Cross.
President Roosevelt regrets the con-
dition of affairs which has rendered it
necessary for him to sever his official
connection with the Red Cross society.
There is no doubt that the society has
a severe setback from the
letter which went out over the sigma
ture Of Secretary CortelyOu, at the
direction, in which it was
that no further use be made
of the name of the president and mem
bers of the cabinet. The difficulty
seems to be a lack of good business
more than anything else.
officials do not take any
stock in the reports that Miss Barton
is becoming weak minded, nor do they
believe that there has been any inten-
tional Misrepresentation or misuse of
But they do doubt the good
business judgment of the Red Cross
president.
Miss Barton is a nurse primarily.
She has done magnificent work, and is
highly respected for her abilities in
that line and her past services to hui
mainly. Now that the war is over and
the society is not actively employed,
Miss Barton has become involved in
the task of organizing and promoting a
large business proposition. 1t includes
the handling of vast sums of money
contributed from many sources, keep
ing the money invested, and maintain
ing such equipment as renders the soci-