Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-09
WASHINGTON TOPICS
Boundary Stones Discovered on
Alaskan Line.
The Presidents Plans for the Rest OF
the Summer.
Buildings on Cushng's Island-Thc
New Hall of Records.

Buildings on cushins's IsIand-Thc
New Hall of Records.
Washington, June Sit is impossi-
Bile to learn at the state Department
whether or not Count Baronom'S alleged
discovery of boundary stones affecting
Dawson City, mentioned in recent san
Francisco dispatch, has been conmuni-
Gated to the department formally, Tor
the reason that the department is bound
by the rules of international courtesy
to refrain from disclosing any part of
the case it has prepared for SUBMISSION
to the Alaskan boundary commission.
so this revelation of Baranoffs may or
may not be included. 1t is. however.
pointed out that that part or Alaska
next to Dawson City is separated from
the Canadian possessions by an ami
trary line fixed by a magnetic meridian,
therefore the location of ancient bound
airy monuments would be of little
value at the present day, for all that
would be necessary to establish the line
beyond question would be to make Il set
of astronomical and magnetic observa-
tons to determine the exact location OF
the Hist degree of longitude, Il task
which could be completed in one season.
1t appears that since the government
began the collection of data bearing
on the boundary line controversy it has
| been dcluged with letters from all sorts
of people protesting secret knowledge
OF important facts relating to the loca-
ton of the boundary line. The depart
ment has gone so far as to have expert
examinations made in half dozen in
stances where trapncrS and Indians.
Russians and miners have reported tn"
discovery of missing boundary stones,
but us already stated, whether or not
it has strengthened its case by any of
these searches it refuses to disclose at
this moment.
1t is not known at the White House
how long the president will remain in
Washington before going to his home
at oyster Bay. 1t is thought to be like
ly that he will get away from here the
last of this month and that he will
stay at oyster Bay until some time in
September
The President will go this week to
Cleveland. Ohio, to attend the marriage
of Senator Humans daughter. Return
ing here he will go to Baltimore juno
Is. to be present at the festival of the
German Sacngerfest. and the next day,
the 10th, will go to Charlottesville, Va,
to attend the commencement exercises
of the University of Virginia. 1t is not
known that he has made any other en-
gagements for out-of-toWn trips after
L.,
goes to oyster Bay he will devote his
time to passing upon the many Things
that arc awaiting mis- attention. These
include matters of general and wide
spread interest. and nearly all possess
features of interest to numerous per-
sons.
Secretary Root has decided that
buildings may be erected upon land on
Cushine's Island, Maine, before title is
actually vested in the United states.
The law prior to 1898 provided that no
buildings fer any purpose should be
| erected by the United States until the
| title to the ground was complete, but
| Joint resolution passed that year pro-
vidcd that buildings for emergencies
could be erected before the tide was
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| for range finders and other purposes in
| connection with the coming military
manpuvers are needed, and that is
recognized az an emergency, and the
premit is granted It is the intention
| of tho government to complete the
purchase of the land.
Commissioner Jones of the Indian
| bureau has returned to his desk after
an absence of over three months. Mr.
Jones left here in March and made
tour Of the Indian agencies in Arizona
| and New Mexico. He found the con-
ditioas there everything that could be
desired. He then proceeded to
Chicago. where he opened bids for
certain supplies for the Indian agencies
| after which he went to New York,
| where he performed the same 'ryicC.
FOR tho past eight weeks Commits
sioncr Jones has been going back and
forth between New York and Chicago,
| looking after contracts for supplies for
the Indians. He says that the con-
| dtion of things in the matter of
supplies for his bureau was ali that
| could be expected. The prices were
higher on some of the articles than
were asked last year, While on some
articles the prices We're lower. The
supplies have practically all been con-
tracted for now and the contracts are
in the office of the assistant secretary
of the interior for approval. ~
"
Mr.. Robert S. Mccormick, United
States ambassador to Russia. called at
| the State Department last week and
paid his respects to Secretary Hay. He
afterwards took luncheon with Maj.
| Gen. and Mrs. Corbin. lie is on his
way to Cleveland to attend the mar
| riage of his sen to Senator Hama's
daughter or the 10th of the month.
The ambassador made brief oral
report to the secretary Of conditions I'M
| Russia when he left st. Petersburg and
| incidentally took occasion to point oHt
| that he had been wrongly quoted in q
newspaper as declaring that Russia
| intended to remain permanently in
Manchuria. The substance of his
statement was that Russia had large
| interests in Manchuria. and that she