The Lamar register., 1904-01-06

mittee on naval affairs. says that y i
the intention 70 make provision for an
other liberal addition 70 the navy dur
trz the present session o. Congress
He says that when The additions al
ready authorized are completed the
United States will have more pow
erful navy than any other nation eI-
cept Great Britain
In v!ez Of ne fact that many thOu-
sands uf people in al pa-ts OF the
country are interested in the resuiC OF
a guessing contest a 10 the number oi
eigars on which tax was paid in No
vamher. the internal revenue bureau
asks that public announcement be
made Of the number Of cigars on
which tax va- paid a. s. per thousand
during November. 1909. which Is SIS
1910.
Senator Burrows. chairman ot the
senate committee on privileges and
elections. which j. conducting the in
ves-igat!0n Of the charges against SEN
atCr Reed Smoot Of Utah is reported
20 have said that the committee would
probably meet January 9Th for the con-
rlnuariou Of the inquiry. While Sena-
tor Burrows has received 10 notifca-
ton from Senator SmCOt lie thinks IL
probable that the reply Of the latter
TO the charges against him Will be
ready by the time mentioned
At the personal request Of President
/ Roosevelt Ginord Pinchot and F. II
Newell. Of the public land commission,
viii attend the conventions Of the Ma
iona. Live Stock and National Wool
. Growers associations. to be held in
Portland Oregon January llth TO 18th,
. II Is the Presidents wish that Messrs.
Pinchot and Newell OBJ ain all inform
alton possible from the discussions Of
. forestry irrigation and public land
questions before the conventions. which
| viii be participated in by delegates
| from western states. Land Commis-
sioner Richards. president Of the com
mission. is unable to attend the CON
ventions by reason Of pressure OF dU-
ties in his department.
w. secretary Of the interior has di-
rected that the worl, of making a!lot-
ments OF lands to Indians on the Sho-
] shOne. Wyoming reservation, which
/ has been suspended several years
/ shall be resumed The work Of allot-
ment is preliminary to the proposed
opening Of part OF the reservation to
public settlement. All members Of the
[ wyoming delegation nave been persist
ent in urging that action looking to the
opening of the reservation be taken
and the secretary OF the interior has
| promised to send special agent OF
/ the Indian office to negotiate with the
/ Indians for the purchase OF part OF
| the reservation lands as soon as such
agent is available.
I Indian Inspector jenkins is at the
/ ColviIle Indian agency. Washington. in
/ yestigating the charges against Indian
Agent A NJ. Anderson. The charges
| include alleged irregularities in vouch-
. ers executed some time ago. There are
{ are number of other charges. inClud-
ing some growing ont of religious diff
CultieS The Indians in the Coeur d.
Alcne agency. Idaho. which is under
I the same administration as the Colville
/ agency. are regarded by the departmeU'
as being in need of but little super
| vision. owing to their progressive ideas.
and its separation from the Colville
| agency and the appointment OF a sub
agent there has been urged 1t is
/ probable that a government farmer will
| be appointed to take charge of the
/ Occur d'Alene reservation.
Announcement is made that bids for
| the new Philippine friars land loan OF
| 81 200 600 will be received up to D. m
January IL. and allotments will be
made February :, 1904.
Rear Admiral Wise. commanding the
training squadron. has been ordered to
take his ships from New Orleans to
Pensacola. where they will spend some
time in exercises The work of the
squadron has been interfered with by
he recent festivities in which it has
participated. and for that reason it has
been found necessary TO decline the in
vitation from the city of Galveston for
the squadron to witt there In January.