The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-01-09

Senator Hale. chairman Of the COM
mittee on naval affairs. says that it Is
the intention to make provision for an
other liberal addition to the navy dur
ing the present session Of Congress.
He says that when the additions al
ready authorized are completed the
United States will have a more pow
erful navy than any other natsc0 ex-
cept Great Britain.
In view of the fact that many thou
sands of people in all parts of the
country are interested in the result of
a guessing contest as to the number of
cigars on which tax was paid in No
vember. the internal revenue bureau
asks that public announcement be
made of the number of cigars on
which tax was paid at SO per thousand
during November, 1903 which is $578.-
157.470.
Senator Burrows, chairman OF the
Senate committee on privileges and
elections, which is conducting the in
vestigation of the charges against SEN
ator Reed Smoot of Utah, is reported
to have said that the committee would
probably meet January 9th for the con-
tinuation of the inquiry. While Sena-
tor Burrows has received no notifica-
ton from Senator Smoot he thinks it
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. Clifford Pinchot and F. H.
Newell, of the public land commission,
will attend the conventions of the Ma
tional Live Stock and National Wool
hD u L.,
Portland, Oregon, January 18th to 18th.
1t is the Presidents wish that Messrs.
Pinchot and Newell obtain all inform
alton possible from the discussions Of
forestry. irrigation and public land
questions before the conventions. which
will be participated in by delegates
from western states. Land Commits
sioner Richards, president of the COM
mission. is unable to attend the con-
ventions by reason of pressure of du-
ties in his department.
The secretary of the interior has d.
rected that the work of making allot-
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 have 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 a 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.
Indian Inspector Jenkins is at the
Colville Indian agency. Washington. in
vestigating 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 out of religious diff
culties. The Indians in the Occur d.
Alene agency. Idaho, which is under
the same administration as the ColviIIe
agency, are regarded by the department
as being in need of but little super
vision. owing TO their progressive ideas.
and its separation from the Colvi!le
agency and the appointment of sub
agent there has beer urged. 1t is
probable that government farmer will
be appointed to take charge of the
Occur dA.:ae reservation.