The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-11-17
At Washington.

Pres. Roosevelt made up his mind fully
two weeks ago that as soon as he was
elected he would foIswear third term.
This decision WAS reached without i'm
portunity from any of the several promi-
| nent men considered available for tn e
| Republican nomination four years hence
| The following men are considered avail
able for the nomination in 1908: Elihu
Root of New York, William II. Taft of
| Ohio, Leslie NJ shaw of Iowa, Sen Fair
banks Sen Knox and sen Beverage of
| Indiana.
President Francis of the Louisiana
| Purchase exposition recently made APP
plication to the war DepaI tment for
sending troops to the exposition grounds
for the protection of government prop
erty and the property of foreign nations
contained in the exhibits. This request
was based on the ground that it had
been the experience in all great EXPOSE
tions, as they nave drawn toward a close
| tina; the destructive tendency on the
part of visitors and others has resulted
| in great loss to all exhibits the secre-
tary of war directed that headquarters
and companies of the 10th infantry be
sent from Fort McPhearson, near Allan.
| ia, Ga, to st. Louis to remain for 40
days to assist in the protection of prop.
erty in the exposition
| President Roosevelt has made the an.
nouncement that John Hay would con-
tinue as secretary of state during the
four years beginning March 4, next.
"You may state positively" were his
words, that Mr.. Hay will continue as
secretary of state up to the 4th of March,
I1909'
An overwhelming verdict, rendered by
the American people, has completely
disposed of the silly libel that the
| Bureau of Operations has been used
for political purposes and of the equally
unfounded charge that the bureau has
been idle since its creation. The large
amount of work the bureau has accom-
| plished since it came into existence, so
far as that can be revealed, is likely to
prove a surprise to the public, as it will
to congress
Acting on complaints that the beef
trust was violating the injunctions of
the court, and general belief that these
should be investigated, although no
definite evidence was submitted by the
complainants the Department of Inquiry
has started an inquiry of it's own in ad
ditiOn to the Investigations OF the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor.
That some action will be taken as re
suit on one both of these Investigations
is freely predicted in administration
circles
he case of the social ed beef trust
will be brought up for argument in the
| United States supreme court very soon,
the case being there ON appeal from the
circuit court. In the meantime, how
ever, the injunction issued by the circuit
court is believed by the department of
justice and the department of Commerce
| and labor to have been violated
Preliminary returns to the chief of
| the bureau of statistics of the depart
ment of agriculture on the production of
corn in 1904 indicate to- al yield of
| about 2, 453 600, 900 bushels, or an aver
| age of 70 bushels per acre az compar-
ed with an average yield of 2j bushels
per acre in 1903 The general average
as to quality is SO 2 per cent, as com
pared with SO last year.
Careful inquiry here fails to develop
any change within the last four weeks in
the attitude of this government towards
the far eastern situation. There has
been no move officially tLat could be
construed as indicating purpose by
America to intervene between the be-
ligerents. 1t is stated, however, several
weeks ago by one of the highest author
ties that the President was only await
ing a suitable opportunity to do what he
could do to terminate the present wal.
He was restrained at that time and it is
now by the iron rule of the state depart,
ment that under no circumstances or
conditions shall this government make
formal offer to bring the beligerents to
peace terms unless both of them shall
signify willingness to avail of his good
off ces.