The National tribune., 1904-09-01
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Walsh, of Colorado, have been deeply in
terested in this movement.
Records of the General Land Office TO
! the fiscal year ended June 3O, 10O4, SHOW
that $685. 1872 acres of public lands wer
disposed of during the year. as compared
with 22.65O,92S acres last year. The tOta
cash received for these lands was $500.
S93, as compared with $1,000, 6lS las
year. The number of entries was 112.S1l
These figures indicate, according to Off
cials of the Land Office. that the public
land boom of last year is subsiding some
what. Last year was the record year TO
70 years, and the present is next higheS
i'll the number of acres disposed of by TIL
Government.
| Lands were taken up in "A States AM
four Territories. North Dakota led il
the number of acres, and Oregon in thu
amount of cash received. In North Da
kota, /, 1913 $50 acres were disposed of, thu
money received for the same being $l,2:}4,
2lS. In Oregon l, l1O.tsl1 acres were takei
up. and $1,442.576 received for the same
Jerry Simpson declares his intention o.
election to Congress from New Mexico, bu
there is no suggestion yet that New Mexico
proposes to stand for Jerry Simpson II
Congress. There is nothing the matter will
| Delegate ROIey.
| Some Hawaiian pineapples will arrive Al
| Oyster Bay shortly for President Roose
welt. Some time ago shipment of pine
apples from Hawaii was received at New
York. They arrived in such excellent shape
| of that description, We're greatly pleased
and the idea of making shipments to presi
dent Roosevelt and members of his Cabinet
was taken up. The fruit was selected from
the choicest to be had in the Islands.
According to naval officers there is not
always the best of feeling between deck
the American Navy, hence Judge-Advocate
General Diehl the more highly appreciates
unique souvenir received by him from thu
Engineers aboard the cruiser Boston, the
command of which he relinquished few
months ago to accept his present detail a.
stein made of six-pOunder cartridge
case, the hinged top formed of half Of d
shell and the handle of handsome minia
ture bronze six-pounder naval gun. The
stein is inscribed on a copper plate Pre-
scented TO Commander Samuel w. b. Dieh
by the Engineer force of the {. s. 5. Bos
tom"
When the new currency system for the
Philippines was proposed there were pre-
dictions in some quarters that the con
sentative islanders could not be readily
induced to surrender the Mexican dollars
and the Spanish coin, with which they hat
of the bright, new. Philippine peso pro
posed by the Commission. But reports re
ceived here show that the change has beer
made smoothly and more expeditiOusly thar
was ever thought possible. For all prac
tical purposes the new currency will have
eliminated the old and taken its place BY
Jan. 1, 1905. 1t is no small achievement
for our Government to have eliminated 81
or 40 millions of debased currency ant
have substituted for it currency base,
upon the gold standard all within les.
| than one year and six months of time, anC
without tremendous jar.
In the Naval Bureau of Ordnance plans
are being drawn for the resighting of al
the guns in the Navy. The rapid-fre gum
will be fitted with a new telescope sight
which will permit of continuous aim. Th'
expense of this work will be large, but it:
immediate execution is declared to be nee
eSsary.
new range finder, and the vessels of thu
battleship squadron are to be fitted will
range finders of design which has recent
| ly been tested and found satisfactory. Tests
have also been ordered of new type OF
shell known as "tracers.' which are uset
| for night firing and which are illuminated
so that they trace the course of the pro
jectile and enable the gun pointers to note
the effect of the firing.
|
| Here is splendid chance for young mel
to carve out a career. The Philippine Com
mission has called for more help of thu
professional type, which it believes car
American universities. The Commission
wants Immediately half dozen young Civil
Engineers, at salaries ranging from 81 ,20(
to 81 400 at the beginning, and at least II
/ foresters, whose salaries will scale from
| 81 400 to 81, 800 at the outset. SPEEDY
promotion is promised to suitable men
Applications will be received by the United
States Civil Service Commission.
| The First Assistant Postmaster Genera
and Mrs. Wynne and their two yOun!
daughters have sailed for a six weeks triI
to Europe. and while they only barely out
| lined their travels, they expect to make tn,
longest stays in London and Paris. In TIL
latter city they will meet several persona
| friends and enjoy i'm their company TIL
numerous Inequalities which have beer
planned in their honor by resident &C
quaintanceS.
Comrade David Redfield. Past Depart
ment Commander of the Department o
Indian Territory. G. A. r.. Ardmore, /. T.
was a visitor in Washington last week
Comrade Redfield served in Go. Il. 14tl
Kans. Cav. his service extending over ,
period of three years muster-Out Occurrin:
in July, 1869, by reason Of the close of tn
war. COmrade Redfelds father and mo
ther left New York State in 1870. going t.
the Indian Territory as missionaries anon,
| the Cherokee Indians. and were for man.
years active i'm mission work at the UniOl
Mission near the site of old Fort Gibson
Later thew moved to Missouri. where Com
rade Redfied was born in 1874. Conrad
Redfield was among the loyal Missourians
He attempted to join Gen. Nathaniel Lyol
at Springfield. Mo-, but failed in his at
tempt. His brother, who also made the at
tempt. was captured by the rebels. bu
escaped on the night of the battle of viii
sons Greek. Comrade Redfield made hi
way across the border into Kansas. wher
he joined the 14th Kans. Cav. Since tn
war Comrade Redfield has resided. first, /,
Kansas. then for Is years in Texas, AM
during the past II years i'm the Indian Ter
ritory. and at the present time is Post
master at Ardmore. He is a member o
the National Council of Administration o
the Grand Army of the Republic, and wa
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