The news & observer., 1905-11-21
Either in Lighthouse or
Inland Waterway.
THAT'S'HOW THEY TALK
A Spasm Of Economy Has Struck Can.
non and the EeIIs Plans Seem to
Have Hit the ''H0W Not
to Do II" Depart
menf.
ment.
Especial 10 News and Observer

Washington, ID. e., NOV. Zu.-lC
was not known at the office of Gen
eral Mackenzie. Chief of the United
states Engineering Corps today at
what time the board of army engfn-
eeas. which is now inspecting the
proposed route for an inland waterway
from Norfolk. Va, to Beaufort \. =,
would return to this city or make its
report, as it was said that Col. ;.
= Leach. the only member of that
board now stationed in Washington,
uoes not now belong to General Mac
kenZie's staff but has been transfer
red TO the ofhce OF Gen. Adner Chaffee
chief of Stan of War Department..
Al General Chamee'S o1nce 1T was stat
ed that Col. Leach was expected to &c
,urn to this city on Wednesday. put
that it would probably be some time
before his report would be prepared
In view of the fact that Chairman
Burton of the House Committee on
Rivers and Harbors mas announced
InaI there VIII be no bill reported
from that Committee eXceDt for carry
ing on work already commenced. ana
that to be limited as far as possible,
ana of speaker CannOn'S determina-
zion to cut appropriations for The eX-
penses of the government during the
next fiscal year, there is little pros
Becl tnat aHNlIIIS can tDt ooiie
tie matter OF the proposed inland
waterway beyong paving the way 1or
ain appropriation. at some future time.
When Col. ID. +. Lockwood, Engin-
Ger Secretary ct the Lighthouse Board
was approached on the subject of the
plans for the Diamond Shoals Light
house which were placed in the hands
of that board some time in September,
last by Albert Eells. of Boston. he
smiled broad smile, and declared
that they were still in the hands of the
board whose members were at work
figuring how those plans would work
out i'm practice but that he really
the result was likeIy to be.
When the lighthouse board holds
IT'S regular meeting on the fourth
of December. the report which
il will make to Secretary Met
calf. Of the Department of Commerce
q Labor will be decided uDon. and the
plans with this report will at once
be placed in his hands. Indications
now seem TO be that this report will
not he favora BILE totthe adoption OF the
Eells plan, but Secretary Metcalf will
make the final decision.
The Henderson Office.
Although the information, sent you
some DAYS ago that Henderson was
on the STATE prepared by State Chair
man Rollins for a very early change
IN poStmaSterS, came to ME from Ii
North Carolina Republican. of the
Rollins persuasion. there seems to be
Il decided mistake on the part, eth
er of Mr.. Rollins or his follower. who
furnished the information. as Mr..
Prvce T. Jones. tie present postmaster
at Henderson. has most excellent
standing at the Postoffice Department.
and his term of Office does not e>-
pire until some time next summer,
and if the present policy of the Post
Office Department continues in force.
Mr. Jones is likely to get another four
years appointment. 1t is said that the
MANAGEMENT of the Henderson office.
under Mr. Jones. has been highly sat
sfactory to the department.
Col. Willis l r'oore. Chief of the
Weather Bureau. who had planned to
- down to North Carolina the pres
ent month to investigate matters con-
nected vita the service of his bureau,
in that State. especially with a view
to establishing weather bureau sta
tion at New Bern. \. c., expressed
regret today that he Will be unable 10
do so before Congress assemblies. he
fears that he will be unable to leave
his post during the winter, but he Will
provide for the sending of special re-
ports to the large truck growers be-
tween Goldsboro and New Bern. as
promised Representative c. X.
Thomas.
additional service has been order
ed by the Postoffice Department to be-
gin January ID. on rural free delivery
route No. 2, at Grassy Creek Ashe
county. \. c.. also on route No. ,, at
Stokes. Pitt county.
Beecher II. Bailey and Jesse Mel
ton have been APPOINTED carriers on
route No. ,. at: Wadesboro, n. {.
Mr.. John III. Gillian has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Blaloek. Nc
Doweil county, y. c.
Pritchard Sets 'Em Guessing.
The friends of Mr.. A. f.. Holton. L.
). district attorney for the Western dis
trict of North Carolina. seem to think
g. Pritchard should have been so care
fui To give out for publication a state
ment which was published in one OF
the local papers here and read as fol-
lows: Judge Pritchard is taking no
part in Federal patronage distribution
IN North Carolina. That is left to the
Republican organization. and Judge
Pritchard. since going uDon the bench
has refrained from recommendations
When he has been asked bv the Presi-
dent about any man he has always
given an answer but he has not vol
unteered Information about appoint
ments or sought to influence them ir
any way
Mr.. Holton's friends here are Won
dering WHITTIER the President was moi
impelled during his conversation with
Judge P.'itchard about some Depart