The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1906-09-27
WASHINGTON CHAT

The uprising in Cuba is giving the
Washington Government more con-
Germ md anxiety than most people
know anything about. This is shown
in the activity displayed in the State,
War and Navy Departments, par
ticularly in the latter. Day and night
the operators in the Department tele-
graph Offices are on duty sending
lengthy dispatches to the President
at Oyster Bay and to the commanders
OF the different Navy Yards along the
coast. Every official is exceedingly
anxious to have all under his COM
mand in absolute readiness to move
at moments notice, in case Secretary
Taft should fail in his mission to Sc
cure peace.
Little news as to the movement of
war vessels is to be obtained at the
Navy Department. Secret orders are
constantly on the wire and according
to the drift of talk heard in the cor
ridors, every seaport in Cuba will be
silently surrounded by U. S. ships in
another week. Then if the revolution
lists continue their disturbances, con-
certed action will be taken on every
hand which will quickly show that
the administration is not to be trifed
with and that it does not intend to
have single American interest suffer
in Cuba.
Much talk is also heard as to whether
the present state of affairs in Cuba
will interfere with President Roosevelt
making his proposed tour Of inspec-
ton of the Panama Canal. He will
not start until early in November, but
if the rebellion is not at an end by
that time, some say that he would
take the matter in his own hands,
have his cruiser stop at Havana, and
make plain the fact that he will carry
out the provision of the Cuban treaty
which gives him the power to inter-
vene and have Uncle Sam again in
charge of the Island Republic.
Only at rare intervals is the city oil
Washington visited by man-of-war
| from foreign nation. With her guns
trained on the dome of the big Capitol
building, the Italian cruiser, Fier.
faA.csca, steamed slowly up the Pese-
mac River, past the forts protecting
the seat of government, and anchored
directly opposite the Capital city
where she will remain during the
next ten days or two weeks in order to
give her officers and crew of $50 men
an opportunity to view the sights Of
the city. This Italian boat is a for.
mldable looking one, and is equipped
with twenty-eight powerful guns Of
various sizes which could lay the
Government buildings and half the
city in ruins before anyone could say
"Jack ROBINSON Her mission is q
peaceable one, however, land hel
sailors are neat appearing gentlemen
who apparently are delighted with
their stay in the Capital of the lano
they call Beautiful America" From
Washington the cruiser goes to Nor.
folk and New York where the officers
will represent the King of Italy at the
unwilling of monument to the ia.
nous composer of music, Verdi.
There is much Joy in the Depart.
ment of Agriculture. This is quite
unusual because ever since the beei
investigations, started some months
ago, the big red building located on
the Mall has been place of sadness
and gloom, due to the shake-up
among clerks and officials. But now
all is changed and great JOY is found
in the discovery that new use has
been found for corn cobs and corn.
stalks, for it is the experts of the
Agricultural Department. who want
the farmer to know that before long
he will be able to either get good
price for cobs and stalks or convert
them into alcohol at a cost of three
cents per gallon. So successful have
experiments salong this line proven
that capitalists are talking of forming
company to establish distilleries in
various parts of the corn belt section
to utilize the enormous quantity OF
cobs and stalks that have heretofore
gone mostly to waste. 1t is probable
that the Department will soon issue
literature on the subject, which can
be secured free for the asking.
The White House is once again
open to visitors. and is about in
readiness for the reception OF the
President and his family when they
return from their summer home about
October first. The outside appearance
OF the Mansion remains the same
only the paint is little whittier and
more glaring than usual. 1t is in
the interior where the wonderful
changes and Improvements have
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