The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-08
put in a plea for $4,000 for new
survey Of the Great Lakes. ,53i s. 321

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Of copper up in the northwest west o on both
sides OF the line between Alaska and
canada, and as the find appears to be
rich enough to fight over and nobody
IS sure about where the national boun-
GARY Is, IT has occurred to the state de-
Partment that the boundary ought to
pc marked with stone monuments. This.
It IS alleged, would be cheaper and more
pleasant than to. have row over the
line among the .impulsive- gentlemen
VINO make mining in that far country
thelr business. Secretary Root holds
t tnat IN Ihe work will cost not less than
$oo,OOO, in addition to- the 5000
granted by former congress, and he
asks Tor that sum-. - . ~.
Que OF the demands for money made
upon ION congress comes from r.. G.. Wake
heid OF Salmon Lake, Alaska, and he
asks for the heroic sum Of $l8. Wake
says ne was one Of the Judges of cleo
ZION at Salmon Lake, and that in ac
cordance with the law the election re-
turns "A had to be carried to" the nearest
R0stoHice and sent on to the capital.
me other judges gave the job to Wake
Ileld ana ne accepted the honor, only
TO md after he had done so that
ne would have to pay his own expenses
as there was no appropriation upon
which to draw. for them. He -renorts
to congress that the nearest postoffice
was Nome; that he had to walk fifteen
miles to the railroad and then ride
twenty five miles to his destination,
and repeat the operation backward to
get home; that the railroad fare was
$o.oo each way, showing: that they are
IN DIRE need Of Scent fare campaign
I Il +l@k
took, him two days for which he thinks
ne should have the wages of laborer
IN Alaska. making the whole bill $l8.
The claim has the Endorsement of the
other election judges of Salmon Lake
| of the governor of Alaska, of the sec.
rotary of the interior and of Mr.. Wake.
field himself, all in writing, and lucid.
ly set forth.
The careless target practice at Fort.
sheed O OUT H of er honest stzSa n
come to cost the government more
than the fun was really. worth
Buried in requisition on congress
for, funds with which to reim
burse. claims for, damages, done
to private property in all parts. of. the
country and even in the Philippines is
an item for $35,271.1O, which either
shows the extent Of the damages at
Fortress, Monroe or proves that baG
s SFs!la5 IS chronic wherever the
United ~ States artillery goes into &C
ton. The suspicion on Capitol hill i
that most of the" money is wanted fol-
the purpose Of squaring the people neal
Fortress Monroe for what they had tt
| suffer. by. reason Of not living some
where else, -
Here. is an item to make miser's
mouth water. The secretary of the
treasury has suggested to congress that
for the next year he will have to have
ing the freight on: bullion and coin be.
tween the minis and assay offices Of
the United States How much he Elk:
poets to have hauled for the sum is
not stated, but it is apparent: that it will
be quite a bunch If the treasury gets
any such freight rates, as the STANDARD
Oil company has been enjoying, or was
| enjoying before the railroad rate bill
went into effect: .'. -. ~
One Of the appropriations congress is
asked to make is that of $l50,OOO. tc
! cover the miscellaneous expenses, ex
| elusive of. labor, in the contingent ex
penses of the senate. What is it for
You guess. If they wanted YOU tc
know the details would have been spec
flied in the request for the ,appropria-
The little: matter of keeping the Chi
nese out of the United States is an.
other thing that costs more than one
would imagine at first glance. The Chi
nese have been found to be quite as
smart as some other folk, and the way
they exercise their ingenuity to find
q way thru the bars often arouses the
admiration of even the men charged
with the duty of keeping them out. The
natural result is that it takes lot of
inspectors to watch all the possible
loopholes, and to meet the expense of
it the secretary Of commerce and labor
asks for 100000 for next year. ~