The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-09-20


who wish to take advantage Of them
The big cruiser Columbia is now at
Guantanamo with 700 marines on
board and the new cruiser Denver
and her sister ship the Des Molne,
are both headed toward Cuba and
may arrive any day, The Mariet.
ia, composite gun boat, has already
been ordered to the south coast,
and with this formidable force ia
Cuban waters, an IN armed insur.
rection would not stand much show
especially as the Naval force is
sufficient TO entirely guard against
ili%bustering expeditions getting in
to the island. This country has
the right under the Plat Amend.
ment to intervene in Cuba and
MAINTAIN order whenever it is nee
essary, but it is not believed by Of
icials here that such necessity will
ayise.
There is liable to be considerable
trouble about October Ist when the
new meat inspection law goes into
effect. Secretary Wilson said this
week that not one out Of ten butch
ers and packers throughout the
country had either applied for M
sPeetion Or were ready for il. In
fact the Department Of Agriculture
las gone beyond the strict ~neeessi-
ties OF the law and has sent out 10
warn a number of packers that the
time in which they may get ready
for inspection is drawing very short.
Many OF the smaller concerns. OF
course, do business wholly within
stste lines, and consequently will
not be touched by the new law. but
a large number of them are laeated
close to state lines and do an inter-
state business. The railroads are
fully alive to the situation aud have
assured the Secretary that after
October Ist they will not transport
meat in interstate commerce unless
it peal the inspectors stamp, so
there is quite likely to be a snsall
sized mea, famine WIN the new
law first goes into effect.
There has been considerable talk
of Cabinet changes lately and The
gossip has been that Attorney Cen
eral Moody would be elevated to
the Supreme bench and Secretary
Boaeparte would so TO the Depart
ment OF Justice, Il is much more
however, thatif there is a va
eaaey in the Attorney G~eneralship.
that Solicitor General Hoyt will be
given the port folio. Il Is more
likely, however, that there will be
no immediate change. The ques.
ton of Secretary Taft's candidacy
for the Presidential nomination has
not yet been settled. Until il IS The
chances are that the place on the
Supreme bench will be held open
for him. After that there Is a
chance for 8 change, and il may be
said that Solicitor General Hoyt,
who stands very high in the Presi.
den,s %ssteesa. b9s as good a chance
for the position as aagone who Is in
The running.
Wuh all the large national aud
international questions now occupy
ing the government most citizens
may have a real Indian war on our
hands. I, is not OF very large pro.
portions but has been causing the
Commissioner ot Indian Affairs.
some annoyance and more amuse.
menl. Il Is down ia che little desert
surrounded sud almost forgotten
village Of Oreiba, in Southern Ari.
zona. This thriving metropolis,
which may number Is much as $50
souls in good weather, has DIVIDED
on the question Of whether Or not il
will support the policies Of the Fed.
eal Government. One Indian fac
ton has chased the other half out
Of the village, and one OF the Indian
Bureau officials will have TO be sent
in a few days to make o report on