The National tribune., 1907-01-17

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A cabIegram reached the Navy De-
partment last week from Rear-Admiral
Evans announcing the arrival at Guam
tanamo a few days ago of the Atlantic
feet of eight battle ships and five tor
pedo boat deStroyers.
They are about to begin their annual
Winter manuvers, and will be joined
early in February by the new battle
ships Connecticut and Louisiana, max
ing the most powerful ironclad fleet
ever assembled for drill purposes in
american waters.
1t was stated at the War Department
last week that Maj.-Gen. Leonard Wood,
commanding the Philippine Division,
will probably be relieved from that duty
next Summer and come tc this country,
where, if Lieut.-Gen. Macarthur does
not care for the place, he will assume
command of the Atlantic Division, with
headquarters at Governors Island.
This will leave Maj.-Gen. John Wes-
ton in command of the Philippine Di-
vision at Manila.
Again it is stated that Chief Justice
Fuller will soon retire from the Su-
preme Bench and that Secretary of War
Taft will be appointed Chief Justice.
The Chief Justice denies that he is
about to retire, and says that when he
gets ready to retire he will give; out the
information himself Secretary Taft
isn't talking. 1t is a fact that every
Chief Justice this country has had has
died in Office tho most of them have
been past the retiring age before they
died. But apropos of this, won't there
be difference in the sizes of the two
iaf n nc
planned? Chief Justice Fuller's whole
black silk robe will scarcely make a
sleeve for the gown that Secretary Taft
will wear.
President Roosevelt has submitted a
message to Congress concerning the
gold medal presented to France by the
United States on April 20. 1906, in COM
memoration of the 20oth anniversary of
the birth of Benjamin Franklin.
A large case in the center of the Hall
of Honor of the Museum of Medals at
Paris has been given over to the Frank
lin Medal, which is surrounded by
Washington and Lafayette medals and
other emblems suggesting the American
Revolution
Representative Bowie, of Alabama,
has presented a concurrent resolution
the statue presented by Alabama of ia
bez Lamar Monroe Curry to be placed
in Statuary Hall
The resolution further provides that
the thanks of Congress be rendered the
State for the contribution of the statue
of one of its most eminent citizens. IL
lustrious for his distinguished civic SER
vices"
Tbor,,ac NJ Norwood of Cooroia 1pto
served in the Senate from 1871 to 1877,
was visitor at the Capitol last week.
He said that he could find only few
familiar faces in the chamber. Thirty
years." he said, lis bound to bring a
great many changes in any legislative
assembly Mr.. Allison. I reckon, is about
the only man in the Senate now who
would remember me, and he isn't here
to-day"
Information has been received in
Washington that Japanese immigration
to the United States may be expected
to increase by leaps and bounds within
the next few years. The influx from
Hawaii to the Pacific Coast mainland is
steadily growing
The immigration authorities are con-
WINGED that influences in the Northwest
are responsible for the movement of
the japanese in this direction, and that
an investigation now in progress will
show that many Japanese aliens are
coming to the United States in violation
of the contract labor laws
Advices from Texas recently are that
2,1S2 japanese have arrived at Mazat-
Ian, Mexico, and that they are headed
for the American border. 1t appears
that certain enterprises in Mexico are
engaged in efforts tC induce Japanese
to settle in that country. and that the
passage of the immigrants is paid from
Japan to ports in Mexico.
Conditions in Mexico are not satis-
factory to the japanese, and great
majority of them eventually come to
the United States. There is reason to
believe that a serious effort will be
barring the Southern border to all
aliens except citizens of Mexico.
Official figures made public a few
days ago show that from July to De-
cember, 1905, 2,247 Japanese left Ha-
wall for this country: from January,
1906, to June, 1906, Japanese to the
number of 6,S0S shipped from Hawaii
TO Pacific Coast ports, and from July.
1905, TO December. 1906, japanese i'm
migrants to the number of 1854 re-
shipped from Honolulu to San Francis
co, Seattle and other ports on the Pa
cific Coast
The Military appropriation bill, in
round numbers, carries $73,000,G00
which is reduction OF about 1000, ,00J
in the estimates submitted by the War
Department. The bill carries about ST.
10000 more than the appropriation
made at the last session of Congress
portion of this increase is due to
American Intervention in Cuba. The
committee estimates that the cost OF
Intervention up to the end OF the pres
ent fiscal year will be about $500, 600
1t is now costing this Government S4G,-
coo month to maintain its army in
Cuba. The first cost of Intervention
however, was much larger than this BY
reason of transportation. The present
cost is attributed to the transportation
of supplies and the increase of 20 pei
cent in the pay of enlisted men and II
per cent to officers for serving in
foreign country, as provided by law.
A provision for the abolition of tn
Office of Lieutenant-General of the Ar
my, upon the retirement of Lieut..
Arthur Macarthur, in 1909, carried II
the House.
The Senate Committee on Pensions
by a majority vote, has agreed to re
port fayorably bill increasing the pen
Eions OF Army nurses.
The measure viii necessftate appro
priations aggregating about $50, 600