The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-04-19

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lately begun seriously to discuss the
need OF permanent officers In the diff.
ferent executive departments. to man
age the work under the direction of the
members of the Cabinet. The Cabinet
changes 30 often that the conduct Of
the government business Is not 50 Ell
Client as 1t might be. There are prac-
ticaliy permanent assistant secretaries
In some of the departments who are
familiar with what has been done In
the past, but there are not enough Of
them. In the British Cabinet there
are permanent Understandable to
whom the cabinet minister looks for
information and guidance In details,
while the minister himself attends to
the large questions of policy, and is not
confused by multiplicity OF details.
One of the propositions seriously ad-
yanced In Washington looks to the APP
pointment of q superintendent of posts
who shall he appointed for his execu-
tive ability and shall be free from the
vicissltudes Of Political and administra-
tive changes. 1t is believed that such
an officer could reform many abuses
that now exist in the postofice admin
istration, besides assisting in reducing
the expense Of the department.
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The Postofiice Department has APP
proved the design for one-cent and
two-cent postage stamp as one Of the
series commemorative of the James
town Exposition. The cent stamp will
bear the likeness Of Capt. John Smith,
and the date OF bis birth and death.
with the profile Of Pocahontas In the
upper left-hand corner and of Pow
haitian in the upper right corner. The
two-cent stamp will be an engraving
of the landing Of the first settlers at
jamestown. The bureau of engraving
and printing Is now at work on this
series and the stamps will be on sale
throughout the country on April %.
the day Of the opening of the EXPOSE
ton.
Extraordinary expenses to the Uni
s~A tStAtIS ~ AalG AadSCu Oy tiC oIAa-
Ing of an army of pacifieation to Cuba
aggregate about $2,5O0.000 according to
figures which have been prepared by
the war department. The navy has
made no extraordinary charges for the
part IL has taken In the maintenance
of peace In the island, but the marine
organization Of a brigade of marines to
assist In preventing trouble. 1t has
not been determined exactly when this
money will be collected from Cuba by
the United States. Congress authorized
the collection of as much Of this money
as Cuba can spare and practically al
lowed the war department to exercise
Its own judgment.
Milwaukee has the distinction Of be-
ing the first city In the United States to
have complete automobile equipment
for the collection of mails. The cars
are constructed on the plan Of regular
railway mail cars, being strong, COM
pact and capable Of high speed. They
are Is feet long, feet wide and 8 feet
high. The drivers seat is protected by
a closed front The inside is so ar
ranged with racks and mail bags that
the men may sort letters en- route to
the postoffice. The system Is expected
to give many additional collections in
outlying districts.
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About 100000 acres out of the
10000, 900 Of reputed public coal lands
which have been withdrawn from sale
and presumption by order Of the Presi-
dent are to be restored to the public
Domain, as 1t has been found later that
they do not contain coal In commercial
quantities The land restored does not
include any of the forest reservations
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Secretary Taft says there Il every
reason why the Notifications OF Ha-
wall should be- made ready" nut on the
principle hat ne Thsi gives / aasons n
lost, IT, Secn FAR rt.frains from stat
Ing why be considers II necessary to
fortify the islands at the present time.
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Chief Justice Fuller thinks that the
newspaper men are little previous
In their announcements ~ his pending
resignation from Ga. sri,reme Bench.
He says that when b.. f ready TO re-
tire he win himself be the first to hear