Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-11-26

EsumateS of appropriations aygregat-
ing $23.461,911 are made by Gen. Alex
ander Mackenzie, chief of engineers of
the army, for fertilization work during
the fiscal year 1909 This concentrates
work in the United States, Cuba. Ha-
wall, Porto Rico and the Philippines.
1t includes: Gun and mortar batteries.
81, 4S9 900; electrical installations ut
seacoast Notifications, S1,000,O00: sites
for Notifications and seacoast defenses.
S3,47S, 500; searchlights for harbor de-
lenses, $1,0O0000; experimental auto
mobile torpedoes, 100000; seacoast
batteries at Guantanamo. $1,020,000;
Honolulu and Pearl harbor. $1,110,000;
Manila, $6,4SS,000, and installation of
electric plants at these places and at
Subig bay, $502. 90a The modern works
of defense now constructed represent
an expenditure of approximately $751;
100000 for engineering work alone. For
the engineer work involved the complies
ton of the defenses recommended by
the Taft board the estimate is $16,052,-
413. Gen. Mackenzie's report deals also
with the improvement of rivers and
harbors. 1t submits estimates aggre-
eating $27,000,000 for the fiscal year
1909
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There is to be an epidemic of rail-
way regulation legislation in the vari-
Gus legislatures throughout the United
States during the coming winter Last
winter there was an epidemic of two
cent-a-mile fare laws. The New York
public utilities law, for which Gov
Hughes is responsible. and which is
very sweeping in its provisions. is like
ly to be used as model The officials
of the New York Public Service Com
mission have been deluged with in
qulries for information and applica-
tions for copies of the law from every
corner of the country and the fact Il q
the railway managers In New York
have accepted the extreme forms of
regulations provided in that law will
be used as an manswerable argument
against any opposition that may be
raised elsewhere.
In formal statement issued al
Washington President Roosevelt said
the result of the elections was tex
tremely gratifying" and that he had
sent letter of congratulation TO Mr..
Heney of San Francisco The victory
in New Jersey, he says, is just what
happened there in the middle of the
Mckinley administration nine years
ago. AS compared with the elections
next preceding the last Presidential, OF
in 1905, the Republicans have done bet
ter, thinks the President. considering
especially the sweeping victory in Ken
lucky for the first time since the first
Mckinley vote. The result in Manhat-
tan he finds to be due to purely local
causes.
An important change in the regula-
tions for acquiring homesteads on the
public domain has been announced by
Commissioner Ballinger of the general
land office As an additional precau-
ton against fraud all persons making
homestead entries on public lands af-
ter Nov. / will be required to prove
actual residence on the land for four
teen months before they will be per-
mitted to commute the entries to
obtain title by cash payment. Here
tofore the period of actual residence
has been eight months. The ruling
will not affect entries made prior to
Nov. l, 1907.
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After a conference at the White
House with Secretary Garfield OF the
Interior Department, Assistant Secre-
tary Oliver of the War Department,
and Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Leupp, the President decided to con-
tinue the policy of the Indian Bureau
of furnishing the Indians an opportu-
nifty to work, and, in case Of their fail
ure TO take advantage of the opportu-
nifty, toleave them TO their own resources.
This is the result Of the recent out
break Of band Of renegade Ute In
dians now located on the Cheyenne
River Reservation In North Dakota.
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To the Committee on Paper of the
American Newspaper Publishers Asso-
citation which called at the White
House. President Roosevelt intimated
that he would urge Congress to repeal
the tariff on print paper. wood pulp
and the wood that goes into the manu-
facture of paper also that he would
have the Department Of Justice inyes-
tlgate the paper trust to see If 1t had
violated the laws.
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The prompt acquiescence of the
banks In the suggestion Of the Treas
ury Department that other securities
might be deposited with the treasury
to take the place Of government bonds,
which latter could thus be used for
taking out additional circulation. has
augmented the currency
available for commercial use.
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Postmaster General Meyer believes
that his work in efficiency Is impaired
by following the custom of sitting at
n desk When he was the presiding Off
Ger of the lower branch Of the Massa-
chusetts Assembly he used massive
desk. made Of walnut, highly EN-
belllshed, and standing more than four
feet high. This has been brought to
Washington and installed In his Office.
This he will use hereafter, standing uD
at his work.
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In order to make army service moro
attractive for the enlisted men. the
War Department has determined upon
certain reforms, some of which may
be put into effect by executive author
lty and others only with the co-opera-
ton Of Congress and increased appro-
Driations. One Of the changes proposed