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brakes, where he had been hunting for
two weeks. From the sportsman's
point Of view, his hunt was not very
successful. Up to the last day of his
outing he had killed one deer, but on
that day brought down a gocd-sized
black bear trailed by the dogs. At
Nashville. Tenn, where the President
stopped over several hours, after hav-
ing made a brief visit to Nicksburg,
he delivered three addresses and took
part in two parades Gov. Patterson
and the Mayor of Nashville were on
hand with other prominent citizens to
receive him, and u company Of Confed-
crate veterans marched as special
escort. In his speeches. referring to
the prevailing panic in Wall street, he
took occasion to say emphatically that
his policies would be persevered in, and
he summed them up in one brief SEN
tence, saying that they represent the
effort to punish successful dishonesty
He doubted if they had any effect in
bringing about the present trouble, but
if they did. he said it would not alter
in the slightest degree his course. A
temporary commercial depression he
would consider small cost il it We're
necessary to arouse civic manhood in
our nation. After his address the Pres
dent ard his party visited the Hermit
age. the home occupied by President
Andrew Jackson. Upon his return to
the White House the President said
he was delighted with his trip, and
was especially gratified over the fact
that he got bear as the result Of
his hunt. During his journey he had
visited eleven States, and his main
purpose was to give the weight of his
office to the movement for ship canal
in the Mississippi.
What's the matter with the navyi
This question Secretary Metcalf has
set himself to answer. The trouble
III the navy apparently applies both to
personal and fighting machines. Seri-
Gus defects, long pointed out by some
reform officers, are now made plain
and 50 many more have been shown
that there has resulted wide differ
ence of opinion as to the practicable
ity of attempting the cruise from the
Atlantic to the Pacific. Now the gem
eral board is divided IN its opinion as
to the type and numbers of the battle
ships that should be bdilt. The board
If construction is divided as to how
they Should be built. Officers of the
bureau Of navigation and other divi-
sious are divided as to how to improve
the personnel. Metcalf is at sea and
where the bureaus differ between them
selves they are coming to the point OF
standing together against the secretary.
1t Is said it has remained for the pro-
jected Pacific trip to bring the divi-
sion to a focus and possibly crisis.
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\ new step has been taken by the
administration in its war upon illegal
trusts by invoking Section Of the
Sherman antitrust law to justify the
seizure of about $1,000 worth of to-
bHcco goods in Virginia belonging to
corporations allied to the American To-
baccO Company, otherwise known as
the Tobacco Trust. Up to this time
Section 6, which specifically authorizes
the seizure and condemnation of any
property owned under contract or in
combination prohibited by the Sherman
law, had remained dead letter. The
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surprise to the tobacco company, which
is already under prosecution by the
Federal government. 1t Is supposed
that this seizure will precipitate an ac-
tion which, under the law of seizure,
would bring to light Information other
wise not Obtainable, which the govern
ment might use against the trusts.
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Attorney General Bonaparte has rem
dered an opinion to the effect that the
action of a State in furnishing finan-
cial assistance or giving promise Of
employment to secure immigration Is
violation Of the immigration laws, un-
der which the State Is i'm precisely the
same standing as an individual. The
occasion Of this opinion was the ease
of one Geronimo Garcia, who came to
New Orleans from Cuba, his passage
money having been paid by the Louis
lana State Board of Agriculture and
immigration. He had also been given
assurance that employment as a farm
laborer would be secured for him, and
he had promised to return to the State
the money advanced for his passage.
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The Isthman Canal Commission has
laid before the Secretary of the Navy
the suggestion that the locks of the
Panama canal be wider than now
nlnnnnd aUinr To tho larnor sizo of