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Especial Correspondence.)
Arbitration Treaty sioned.-see

tary OF State Root and Mr.. Pardo
Perviau minister to the United States
a few days ago signed an arbitration
treaty between the United States and
Peru. This is the first arbitration
treaty signed between the United
States and any South American coun.
try.
Evacuation Of Cuba.-Secretary OF
War Wright, with whom Governor
Magoon OF Cuba has been comforting,
has announced that the first Ameri.
can troops will leave Cuba on Jan. |,
and the movement will continue grad
| ually. Instead OF the movement term
mating Jan. %, when the new presi-
| dent Of Cuba Will be inaugurated, AS
heretofore announced by Secretary
Wright, the withdrawal will be more
gradual, and. according to the present
program, will run into April The
change was announced after the last
cabinet meeting. American troops will
be available for service in the island
during the transition from the provi-
sional to the regular government and
for reasonable time subsequent
thereto, so that if disorders arise they
will be on hand for duty. This change,
IL is said, is entirely agreeable to the
Cuban authorities.
In Favor Of Bond Issue.-President
Roosevelt and President-elect Taft
have publicly put themselves on rec
ord in advocacy of the issue OF gov
hnn1G "a OF 4
permanent public improvements 10
conserve natural resources. Presi-
dent-elect Taft presided at the joint
consultation meeting at the Belasco
theatre in this city, at which Presi-
dent Roosevelt made the principal adj
dress, giving his unqualified approval
for the carrying out of expert plans
for the conservation OF the nations
resources. The coming president Sec
onded Mr.. Roosevelt's assertions with
hearty accord. Governor Chamber
lain of Oregon voiced what seemed
the advanced ground OF the Democra-
tic party, i'm advocacy OF federal juris-
diction, and an audience which filed
the theatre and which included An.
drew Carnegie. James J. Hill, John
Mitchell, senator's, congressman and
the governors Of several states, APP
plauded every sentiment expressed
Hale Leader Of Senate.-The con-
ference OF senate Republicans form
ally selected Senator Eugene Hale of
Maine as the leader in that legisla-
tive body The selection, however,
was as caucus chairman, which car
ries with it the honor of senate lead
er. The caucus chairman is always
chairman of the steering committee,
which is the governing body of the
Senate. He also names the commit
tee which fixes upon the committee
assignments for senators-a very inn
portant matter i'm the organization OF
the Senate. In all these functions
Mr. Hale succeeds the late Senator
Allison of Iowa, who had been the
Senate leader for many years. In
due season Mr.. Hale will be formally
elected as chairman OF the appropri-
ations committee To succeed Mr. Al
lison Ii will be through the agency
of the committee on committees,
which he will himself name. For
two or three years, during Mr.. Ali.
sons illness. Mr.. Hale was acting
chairman OF appropriations most Of
the time. That arrangement may be
continued this winter At the begin
ming of the next Congress quite a
reorganization of Senate committees
will he necessary, and it may be con-
tinued this winter. At the beginning
of the next Congress quite reor-
ganization of Senate committees VIII
be necessary. and it may he decided
to do all the work then. allowing con-
ditions to remain as they are during
the short session. The leader of the
Senate Is expected to be an easy
boss" Senators resent any promin-
ent show of authority. But the Sen
ate leadership is a place OF very
great power Mr. Allison was al
most an ideal man for the position.
The Senate's processes are very de-
lucrative, hut in the last analysis,
after given program had been talk
ed over i'm cloak rooms or committee
lbullSs MS IuuShiVllt was uhdi'
Real Tariff Revison.-William II.
Taft said il was his belief that the
house of representatives would make
an honest and thorough revision of
the tarin' at the extra session which
he is TO call for that purpose upon his
Inauguration. This belief he bases
on conference he had the other
day with Speaker Joseph G.. Cannon
and at a meeting with the republican
members of the ways and means COM
mittee of the house of represents
tives. MIR. Taft said he hsd not as
yet consulted members OF the senate
on the subject, indicating at the same
time that the great pressure upon his
time since he has been in Washing
ton is the reason. When the Sug.
gestion was made that the senate
would undoubtedly have something
ga