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derStand that President Taft desires
to make a record breaking trip during
the present year., provided Congress
sees its way clear to appropriatinG
the annual $25. 900 for the travelling
expenses of the executive. Leaders in
both Senate and House are known to
favor such a measure now, and SO
the prospects are good for such a jour
ney. The President expects to start
across the continent by the Northern
route to Seattle. stopping at the
larger cities. and there sail to Alaska
by the inside route. From Valdez he
will return to San Francisco and
thence back East by the Southern
route. While in Seattle he will attend
the Alaska-Yukon Exposition. There
is some talk in Congress of providing
for the purchase and equipment of a
complete special train for the use of
the executive.
In the rotunda of the capitol
Wednesday, exercises incidental to the
reinterment of the remains OF Maj.
L'Enfant in Arlington cemetery were
held, with President Taft, Nice-Presi-
dent Sherman and many high Fed
eral and District of Columbia officials
taking part. The Vice-President made
the principal address. The body,
which hitherto had been buried in the
graveyard of a Maryland farm, lay
in state during the exercises. En-
fant was the French engineer who
helped Washington to lay out the ma
tional capitol. Ambassador Jusserand
also paid a glowing tribute to the
memory OF his countrynan.
President Taft has notified Congress
thai in the Venezuelan cases ar
rangements were made for the settle
ment of the Jaulrett claim and that
of the New York and Bermudez Com
pany out of court, while the claims to
go to arbitration are those of the
Orinoco corporation, the Orlnoco
Steamship Company and that OF the
United States and Venezuela Com
pany. Specific provision is made, how
ever, thai Venezuela, with the con
sent of the United States, may reach
an amicable settlement within five
months with either the cor
poration or the United States and
Venezuela Company.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson has
issued a bulletin containing the op1n-
ion of Attorney General Wickersham
affirming the legality Of the Referee
Board of Experts, headed by Prof. Ira
Remsen of Johns Hopkins, which was
appointed by President Roosevelt to
review the opinions and rulings OF
Chief Chemist Wiley. This establishes
this board as the supreme authority
in the execution Of the food and drug
act. .
h dispute over the question of re-
sponsibility and authority in the con-
duct of the next ensus which for
several days had threatened either the
dismissal Of Director North or he re-
tirement of Secretary Nagel, appears
to have been settled amicably after
several conferences with the Presi-
dent. Mr.. North disclaimed any in
tention or desire to usurp authority
over matters properly belonging to
the Secretary.
The seizure of the American schoon-
er Charles Levi Woodbury. for al
legged poaching will have a tendency
to hasten the reaching of a definite
understanding between the American
and British Governments as to their
attitude toward Hecate straits, which
the Canadians desire shall be regard
ed a CLOSED sea" and the right of
fishing therein denied to Americans.
A resolution introduced in Con.
gress by Representative Helm of Ken
lucky provides that whenever a ma
jority of the voters of the island of
Cuba shall vote in favor of anneXa-
tion to the United States the island
shall be annexed on such terms and
conditions as the proper authorities
of both countries may agree upon.
Lieut.. Calvin =. Titus of the our
teenth infantry, who was the first
man to scale the walls of the Chinese
city at the battle of Picking, has with
drawn his resignation from the army
and will become a regimental chap
lain.
Charles ID. Hills of Dobbs Ferry,
N. Y, has been sworn into Office as
Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury,
succeeding Louis A. Coolidge, re-
signed.
II. Percival Dodge of Boston, Amer
lean minister to Salvador. has been
selected as Minister to Morocco to
succeed Mr.. Cummore.
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When the Turkish Ambassador,
Hussein KAHN. received official word
of the change of rulers in Turkey he
at nee went in person to the State
Department, and, with every evidence
of pleasure, conveyed the information
to the American Government. The
news was also received direct from the
American Ambassador in CONSTANT
nople. A reply in due form was soon
delivered, saying that the President
had that day cabled congratulations
to the new Sultan. Mehmcd V.