Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-17
pointed his brother, Creighton Foraker,
aS marshal of New. MeyicO.r

pointed his brother, Creighton roraKer,
as marshal of New Mexico, e.
1t was reported Saturday at Wash
| ington that Judge Loyal e. knappen
of the western district OF Michigan
had been selected to succeed Judge
Horace Z. Lurton, who is now on the
Esuprerne bench. Attorney General
Wickersham and Postmaster General
Hitchcock had a long talk on the sub
| ject of contemplated appointments. A
number We're agreed upon ana they
will be sent to the Senate this week.
Senator Tillman Of South Carolina took
up with President Taft Saturday the ques-
ton of having the government steamers
between New York and the isthmus of
Panama stop each way at Charleston to
discharge and take on mail ana passen-
| gers. The matter was reported on ad-
versely some time ago by the war de-
partment, but it is said it will be re-
opened by direction of the President.
All but two of the so largest postof-
| fees in the United States snow great
increases of gross receipts for Decem-
Der. Compared with the receipts for
December. 1903, one of the offices shows
an increase of 80 per cent. The 80 larg-
est Offices did more than $1Oo0O,O0O OF
incoming business in the month";
which was an increase of $1,11l.o00 over
| the same month Of the previous year.
| President Taft had a long talk Sat
urday with Senator Beverage, CHAIR
man of the Senate committee on ter
rjtories. and Senator KeaI, and Nelson
of that committee, relative to separate
statehood for New Mexico and Arr
IONA. The situation with regard 10 the
| new states seems to be well IN hand
| in the House and the President is arlx-
| ious that The Senate shall concur IN
| the recommendations of the Hamilton
bill This bill provides for separate
| elections as to the selection OF state
officers and the adoption of the consti-
| tuition. The President does not believe
| that the adoption of q state conStltu-
ton should be mixed up with a party
| fight for office Senator Beverage it
was said, will introduce the separate
statehood bill.
After John Kirkpatrick, one of the
discharged soldiers. had concluded his
testimony Saturday at Washington
| before the military court of inquiry
into the shooting UP OF Brownsville,
Tex, in 1906, he was dismissed from
the witness stand by Lieut.. Gen. S. b.
NJ Young, president of the court, who
had q, STONED him carefully. Before
! go [ want to shake hands with Gen.
Young said the soldier. Il was in his
bodyguard at the battle of San Mateo.'
Gen. Young recognized the private who
had been so loyal to him in the Philip
pines and reached out his hand. The
proceedings of the court We're inter-
rupted while the general and the col
orcd soldier held a reunion.
A mongoose landed at Everett,
WASH. from the schooner Taurus gave
rise to considerable apprehension
among citizens ii, that locality and to
correspondence on the part of govern
ment officials. The new arrival mad
been sent to Seattle, where it was
killed by direction of the game warden.
The mongoose, which is said to null
tiplv with the same raDidlty as the
English sparrow, was taken aboard the
schooner at Guayamas, Mex, tc clear
the Taurus OF rats, for which 1t dls-
plays the same ability as the ferret III
was landed without the knowledge OF
the customs officers. Vigorous protests
against the presence OF the animal re-
suited in orders for it's destruction.