Items of Interest October 28, 1905 Issue

Items of Interest

President Roosevelt on the 18th began a tour through the Southern States. Every-where he has been royally and cordially received. At Atlanta he was given a reception, such as has never been extended to a President or any other honored guest in Georgia. It is estimated that there were more than 100,000 people there, from all parts of the State and other States, in addition to Atlanta's population. His visit was responsible for the first public appearance of Joel Chandler Harris, better known as "Uncle Remus," of whose writings the President is a great admirer. At the luncheon at the Piedmont Driving Club President Roosevelt called him forth from the crowd and insisted upon his taking a seat by him.

It is announced at the Treasury Department that it is the intention of the Government to sell bonds to secure funds with which to construct the Panama Canal. The total amount of the total amount of the bond sales will be $135,000,000, and $60,000,000 of this will be covered into the treasury to wipe out the deficit. This amount has already been expended by the treasury. One of the first acts of Congress will be to pass a resolution correcting an error which prevents the sale of these bonds until there is some legislation on the subject. They will be sold in lots of $25,000,000 and the bonds will be delivered in small lots and paid for, the interest to begin when the bonds are actually sold.

It is considered probable that the President in his address to Congress will recommend the creation of a new department, the Bureau of Insular Affairs, and the appointment of a new cabinet member. This will be the result of a state of affairs which dates back to the conclusion of the war with Spain. At that time the control of the new possessions was placed in the hands of the War Department, since those possessions were under military control. Cuba, Porto Rico, and the Philippines were first governed by military rule and then by a composite of military and civil government, in which there was frequent friction.

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