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Show STEWART'S NOVELPii", Believes Tunnel Better Th Canal at Panama ' SEES REPUBLICAN SUCCESS Nevada Senator Says He IsSur, publicans Will Sweep th. c, Next Fall and Believes Roos. 7 Will Succeed Hlmselt-Hopc Nevada Will Oo Republican-sJ lands and the Irrigation Blll- for Republican Conventloa JjIIeil Local Political Notes. The most novel solution of ths&j tral American canal problem thtt b yet been heard was that offered v Senator William M Stewart, stopped over at the Knutjford ym day on his way from WashlnjtM, Nevada I do not believe In building .,., at all." he said ' I think It wju J1? better to build a tunnel That protect shipping from floods indeiSj bursts and do nway with the nectiii, for n system of locks The scS' certainly feasible and could b, V threugh for $500 000 000 a wr. truly, but not more than the p. ' canal will cost. Of course the 2 Is settled by the action of CoS hut there are many besides mKii: bellei e tho tunnel would ha. 1 better r- "I have been In New York line, tl, adjournment of Congress I hv. ,i riason to doubt, In fact, I am iu njl the Hepubllcans will sweep thecouStr, at the next election and I anildti; that President Roosevelt will mai! himself I have hopes that N,,,.: will go Republican this fall ThtI pie out there have been out in Uiaki so long they must be getting tr,j,: It New lands can do nothing for th,, Thi ttni .hnivn nhu. k. e . .. bill was pending When It left th! Senate the bill was In such shape tlu each State was to receive Its proponim of tho appropriation In the Hoii someone otered an amendment nvS each State only as much money un realized from the sain of public Nevada Is not selling any lands N(7 landa fought tho amendment and thee, portunlty lo give him a rap u k gool to miss, so It carried Nowhehi gone home claiming credit for 0. passage of the bill ' Congressman Newlands certilji, hns nothing to expect from Fruit's Roosevelt. He gave out InterYlexib vihlch he said that he had furnlih.' the data used by the President in en paring his messnges on Irrigation, "hi President says It Is not so Juit 11 was leaving him the President eitu me by the shoulder and said Stop a minute ' When I stopped lis sill 1 see thnt your Mr. New lands n0 him he was not my Mr Nenlandi m ho said' 'Well, Mr. Newlands hiitm claiming that he cave me the fm about Irrigation used In my m.iiirt The truth Is, I never discussed then-Ject then-Ject Willi him nt all. If you hear Hit he his repented the statement out li Nevada telegraph me nnd I nl'l ctu-tradlct ctu-tradlct It.' ' I do not think Fenator Jomi hi made up his mind whether to betcu dldate for re-election this fall or nit He will however, announce his deter mlnatlon before election as that wilt be one of the Issues of the campion. He has been In the Senate for thlnr jeors" Senator Stewart visited Baltalr In tti afternoon nnd left on the nijht tru for his home. |