The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-28
NATIONAL MEMS.

The Hibbs Extroa1itiOn Case-SuggentluAss
by Judge Crease Of the Supreme Court
Of British Columbia-One Phase OF HUI.
man Character-A Remedy for Question
able Recommendations.
WASHINGTON, ID. e., August 20.-The-
full text of the decision of Judge Crease,
of the Supreme Court of British Column
bia, In the Hibbs extradition case, has
been received at the Post office Depart
ment In his preamble Judge Crease
says: "It is case of considerable I'm
portance because the complaint Is for
an offense which has no exact parallel
in the history of extradition cases and,
the danger that would arise of repetition,
should it not prove to be an extradtable-
offense. That will be easily understood,
when it is considered that there are
$4,000 Postmasters having the same
facilities as the. prisoner in the
issuance OF money orders In
the United States, and II
one such can with impunity unblushingly
confess to having abused his trust by
emhczz!in. $40, coo In three days and
then avoid all punishment by merely
skipping across an imaginary boundary
line; it it mere rule of three sum to
ascertain the mischief such an example
to even few of that army OF POstmas-
ters might do" Judge Crease pays a.
high compliment to SOlicitOr-Generai
Goode and to the officers who traced
Hibbs and brought about his arrest.
He concludes as follows: "While;
/ can not conclude with
out acknowledging the assistance
rendered TO the court by Mr.. Solicitor
General Goode, trust it will not be in
appropriate if | echo the words of the
learned Judge in the Windsor case.
While ] deal with .ne law as it is, | may
wish that the Government of the United
States may see its advantage in adding
to the catalogue OF extraditable crimes
all those offenses which have been for
some time pressed upon its attention
from this side, and do so with the OBJ
ject of saving endless time and expense
to both countries. 1t would be most
welcome to those magistrates on both
sides whose duty it is, under the Wash
ingtOn treaty. to carry out the law"
WASHINGTON, d. c., August 90
"There IS one phase of human charac-
ter" said Commissioner of Patents
Montgomery, (which one doesn't meet
until he enters Government office. Peo--
pie come and beg and beg until you give
them some sort of employment, although
you would rather give them a hundred
dollars out of your own pocket. In a.
week they are looking for promotion in
another department, aud they complain
that they are underpaid, and before 4
month they are claiming holidays. If, at
the end of year, you find you can not.
retain them any longer, aud tell them so,
their grievance manifests itself in a ter
ribie rumpus. They will stare in as
tOnishment and anger aud point to their
service. You must not forget they
say, that We have been serving the Gov
eminent all this time for half paw They
will tell yon and they will show you how
they feel that any promotion not in the
wav of promotion 10 them is ingratitude
in the Government and impudcnce in
the official"
WASHINGTON, d. c., August IA
leading department officer said to-day:
"The number of cases where it appears
that unit men are appointed on recon-
mendstions is small. We examine pa
pers as well as we can, and often revoke
bad appointment even after it mas been
made, though the fact doesn't get into
the newspapers. We lave been so an
noyed and embarr ssed bY inSinccre in
dorscments that the administration is 70
in. 10 adopt new policy. If the error
is discove,ed in time, and the claimant
does not get his place, we shall simply
notify the indorser5 of the facts
in the case and urge upO, them the
Importance OF greater care in the future;
but il bad appointment is made, and
leads to criticism and IL public scandal,
we shall take pains to publish all the
names of indorsers, "a our vouchers. so
to speak. OF course, we understand how
difficult it is for a man to refuse to sign
= petition for Il fellowsownsnfan aud
friend for Office. But these written H.
dorsements are all we have to 90 on in
many cases, and citizens mus. feel their
responsibility i'm the matter"