New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-04
INDIGNANT AT" GENERAL" SPARKS
WHY SETTLERS DISLIKE Nm - JUDGE

WHY SETTLERS DISLIKE HIM JUDGE
POWERS-NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL.
ttRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. g.. =" It's an i'll wind that
blows nobody good" applies with equal force to the
doings or General William Andrew Jackson sparks
that 1t does TO those of persons OF lesser emnence.
certain class OF lawyers ont West can hardly find
language strong enough to mark their appreciation OF the
Commissioners course. No wonder. From single
land Office i'll Montana there received in the short
space OF three the neghbOrhOod CT 100 rejected
appllcai for entries upon land already certified to
railroad. but under the celebrated GuilfOrd Miller
Jacksonville GROWING glory OF the Generals admin
iStraOn-thrown open again to settlement. This means
from $l5 to SO to the lawyers in each which is
their char sc for preparing the first apers That is all
1t Will come to- however, for the applicants have 10
more chance Of obtaining good titles to the lands than
they would OF securing the nership OF lot In the
heart Of NewYork City ny squatting it, Bat 1t fills
the pockets OF the lawyers. That is the main thing in
the Generals" eyes, app arenly. He consequently
values highly letter which he has received from certain
lawyers. setting forth their unbonndcd faith in his
integrity, snrcwtness and honesty of puTpose. 1t
almost like satire Here there may be held in
the same town, the day and in the same hour.
a meeting OF lawyers which finds nothing but good in
what Sparks has done, while not many yards away
an Indignation meeting OF settlers may denounce him
fuI declining to issue the patents to which they icol
themselves entitled and which in fairness and equity
should no LONGER be withheld from them.
Said a Western member OF Congress TO day: YOu
have idea how incensed the settlers OF the Northwest
are over his refusal land patents There are
now between 10000 and 10000 piled UP in the
Land Office in which Sparks has refused to Issue
patents ana Of them-yes two thirds OF them
rel present the savings Of a fctimo."
Tie Capital this mornlng draws attention to case
which illustrates the hardship which Sparkss diOuc
rulings have put innocent persons II says that not
long ago Miss Cleveland received touching letter from
young woman in Northern Dakota, who has located
homestead there and whose patent is withheld like
the she wrote Miss Cleveland that she had filed
her claim and fulfilled all the requirements of the law
and had invested in II about 500 which represented
tie saving. from her salary as school teacher for several
years Last spring she commuied her claim by paying
$500 to tile Of the Land Office, who informed
her that AT the end of certain time she could call and
get her patent She wrote that the date the receiver
had suggested she drove twelve miles through snow
storm get tto 10 her land aLd was informed that
was withheld on the ground OF fraud she told Miss
Cleveland that everybody in tho country knew that she
mad not been guilty of frauo OF any Sort ant that the
money had saved to pay for her land was IN the
United states Treasury aud that it every dollar she
hat In the world She said that she knew Miss Cleveland
was "A good woman and had heard OF her kindness to
struggling sisters and asked that she would Com
missioner sparks her behalf Miss Cleveland was
moved by tho eter, ami nclosed 1t in note to secre-
tary with request that n there was no evidence
OF fraud in this the patent might he issued. Mr..
Lamar the cores oncnce over TO the Land once
with favorable Involvement, hut Mr.. Sparks carefully
Cleveland Is evidently aware this disposition Of
the and nay have frgotlen it, but no action has
been taken. aud none Will be until Mr. sparks feels
sonnet Ody's hand in his hair.
The charges AGAINST Judge Powers. OF the Utah
Supreme Court going to DO pressed Vito mnch Ngor
VIII be Gore to watcn his friends ease While IN detroit
week he Is reported to have made the assertion that
the President ad Promised Ia use MS influence IN securing
POWerss continuation Iiat TINS statement was lhhuc
without a shallow u authority need scarcely be SAID
here Tue President Is aware OF the gravity ot the
charges made against Powers aud he Is satisfied that
the senate should re civ opportunity To Investigate
them. Dickinson l. moving heaven ana earth 10 pun
much OF his political future. Already lie las persuaded
Mr. Edmunds. before whom. the chairman Of the
Judiciary COMMITTEE the charges against Powers Will
Power Ia the result OF Mormon hostility. Nothing could
lie further from the truth tuan this. Michigan man.
who knows whereof he speaks said to-day thai o. thc
four Juages Of the Michigan supreme Court who were
innaced by Dickinson 10 sign fowsrss Application Tor
after personal invest cation of the charges against
Powers they had become satisfied that what Is alleged
against him substantially rue and that therefore they
wish TO have their signal ares 70 the "iclt'on consul
cred Withdrawal Ii is to be noticed also that tie
OBJ osition Powers solely from the Democratic
ranks. In Michigan. his home he never known a.
any hing more than DiclnsOns heeier His uuninest
body except Dickinson. That shrewd politician, In h'
egcrness have his confirmed. has even gone 80
far approach Jasice ficd OF the supreme Court
ZOE his aid In the matter what the Jnsiirels gong 20
do remains He Is certainly under obligations
10 Don NJ Dickinson for the latter aid his best 10 Keep
Michigan delegation to the Chicago Convention III
line for tile California candidate aud II he was not
Successful in this IN the attempt 70 work m tlcld
sentiment Indiana II not In the least due 20 any
lack Of energy devotion his part Like other
Democratic leaders Don NJ Il ickinsOn u only compar
atyey resent the Cleveland IDEA but then lie
uossesses all the fury OF recent converts faith. The
0uy question Isl Will 1t last long under the tension To
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