New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-05-22
FROM THE CAPITAL.
The Civil Service Commission.

WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, May 49, *
Theodore Roosevelt arrived here to-day and
was sworn in as member Of the civil serT-
Ice commission. He met his colleagues for
the hrst time, though he had met Mr.. Thomp-
son before. Roosevelt is full of enthusiasm
Tor the work before him, and believes that
the commission has noteworthy
work before il. The new commission
will not attack any OF the prob
lens waiting for it until it's members have
famiiari1ed themselves somewhat with she
routine of the Office The first step was the
REORGANIZATION of the board This was done
AT Rooseyelt's suggestion by the election OF
Lyman as chairman. One of the first ques-
tions to be considered by the board is that
OF the jurisdiction over appointments
in the census bureau. Under the de-
clsion of the assistant attorney gen
eral the secretary OF the interior and
the commissioner continue to make appoint
1uents to this bureau without consulting the
board. It is understood however. that an
appeal is to be taken to the president and
that he will be asked to place the census bu-
reau in the classified service. The history of
RooseVelts appointment to the commission
has trausplreG. Congressman Lodge was the
first person to suggest it to the president.
Roosevelt was then working for the appoint
ment Of Swift and Thompson to the vacan-
cles. just before the centennial in New
York, Lodge came to him with the in TINA
ton that ne himself might have the place if
he wished. A week ago to-day the president
sent for him and he came over to Washing
ton. At that time he accepted che appoint
meut, which was made public the next even
ing E3 &
The Case of the Late Myra Clark Gaines.
WASHINGTON. May 13.-The United States
supreme court to-day, in an opinion by JUS
tiCe Bradley, CONQUERED in by the whole
court, awarded the executors Of the will of
Myra Clark Gaines 1915, 600, against the
City OF New Orleans, for the use of property
sold by the city, but recovered by Mrs
Gaines after long ltigation. The Judgment
of the lower court awarding the executor
S1,30OCOO cor the use OF the unimproved
property sold by the city, was not concurred
in ~ .-s +s
This case probably has been the NEST inter-
esting. the hardest contested and the most pro-
1Onged known the judicial history of this
country. The first suit in the case was brought
by Mrs Gaines, then the wife of Gen. Whitney.
in 1854 and since that time decision has fol-
lowed decision in regard it until has become
by-word that there always Gaines case
pending. This first suit sought to recover the
Eyarste Blanc tract IN New Orleans. Blanc
bought the tract for about 5 4, 500 from the ex-
ecutOrs Of Gen. Daniel Clark, prominent ciGi-
Zen of New Orleans. He sold it and other
laQQ TO the city OF New Orleans for $40, 600.
The city subdivided the tract and sold il to a
number of persons for between 100000 and
100000, agreeing to defend all questions of
titles, Mrs. Gaine having a few months
before claimed it The grounds on
claim were that she was the child of Gen
Clark by a secret marriage between him and
Seulim Carriere, and that Gen. Clark had left a
later will than the one under which the property
was sold This secret marriage formed the axis
which the litigation revolved. few years
before the war Mrs. Gaines was finally declared
to be the legitimate child we'll as the lawful
heir of Gen. Clark. Even then the city of New
Orleans did not surrender. After the war Mrs.
Gaines was cOmpelled to bring suit for dam
ages. In 1881 the circuit court of the United
States for the Louisiana district gave judgment
IN her favor for 81, 925, 667, and it is appeal
Ir0m this judgment thai the case to-day was de-
cided. The present case, it is generally con-
coded. exhausts all the resources Oh the law and
is regarded as final settlement of the Iiuiga-
ton. Mrs. Gaines is dead, and so, il is believed
all her immediate relatives except her
daughter-in-law. Hattie L. Whitney, in whose
name Administrative of the estate of Mrs
Gaines the case stands on the court docket.