The morning call., 1890-06-13
EDITORIAL NOTES.

| In 1871 the VeneZuelans seized the Amer
lean steamships Hero, Nutras and San Fer
nandO, the property Of the Venezuelan
| Steam Transportation Company, New
| York corporation, and imprisoned some of
| the officers. The Government has repeat
| eddy demanded an indemnity for the wrong
| full seizure, detention and employment in
| war of the vessels, and damages for those
| illegally deprived of their liberty, but so
| far without avail. Congress has just passed
bill authorizing the President to take such
measures as in his judgment may be neces-
| sary to promptly obtain indemnity for the
outrage, and ''to secure this end he is author
| lied to employ such means or exercise such
| power as may be necessary" Under this
provision it is asserted the President may
even go so far as to send a commission in
war-shD to Caracas to enforce payment of
the indemnity.
The Worlds Fair Commissioners are to
meet in Chicago on the Goth inst. to organ
| ize. Among those prominently mentioned
| for President are Chauncey NJ. Depew and
| ex-Minister Thomas w. Palmer. 1t is
thought that Depew may not want the posi-
| ton, as it is doubtful if he can spare the
time to attend to the duties of 1.-The office.
| Palmer, since his retirement from the Span
| ish Mission, has given up active business
| life to enjoy the vast wealth he has accu-
mulated. He is Western man and anx-
! ious to see the fair a success. Moreover,
| the movement to elect him gained consider
able Roadway before he knew anything
| about it.
| The declarations of Major Powell of the
| Geological Survey will prove welcome to
! onifa q pnmhar of aatflarc 10 oucr ri
| ing arid regions: THE law as 1t now
stands does not withdraw irrigable lands
from homestead settlement, but only from
desert-land entry, timber-culture entry and
presumption entry. All Of these lands can
still be obtained by homestead entry. The
law now provides that irrigable lands shall
| be selected and designated as such, and as
fast as they are designated they are to be
declared open to homestead entry by the
! proclamation of the President"
| The Agricultural Departments scientific
investigation of the underground water
| supply of the plains is yielding satisfactory
returns. The investigation has developed
facts worth millions to the DakotaS, and so
far as Nebraska, Kansas Texas, Colorado
| and New Mexico are concerned the discov-
cries have been scarcely less important.
| ne demand LOT desirable lOcall0nS IN Ille
semi-arid regions has been stimulated by
discoveries of the extent of the artesian
water supply.
| Philadelphia has for years been trying to
| secure better accommodations for the Mint.
| Efforts were made in the Forty-sixth and
| Forty-seventh Congresses to secure the de-
sired appropriations, but without avail.
Another attempt is now being made, the
| Bingham bill appropriating S2,0O0,0O0 for
the purchase of a new site for new build
ing having been favorably reported to the
| House.
The National Wo0l-growers' Convention
has adopted resolutions urging the Senate
| to make some alterations in the Tariff Bill
| designed to check uIderyaluations of for
eign wool. Foreign shippers have in times
past resorted to so many expedients TO gain
the advantage of lower rates Of duties that
the wool-gr0wers are justified in demand
| ing satisfactory safeguards against fraud.