Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-11

II Is the only possible method unless the
| United States courts are clothed with the
| authority 10 apportion the lands among
the citizen Indians for whose use II was
originally granted"
The yellow Fever.
The recent prevalence OF yellow fever
I'm a number OF cities and towns through.
out the south. has resulted In much OILS;
turbance Of m and demonstrated
the necessity OF such amendments 10 ouI
quarantine laws as will make the regula-
lions OF the national quarantine authori'
yasion of the United States. by yellow
fever the Importance Of the discovery OF
to. the present time has been undeter.
mined, is obvious, and 20 this end a sys.
tematic meteorological investigation
SHOULD be made. therefore recommend
that congress authorize the appointment
OF Il commission by the president, to con-
sist of Our expert. bacteriologists, one &c
be selected from the officers OF the med.
zeal marine hospital service, ope to be ap.
pointed from civil life, one to be detailed
from the. medical officers of the army,
and one from the medical Officers of the
navy.
The Union Pacific.
The Union Pacific railway main line has
been sold under the de rec of the United
S S supreme court for the district OF
ment consisted Of tho principal OF the sub.
sias bonds. s21 2s6. 5l2: and the accredited
total iadebtedness III. i.s. iias IS %aTT'hh ss bis
at the sale covered the FIRST mortgage lien
and the entire mortgage claim OF the gov
eminent. principal and interest.
The sale OF the subsidized portion of the
Kansas Pacific line. upon which the gov.
ernment holds "A second mortgage lien.
government rs December is. 1897. The
debt OF this division OF the Union Pacific
rail way. on November !, 1897, was the prin.
cipal OF the subsidy bonds. se;SC3,oe and
the unpaid accrued interest thereon. $6,.
626, esO.S3 making o total OF 81, 929, GO. 80.
The sale Of this road was originally ad
rertised for December 4, but for the pur-
pose OF securing the utmost public notice
cember 10, and n second advertisement of
The sais was made. BY the decree Of the
sas Pacific will yield TO the government
the sum OF S2.5oO.00 over all prior liens.
costs and charges. II no othS: or better
bid ir made this sun is all that The gov
eminent will receive on u claim OF near
t13, V0, 600. The government has no infor-
nation as to. whether there will be Other
amount herein stated. The question pre-.
scented therefore Is: whether the govern.
ment shall under the authority given by
the act OF March 3. 1897. purchase or Te.
deem the road In the event a bid is not
made by the private parties covering the
governments claim, 10 qualify the gov.
/ tTn1nent 10 Ola AT the ~ W. lSiIiiS "
deposit OF 5000, eco. as follows:
In the $500, 900 and in each
OF the first mortgage causes 5000, 900, and
I'm the latter the deposit must be in cash
Payments at the sale are as follows
Upon the acceptance of the bid, a sun
which. with the amount already depos.
tied, shall equal Is per cent OF the bid:
the balance in installments OF % per
cent thirty and fifty days after the con.
frmation OF the sale. The lien on the
Kansas Pacific prior TO that OF the GOV.
eminent on the Both of July, 1897, prin.
cipal and interest, amounted TO s.. 2Sl..
ash. The government therefore. should
II become the highest bidder, will have
to pay the amount OF the first mortgage
lien.
i believe that under the at of 1887 II
has the authority TO do this and I'm alb. |
sence OF any action by congress / shall
direct the secretary Of the treasury tc |
make the necessary deposit as required
by the courts decree to qualify as a bid.
der TO bid at the sale q sum which |
Will at least equal the principal of the
debt due TO the government; but sugges,
In order to remove all controversy, thai
an amendment OF the law be immediate.
ly passed, explicitly giving such powers
and appropriating In general terms
whatever sum Is sufficient therefor.
In so important a matter as the gov.
eminent becoming the possible owner
or railroad property, which II perforce
must conduct and operate, / feel con-
strained TO lay before congress these
facts for its consideration and action be.
fore the contamination OF the sale. II
Is clear 10 my mind that the government
should not permit the property to BE- sole
at a price which will yield less than one
half of the principal OF its debt and less
than one-fifth of Its entire debt, princi.
pal and interest. But whether the gov.
eminent, rather han accept less than
Its claim, should become a bidder and
thereby the owner OF the property. ]
submit to the congress for action.
The Library BUILDING.
The library building provided for by
the act OF congress approved April Is,
1856. has been. completed and opened 10
the public. It should be a matter OF
co~ngratulation hat through the fore.
sight and munificence OF ongress the
nation possesses this noble tree sur'
house OF knowledge. 1t is earnestly to
be hoped that. having lone so much to
ward the cause OF education, congress
will continue 10 develop the library In
every phase OF research TO the end that
it may be not only one OF the most mag
nificent, but among the richest and most
useful libraries in the world.
Civil Service.
The important branch Of our gov
eminent known as the civil service, the
practical improvement Of which ha
long been a subject Of earnest discus
SIGN. has of late years received in
creased legislation and executive ap'
proval. During the past few months
the service has been placed uPoa Il
still frmer basis of business methods
and personal merit. While the right
of our veteran soldiers to reinstate-
ment in deserving cases has been as
serted, dismissals for merely political
reasons have been carefully guarded
against, the examinations for admit
.ance to the service enlarged and at
the same time rendered less technical
and more practical; and a distinct adj
vance has been made by giving a hear
ing before dismissal upon all cases
where incompetency is charged or de-
mand made for the removal Of officials
In any of the departments. This order
has been made to give to the accused
ms right to be heard, but without in
any way impairing the power Ct r.
moVai, which should always be exer-
cised III cases of ~ineficiency and liz
competency, and which is one of the
sl.ai safeguards of the civil service re
lorm system, preventing stagnation
anu uead %ood and keeping every EN-
PIoye keenly alive TO the fact that the
security of his future depends no
upon ms W tested and carefully
watched record Of service.
Mucn, OF course, stin remains TO be
accomplished before the system can
be made reasonably perfect for our
neeus: ihere are places now In the
classified service which ought to be ex.
r'i 60 ana not classified; may prop
to exempt cases which j think have
peen improperly included in tho cias-
sified service, OF include those which
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