The Mena weekly star., 1897-12-08

lnuiah appfoptidtiOA dcJ approved l5tna " 1896, makes it the duty of the conniesses V investigate and determine the rights af '.oa e cants for citizenship in the five civilized eep1 The commission is at present engaged work among tribes and has made appoint, als for taking the census of these poonle m including the s0th of the present month Aaa Should the agreement between the cho. and Chickasaws be raMhcd by congress .1s should the other tribes fail Co make an Ma ment with che commission then 1t win hs cessary that some legislation shall ba bas as' congress. which, while just and honoras,. og the Indians shall be equitable to Tho ,rs people who have settled upon these lands b 1 vitation of the tribal nations. Hon Han, Dawes, chairman of the commission. in 1s..l l to the secretary of the interior under da.ri October II, lSs7 says: Individual ownersA'4 is in their (the commissiOn's) opinion abSo1n4e ly essential to any permanent improvemers present conditions, and the lack of if ,s q. root of nearly all the evils which SO grievo,1.s afflict these people. Allotment by agsl agresra.i is the only possible method unless the ITni,as States courts are clothed with the autborit1s ~ apportion the lands among the citizen rna;.ss for whose use it was originally granted.
 I concur with the secretary of the ints.,.. that there can be no cure for the evils eneas as dercd by the perversion Of these great trns.s excepting by their resumption by the eovers
 
 Tns Yellow Fever Epidemic
 The recent prevalence of yellow fave, number of cities and towns throughogt .sa south has resulted in much disturhan s commerce and demonstrated the neoessit.o Z. such amendments to our quarantine laws VI v will make the regulations of the national ona- A antine authorities paramount The searata-. of the treasury in the portion of his repof, e lating to the operation of the marine bosn;,s, o,1fu bt@A the present quarantine laws and recos mends amendments thereto which win stre the treasury department the requfsita sa thoriiy to prevent the invasion of epideni. diseases from foreign countries. and in tirnas Of emergency like that of the past sunuar .ss, add to the enciency of the sanitary fneassrss for the protection of the ? ople and at the sams time prevent unnecessary restrictions Of rar.. meree. l concur in his recommendation. T. further effort to prevent the invasion Of tAs United states by yellow fever, the importapo. of the discovery Of the exact cause of the dis. ease, which up to ths present time has bean undetermined is obvious and to this end systematic bacterioiogioal investigation shosn be made. l therefore recommend that consres, authorize the appointment of a commission b, the president to consist of four expert bacteri oiogssts. one to be selected from the mea!ss.. officers of the marine hospital service. one ts
  from the medical officers Of the army and ons from the medical officers of the navy
 The Union Pacific railways main line ws sold under the decree of the United Sta,es court for the district of Nebraska on the js and 2nd of November, Of this year Theam tue the government coiiS7SfE-yi of tine prinrius of the subsidy bonds ssT g36 5i2 and the ae. crued interest thereon. 3I.21. 7ii75 maainr the total indebtedness s5s. .44s e2s75 Tue bn at the sale covered the first mortgaga lien nd the entire mortgage claim of the goyerameat principal and interest The sale Of the sab sieized portion of the Kansas Pacific line upon which the government. holds sscond mortsage lien has been postponed at the sn. stanea of the government to Decambr l6, lS9I The deBs of this division of the Union Pacific railroad fa tha government on November l3 lsg7 was the principal of th9 subsidy bonds s6 30s QUO and the unpaid and accrued interest .6 6s6 esNA making total of sis e23 6e0 3s The sale oi this road was originally advertised for NoYem- Der 1, but for the purpose of securing the at- most public notice of tho event 1t was post poned until December l5. end a second adYer. tisement of the sale was made By the decree of the court the upset price on the sale of the Kansas Pacific will yield to the governmenl the sum Of e-,90apo) over all prior liens, costs and charges. If no other better bid is nsae this sum is all that the government will receive on its claim Of nearly alS0o0.O The government has no informa- ton as to whether there will be other bidders or better bid than the maximum amount aetell stated The question presented there- Tore IS: Whether the government shall under the authority given 1t by the act of March issf purchase or redeem the road in the event that bid Is not made by private parties coT- eflng the entire government claim To qualify the government to bid at the sale will require deposit of 9)90D. as follows: In the govern ment cause 9O0000 and in each Of the first l liortgage causes f200o0. and in the latter ths deposit must be in cash Payments at the saIa are as follows Upon the aeeeptaree ei the oid sum which with the sum already cepos- ted snail equal l5 per cent Of the bid the Ba anee m instaliments of 9 per cent 30 70 and a ueys Mter the confirmation of the sale. The hen on the Kansas Pacific prior Go that of the soEernm nt on the 30th of July, 1897 principal ailu interest amounted to g. 2sf, ,04s IL The government therefore. should it become the highest bidder. will have to pay the amount of the first mortgage lien
 believe that under thsact of 1887 it has the authority to do this and In absence of any ac- soh oS congress shall direct the secretary Of ene treasury to make the necessary deposit as required by the courts decree to qualify as a ol1uer ana 10 bid at the sale a sum which will ao w ieast equal the principal of the debt due to -, AioHt' put suggest m order 70 " nuoFe all controversy, that Ian amend- ment of the law be immediately passed explicitly giving such powers ana appropriating in general terms whatever sum is sufficient therefor.
 inc important branch of our government I.' nnsMn as ths civil service, tho practical im- pavement n or which has long been d subject o earnest discussion, has of late vears received increased legislative and executive approval ,s purlns the past few months the service has ,.l pssn pi'lced on still frmer basis of business ns ssilous ana personal merit While the right our veteran soldiers to reinstatement to de- sslFi,is eases has been asserted. dismissals for