The Lamar register., 1899-05-03

sAtN"t"'HE 70 comprehensive report
lust prepared by Mr.. Frank II. Hitch.
COCK, ehiet OF The section OF foreign
markets Of the Agricultural DepaTt-
ment the Total value OF our dones,i,
exports reached .he enormous sum of
Sl-2ln29igi3. exceeding the record
breaking figures of the precedlpg year
by slTa.2Si-3iO. ON the other hand
J The Imports during 1898 were the small.
est since iSS5. their value being SBl6.-
( td9.'gSi, decline OF si4s.GS5 Sos OF the
ngures OF 1897 Broadly stated
Tor every dollars worth OF foreign mer-
chaudise brought into the United
states. two dollars worth OF this coup.
iry's products found market abroad.
Friends Of General Miles, who are
supposed TO enjoy his confidence. say
that should the board of inquiry now
Investigating lslz emilia u,.sJ 100
charges render an adverse decision be
VIII ask that The members be court
martial,-d on the grounds that they diI
not well and truly inquire into The
charges preferred and render a y.. diet
In accordance with the testimony and
evidence They represent that General
Miles believes the evidence given be.
fore the court shows that the beef
used by the army was bad. and chem.
irniiy treated. and they say he holds
that should the court nil TO render a
verdict substantiating his charges aud
exculpatinE him the members will be
subject 10 trial themselves. This view
l. not taken hy officials Of the Judge
advocate generals 0ffice and other nu-
thoritlc- on military law. who say that
General Miles only rrcpurSs would be
TO demand court martial Of himself.
The officials OF the Internal Revenue
Bureau estimate that the government
has been dsfruuded out OF at least
Si2D.Dpp by the firn OF Jacobs 4
heniE. t0haccuuists, nj Lancaster,
Pennsylvania. who used counterfeit
revenue stamps aggregnting that
AnioenL The officials nrc iuvestigat-
ing the hooks OF the firm and a great
quantity OF their goods bearing fraud
ulent stamps has been been seized IN
dlIervni cities throughout the country.
Information Of seizures has come from
Chicago, san Francisco. Cincinnati and
Denver, aud no doubt Is entertained
that thousands % dollars worth OF
STAMPS. circulated by the Lancaster
! firm arr stiil outstanding. The ofti-
rlhls have conhsrated the plant OF the
firm ht Lancaster. valued nj about SEQ.
GO. which. with all the good seized.
WIN 60 toward the reimbursement OF
the government for the loss II incurred
throughout the United States by
means Of the use OF the counterfeit
stamps.
Secretary Hiichcock Of the Interior
Department has made an important
ruling for the West In ovcrrullng the
commissioner general Of the Land OF
fcr In the case Of the Stranger lode
claim. Cripple Greek district, Colorado.
In this Ease the Little Don Mining 4
Tunnel appealed from the Pueblo land
ot,ice. and made an application for n
patent for claim that wnS found to-
sonsiict with the adjacent claim. The
ease was taken To the local courts, but
compromise was reached. and the
contestants asked that the Judgment
by stipulation h.. entered. The strnng'
81 lode claimants applied 20 amend the
description OF their claim In accord
ance with the Judgment. but the com
missioner general of the land Office
declined to accept IL. and denied the np-
piIcntlou. The secretary declared that
The law rpuuired that Judgments en-
tered by the courts shall be recognized
hy the department and are binding
upon H. Ia other words, the Interior
| Department LAYS down the Important
ruling that 81 win accept the decision
OF the courts In Sdvcrse claims nlei In
/ the General Land Office, although IL
rests upon stipulation between the
parties. The land department. says
/ Secretary Hitchcock. Is not at liberty
to disregard this Judgment TO any ex-
tent whatever, for any reason, when
is now reversed The decision VIII
form an important precedent In the de
| .istnp ~ sr,rS cases and operates to
( bar consideration OF the facts leading
/ up 20 court awards and TO require the
l following OF such awards, even II II
appears from the records TO be contrary
1 10 what would have been the decision
OF priority of possession had been
considered.