The Elbert County tribune., 1900-05-31

A. IL. tnc1inpf1fut III tnnriSo, IFtSi-
deit Mckinley may have the pleasure
OF returning 10 the southern states the
100 or 800 Confederate battle flags now
in the War Department Prominent
MEMBERS OF the g. a. X. have In hand
plan to secure the authorization Of
C,ngross for the return OF these hngs
and II Is hoped that both houses viii
pass the necessary joint resolution be-
| fare adjournment. During the coming
week II IL expected the military com
mttees viii take the necessary prelimi-
nfry action. II the consent OF Con-
g,ess can he obtained. the flags will be
| trrned over to the q. 4. r.. the repro
smtniives OF Confederate military or
grnizatloas will be invited to Chicago
aid with beautiful ceremonies Presi-
| dmt Mckinley, assisted by the vctcr-
aus of the blue and the gray will hand
| tie torn and biood-stained banners
hck TO the valiant hands which once
crried and defended them.
| The committee on conference on the
| disagreement OF the two houses on the
amendments to the bill extending the
| tine for proof and payment on lands
| oi the Colorado Cooperative colony. In
| southwestern Colorado, has reached nm
agreement which has been adopted by
| bth houses. The disagreement was
u,on the form of an amendment TO the
| bill proposed by Senator Pettigrew,
rovidlng for second entries OF lands
under the homestead law. This amcnd-
nent was rejected by the conference
committee. and the substance of the
Mondel bill substituted. This pro
yidcs that persons who have lnaue
| homestead entries and commutcd the
-. l..1 IN Fn "a
ond homestead entry; also that persons
who have made homestead entries and
| for any cause have lost or forfeited the
same. shall bc entitled to make second
entries. This is perhaps the most I'm
portant public land legislation which
hns been enacted ut this session OF
Congress, and will enable many per-
sons in all parts Of the West. who have
made homestead entries. and for va
rious reasons failed to complete them
to secure another opportunity.
The State Department does not ex-
pect to have any further communica-
tlon with the Bocr delegates. If the
delegates had any credentials giving
| them an official status, they failed to
present them. 1t * evident that the
delegates made n deep impression upon
the officials OF our government, with
whom they came In contact, and 1t Is
said that 1t was only TO the plain de-
mands of neutrality as laid down in
Secretary Hays response to the BoeI
representatives that prevented the re-
turn of an answer that would have
been much more satisfactory TO them.
The delegates We're disappointed at the
response made by Secretary Hay. indi-
eating that up to the last moment they
had s.la.a 4tlla 1s.t. lat hn
States government would he favorably
moved. II is gathered that the Beers
are ready AT the last extremity to sac
riflce everything for which they have
heretofore contended: TO let In the Uit-
landers to equal privileges with native
Beers In the Transvaal and Free State,
4 to abandon the much talked-of dyna-
mite monopoly, and. in fact, TO make
, any concession. If the victorious Brit
ish viii but allow them independence.
They hope that the American people
will bring such moral pressure to bear
upon the English that this object can
be attained. The Bocr ENJOYS viii re-
main here for several days, and have
accepted an Invitation to luncheon with
Mr.. Hay Thursday.
The United States Supreme Court
| has reversed the decision of the SUI
preme Court of the State of Utah In the
ease of ID. p. Tarpey VS.. Andrew Mad
sen. The case is II controversy over Il
tract of land within the place limits of
| the grant to the Central Pacific rail
road of California. the land being an
| odd numbered section. The case in
volvcd claim to the land made In 1868
and in passing upon 1t the court laid
| down some propositions concerning
railroad land grants which are consid-
cred of general Importance. The opln-
ion was delivered by Justice Brewer.
who said that in n proper interpreta-
ton of case of this character. ''the
| relative rights of the company and the
! individual entryman must be determin.
| ed not by the act of the company in It.
self fixing definitely the line of Its road
or by the mere occupancy of the indi
| vldunl. but by record of evidence, on
the one part the filing of the map in
the office of the secretary of the inter
ior and on the other the declaration oil
J entry into the local land office, ant
while the railroad company may no
! question the validity of the entryman''
claim of record Its rights enough not Il
| be defeated long years after its It'll,
| had apparently been fixed, by fugitiv,
and uncertain testimony of occupation
, for If that be the rule the time will
never come at which 1t can be certain
, that the railroad company has acquir
ed an indefensible title to any tract"
From a political standpoint the visi
of the Boer ENJOYS is regarded as
very serious matter, and presents th'
most embarrassing problem the admin
| istration has had to meet since the op
ening of the war with Spain. 1t is con
ceded that the people of this countr.
have a profound sympathy with th
two little republics in South Africa
which they would be glad to have ex
pressed by the government in prac
teal manner, but the diplomatic situa
ton is directly opposed to the polltlca
situation, and the administration /
powerless TO carry out the popular vii
without involving the country in inter
national complications. The Boer en-
voys have applied in vain to the EuroI
can powers, both for interventiol
(which means active) and mediation
(which means passivc). Every Euror
can power, even Holland. with whic
they claim blood relationship. has de
MED the appeals which they now max
to the United States; but they hav
| come here with confidence that eS
cites curiosity. and expect before the
leave this country to secure intcrver
tion In their behalf. Mr.. Fischer an
his associates have never conceale
their intention TO appeal to the peopl
of the United States in the event of tn
Presidents declining 10 intervene |
behalf of their fellow-countrymeI
They have made this very clear sine
their arrival in Washington, and, n
one of them expressed it: "lf the Pre-
ident denies our request we shall Al
peal unto Caesar" They are willin
to relinquish everything else. to pa
any indemnity or accept almost an
conditions, provided the two South A
rican republics can retain their ind,
pepdence. They require that the Uni
~ Stntns shall cnmnpl Grelt Britain