North Park union., 1901-02-22

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~ mining lode claims. Patents were
denied under the commissioners rul-.
ines because the location lines OF the
various lodes encronched upon contig
uous patented claims. In line with MS
lecision In the Hidee Gold Mining case
the secretary reversed these rulings
and directs that patents be Issued.
The United States supreme Court
has decided two cases involving the
question of the responsibility OF an en-
tire tribe of Indians for depredauohs
committed by organized bands compos-
ed of members OF the tribe. holding
that in such case there Is no liaDllity.
The opinion was handed down by JUS
tice Brown and held that as the bands
in both cases were strong enough 10
break away from their respective tribes
and to defy the United States govern
ment as they did. the tribes as whoie
could not in equity be held responsible
for their misdeeds.
So far us can be ascertained, the au-
ministrntion has not had any lhtlna-
ton of the counter-proposals the Lon
don dispatch says will be made in the
matter of the Nicaragua canal pro
ject. There is a feeling OF regret tiiat
the British government has felt CON
strained to adopt such Il course. as the
hope was entertained that amendments
to the Hay-Pauncefotc treaty might
have been accepted In the spirit In
which they were made. One suggestion
made tonight as possible counter
proposal of Great Britain was that In
return for concessions made by her'
she might desire m open port on the
Alaskan coast ns an entrance into her
gold fields In the Klondike.
A Washington letter says that prelim-
Innry skirmishes in Il battle for S4.ro'-
OOO, 900 have already begun In the cap
ital. Holders of the Cuban war bonds,
issued by Spain to raise funds for the
prosecution of the wars In Cuba are
again moving to get their money back.
A lobby in already at work In WASH
ington. and 1t has had representatives
Mt the Cuban constitutional convention
seeking to shape the constitution or the
island so as to admit of Il compromise
regarding this stupendous claim. In
Cuba the bondholders have met with
defeat. The draft of the constitution
now being considered shuts out any
possibility of compromise on these
bonds. but has left the way open Tor
the payment of the bonds of the repub-
llc OI tuud lSSueu ~ the J"h'"'
The House committee on invalid pen
, sions has fnvorably reported the bill of
Representative Cnlderhcad of Kansas
as follows; "All persons who are ell
gible for pensions at the rate OF 81.
per month under section of the act OF
June 27. 1880. relating TO pensions,
who are now. or may hereafter become
disabled by total blindness or paralysis
or any total disability for manual labor,
not the result of their own vicious nab
Its, which dsables them in such n de-
gree MS to require the constant or IRE
quent and periodical attendance OF an
other person. or who are or may be
without an actual net Income not 20
exceed 500 per year exclusive of any
pension. shall he entitled to n pension
at the rate OF $40 per month from the
date of application therefor after the
passage of this act.'
Alexander Graham Bell. the inventor
| of the telephone hns been serving rs II
| special agent of the census bureau In
charge of the enumeration OF the deaf,
dumb and blind population OF the coun-
try. and Is now preparing his report.
Mr.. Bell Is millionaire several times
over. but Is entitled TO So n day from
the government while he is employed
In this work. II was through his In
| strumentality thnt an amendment was
added to the census law authorizing an
enumeration Of the afflicted In whose
welfare he takes a profound interest.
In his early life he was an instructor in
deaf and dumb asylum, and a large
part OF his time is now spent In the
investigation of means for promoting
the education of deaf-mutes and sight
less people The number of dcafmutes
in the United States is over 1l1.WO; the
number of totally blind is SS,024.
Representative Dicks bill concerning
hazing at West Point Academy was
| adopted by the conferees Of the two
houses OF Congress on the military
academy bill in lieu OF the Senate pro-
vision on the question Of hazing.
Some changes We're made, but the
changes do not alter the spirit of the
measure. The amendment renders 1t
mandatory that the superintendent of
the academy shall suppress challenge
fighting and every form of hnZing at
the academy" II also provides for the
| dismissal of all cadets in any way con-
nected with the fights or challenges to
| fight and also of any cadet who shall
participate in any form of hazing. 1t
| is also specified that 10 cadet dismissed
| for either of these causes shall be rein
stated or appointed in the academy,
| and also that no such cadet shall ever
be appointed to any office in the army.
navy or marine corps.
Justice Harlan created little sensa-
tion by speech In response to toast
ut the regular monthly meeting OF the
Loyal Legion. Several members of
Congress were present and Representa-
tive Moody of Massachusetts, took
down his words. Among other things
he said: 1.-THE fathers never intend
ed that this government should ever
exert any power or authority over any
part of the earth's surface free from
the letter and the spirit of the consti-
tuition" This Is construed to mean
that Justice Harlan believes that the
constitution follows the flag and to in
dictate the probable decision Of the Su-
preme Court on thnt question. Another
sentence in Justice Harlan's speech
was: Our government was founded
upon the rights of man: founded upon
the theory that man had rights as n
man. II we enter into this world pow
er business upon amy other theory. we
enter 1t for evil and not for good"
The secretary OF the interior has
transmitted to the Senate committee on
public lands favorable report upon
Senator Warren's amendment to the
sundry civil service appropriation bill