Gilpin observer., 1901-04-04
EEMEEEsEs Esl5ESisasiSEiEES
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

question that now confronts this govern
and people. This government has dip
lomatically informed Russia and the
other powers of it's dissapproval OF the
land grab, although Russia has declared
that it's occupation of Manchuria Will
only be temporary--a declaration which
everybody regards as meaningless and
which is the usual thing for land-graolng
TO make. That is why Europe finds it
difficult to believe in the intention OF
this government to get out OF Cuba.
Under the same condition no European
country would do 30. Representative Nc
Cleary, OF Minnesota, who has made
close study OF the tapgle in China, thinks
that nothing short of a diplomatic mir
acle can prevent a war between japan
and Russia, because of enmity which
has existed since Russia blocked Jap
anese intentions at the close of the war
between Japan and China and because
both countries are better prepared for
for war than they have been for years.
He thinks the U. S. and the European
powers would remain neutral, in the
event of war, provided that both Japan
and Russia give acceptable guarantees
of the preservation of their rights.
Gen. Funston's capture of Aguinaldo
was both brave and daring, but the
problem of what to do with him is not
an easy one to solve.
The treasury department will send
two expert officials to Honolulu in few
days with the cash to pay the bonded
Indebtedness of Hawaii, amounting to
S3,2OO,CC0. This payment was author
lied By the act Of annexation, but the
money was not appropriated by congress
until the last session. Holders of the
Hawaiian bonds in the islands will be
given thirty days notice and the Eng
lish bondholders, who have about $751;
600, will be given three months notice
of the contemplated payment, and at
the. expiration of these notices the bonds
will cease to draw interest.
In the opinion of the attorney gen
eral, all persons guilty of advising or
aiding in the preparation OF census
frauds can be made defendants in Grim
inal action. The opinion was given in
answer to inquiries of the Census Bur
eau as to whether others besides enum'
orators could be ARRESTED if shown to
have participated in the census frauds in
Maryland, and a number of arrests are
expected. U. S. District Attorney Rose,
L., &c, m
Census Bureau in the investigation. He
will decide who will be arrested and will
conduct all the prosecutions.
Representative Walker, of Mass,
who was prominent as chairman of the
house committee on banking and cur
rency, was in Washington this week, and
who had been supposed to share the
views of Senator Hoar on the Phillip
pines, was asked to define his position
on that question, He replied: 81 have
sympathy with Senator Hoar's views,
but | don't believe in attacking the
administration till we get across the
stream. And when we get across the
stream i expect we shall be amazed at
the success we have accomplished. We
shall be amazed when we realize the diff
ficulties that were in our way, and be
glad, in spite of the unfortunate circum-
stances in which we have been placed,
IN spite of the losses We have sustained
and the immence cost Of our operations
in the islands, that it is not worse.
Even yet our hindsight regarding the
Philippines is hardly better than our
foresight when we first acquired them.
It. is not always easy to justly com
prehend the policy of an administration
on such important questions"
Capt. a. C. Tanner, assistant com
missioner of Indian affairs, while speak
ing of the recent renting of G0000o acres
of pasture lands in Oklahoma, belonging
to the Usage Indians, who are the rich
est race in the world, gave the following
facts concerning the wealth of the tribe:
This uew lease will add about $4,000
year to the tribes income. In addi-
tion, they have SS000,000, received from
the sale of their lands in Kansas, in .the
U. S. treasury, from which they derive
an annual income of 100000. Besides
they owe 1,5I0,l95 acres which is fairly
worth 50 an acre. There are 1872 In-
bians in the tribe, counting men, wom-
en- and children. They all share alike
in the tribal wealth, and when child
is born it becomes a joint property own
er with all the other Indians in the tribe.
The profits from the sS,000,to0 held in
the treasury, the recent rental OF pas
ture lands, and other sources OF rev.
enue, give the Osages IN annual income
of Approximately 100000, per capita
income OF S30i.25. Where family con.