, 1901-02-21

that in such case there Is no liability.
The opinion was handed down by JUS
tice Brown and held that as the bands
in both cases weie strong enough TO
break away from their respective tribes
and to defy the United States govern
ment as they did, the tribes as a whole
could not in equity be held responsible
for their misdeeds.
The legislative committee of the w.
@. II. u. has prepared an amendment to
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition bill
making ii a condition of the acceptance
of the S5.0OO,0O0 that neither the st.
Louis nor the Buffalo Exposition shall
be open on Sunday. n that no beer,
wine or other malt or spirituous liquors
shall be sold within the grounds. The
ladies irtend to make as determined q
fight on ibis proposition as they did on
the canteen, and declare that before the
st. Louis people can have a dollar of
government money for their exposition
they must pledge themselves that no
beer shall be sold either there or at
Buffalo.
The President has sent the following
nominations to the Senate: Navy
Rear admirals TO be advanced in rank
from the 11th day of February, 1901:
William L. Sampson, five numbers, to
take rank next after Rear Admiral
John A. Howell: Winfield Scott Schley,
three numbers, to take rank next after
Rear Admiral Sampson when adj
vanced. Captains to be advanced in
rank from February II, 1~9O1-Robley
ID. Evans, five numbers and to be a
rear admiral; Henry c. Taylor. five
numbers n to be n rear admiral;
Francis \. Cook, five numbers; Charles
Sigsbee, three numbers; French Il.
Chadwick, five numbers; John j.
bunker, two numbers. Naval Con
structor Hobscn is advanced ten num-
bers.
Washington letter says that prelim-
mary skirmishes in a battle for $780,
O00,0OO 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 ii has had representatives
mt the Cuban constitutional convention
seeking to shape the constitution of the
island so as to admit of a 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 a compromise IN these
bonds. but has left the way open for
the payment of the bonds of the repub-
lie of Cuba issued by the junta.
President Mckinley has sent a mes
age to Congress urging that the thanks
of Congress be rendered TO Admiral
Sampson for his work during the
Spanish war as commander of the
naval force of the North Atlantic
squadron. After recOunting the work
of the squadron the President says: II
recommend that, following our nation
al presidents, especially that in the
case of Admiral Dewey and the AT
lantlc squadron. the thank of Congress
be given to Real Admiral William Z.
Sampson. United States navy. and to
the officers II men under his COM
mand. for highly distinguished con-
duct in conflict with the enemy and in
carrying on the blockade and naval
campaign on the Cuban coast, resulting
in the destruction of the Spanish fleet
at Santiago de Cuba, July 3, 1893.
The correspondent of the New York
Times states that the report that the
President intends to make Judge Taft
civil governor of the Philippines in
case Congress shall pass a resolution
giving him authority to regulate affairs
there entirely in his discretion until
Congress can make specific laws for
the islands. is probably the expression
of a wish entertained by the President
when Judge Taft went TO Manila. The
qualification of the wish depends, first.
upon the action of Congress, and next,
upon the consent of Commissioner
Taft. When Mr.. Taft accepted the ap-
pointment to the commission he de-
clared that he could not think of going
TO the Philippines for a longer period
than eighteen months. His plan was
TO accomplish so much as was possible
in a ear IL n half n return TO
practice law in Ohio.
Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor
of the telephone, has been serving as n
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 a millionaire several times
over, but is entitled TO SO n day from
the government while he is employed
in this work. 1t was through his in
strumentality that an amendment was
added to the census law authorizing an
enumeration of the afflicted In whose
welfare he takes Il profound interest.
In his early life lie was an instructor in
Il deaf and dumb asylum, and n 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 deaf-mutes
in the United States is over Ill 900; the
number of totally blind is SS.92i.
Representative Dicks bill concerning
hazing mt 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 it
mandatory that the superintendent of
the academy shall suppress challenge
fighting and every form of hazIng at
the academy" 1t 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 no cadet dismissed
for either of these causes shall be rein
stated or appointed in the academy