The silver star., 1901-02-22
WHAT IS BEING DONE AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL

the generals who precede MIN IN rank
will have retired from active duty in
1910. but Wood is so young that he has
twenty-four years to serve before he
reaches the age of retirement and
therefore will remain on the active list
until 1924. having reached the rank of
| acknowledgement In 1910
Secretary Hitchcock has reversed the
rulings of Land Commissioner Herr
mann by which patents have been de-
MED to n number of Colorado owners
of mining lode claims. Patents were
denied under the commissioners rul-
ings because the location lines of the
various lodes cncroached upon contlg-
nous patented claims. In line with his
decision in the Hidec Gold Mining case
| the secretary reversed these rulings
and directs that patents he issued.
| The United States Supreme Court
! has decided two cases involving the
question of the responsibility of an en-
tire tribe of Indians for depredations
committed by organized bands compos-
ed of members of the tribe, holding
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 were strong enough to
break away from their respective tribes
and to defy the United States govern
ment rs they did, the tribes as whole
could not in equity be held responsible
| for their misdeeds.
/ The legislative committee of the w.
G. r. U. has prepared an amendment to
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition bill
making it condition of the acceptance
of the S5.oOo.OOO that neither the st.
Louis nor the Buffalo Exposition shall
be open on Sunday. and that no beer.
wine or other malt or spirituous liquors
shall be sold within the grounds. The
ladies intend to make rs determined 4
! fight on this proposition as they did on
the canteen. and declare that before the
st. Louis people can have d dollar of
government money for their eXposititn
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 1lth day of February. 1901: :
William Il. Sampson. five numbers. 10
take rank next after Rear Admiral
John a. HOWELL Winfield Scott Schley.
three numbers. to take rank next after
Rear Admiral Sampson when ad-
vanced. Captains to be advanced in
rank from February II. 1901-Robley
ID. Evans. five numbers and to be n
rear admiral: Henry c. Taylor. five
numbers and to be rear admiral
Francis \. Cook. five numbers: Charles
SiCsbee, three numbers; French f.
Chadwick. five numbers; John J.
IIunker, two numbers. Naval Con
structor Hobson is advanced ten num-
bers.
Washington letter says that prelim-
mary skirmishes in a battle for S4JO.-
100000 have already begun in the cap
| ital. Holders of the Cuban war bonds.
issued by Spain 10 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
at the Cuban constitutional convention
seeking to shape the constitution of the
| island so as to admit of 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. hut 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 n mes
age to Congress urging that the thanks
of Congress be rendered to Admiral
Sampson for his work during the
Spanish war rs commander of the
naval force of the North Atlantic
squadron. After rccounting the work
of the squadron the President says: ~
recommend that. following our nation
al precedents. especially that In the
case of Admiral Dewey and the At
u.... l.. -.
he given to Rear Admiral William Il.
Sampson, United States navy. and to
the officers and men under his COM
mand, for highly distinguished con-
duet 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, 1898.
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 resolution
giving him authority to regulate affairs
there entirely In his discretion until
Congress can make specific laws for
the islands. IL probably the expression
Of 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 Commissioners
Taft. When Mr.. Taft accepted the ap.
p0infment to the commission he de
clnred that he could not thirk Of going
TO the Philippines for longer period
than eighteen months. His plan was
TO accomplish 30 much ns was possible
In n year and hnlf and return Il
practice law In Ohio.
The secretary Of the interior has
transmitted to the Senate committee or
public lands II favorable report upon
senator Wnrren's amendment to the
sundry civil service appropriation bill
providing for extending ten years thu
period In which lnnds may he segrc
gated and reclaimed under the carey
arid lnnd net. In his report Secretary
Hitchcock states thnt the grant OF lnnd
to the states under the Carey net wn,
departure from former legislation
and In u measure experimental. The
law has been attended with good re
suits, but the work Involved in irrign