North Park union., 1902-01-17

xona recently saw President Roosevelt
| to protest against the contemplated
consolidation of the *San Francisco
mountain reservation.
w. R. SpIllman of Manhattan. Kan
sas, formerly private secretary TO
| Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow, has been appointed chief OF
the appointment division Of the latter
| office. This division has charge OF the
| appointments of all the postmasters IN
the United States. Carter B. keene
of Freedom, Maine, formerly chief OF
the appointment division, has been ap'
pointed postoffice inspector.
Secretary Hays view as to the pro
posed German program in Venezuela
was communicated to the German gov
| eminent in the shape of a written
memorandum. This supplemented YER
bal exchanges which had taken place
| in Washington between Ambassador
Won Holleben and President Roosevelt,
directly, and between the ambassador
and Secretary Hay at greater length.
| The State Department positively de-
clines to make public the memorandum
| or its substance, but 1t Is pointed out
again that the basis of the United
States representations is to be looked
| for in the utterances of President
Roosevelt in his annual message ia
Congress, touching the Monroe doctrine
In its application to South American
countries which do not pay their debts.
Under a mistaken impression that
there will be a large balance remain.
ing of the $25, 100000 indemnity fund
r. I~,y % &hn n
States after paying all legitimate
claims and the army and naval ex-
penses Of the Chinese campaign, some
Of the powers party to the Pekin pro-
tocol have intimated that they would
be glad to have the balance turned
over to them. The allegation Is that
they have not claimed sufficient indem-
mites to reimburse them for actual e1-
penses and proper claims, and that
they have right to regard the 46O,-
600, 900 taels as properly divisible on
the basis of actual expenditures and
losses. 1t is not at all probable that
this point will be pressed, however, be-
cause the officials here are confident
that after we have betrayed our own
claims and expenditures there will be
little or no balance remaining Of our
allotment.
The United States Supreme Court
has rendered an opinion holding as
valid the state constitution Of Ken
lucky concerning long and short hauls
by railroad companies and statutes
enacted under that provision Of the
constitution. The case on which the
decision was rendered was a proceed
ing against the Louisville L. Nashville
Railroad Company, which company
was indicted under the law upon the
charge Of making greater charge for
a short than for a long haul, and q
fine assessed. Justice Shiras in his de-
cIsion said: "When citizens OF Ken
lucky voluntarily seek and OBJ
tain grant from the state
Of charter to build and main
tain public highway in the form
Of a railroad, 1t would seem to be evil
dent that they take hold and operate
their road subject to the constitutional
inhibition we are considering, and are
without power to challenge its valid
ity."
The dissolution Of the Joint high COM
mission which has the Alaskan bound
ary dispute under consideration, to be
followed by direct negotiations be-
tween Secretary Hay and Lord
Pauncefote, the British ambassador,
that Will result In treaty giving Eng.
land certain concessions on the disput-
ed points, is believed by many senators
to he the price Great Britain Is de-
manding for the new isthmian canal
treaty. III which she abandoned COM
pletely the ground that she has ten.
aclously held for many years, and
which has hitherto blocked the con-
struction of the canal. II Secretary
Hay made such bargain 1t Is pretty
clear that he will find 1t very difficult
to carry out the agreement. The Sen.
ate Is watching the boundary dispute
very closely, and any treaty which ia
vors England at the expense Of the
United States will certainly fall Of rat
iflcation when 1t comes before the Sen.
ate.
1.-THE treasury Is In a condition of un.
exampled strength" said Secretary
Gage. when asked to review briefly the
treasury situation at the close Of the
year. "Only a month ago, in my an.
nual report to Congress, reviewed
these conditions. The figures for the
last month have made but little change
For the calendar year We show receipts
in excess Of the ordinary expenditures
amounting roundly to 100000, 600
Such an excess might have resulted IL
serious embarra ssment had not the de.
partment been able by means of this
surplus to reduce the public debt IN
large amounts. Since April 1st, last
the treasury has redeemed and can
celed United States bonds to the par
value Of $5S, ia. 100, which have beer
applied to the sinking FUND, and the
disbursement resulting therefrom wal
$72, 226.s4b. The available cash or
hand is therefore only about $50, ,OOO..
600 larger than the amount held yeaI
ago."
The United States Supreme Court
has refused to Interfere In the case OF
Captain Oberlin NJ. Carter. The de.
cision was rendered In the proceed.
ings instituted by Captain Carter fol-
the purpose Of securing a writ of ha-
beas corpus that would release him
from prison at Leavenworth, Kansas
The Court also affirmed the decision
of the United States Court for the
Southern District Of. New York in the
case Of Benjamin Greene and John F.
Gaynor, William T. Gaynor and e. H
Gaynor. Greene and Gaynor are
charged with being In completely with
Captain Oberlln NJ. Carter, now serv.
ing term in the United States prison
at IeayenwOrth Kansas on tha