Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-23
STATE is AFTER ITS MONEY
Supreme Court Win Hear Case Of South
Dakota Against North Carolina.
SENATOR DIETRICH STARTS FOR WEST
Purchasers of Indian Heirship Lands
TO MRndRmus Indian Department
to Compel Issuance of
Deeds.
CFrom a star Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-The original cause of the state Of
South Dakota against the state of North
Carolina was today assigned for hearing in
the supreme court on April 3. 1908. The
case grows out OF certain bonds originally
guaranteed by the state Of North Carolina,
which that state subsequently repudiated
number OF them having in some means
come into the possession OF the state Of
South Dakota. Under former decisions OF
courts, where individuals have sued the
state of North Carolina to recover on the
same class Of bonds that South Dakota
holds and seeks to secure payment, It has
been held that the state could not be sued
directly. South Dakota, however, being an
equal sovereignty with North Carolina, can
come into the supreme court with suit.
The supreme court today affirmed with
costs the decision OF the supreme court Of
Nebraska in the case of the Chicago, Bur-
lington Quincy Railway Company against
Kate G. Wolfe, which was argued in court
last Wednesday. The points at issue were
fully set forth in The Bee when the case
was up for argument.
Dietrich starts Home.
Senator Dietrich is on his way to Ne
braska and expects to reach Hastings on
Wednesday. He stopped at Bryn Mawr, on
his way west, to pay a short visit to his
daughter.
Land Buyers Are Anxious.
1t is understood that mandamus pro-
ceedings will shortly be instituted to COM
pei the Interior department to take up and
dispose Of cases wherein private citizens
have bought or agreed TO buy from tho
transactions were made under rules pro-
mulgated by the Interior department. Later
these rules were revised and then sus-
pended before deeds CO relinquishment
could be secured. Money was advanced in
each and all cases and the suspension of
the rules governing the sale Of these lands,
it is alleged, means the loss Of consider
able money to would-be purchasers. In
view OF the large number Of Indian reser-
vations in the west It is easily apparent
how greatly the west is interested in this
question.
Omaha Men in City.
DR.. s. R. Patton of Omaha is in the city.
w. J. Connell of Omaha is in Washington
on business before the court OF claims.
Routine of Departments.
Postmasters appoited today: Iowa-C. E.
Dawson, Little Rock. Lyon county, B. ].
Fullenkamp, overton, Lee county; Nellie
Beavers, Woodland, Decatur county. South
Dakota-Rutherford H. Fulton, Avon, Bon
homme county; Charles W. Lyman, TaI-
colt. Clark county; Thersa J. Boyd, Van
dervoort, Clark county.
A postofice has been established at Plum
Creek, Kossuth county, Ia, with Jorgensen
Johannsen as postmaster.
Willis B. Newbold OF Farminston, Ia,
has been admitted to practice before the
Interior department.
The comptroller of the currency has ap-
proved the First National bank of Omaha
as reserve agent for the First National
bank Of Osceola, Neb., and the Drovers'
Deposit National bank OF Chicago for the
First National bank of Orange City, la.
Ernest B. Bacheller OF Omaha and Alfred
T. Allen of Perry, Ia. have been appointed
stenographers and typewriters in the Inter-
state Commerce commission office.