The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-08-12


ed postal officials frankly declare that an
office that is always giving trouble and
producing complaints and charges for
investigation must be in bad working
order. They say it should be set to rights
by the removal OF the postmaster, and
the appointment of practical postal
expert in his place, or thoroughly investi-
gated and Strengthened out by the depart
ment here.
Since the announcement that one OF
the most serious problems now confront
ing the Panama Canal Commission is the
question of labor, hundreds of PROPOSE
tions have come to the commission from
individuals and contractors all over the
world offering to furnish suitable labor in
any quantity desired to dig the canal.
Thirty.two propositions have been re-
ceived from companies employing Chi
nese labor. offering to provide the govern
ment coolies at cost of 81 cents for each
laborer day.
Another proposition has been submit
ted to the Department by Lieut.. Charles
o. Thomas, IT,, of the Quartermaster' IS
Department, United States Army, who
recently supervised the construction OF
the military post at Batangas, Philippine
Islands. Lieut.. Thomas recently asked
authority to take 1000 Filipino laborers
to Panama to work on the canal He
offers laborers at rs cents day and
rations.
Similar propositions have been received
from Japan, the japanese offering to fur
nish skilled mechanics at stipend of 81
day aud laborers at IS cents day.
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1t is evidently the intention of this gov
eminent to make it known to the Sublime
Porte that the United States has become
weary of the persistent evasion and OBJ
struction in connection with efforts that
have been pending for long time to
the same rights and privileges that are
accorded those of other nations. The
promises of the Sultan have been repeat
eddy broken, and, upon the report and
recommendation of Minister Leishman,
several war vessels will drop their an
chors in the harbor of Smyrna this week.
Americans are not granted the same
freedom travelling in Turkey that is en-
joyed by the citizens of European coun-
tries, and this is especially true of pro-
fessional men. American educational
institutions are Disseminated against;
American missionaries are hindered in
the prosecution of their work, and facil-
titles for doing business are withheld from
Americans that are accorded to business
men of other countries. Accordingly,
orders have been sent to Admiral Jewell,
commanding the European squadron,
lying at Villefranche. to proceed at once
to Smyrna. -
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The successful opening to settlement OF
the Rosebud Reservation in South Dako-
ia the last week i'll July has confirmed
officials in the Interior Department in
their determination to eliminate from all
future openings of public lands the con-
fusion, uncertainty and lawlessness of the
rush plan of making entry and the sub
stitution therefore of the method, first
put into operation in the Kiowa country,
of opening Indian lands by a public
drawing.
The Rosebud opening was the first
since those of the Kiowa, Comanche and
Apache lands, at which the drawing plan
was put into operation. Only one other
reservation has been opened since the
one in Oklahoma, in 1901, and that was
in Minnesota, where about $4,000 acres
of the Red Lake reservation we're dispos-
ed of by public auction under an act OF
Congress directing that the lands be sold
by. auction at not less than 81 an acre.
This sale took place in June, and out of
1900 tracts only 6Io we're sold. COM
missioner Richards adjourned the sale
ONtOOCi 5, WhOh al ChoAh wall OG
made to sell the remaining tracts.
The plan of selling Indian lands by
auction is not approved by Land Office
officials, and there will be no more open
ings under that method if Commissioner
Richards has his way.
The next reservation to be opened to
settlement will be the DEVILS Lake reser-
vation in North Dakota, consisting OF
about $1,000 acres, belonging to the Sis
seton, Wahpeton and Cuthead bands Of
the Sioux tribe. The registration began
at Grand Forks and DEVILS Lake August
s and will close August 20. The drawing
will take place August "a.
Probably no other lands will be opened
until next summer. when nearly 1000
600 acres in Montana belonging to the
Crows will be disposed of under the lot
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