Evening star., 1908-01-13
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Will Not Stop Prosecutions of
Land Fraud Cases. q
so SAYS SEC. GRAFIELD
Senator Proctor on Slaughter Of
Pike in Lake Champlain.
A ROW OVER PATRONAGE
Each Of Four Republican Represent
atives Has q Candidate, and
President Il Troubled. 4
so SAYS SEC. GRAFIELD
l ROW OVER PATRONAGE

President Is Troubled.
There is no truth in stories that the In
terror Department will stop prosecutions
OF land fraud cases in the west because
of the recent decision OF Judge Lewis in
Colorado" said Secretary Garfield today,
after he had visited the President with
Commissioner BalIlnger of the land offics
and they had talked over land matters.
Mr.. Garfield went on to declare that the
decision OF Judge Lewis applied wholly
to certain cases in Colorado. and does not
cover the multitude of land fraud cases
all over the west. The Colorado cases, he
said. were decidedly different from those
In other parts of the country. In no way
did the Interior Department propose to let
up in Its aggressive work as to alleged
land frauds. Later in the day Attorney
General Bonaparte went to the White
House and remained with the President
some time. There is said to be indications
of a split between the Interior Department
and Department of Justice as to these
land-fraud cases. The policy of the De-
partment OF Justice appears to be to pro-
ceed with indictments against those who
might escape under the statute of limita-
tions. but as to others to await the appeal
that has been taken by the government to
Judge Lewis. According to the statement
OF Mr.. Garfield. prosecutions will go right
along without regard to the dates of the
offenses.
After leaving the President this after
noon. Attorney General Bonaparte said
that his department and that of Mr.. Gar
field were in perfect accord on the land
cases. and that prosecutions would con-
tinue right along except in Colorado.
where prosecutions would be brought only
no ESCAPE the statute Of limitations until
the decision OF Judge Lewis has been
passed upon by the higher courts.
Senator Proctor Helping.
If the pike up in Lake Champlain had
more sense they would not now be threat
ened with determination and be the cause
Of possible dispute between this coun-
try and Canada The lake was once filled
with these fine fish, but the Canadians
slaughter them by the thousands each
year as they are on their way to the
breeding grounds. These breeding grounds.
curiously enough. are in American waters.
and II the fish would take a straight cut
across the lake and enter the rivers and
creeks where they breed they would not
be in danger. Instead OF doing this.
however. they follow the shores Of the
take all the way around the bend In Ca
madam territory and then wend their way
back down the eastern shore to the breedx.
ing streams. The Canadians lay for them
with seines and nets when they get across
In British territory and capture them IN
immense quantities. As no scheme can
be devised by which the fish can be turned
from their danger, Senator Proctor wants
the State Department to take the matter
up with the British or Canadian govern
ments and try to have some protection
given the ffnny denizens. The Canadians
say there are a number of similar Ques-
ton pending, one relating to salmon
fishing in the Fraser river, and they want
to settle all these questions at once and
not bother with negotiating one at time.
They Are Mullin' Over It.
Senator Proctor used a. word today that
is better understood up New England
way than elsewhere in the country. The
iican presidential sentiment in his state.
yankees are slow to make up their
minds" he said. They are mullin' over
1t now and will do the right thing"
A Lottery Over Kentucky Patronage
IF 1t can't be settled any other way. I
suppose we will have to propose to the
President to draw lots for It," said Rep
Langley OF Kentucky. after
visiting the White House. There Is big
squabble on. good natured up to this time,
about the collectorship of customs at
Louisville. While the position would or
dinarily go to a Louisville man. 1t has
been the custom In the past to give the
best federal jobs in Kentucky to men who
were leaders in the known republican dis
tricts of the state. 1t Is recognized that
Louisville is not steadily enough repub-
Ican to get the best that Is going. The
President has asked for four republican
Of the state-James OF the
third district, Bennett Of the ninth. Lang
ley of the tenth and Edwards of the
get together upon a man.
They can't do 1t, because each man has a
candidate Of his own.
At least three Of them have. Langley
is urging Henry s. Howse of Paintsviile;
Bennett Is understood to be back OF ex-
Pugh: James Is for DR..
Turner of Bowling Green, and Edwards
Is waiting to see whic. way the cat Is
going to jump. The four representatives
have struggled hard ana furiousiy 10
now each man Is hustling for his own
The: President has asked
that the four men visit him and thrash
it out at the White House. and they
obstinate, a Louisville man may win
out. Two Louisville men are in the
field. One of them Is George A. New
man. .jr.. editor OF the Louisville Her.
ala, WHICH Is Sdlu " UC IOT 4dIl, aH0
the other is r. A. Mcdowell. The Pres
ident is said to think well OF Mr.. New
man.
White House Visitors.
George r. Peck. general counsel of the
Milwaukee and St. Paul rail-
way, called on the President this morn
ing. He said that the Pacific coast cx-
ension of the Milwaukee road is progress
ng rapidly, and 1t Is expected that trains
will be in opers tion as far west as Butte.
Mont, early in the coming spring. The
contractors are performing q nolabie feat
m rapid construction, and vast sums OF
money are being expended by the COM
oany. The Milwaukee extension is not
.mbay ayrassed in any way by the money
authorized the raising Of the funds neces-
sary for the extension by the issue Of
new capital stock. which was to be pur-
chased by the stockholders at par. Tho
western terminus of the road will be
Seattle, and 1t Is expected that the whole
Inc will be completed In 1909.
Gov. Buchtel and Joseph F. Vivian OF
Colorado were among the callers at the
White House today. Gov. Buchtel did
lot see fit to disclose the nature Of his
business.
Representative Fulton of Oklahoma
introduced President w. n. Hazelett OF
Fort Cobb, a well-known young Indian
eader of the new state. AS to presi-
lential politics. Mr.. Fulton. who Is g.
said that the new state Is
for Bryan.
Mrs. Ella Simmons Washburn of Racine.