Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-10-16

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Chippewa Indians, who number about
5000. visited the President yesterday
to intercede with the Government In
their behalf. About 1000 of them
are Christisns and have taken to asri-
cultural pursuits. The remainder are
wandering around Northern Minnesota,
hunting and fishing, but want to go to
farming, too: if they can secure aid
from the Government They have a
claim to large track of land 10 North
ern Minnesota. This they are willing
to give up if the Government will set
them up in farming on their reserva-
ton, White Earth, which is large
enough for all of them. This aid the
Minnesota members Of Congress are
advocating and will strong ly urge at the
next session of Congress. A large
delegation Of Chippewa Indians expect
to visit Washington next Winter to
look out for their interests. The chief
laid his case before the President and
received promise that all that would
tend TO benefit his tribe would be
favorably considered. Manitowaba is
accompanied by his adviser and inter
prefer, Rev. Ignatius Thomazin, a
Catholic missionary.
TILDEN AND THURMAN IN TIE
SAME GRAvE.-The list of Presiden.
tia candidates is thinning out. Tilden
dies hard, but he seems determined to
make sure thing of his demise The
New York Democratic CentralC Commit
tee met Yesterday and elected a Chair
man. Tilden had candidate for the
position, and so did his enemies inside
the party. The latter won the day
The little weazenedup old fraud of
Gramercy Park can no longer manip-
ulate the wires in bis own tta.e. He
has been retired.
The developments at Detroit yester-
day in the theft of the books of the
New York Mining Company were con
elusive in the proof of Tilden's COM
plicity in contemplate theft. The
cipher dispatches were interpreted,
and explained themselves. The pub
lie is familiar with the story. While
those books were being examined be-
fore United States Commissioner in
Marquette they were stolen aud car
ried off. TIE thief and his accompli-
ces have been discovered. It appears
that Tilden's lawyer, Harland, was at
the bottom of the job, but that before
taking SO important step he consul
ted with his client. The cipher dis
patches which passed between them
did not disclose the name of Tilden.
Those Of Harland were directed to
George W. Smith, and those received
by him were unsigned, but the former
were all sent to Tilden's address, the
latter all emanated therefrom. There
is no George W. Smith at Tilden's
house or Office. These dispatches are
three in number The first asked if
the books shall be "replevined" d"-cri.
minals never use blunt Saxon in desig-
mating their crimes; the second an af-
firmative answer to the first, and the
third is Harland's announcement:
"Have finished here with success.
Have the books SAFELY" Nothing
could be palmer than that Tilden was
responsible for that infamy. No won
der the Democracy of his own State
has thrown him overheard.
THE ROAD TO CABUL.-Pall Mall
Gazette The Karum Valley, by
which it is proposed to throw troops
into Afghanistan, is probably the best
of,,all the routes from Punjaub both on
account of the easiness of the road and
the abundance of water, fuel, grazing
and supplies procurable in it. The
inhabitants, being all Shah Moham-
medans, bear no good will to their At
CHAN masters. In fact, Sir Herbert
was distinctly assured by them that
whenever the British wished to take
their country they were resdy to help
them. The occupation by the Indian
government of the Kuram aud Khost
valleys has been suggested more than
once, on account of the admirable posi-
ton which it would afford. From the
first Cabul is distant but nine marches,
and the two passes to the north, Power
and Sbutargarden, leading across the
Safed Koh range into the Cabul basin,
are perfectly commanded by ANY one
occupying the valley in force. The
route by which the main body of
troops will advance on Candahar will
apparently be the Bolan.
DECISION IN THE BAETz CASE =
The Supreme Court has affirmed the
decision of Hon Alva Stewart, Judge
of the Ninth Circuit, in the case of
the State VS.. Major Henry Baetz the
late State Treasurer, and his sureties,
holding that he is under no liability
to the State in consequence Of the fail