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NNET bekjendtgj0res herved, at
60 der er t~ilstaaet Underdommer,
Skriver og Politimester j Christian
sted MAXEN Reisetilladelse paa l
Aar at regne fra den 14de ds., og at
Kongelig. Fuldmagtig HANSEN er
Constituent til at fungete under
Fravarelsen.
Gouvernem"nts Secretariatet, St. Croix,
den 12te Juni 1889.
LIMPRICHT.
The Progress., 1889-04-13
Published Every Saturday.
9, 900 Bushels More.

While just on the eve Of going
to press, we learn that 1900 bush
els more Of seed wheat will be fur
nished in addition TO the 2,400 bu-
shells already purchased, making
III all 4, 400 bushels Of seed wheat.
While this amount is barely more
than half Of the amount needed,
we heartily congratulate our peo-
pie in their good fortune Of being
furnished this additional amount,
not forgetting the noble benigni-
ty Of Archbishop John ireland, D..
D., without whose magnanimous
intercession in the effort for this
last contribution would have been
vain and frnitless.
The Progress., 1889-04-13
truth Will OUT.

A short time ago, at the instance
Of several Of our needy farmers,
we prepared a statement setting
forth the acreage to to be seeded
and the probable amount Of grain
that would be required to proper
~ seed the same, ETC., taking as a
criterion in the computation the
agency statistical Farmers report
for 1883. Shortly after this agent
T.J. Sheehan was severely taken.
to task, by a certain influential
party, and requested to give an ex-
planatlon of the seed wheat cues .
tion. In his usual braggadocsiio
style Tim proceeded in an en-
deavor to impress his listener that
there was plenty Of seed wheat to
supply the demand Of the reserva-
ton" (refering to the $500 bu-
shells to be furnished) that there
was no need Of more being fur
lnished especially to the half
Z !
breeds, whom, he said were well
able to buy their own seed grain 81 !.
And finally assumed to say that
in case there should be an INSULT
ciency that Rev. Father Aloysious
and Rev. ]. A. Gilfllan could be
called upon to supply whatever
seed or grain that there might be
lacking etc. At this juncture he
was confronted with the state
ment and figures, as furnished By
US and as per his own official stat
istieal reports! Il is needles to
state that, for few moments Mr..
Tim. ]. sheehan's chair, npon
which he was sitting apparently
grew hot, most suddenly. And af-
ter : few brief, pitiful, spasmodic
efforts to evade the inevitable con-
lyiction Of glaring facts, partially
Istammered ! blurred admission of
The Progress., 1889-04-13
Premature Postulation.

& That genial, big hearted. intrepid
and honestold soldier Col. I. j. shee
han, who for the past four years has
been agent at White Earth. and whom
we hope to see re-appointed to-. posi-
zion for which he is 50 eminently
qualified Cor. Northwestern Chront
icle. st. Paul.
The aboyeis but premature postu.
lation rejecting primary impressions
derived largely OF theoretical senti
nentalism, that is. in SO far rs the
eminent qualification of T. q. Shee.
han, as Indian agent, is concerned
hence, on this point we are constrain
ed to differ with the cherished views
of the Chronicles correspondent. We
have no fault to find with the. whole.
sale panegyrics Of the encomiastic sen
timelltalist, only when such fond en-
comiums havea tendency to augment
public sentiment in favor of inhu
ences which experience has taught us
TO lnistrust as aggressive to the gener
al welfare OF. f.our fair reservation, anG
whose baneful results. SO often finds {
welcome recognition through the me
dunn Of erroneous terudition, then VIZ
must needs interpose 4 contradistinc
tion in the matter And as we have
heretofore, expressed our positive dis
approval of Z. j. Shcehanis S renomi
nation, as Indian agent for this reser
yatioI, on many Well-grounded Iea
sons, we: would here assert, with dus
regards to the, Chronicles correspond
ent, 'n1 and with she most sanguine mo
tiyes at heart: Tor the good and futur,
welfare Of over 5000 Of our. sttrng
cling brethren motives that ar
made sacredly sincere by the tie o1
kindred, and the helpless ffriendless
condition of the majority, not for
getting the much desired peace ane
harmony of this community, we sin
cerely trust and pray that his cher
ished hope may never materialize as
az
The Progress., 1889-04-13
Bill Nye.s Garden.

Bill Nye ought to have a garden and
grow fruits, SO as to tone Ep his sys-
tenn and give us some real funny Wit,
for everybody Who knows how to
loves to laugh. We suggest that he
subscribe for The American Garden
of New 7 ork. Then we should have
y rest from his literature for a while,
for William would get SO interested
in this new world OF nature in the
fruits flowers and vegetables, trees
and shrubs under his hand, as to for
get his Whiloln occnpstion, become a
new man and eventually write some
stories and paragraphs really worth
the reading. Those who want to fol-
low this advice to Bill Nye may write
and ask 3. III. Libby, New York,
about his American Garden magazine.
The Progress., 1889-04-13
A Beautiful Sentiment.

Archbishop John Ireland's sermon,
delivered in St. Benedict's mission
church. while on a visit here, some
time ago, was fraught with logical
sentiment interspersed with the rich
brilliancy and melody of scholarly
rhetoric. His Grace referred to the
Catholic Church as being the uniyer-
sal church, the one and unchanged
church Of to-day and of eighteen him
.ared years ago. 'Her history forms
a grand majestic chain whose golden
links spans the course Of centuries un-
til we find the predication of her holy
mission anchored within the palms of
the Savior's hands.
The Progress., 1889-04-13
OF VI7Al IMPORT.

There has been much discussion
of late, on this reservation, rela-
tive to the Nelson bill. z There
seems to be a unanimity Of feeling
against some Of its provisions,
viz
The insuficiency Of land as
proposed to be allotted to each in
5dividual,
The common fund plan,
The unreasonable restrictions
jas proposed regarding the allot-
||ment Of land to agricultural lands
only, etc.
: would suggest that meet
ing, to discuss these questions, be
called at an early day, in order
that thorough understanding Of
the desires Of the people living on
this reservation may become
known regarding these matters,
so that the representatives Of the
tribe may be better prepared to
convey, to the Commission ap-
pointed to negotiate with the
1G-hippe ewas, any modification Of
the bill as will best meet the ap-
sproVal Of the tribe.
The Progress., 1889-04-13

the real truth Of the deplorable
situation Of the majority Of the
reservation people, regarding the
seed wheat question, and Of which
his own callow bumptiousness was
the Immediate cause. This is but
one instance Of the many blight
ing blunders with which his ad-
ministration, as Indian agent, is
fraught, and which has 50 disas-
astrously paralyzed the spirit Of
thrift and energy in the Industrial
channels Of ! higher civilization
50 deblorably manifest on the
White Earth rescry alton today!
Yet, in spite Of all the detrimen-
tai features consistent only to des-
|nltory ignorance and vain, boast
full knayery, sayorcd with the ex-
|tremes Of wanton malignancy,
spite and prejudice, this man, e.
-. Sheehan, seeks to aspire to 4
denomination as Indian agent.
An occasion, that we feryently
trust heaven may forbid the wards
of this reservation from again ex-
perienceing.
And if Tim. ]. Sheehan must
needs be further favored with the
indulgence Of political patronage,
we would suggest, in the sense Of
Senator Payne, that he be sent to
Siberia, or, what would be equally
fitting, send him in the capacity
of CATER or boss sloper' Of some
pick and shovel gang that may
proceed to labor mid the scenes
of the Panama canal.
q
The Progress., 1889-04-13
Written for last weeks Issne.)
The SEED Wheat QUESTION:.

X
During the past week we have
been waited upon by many Of our
people who are much concerned
as to the result Of the seed wheat
question, and as to whether there
will be an additional allowance
furnished besides the amount al
ready stipulated, and, which by
the way, is only about one-thiyd of
the the. amount actually needed to rea-
sonably employ the acreage as set
forth IN the statistical (farmer's)
report Of the White Earth reser-
vation for 1888.
9 one and al inquiries, At pres
ent, we can but say, that while we
have employed all proper efforts to
tion otf ,,,,r ,,eonle = ~ and y 8
all who had any land to seed this
snriinp could be !. !, nj; id s; - saad !,
grain, we are sorry to say, that
les. sincere ~. h,nafnl;n -,
ces have stren o,,.lv labar.d $ !
8 I, s II aL:I = !. 3
The Progress., 1889-04-13
TWeedle-dee 7Weedle-dum.

4 s.1 rs = H.
PheW, WoW-WoW! How our II.
ritable cotemporary, the Detroit
Record, does squirm and fume il
its philanthropic parrot t-and monk.
| ey fake to shield poor Tim. z
j. Sheehan from, what it is pleased,
to term, unrightcous abuse from
the Progress, it's editor, and the
Beaulieu 5 generally: and proceeds
to manifest its acrid disposition
(aggrayated, no doubt, by live
and brain trouble) by grinning
shaking its emaciated fingers at US
and showering profusion ef ar-
lpellation at our head! While W.
Ido not care cent for all the gusly
yaporings the Record may b,
pleased to employ In It's vain effeor:
Iof3 STRIVING to whitewash Tim, as
the effort were as harmless as il
were silly, itwould please US much
more did it give US due credit 70,
1.-THE wholesale scisoring, from oull
columns, it has indulged in fol
Ithe past two weeks, and which, by
| the way, was the only really sensii.
|ble matter it did publish during
that time, we needs have no occa
sion to complain Furtherm ore,
llt seems inconsistent to intelligent
reasoning, to cherish the belief
that the destiny Of nearly 5 1000 o1
1.-THE Nations wards-human be.
.|ings should be longer prostratee
and suffered to endure the high.
handed discrimination and AFRO
gance Of petty demagogueiisn
And this too, tospamper and Dol
lister the fortune of an indiyiidua
whose only visible claim to oficia
patronage arose from the fact q
his being an ex-sheriiff and an e1
soldier. This, BY far, should nc
1 be the only warrant to guarante.
official indulgence, especially fol
] ltLe position of Indian agent, tho
much one may think Of ex-sheriiff;: Fl;
and Of the gratitude and honor de
serving Of the brave and loyal sol
Idier. or that matter, the Stat,
of Minnesota can boast Of thou
.Isands Of her patriotic sons, many
/ possessed Of superior abilities, VII.
are, to-day, permitted to endur,
/ the cheerless boon Of penury while
1.-THE less deserving yotary Of an un
charitable politicle policy -four.
Iishes mid the pomp Of power and
very often, the splendors of i'll
gotten gain. And our position to
lday regarding the re-nominatior
.Iof q ]. Shcehan, as Indian agent.
The Progress., 1889-04-13
Local and Personal.
Yum, yum!
Oh, how sweet J!

um, yum!
Oh, how sweet!
Maple sugar, gum sugar, cake
sugar and bushels Of sugar.
That's what many of our peo-
pie are making nowadays, and
no mistake, they are having a
most delightful and favorable sea-
son of 1t too.
A brand new LIZ pound boy has
been added to the family Of Rev.
J. A. Gilfllin. Mother and child
doing nicely.
Through the gracious courtesy
Of that princess Of good matrons,
Mrs j Johnson-E -Enmegahbow, We
were made the recipient of splen-
did lot of cake sugar, this week.
School has been temporarily
suspended at the st. Bened1ct's
mission. There being two or three
severe eases of measles among the
the pupils.
III. on1~ IL :
Mon -e-do-wob died on Wednesday
night of this week and was buried
on Friday.
Mr.. M.n
M,rv r.v1os - 80
70 her narents - ! 1'eooh a I,al. - 80,
cy.
The serr;co. nh
one Of the crv;ng naca,s;tv of III.
ras.rva t;on Th.ra s.,
~ GRO ~ Lac. s;cLno.s - H.
eon 6 IA 8 ) !, g. ! :, ). s 8 .
-. 40 $500 80 a, ! S, 81
= : 8 ''iiu'
oeverai parties who have 7f been
enc f,Les a+,raa - ! !, - :, :,
NJ :, - s 'son,o IL l
.o,n - / = III. ], a. ~
val to town. they were rendered !.
llevee in the agency cooler.
..TIncle,, Robe,t E.;rhonl. =
t,rned fro,n 81 p,,l =; !, i,
Wed ! e.d 77 uhara - - :, :,
making some extensive purchase.
for his Springs trade.
1aaa,h
th;s ,l.aa h,,t - !. :
| Red I.le F,lls s,,ant ~ ! i I ], !.
among the boys last week. Mr..
Leddaboer xpressed much surprise
and regret at the forlorn and neg.
sIlected aspect perceptable every.
where on the reservation. And nc
wonder!
The Progress., 1889-04-13

IS the same as yesterday, positive
and unmoved, notwithstanding
#enconliastic postulation and the
recreant assumption Of the Record
to the contrary.
The Progress., 1889-04-13

9ewing'Maohine Agency We have
been appointed sole agent Of the
Light-Runing New Home Sew
ing Machine for White Earth
and vicinity we are now pre-
pared to furnish you a frst-class
Machine, warranted perfect in
all its parts and as cheap as cash
can buy. Comeand see us.
The Progress., 1889-04-13

Rev Simon Lampe, @. S. b., for
merly stationed at Red Lake, IS
now aiding Rev. Father Aloys1ous
IN the numerous cares and duties
Of the White Earth mission field
The Progress., 1889-04-13
To Our Readers.

The cause Of the Progress non.ap.
pearance last week was oweing to the
fact that we failed to receive needed
material, at the proper time. for our ii,
regular weekly issue.
The Progress., 1889-04-13
IHEO. II. BEAuLlEU. Agent.

thinking building you to buy the new
book Paldsers American Architecture or evsry man
somples 6ad.r prepared BY Palissr. Palsr Co.. we'll
not Builder intending Build
Interested a6ord to be lis
TIE popular wok ever
issued Build Neay four hundred drawings s book in
demand to suit the times 50 be easily reached
This book contains l04 pages Of
NAMES aets cost guess
and Instructions How Cottages, Villas,
House. Brick Houses ensbls Tor city
And country houses for the farm and workn1nens homes
eons the country and coating Barns
School House, Town Hil other pubic
smosn. on the erection
by mail postpaid
,loth all J. 8. OGILfIE PUsiasakx
s z. .. Box 2767. 81 Rose ST.. New York
The Progress., 1889-04-13

Miss May Chatfeld, an accom-
plishea and talented young lady,
Of Minneapolis, and who is to be
employed in the capacity Of assist
ant teacher at the Leech Lake con-
tract school, has been a guest at
the residence Of Rev. J. A. Gilfll-
in the past week.
The Progress., 1889-04-13

81 / . =
According to our esteemed CO.
temporary, tile bright, newsy Red
Lake Falls s News, we would opine
that that rank favored genus.
synonymous in perfidity to Judas
lscariot, him Of un-holy fame, and
modernly known as suckers" !"
are obnoxiously numerous IN. the
neighborhood Of that bustling
burg. Brother News you have
our sincere sympathy in ) our mis-
fortune, we know whereof we
speak, as our surroundings are
similarly afflicted.
The Progress., 1889-04-13

We are in receipt Of pleasant
and most welcome letter from
pap W T. Hollan, formerly
Gov t farmer at this agency, now
q resident Of Tama, Iowa. Mr..
Hollan and his estimable family
have many warm friends here who
cherish for them the highest re-
CARDS deserving Of worthy friend
ship and the genial sociability of
the obliging neigh Dor.
The Progress., 1889-04-13

Several Of the boys who were in
attendance at the normal school,
Rensselaer,, Indiana, have returned
home, some Of them having run
away therefrom. However the
majority Of our boys are still there.
And to them we would say, stay
where you are, and where you can
learn something to your advan-
.tage, and the day will come when
you will thank us for this advise s
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-11
a NOTABLE GATHERING.
A Long List of Prominent Men in.uGurate
the Southern society.

A Long List of Prominen Men in&uGurate
the Southern society.
The formal opening of the new and
sumptuously ly-appointed home of the
Southern society In New York took
place on the night OF the 2d. There was
grand banquet and reception. All the
Southern people OF prominence called
there by the centennial celebration were
present in addition to a long list
of New York officials and prominent
men. At the banquet, at which the
president, John c. Calhoun, presided,
the toast list WAS entirely informal. 1t
was arranged to include an address
from the governor OF each Southern
state present, in the order III
which the states were admitted
into the Union. The order OF
speeches arranged were as follows: Vice.
President Levi +. Morton, Chauncey
NJ. Depew, Henry w. Grady, Gov. Ben
iamin I. Briggs, of Delaware; Gov. +.
K. Jackson, OF Maryland; GOV. John 7.
Gordon, of Georgia; Gov. John p. Rich
ardson, OF South Carolina; GOV. Fitz-
hugh Lee, of Virginia; Gov, Fowle, OF
North Carolina; GOV: Simon b. Buck.
ner, of Kentucky, and Col. Hancock, OF
Texas.
The diuing-rooms were tastefully
decorated with bunting and choice ex-
otics. The representative Southern
people present, other than mentioned
in the list oil speakers including Senators
John w. Daniel and NJ. c. Butler, of
South Carolina House of Representa-
tives, the Virginia commissioners, Col.
Walter II. Taylor, Judge w. w.
Camp, Judge Walter Staples,
Mai. Holmes Conrad, aud ex-Con-
gressman Randolph Tucker, Senator
Wade Hampton, of South Carolina;
Gen. Chsrles Anderson, Col. Samuel
Witt and Col. Charles Cowardin, of
Gov. Lees staff, and Colonels Markley,
Maxwell, Brown, Gleason and McGown,
of the staff of Gov. John p. Richardson,
of South Carolina; Gen. Anson q. Nc
Cook, president of the New York Cham
Der of Commerce, Charles Smith, Col.
Z. F.. Shepard, Calvin S. Brice, Chief
Justice Charles 2, Daily, Frederick R.
Coudert, Judge Bookstaver, George Rut-
ledge Gibson, VIM. l.. Trenholm, VIM.
P. st. John, Col. Norvin V. Randolph.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-11
REFUSES TO EETIRE
Commissioner Smith, of New York,
cline. to Surre.tder His nmca

Commissioner Smith, of New York, De-
clines TO Surrender his Omce.
New YORK, May 2-Thomas +. Gilroy
was this morning appointed commits
sioner of public works to succeed D..
Low Der smith. Gilroy is prominent
member of Tammany Hall, while Smith,
whom he succeeds, is a County Dem
Ucracy man. Smith claims that his term
OF office has not vet expired and refuses
90 surrender to Gilroy, and has his Office
closely guarded to prevent surnrise.
Gilrov has taken the oath of office, aud
saws nc Will take possession by force if
necessary.
Immediately a1er being sworn in
Mr.. GiirOy, accompanied by his legal
advisors, went 10 the Department of
Public Works and made a formal de-
the office. Mr. Smith handed him a
written refusal as follows: 81 refuse to
comply with the demand YOU make
and its books and papers, be-
cause my term OF office has not
expired, and | now repeat to you the
otter have hereto ore made to Mayor
Grant, to submit any question that may
be as TO my right to the continued pos
session OF this office to the adjudication
ot the courts by agreement, in the man
ner prescribed by law, SO that it may be
finally decided by the court of appeals
prior to the first dav of July next"
Later Gilroy's counsel Obtained from
the supreme court an order directing
Mr.. Smith TO show cause why be should
not yacate the office. The order is re-
turnable on Monday next.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-11

SCRANTON, Pa. May 6.-The long-con-
unued ldleness at the mines has caused
much suffering among the poor of the
coal fields, and hundreds of families are
destitute. Strong, able bodied men.
with large families to support, are in
sore need. For the past six months
many of them nave not averaged over
$40 Il month.
The pathetic scenes of the long strike
OF years ago, when wofkmen whose
pride led them TO hide their poverty
brought empty dinner pals TO the
mines, are being enacted now during
the few days that the mines are ope-
rated, and 1t Is represented that grim
want OF the most ordinary necessities of
life exists in hundreds OF homes. In
iact the suffering is greater now than ev-
Gr it was before
During the former times of difficulty
many miners were enabled to find work
at ordinary outside labor at least part
OF the hours of idleness, but now hun
dreds OF Italian and Hungarian laborers
who live in the outskirts of the city,
who live cheaply ON the coarsest kind
OF food, rush for any kind of employ
ment that comes to hand, working at
whatever wages they can get. When
the poor miner approaches contractor
or superintendent he finds that every
place Is filled and that hundreds of APP
plIcants have been turned away.
From reports received there seems to
be more suffering in Hyde Park than in
any other section of the country. There
coal mining is about the only industry.
The collieries of the Delaware, Lack
awanna q Western Railroad Company
are all situated there.
1t WAS said that a few days ago black
flags were displayed in several places in
that vicinity. The Delaware, Lack
awaDna " Western Company keeps no
company stores, but as rule individual
operators in the lower part of the city and
LackaWanna township run institutions
of this kind. At some Of these stores,
the clerks, or at least a portion OF the
working force, are kept over night and
SUNDAYS. The operators understand
the terrible needs of the men, and they
fear that IN their necessities they may
be tempted to MAKE an attack upon
these well-tilled stores. The miners are
Intelligent, peaceable and honest, but
in trying times like these, it is hard to
tell what their necessities may force
them to do.
The hard times are shown by the in
STU uellaIlu upon tIlc poor bOafu.
Yeral men applied for relief at the
last meeting because, having worked all
the time that the coleries were in oper-
alton, they were unable to earn suffi-
cient to support their families The
condition OF the poor is most distress
ing, and it is intensified by the fact that
there is no prospect of better times at
the mines before the middle of June,
owing to the policy of the coal combina-
ton Of crowding all the years work in
tn fnw months
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-11
He Died "A PauDep.

Andrew Mitchell died at the Balti-
more city hospital on the 9Th. Before his
death he said that he had left a good
home when 20 years old, and had cone
to California where he remained a
short time, and then embarked on
vessel which brought him to port on
the Atlantic coast. He followed sea-
mans life until he was taken sick
and was brought to the hospital.
Father Bartlett, who attended Mitchell,
endeavored to persuade him to ask the
aid of his relatives in New Haven, but
Mitchell refused, saying that he de-
served no help. The authorities were
about to have the body taken to the
pottersfeld for burial, but through the
intervention of Father Bartlett the re-
mains were given IN charge of the st.
Vincent de Paul Society, and buried in
Holy Cross Cemetery. Immediately
after the funeral word was received
from New Haven that Mltchell's parents
had died a couple of years ago and had
left him 81 ,00O, 600.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-05-11
A SERIOUS EXPERIMENT.
Three Men Receive Probably Fatal In
juries by the Fall of an Elevator.

A large crowd assembled in the new
Schwartz building, at Providence, r. l.,
on the 7th, to witness the test of the
passenger elevator, built by L. s. Graves
q Son, of Rochester, The superintend-
ent of construction, A. c. Cornell, was
to cut the elevator loose and let 1t fall
the whole five stories, distance of six
ty-tive feet, to theair-tigl brick vault at
the bottom to show the entire safety of
such a fall. A basket of eggs and a
glass of water were to go down too. Mr..
Cornell, with Mr. Jones, were accompa-
MED 10y Jacob Rosenfeld, reporter for
the Telegraph The elevator went
down with awful velocity. and when the
door was opened the three rlen were
found lying on the bottom of the car in
sensible, with their heads badly cut.
Their injuries may prove fatal. as all
suffered g severe spinal shock, the
seriousness of which is not yet deter
mined. Mr. Jones was the most severe
Il hurt, and will probably die. The re-
porter seems to have suffered the least.