St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-27
By His Plan to Consolidate
the Land Offices of This
State.
Senator'S Sabin and Davis
Will Bitterly Oppose Mr..
Window.
How Representative Kennedy
Waved the Bloody Shirt
in the House.

w AodlNGlON.I II GU. SO.--ltIS utuuittly
ascertained that Secretary Villas has
telegraphed DR.. J. B. Whiting. of
Janesville, Wis, Offering him one of the
. commissionerships for the Red Lake
Chippewa reservation. Hon. Lucian
Caswell, of Wisconsin, was asked this
evening concerning DIR. Whiting, and
he said: II have been urging the ap-
pointment of Rev. Mr.. Wheeler. Re-
publican, of Beloit. am surprised that
Whiting Should be appointed. He is a
good man, but a Democrat. He lives
twenty miles from me, but often em-
ploy him as physician. He would
make good commissioner if he will ac-
cept and be confirmed"
The GLOBE ascertalns that DIR. Whit
ing has telegraphed his acceptance. 1t
is also privately given out that Hon.
Edmund Rice will be rendered one of
the commissionerships, and that the
names of all three lone unknown) will
be sent to the senate by Thursday, if not
tomorrow. Hon. John Lind says: "You
may quote me as saying that Villas
scheme for consolidating land offices in
Minnesota will fall through. l say this
with the positive knowledge that it will
amount to nothing, and want the peo-
pie OF Minnesota. all of whom are in
terested more or less, to know that the
consolidation will not take place. l
shall not now characterize Villas ac-
tiOn as regard it, but shall content my
self with this statement of the failure
of his scheme" The Sabin resolution
concerning those land Offices was called
up to-day and passed by the senate.
Minnesotians will be pleased to know
that Senator Sabin and John Lind have
worked together with great determine
tiOn III this matter, and there is no
doubt that Villas will suspend his order,
at the suggestion of President Cleve-
land. 1t is believed to be good policy
to let the. Republicans wrangle over
those spoils. Villas did not consider
viewed it. Cleveland thinks the Repub-
licans should have all the quarrels they
can possibly obtain over the offices.
Senator Davis to-day favOrably re-
ported from the committee on pensions,
without amendment, Congressman Mac
Donald's celebrated bill granting pen
sion to Lncy, the widow of Muck-a-pig-
wak-ken-zah, an Indian who served the
United States and saved the lives of
many white people in the Indian out
break of 1862, and died from the effects
of wounds received in so doing. Bishop
Whippie has written another strong let
ter to Senator Davis asking speedy re-
lief for the friendly Sioux, who have
been destitute and deprived of their
natural rights by reason of the eXpul-
sion of their tribe on account of said
outbreak. The bishop Enthusiastically
sets forth the commendable traits of
those friendly Indians, saying that an
injustice has been done them all these
years. Wisconsin people are worried
over the late developments in the Rusk
case. Senator Spooner was called on in
the senate to-day by Congressman
Steele. of Indiana, close personal
friend of Harrison, and they talked long
and earnestly together, then walked
from the senate to the house, and there
continued their conversation long in the
cloak room and on the floor. Steele was
evidently the bearer of a message to Mr..
SpOOner, which was not satisfactory to
WiscOnsin'S little giant, and he seemed
to be el0quently arguing Rusk's cause.
1t is stated tonight that Spooner has an
appointment to meet Gen. Harrison at
the Arlington hotel tomorrow morning.
Dakota affairs are in statu quo. North
Dakotians are non-commital because
they first want to see Alex Mckenzie
and Maj. Edwards, whose coming has
been expected since Sunday night.
They are in New York. There seems
to be no doubt that all will unite on
Mellette for governor, but the North
men must first be seen and caucused
with before those present will concede
that the situation is definitely settled
in Mellette's favor. Shrewd political
observers have not particle of doubt
that on his own personal knowledge of
Dakota men and affairs, as we'll as
personal acquaintance with Mellette,
Gen. Harrison will appoint the Water
town statesmen in place of Church at
the earliest practicable moment after
his Inauguration.