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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-01-14

warehouse in that hustling town. Al
though not in any sense headquarters of
the Indian department. the Chicago
warehouse Is the largest supply depot
thereof, and its administration includes,
Of necessity, close attention to an emo
nous amount of routine detail work.
MIR. Cregier was having a confab with
m of his inspectors when / asked the
questions calling put the remark quoted
at the beginning of this article. but he
dismissed the matter for the time being
and explained the workings of the In
dian warehouse system to me in his wv
crisp fashion.
You see," he said, when Uncle
Sam took possession of the larger part
of the territory belonging to the noble
red man it was thought best TO leave
certain areas untouched, where the said
red man-who, by the way, is almost
anything but red, as everybody knows
can live and hunt and fish and enjoy
life as he likes. This was arranged after
many powwows with many tribes the
agreements between which and the gov
eminent are known as the Indian trea.
ties. In making the treaties the head
men of the various tribes stipulated that
in return for the splendid territories
given up by them Uncle Sam should
issue every year a lot Of rations and a lot
of general supplies. Then there are
quantities of supplies needed by the In
dian schools. The Indian warehouses,
or supply depots, are among the results
Of these treaties.
II came near saying that it would be
easier to tell what the government does
not furnish to the Indians than to give
a list of the things that it does, but on
second thought / hardly believe that
would be correct. In fact, i am IN
able to give a list of either. at this
moment l fail to recall anything what
ever that is not at time OF another
included among the Indian supplies, and
to tell you what is would require
time than either you or i have at our
disposal. But il you will 60 with Mr..
Whitney, my right hand man, he will
enlighten you, to some extent, by ex-
hibiting q few OF the samples now ON
hand. The variety may not be SO ex-
tensive as you will expect after what ]
have said, owing to the fact that the
present is the dull season, but you may
come across things here, ven now that
you had never supposed were supplied
to the Indians"
The ex-mayor was right. 1t was about
10 O'Clock i'm the morning when MIR.
Whitney began the exhibition. 1t was
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-01-14

Among the bills so far introduced IN
the legislature the more prominent are:
To fix salaries OF county officers, to pro-
vide for the deposit OF state and county
funds. to control the real estate OF
sureties on state and county bonds, TO
take the st te census through the a
SCISSORS, making it obligatory upon rail-
roads to sell 5OO.mile books at Pa cents
Der mile aud fixing the maximum pass
euger rate at 3 cents per mile, relating
to the reduction Of mortgage encum
brauce. requiring fees given registers o.
deeds for abstracts to be turned over Il
the county treasury, defining jurisdiction
OF county courts, fixing salaries OF state
attorneys from $500 to $500 according
10 the size OF counties, regulating insur
ance companies. Also joint resolution
authorizing q reward of $1,000 for tn
apprehension of ~defaulting treasure
Taylor and TO repeal the constitution;
prohibition article.
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tents would hardly have been examined,
there being but Ave inspectors attached
to the Chicago warehouse and they
greatly overworked.
Not all the goods sent TO the agencies
pass through the warehouses nc all.
Sugar, for instance, and -four and cured
meats, plows. stoves, wagons and oil
sorts of bulky and heavy things are in.
spected either at the agencies or at the
place OF manufacture. This saves both
time and heavy transportation bills.
Fresh meats for the agencies and schools
are bought alive, as a rule, and some
times these cattle are shot by soldiers
for the Indians, who then skin and dress
the carcasses themselves. Nails, OF
which the Indian department uses many
tons yearly, are like the other heavy
goods with regard to inspection.
The acquisitions for this years sup
plies are now being prepared by the
agents. After completion these are pass
ed upon by tho Indian commissioners
and confirmed by the secretary of the
interior, after which bids are advertised
for and the awards made TO the lowest
| bidders. These advertisements will be
issued some time in April, and by the
opening OF warm weather the hard work
of the inspectors will begin. During the
summer time they are fairly driven with
work, and some OF them have CO. travel
thousands of miles every season. by the
beginning OF winter most OF their work
lie finished for the year, except as 10 hams
and shoulders, bacon, pork, corned beef
and the like. A large proportion OF the
cured meats Is bought In Chicago 9
cry year, and therefore the Chicago in
speotors are obliged to spend q good deal
Of their time at the stockyard packing
houses.
The term lowest bidder" used
above, does not always simply tht
one who offers his wares for the small
est price. Every bidder must furnish
samples, and the quality Of these sam
ples Is always considered, together wifi
the cost. A full line OF samples Ii fur
nished TO the warehouses by each bid
der securing . contract. and it II b.
means OF comparison with these sample
that the inspectors are able topass upol
the goods % furnished.
Although the New York warehouse !
! not 90 large as the b nc Chicago i
. point on capacity. yet In the busy seaso
|, Ii has more employees, the number bein
: between 30 and 3D. as against perhaps
! dozen ae Chicago. This ID because of th
J excess of clerical work done at the eas1
i ern city III. ID. Graves In superinteni
: esat In New York and Henry M. Gaint
: chief clerk.
In addition 70 the warehouses In II
two largest cities. there are others at 8
!. Louis. ST. Paul, Kansas City. Sion
= City, Omaha and San Francisco. besid'
i smaller os1es III other places.
N. !. DKxTEa
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0 u on rHE SUPPLIES.

quite noon and apparently he had only
begun when l. told him | had seen
enough to convince me Of the state
ment's correctness.
There were stoves of many sizes and
patterns, ft for burning coal and ft for
burning wood. There were needles and
crowbars and schoolbooks. There were
fellies for wagon wheels and bar iron
10 be forged into tires. There We're sur
gicaI instruments and lanterns and par
lor lamps with ornamental shades. There
were pumps and shoes and stockings and
| gloves. There were no moving machines
i'm the warehouse. but they are among
the articles furnished, and Mr. whitney
showed an interesting variety of plowl
and hoes and other implements where
with the soil ID cultivated. Tin cups ans
pans and cans and buckets were yisibl'
in grest profnsion. There was II
abundance also Of blankets and shawl
and other products Of the loom.
These things, !, explained Mr. Whit
ney, .'are delivered 10 the 80 or Q
agencies and Schools - ordered, M
there Ii an enorrnous amount q I'd -
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Siodx City journal, II: It is expect
ed that the government will commence
in a few days to make another payment
on the allotment to the Indians on the
Yankton reservation, O to be opened
for settlement. The payments will be
made at Armour. 1t is the opinion OF
Sioux City people who have been watch
ing the progress of events in this con-
nection with a geoc deal of interest that
the president will issue the proclamation
declaring the reservation open to settlers
early in the spring. 1t will open up one
of the best farming districts IN the terri
tory tributary to Sioux City.
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standing tall and erect ana In an anger
such as / had never seen him in hcfo1c
or after in ali my life. he shouted ont
in lond and impatient English, D.
you. go oni' simple malediction which
carried more force than all the Italian
polysyllables and approximations of nnT
companions. To our surprise and great
relief, the men seemed frightened: r!t:-
took 4 o their oars again and besai, ii
row, grumblingsand mnttering. s.han
we got on board the ship. they told ua
it was a well known trick the Gnnoese
boatmen were in the habit OF playine
upon travellers and thas they would have
sent q boat for rs if we had delayed i.:y
longer.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-01-14

Sioux Falls Press, IL: An interesting
question has risen as to how druggists
in South Dakota can obtain permits to
sell intoxicating liquors. Under the
prohlbitory law such permits were pro-
vided for, and they we're to be procured
from the county court; but the legisla-
ture of 1893 took away from the county
court all powers except those pertaining
to probate matters. Where then can
the permits be secured?
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-01-14

The Sailora VIVA Infended 60 Pfay . Trick
Changed Their Minds

Changed Their Minds.
Once upon a time the daughters OF
Thackeray saw that good man thorough
" and heartily angry-angry TO the
point OF profanity. It was during their
Italian journey, when they were re-
turning to the ship In Genoa harbor aft
er d day ON the shore.
We had to be ON board at q certain
time" Mrs. Richie says In her Mac
milan paper, $50 that we engaged .
carriage and drove quickly 20 the quay,
where the convicts, clanking In their
chains, were still at work. A boat was
found. rowed by some sailors, who cers
tainly did not wear chains, but who
were otherwise not very unlike those
industrious convicts in appearance. The
bargain was made, we all five entered
the boat, and as VIC were getting In we
could see our great ship in the twilight.
looking bigger than ever, and one rock
ct and then another going on toward
the dawhing stars.
They are signaling for us, said
one Of our companions We shall sOon
be on board.
I'VE had pulled some 20 strokes from
] the shore by this time when suddenly
| the boatmen left on rowing. They pm
down their oars. and one OF them begaI
talking volnbly. though I could not IN
derstand what be said. What's to b
done.' said one OF the young men 70 M.
father. They say they won't 20 On nm
less we give them 30 francs more. an'
he began shaking his head and remon
strating In broken Italian. The boat
men paid no attention. Struggling thei
shoulders and waiting a. IL they wer
determined never TO row another stroke
Then tho steamer sent mp two NOR
rockets. which rose through the twi
light, bidding us hurry, and then sne
denly my father rose Mp In the stern I
the boat where he RS aittifg, and
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connected with every reputation. For
instance y and he held up D package
about che size Of two fingers from the
hand of q full grown man, here Ia Il
package worth about 4 cents. It contains
two or three lamp wicks and was order.
ed some time ago for one of the Indian
schools. Besides the correspondence re-
lating 20 the order, invoices in duplicate.
triplicate and multiplicate have been
necessary. After delivery there will be
receipts without end. The clerical work
alone rendered necessary i'm order to
supply the school with these wicks has
been many times as costly as the wicks
themselves, and it would be money in
Uncle Sans pocket If some one had
gone ont from the school and recklessly
bought the wicks for cash. However, it
ID no doubt true. as claimed, that lie will
not do to begin buying supplies in that
way, no matter how small the order, as
it would make q precedent that might
lead to no end of jobbery. As IL is now,
all thes goods bought for the Indians
must be passed upon by inspectors be-
fore delivery, and in this way ON sort
of check is kept upon contractors. 1t
would be a pleasant thing TO say that all
contractors for goods wanted by the In
dian bureau are honest, but unfortu-
nately the facts are otherwise. ~
AS Mr.. Whitney talked we approach
ed o man who, with coat removed, was
vigorously opening box after box, from
which he took ont overalls and blouses
and examined them most critically. The
man was an inspector, and his suspicious
of the quality Of the garments were
aroused by the discovery that n pair OF
Overalls was not up to the standard OF
the sample submitted by the maker be-
fore the contract was secured. Nearly
every garment examined proved to be
defective not only in the color and tex
ture of the goods, but also in the max
ing. In fact, they were inferior in
nearly every respect. The seams were
ill sewed, the pockets-formed by sew
ing patchlike pieces Of cloth on~the gar
ments-were put ON wrong side out,
and the stitches, instead of being pro-
tected so as to wear well, were certain
to give out after a very few days ac-
tual use.
It was this lot of made up goods that
this inspector and Superintendent Gre
gier were discussing when / began to ask
my questions.
1t must be said of this particular con-
tractor that he displayed less shrewdness
than the average tricky apple vender,
who packs inferior fruit in the middle Of
the barrels and that of good quality at
the ends. III this contractor had put gar
ments equal to the samples al the tops
of the cases, the inferior ones would
probably have gone undiscovered, as,
for economical reasons, the entire con-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-01-14

Watertown Public Opinion, 10: AT
the recent meeting OF the state board OF
regents at Scotland the resignation OF
DIR. Louis McLouth, president Of the ag
riculturaI college, twas laid before that
body. The board accepted it with the
understanding that thesdoctor's connec.
ton with the school is to cease at the ex.
piration of. the present school year,
which will be in June. The resignation
is in pursuance Of an understanding en-
tered into ON the part of the board at a
meeting held some time last year.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-01-14

Auditor Nipple stated on the 10th
inst. that every educational institution
in the state would close its doors within
thirty days. The state expenses will all
be cut down-no clerks for the legisla-
ture, and nearly all deputies cut Off
State officials will have to take warrants
which will have to go at q discount IL
sold at all, and warrants are now being
stamped, "not paid for want of funds"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-01-14
INDIAN WAREHOUSES;
EIGHT LARGE ONES AND SEVERAL
OTHERS or LESS IMPORTANCE.

The Nest Extensive Clerical Force In Em-
ployed I'm New York. but ms n supply De
pot the Chicago Warehouse Is Much More
Important. "
Most persons know that the United
States government spends a great deal
of money upon the Indians every year,
but very few know how and for what
reason it is laid ont. must confess that
/ knew very little about il myself till
Uncle Sam gave me this job. Now I am
learning something new and interesting
about it every day, but / hardly expect
to become letter perfect before I leave
the place"
The speaker was Hon. Dewitt C.
Cregier, ex-mayor of Chicago and al
present superintendent of the Indian
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Amazed NJ Walcott.

DENVER, Jan. iA-A resolution hes
been introduced Id the house declaring
thar no person should be sent TO the
United states enase from Colorado
who will not pledge himself 90 sever
NIL relations with corporations. This
Ii aimed at Senator Wolcott, and will
receive the support Of som Rspnb-
icans, 1t is said.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-01-14

The insurance law which secures to q
wife or children or other beneficiary OF a
life insurance policy as against creditors
OF the deceased husband has been held
by Judge Jones of Sioux Fails to be con-
stitutional. The case in point was where
the creditors of the late Mr.. Schlegel of
Baltic tried to get away his life insur.
ance from his widow.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-01-14
Buildinw Fsli.

Ngw York. Jan. IA The building at
18 West Twenty-six h street collapsed
shortly after moor One man has been
removed from the ruins badly injured
anu four other msn ara supposed to lie
in the debris. The building was being
altered for removal when the COLLAPSE
occurred
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-01-14

Senator johnson of Lake county was
the introducer of one of the bills provid-
ing for an extension until October !,
1895, of the time when taxes OF 1894,
shall become delinquent.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-01-14
TEE DAILY LEADER
MONDAY, JAN. Il. 1895.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
TO ADVERTISERS.

THE DAILY LEADER makes . special feature on
Furnishing information concerning the advantages
And RESOURCES of the city of Madison and OF the
state at large emitting II 20 the patronage OF "d-
j. +. STAHL. Proprietor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-01-14
He,d On q RaaIr Carrier.

DUBUQUE, Ia, Ian. A-James
Cooper was held by United States
Commissioner Hobbs On the charge OF
holding MP William Knhns, d mail car
rier, nc Waterloo. His bail was flxed
nc si, 600. and in default he was put IN
jail.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-01-14

MMNEAPoIas, Jan. i4-The trial Of
Vastly Varian for the murder Of Joe
Poiany last November was con-
cluded i'm the district court before
in tge Smith. Thomas Savany, John
Corey and George Felazy bore festi-
llosiy to the fact thar Varian was ii
.aeeabIe man. whls Ppia II had tie
- d as..,i III bein guasrsls j;iIe.
,Neyersing. the nanse af /; seD Nsiti
/ yer. III Il csrsap: u: Of Y, ~
Iadtfsl cod iips,ai,ag ,hAisa ,iesr.
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-01-14

Dr. price's crsasa Bakang Powder
Worsass Pair Highest Award.
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Homeseeker, do you want a
cheap home in the best portion
of South Dakota
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-04-24
LAWYERS WITH A PULL.

The San Francisco Wave has in
last weeks number a sensational ar
ticle on THE Lawyer With n Pull.
1t deals with the class OF attorneys
who coin money out Of the fact that
they are supposed TO have a pull"
with the court
They are generally men of medium
ability, linked with no scruples and
low cunning They have cappers
out 10 drum up business and let the
idea go ont that they in some way
have a "cinch" in the Court. The
Wave advocates the wedding out of
these scallowags in the legal profess
sion. The only place for such YER.
min is the penitentiary, The Nevada
bar would benefit materially by this
cleansing process.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-04-24
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Governor Jones is scolded by our
contemporary for not interfering in
the Republican and Democratic fights
for the National Conventions of those
parties, but it does not have word to
say about reducing the prices Of rail
road lands and transportation rates to
induce some of those 10000. 600 home
less people East Of the Mississippi" to
come to Nevada journal
The News Of this city which is get
ting to be a chronic scold would do
much better, il il came out in an
apology TO the Governor. for the abuse
that it heaped on him during the
campaign. All its chages were dis
proven. But probably the people be
hind the News are not manly enough
10 allow such IL course.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-04-24
FIGHTING THE S. P.

The Tribune calls upon rs to get in
and fight the S p. r. r. in the inter-
ests Of the merchants Of Carson.
We are ready II open the ball any
time the merchants are ready We
believe the high rates of freight on
the S. p. are sapping he commercial
life OF Nevada and the people are
fools 10 stand the tax on their resour-
ceS
Some years a@, the APPEAL started
n fight against the same monopoly in
the interests of the merchants of
Carson. but one nv one the merchants
for whose benefit the fight was being
made, Withdrew their advertising on
the ground that "thev didn't want to
antagonize the road
We got little weary of standing
the brunt and doing the fighting
while the men 70 he most benefited bv
the fight for-rfrciGht rnduct'on. skull
of fights between newspapers and
the railroad all through this State
The papers lead the fight and the
community stands by and applauds
but don't furnish any ammunition.
II the merchants of this town will
organize fight for cheap freight
rates the APPEAL is ready TO do all in
its power to bring about the reduction.
About half Of the surplus OF the
people Of Nevada goes to San Fran
cisco in high freight charges on the
Southern Pacific and the rest goes
TO New York in the pockets Of d. O.
Mills, drained from Us by the Vir-
ginia and Truckee Rail Road.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-04-24

The San Francisco papers contain
opinions Of sundry persons relative to
the murderer of Blanche Lamont in
the belfry Of Emanuel Church, carry
ing her dead body MP several flights
OF stairs, declaring it to be impossible.
her weight being placed as high as
$50 pounds. Leo Hechinger, we'll
known here and on the Comstock.
says he will guarantee r. carry twice
that weight Of dead body up those
same stairs and back without stopping
10 rest. And there are hundreds Of
men here and on the Comstock who
will bet any amount on his doing it.
Yet Hechinger i no giant by any
means, merely slight built, why
mnscled man of about 100 pounds
Journal.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-04-24
Notice to Creditors.

In the District Court nf the First Judicial Dis
utct, State of Nevada. Ormsby County.
In the matter of the estate of Notice 10
Alexandra NJ aheu, Deceased Creditors.
Notice
is 'eby given by the undersigned, Admins
TT tor OF the estate of Aiexandre Maheu Deceased
70 the creditors Vf, and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, to exhibit them with
the necessary vouchers, within two months after
the first public ,tion of this notice. to the said ad
mini.trator, his place Of hu sness. opposite the
Government Foetofiice, Ca son City. Nevada, the
same being the place for the t-ansa ction Of the
business of said estate.
Andrew Robert.
Administratrr of the estate Of Alexandra Maheu,
Deceased.
Dated Carson CITY, Nevada, April O. 1895.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-04-24

Rev Gibson, the pastor of Emanuel
Church. when he was told that Miss
Williams was dead in his church, de.
clined to 60 and look at the body I'M
til he had hunted a witness, on the
ground that the girls clothes were
disarranged and it might be wicked to
look at her. He also said that he had
never in his life gazed on the un-
draped figure of a woman. Gibson is
a man 80 years of age and his pictures
in the papers look like the pictures Of
a theatrical masher or fiashy negro
minstrel made up 10 impress the sus-
.ceptible girls along the route. His
talk about his excessive moral purity
may be taken as a lie pune and sim
pie. and the detectives will do well to
keep a close eve en- him.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-04-24
Assessment Notice.

Red Oak Mining compsrr. Location of prin-
cipaI place OF business Carson City, Nevada. Lo-
cation of works Sierr. County California.
At a meeting Of the Bard Of Trustees Of the
Red Oak Mining Company held at the Office OF
he Company in Carson City, Nevada. this day.
an asst ssmen No AZ Of tive ~ cents per share wa.
eviei upon the Capital stock of he Company is
ued and outstanding, payable immediately to the
Secretary at the Office of the Com Iin'n Carson
City. Nevada.
Delinquent May 6, 1895.
Sale day e P. NJ June h, 1895.
/ BY order of the Board of Trustees
April S, 1895. James r. Judge,
Secretary.