Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-22
MUST PAY UP OR MOVE OFF
Settlers on the 0toe and Missouri Reserva-
tion Get Final Notice.
SECRETARY FRANCIS ISSUES THE ORDER
Rejection by the settlers of the Inst
Proposed Compromise After the
Indians Had Accepted 1t
Forces the Crisis.
SECRETARY FRANCIS ISSUES THE ORDER

WASHINGTON, Nov 2l.-lspecial Tele
gram)-The following self-cXplanatory let
ter was sent out today
Hon. A. S. Paddock, city Sir-Slnce eN'
amining the papers In reference 10 INC Oto'
and Missouri lanes, | have COncluucu tO
Withdraw the proposition made thLouSn IN, dr
spector Mccormick, and have this day Sc
wired j. II. Demott OF Barneston, Ntpl
whose name Is first signed, TO reply 10 my
uropusition | have directed the commits,
sioncr of the general land office to cancel
the entries of all settlers on Otoe ana MIS-
souri, lands who shall not have pald ny
January l. 1891, the remainder due on suCn
lands as per compromise mace WIN we
Otoc and Missouri Indians through the
secretary of the interior in July last very
Secretary.
Secretary Francis took this action upon
receipt today of a report from Inspector
Mccormick on the action of the Indians and
settlers on the latest propositions submitted
by him. This compromise provided that the
settlers were to have one year In which TO
pay up the balance due on lands, and all,
including those who have already paid for
their holdings, were to have the benefit OF
a rebate of ten years interest. According
to the inspectors report. the Indians readily
agreed to accept the proposition but when
1t was submitted to the settlers they absu-
lutely refused to accept the compromise
The settlers have been Contending on
this method of settlement ever since the
matter was first agltated in the Interior
department, and the secretarys last prop
ostion was even more favorable than they
asked for. as 1t gave the benefit of the re-
bate to those settlers who had paid up In
full. The former compromise mentioned in
the letter here quoted provides that the set
tiers shall settle arrears, less ten years
interest, in ninety days or their entries are
to be cancelled. In view of the fact that
the last proposition was so much more ia
tlat, fln ha1 f,1p la1 Fnr
Secretary Francis became incensed at their
action, and refused to listen to the argu-
ments of ex-senator Paddock in favor Of
giving them Until December 10 to recon-
slider their latest action and issued orders
as above. Senator Paddock in talking OF
the matter before he left for New York to-
night. said he regretted exceedingly that
the matter had turned out as 1t had.
TRANSAiISSISSIPPI CERTIFICATES.
Although the certi6catioT of the validity
of the stock subscriptions for the Trans
mississippi Exposition has been received by
the Treasury department, signed by Presl-
dent Wattles and Secretary Wakefield of
the local association, nothing has been done
with them as yet. They are lying upon
the desk in the warrant division of the
Treasury department awaiting a definite
course of action in getting them before the
secretary of the treasury. The manner OF
certifying to these stock subscriptions Is
new 10 lne llnHnCldl neHu OF tllG government.
He has never been called upon to pass upon
just exactly similar subscriptions and the
desire of the department Is to facilitate
the work of verifying the aifidavits signed
by Wattles and Wakefield as to the relia-
bility and standing of the subscriptions
which they are now carrying upon books
In Omaha Whether the papers will even
tually so to the solicitor of the treasury or
the comptroller has not been decided
Speaking generally of the situation. Sec
retaFy Carlisle said to The Bee correspond
ent today: 81 do not anticipate having the
papers on my desk before the early part
of next week., at, which time some definite
course viii be decided upon to pass upon
the liability of the men and corporations
subscribing to the stock made necessary TO
secure the appropriation OF 900 en-
grated in the bill passed at the last ses-
sion of congress. cannot say. not having
seen the papers as yet, what division they
will eventually be referred to for verifca-
,tion. | know so little about the matter
that can only give an opinion after have
seen the character of the certificates. The
matter, you may be sure. will get the
earliest possible attention and the work
expedited so that the appropriation OF $780,
900 may be included in one OF the several
appropriation bills which must pass con-
gress before the 4th of next March"
SIX WANT THE PLACE.
Although the First National bank of
Sioux city closed its doors only two days
ago there are six applicants for the posi-
tlon OF receiver of the institution who have
wired Comptroller Eckels for appointment |
fhey are: Ira Hendricks of Council Bluffs |
i, X. Holbrook of Onawa, Frank r. O'Mere |
or Chicago w. L. Frost OF Sioux City, Ralph |
Van Vechten of Cedar Rapids and r. S. |
Brown of Sioux City. Comptroller Eckels |
VIII not make an appointment until he has |
received the report OF the examiner who is |
now In charge OF the bank.
Secretary Francis today approved for pat |
eht to the Union Pacific Railroad company !
lists Nos. ~ and A OF the selection on ac- |
count OF the land grant to that company. |
embracing 6,2i9 acres aloGg the line of the |
road in Nebraska. Patents for these lands |
VIII be issued to the company for the bene- |
nt OF settlers who purchased them and have
been residing thereon for number OF |
years. The lists are accompanied by aHi
davits OF the land department of the railroad
to the effect that the lands are now in the
possession Of bona fdc purchasers.
Samuel N. Palmquist has been appointed
fireman in the postofce building at Lincoln.
Neb.
j. II. Steele has heen appointed most
master at Doty, Boyd county Neb.. vice
X. b. Smith, resigned; NJ. ]. Clark, at Max
Dundy county Nob vice NJ H. Grosbach
resigned; b. L. Lawton has been made
fourth-class postmaster at Portland. Cerro
Gordo county la.
A postoiiioe has been established at Basin
Big Horn county, Wyo., with Charles Jud-
kins as postmaster