Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-01-28
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Exit Cramsie, Enter Bingenheimer.
The charges that haze been filed
against Agent Cramsie of Standing
Rock will result in the removal of that
official, and the appointment of George
H. Bingenheimer will be made before
long. The Minneapolis Journals Wash
ington correspondent says:
George H. Bingenheimer will be ap-
pointed Indian agent at the Standing
Rock agency in North Dakota within
a few days, sand the present agent.
Major Cramsie, removed. Very strong
pressure was brought to bear upon the
administration to retain Major Cramsie
to the end of his term, and it was the
desire of the president that Cramsie
should remain. The charges filed
against him, however, were of such a
character as to make it impossible that
he could be retained. 1t is stated at
the interior department that it has
been clearly shown that the Indians on
the reservation are ret%rograding, and
also that not a few of the employees on
the reservation, all of them relatives of
Major Cramsie, were in the habit of
violating the rules of the department. in,
various ways, especially that in regard
to sobriety on the part of employees in
the Indian service. The charge covered
the period of the present management
of the agency. 1t is understood that
Archbishop Ireland came here last sum-
mer to intercede for Major Cramsie, and
President Mckinley was anxious to
grant his request, both on account Of
his personal friendship for the arch
bishop and because of the latter's
service to the party in the last cam
paign. There is no doubt that if these
charges had not been so serious,
Cramsie would have been permitted to
serve out his term. Senator Hansbrough
has been familiar with the facts in the
case for some time, and filed all the
papers sent to him, but did not request
Cramsie's removal. When notified to-
day that he would be removed he
recommended Mr.. Bingenheimer.
Board Makes a New Ruling.
The board of trustees of the peniten-
tiary at their meeting held on the 9Th
inst, adopted:
Resolved, That in conformity to Sec.
ton S535 Of the Revised Codes, the war
den be and he is hereby instructed to fix
the dates for admitting visitors to the
institution for Tuesday and Friday after
moons of each week, and that visitors be
charged the sum of 25 cents for being
shown over the institution, and that the
money SO received be placed in a fund
to be designated the library fund, said
fund to be invested for the benefit of the
inmates of the institution This resolu-
ton to take effect from and after Feb.
l., 1898.
The largely increased number of in
mates of the %penitentiary has caused a
demand for an increase in the amount
Of reading matter and there are no funds
which can be used for this purpose, and
under the old regulations, allowing visi.
tors every day in the week except Sun
day it has been necessary to have some
one ready at all times to look after and
conduct them through the buildings
and grounds, and has thus made il
necessary to use one Of the employe.
mainly for that purpose, an expense
which under the existing financial con
;. ditions could not be well afforded. The
!, foregoing considerations have led the
board Of trustees to adopt the above
resolution, whichis the method followed
!, in most institutions Of the kind in othel
states.