The Mena star., 1899-07-20
FORAUN|C|PAL OWNERSHIP
Pingree to Secure a Special Session of the Legislature on Detroit
 Owning Street Railways.
INDIANS REFUSE TO BE ARRESTED.

Over Violating the Game Laws-TWetvo
 Tribes Holding Big Dance Near Red
 Rock. Ok.--A Big Land Lease in Ne-
 braska.
 Detroit, Mich, July 15.-Three-cent fares were adopted by the Detroit Citi- zens' Street railway this morning. The formal announcement is made through an advertisement in the morning pa- pers 1t is reported that Gov Pingree. as soon as the council finally adopts the municipal railway ordinances. will bend his energies to securing a special session of the legislature for the pur- pose of providing for the submission of a constitutional amendment to the people permitting the city of Detroit to go into the municipal ownership of street railways. The governor hopes to get the special session in operation some time before the November elec- tions and announcement of the plan will be formally made within few days. The governor has issued proc lamation to the people calling atten- tion to the efforts of the "enemies of the people" to defeat the three-cent fares for which he has been struggling for ten years and appealing to them to stand by him in the great contest. Gov. Pingree made the deal with the owners of the lines to begin three cent fares this morning. He notifies the public that the great blessing will be permanent unless defeated by the enemies of the people. 1t is the last play in the great fight to secure the passage of the franchise ordinance by the common council. Three-cent tick cts will be sold on all the lines with universal transfers.
 Indians Refuse to Re Arrested.
 Rock Creek, Wyo., July 15-Swift Bear, a Sioux chief, together with eight bucks, resisted arrest near here for vio- lating the game laws. Amos Dem ming, deputy sheriff of Converse coun- ty, and posses left Lusk Wednesday with warrants for the arrest of the In- dians and overlook them here yester- day morning. After the warrants were read the Indians refused to 20 with the sheriff. They drew a line and told him if he crossed the line there would be war and backed the threat with their Winchesters. The sheriff went to Edgmont to get help and papers for the arrest of the Indians in South Dakota, as they had crossed the line. Deputy Sheriff George Miller, of Edgmont will go with them to-day with an increased force. Sheriff Demming telegraphed the Indian agent at Pine Ridge to have a force of Indian police intercept the Indians if they got away from the Edgmont and Wyoming possess and it is expected that they will be overtaken near the agency, as they crossed Cot tonwood creek near Edgmont yester- day afternoon. The Indians travelled over 60 miles yesterday, but their ponies are still seemingly as fresh as ever.
 Twelve Tribes Holding a Big Dance.
 Red Rock, Ok, July 15. -Representa- tives of 12 Indian tribes are holding big dance two miles east of this place. The dance has been in progress since Monday and will continue until Satur- day night. The dancers are decorated with paint, beads and feathers. bells and very few clothes. Many Indians are encamped about the place partici- pating in the festivities in various ways. Several people with cameras have been to the scene, but have had to use the utmost diplomacy to secure any pictures as the Indians are great ly opposed to the cameras.
 Big Land Lease in Nebraska. Chadron, Neb., July 15. A lease was effected here by local syndicate of cattlemen and foclzmasters for 27,000 acres of school lands in this county. This syndicate formerly held 15,000 acres of public school lands and several thousand acres of other lands, bought and leased, making in all over 100, GOO acres for stock range and hay lands. It is striving to control six square townships of Pine Ridge table lands Dr. Romine, of Chadron is the head of the land and live stock syndicate.