The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-07
MAPS OF MINNESOTA
Attempt to Secure II United States
Military Camp for the
Badger State.

From The Journal Bureau. Room 10, Post
building, Washington.
Washington, Dec. 7.-Representative
Tawney, accompanied by Senator Clapp
and Representative Stevens, to-day
waited on President Roosevelt and pre-
sented him maps of Minnesota, OF the
proposed Minnesota national park, of
Itasca state park and various Indian res
erYations in Minnesota. The maps were
prepared by w. P. Jewett & Sons of St.
Paul and were handsomely bound in
morocco with the presidents name
stamped in gold on the outside The pre-
sentation was made because the president
has expressed a wish to have maps of
northern Minnesota, over which he had
tramped in his hunting expeditions
A Badger Ambition.
Some Wisconsin members, among them
Representative Esch of La Crosse. are
endeavoring to have one of the military
camps located at Camp Douglas, the state
camp of the Wisconsin militia. Esch
claims that there is enough land in that
reservation, or enough can be purchased
for a comparatively small amount to ac-
commodate all the troops that are likely
to assemble at any camp in the north
west at any one time. Representative
Esch has already presented a formal re-
quest to the army board to have it con-
slider Camp Douglas and will back 1t up
with other data later.
KnOx's Foes.
The temporary holding up of the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Knox as attorney gen.
eral has been brought about by the Ma
tional Antitrust league, whose officers
are in Washington, and by associated la
bor bodies that tried unsuccessfully last
summer to induce the attorney general to
fnlr at
trust. H. B. Martin formerly of Mime
apoHs, is secretary Of the antitrust league
and has had hand in the matter. Knox
will undoubtedly be confirmed, but organ
lied labor will cause as long a delay as
possible.
On Behalf of SeeIey.
Senator Clapp to-day presented to Pres
ident Roosevelt a second application for
! the pardon Of Charles I. Seeley, now in
confinement in the Hennepin county Jail
for setting fire to timber in northern Min
nesota. Pardon was refused once by the
president, but Senate or Clapp and Repre-
sentative Morris have prepared some new
evidence on which the second application
is based.
Talking the Nelson Law Over.
Senators Clapp and Nelson and Repre-
sentative Eddy had a conference with Sec
retary Hitchcock and Indian Commits
sioner Jones to-day, at which the pro-
posed amendment of the Nelson law was
discussed The meeting was devoted to
an exchange Of views on the necessity for
some legislation this winter. The Mime
sofa senators and member agreed with
the departments view of the proposed
amendment as to cutting under super
vision and selling logs on bank scale, but
there was division between them and the
| secretary and commissioner on the ques-
| tion of manufacture of timber on reserva-
| tions. Another conference will be held
in an endeavor to adjust these differences
Howard Trying to Catch Up.
| Judge Thomas Howard, of St. Paul
special agent Of the rural free delivery
recently dismissed, has ben sent by the
postofice department to st. Louis, where
he will be busy two months Strengthening
out his reports. 1t is understood that il
was his failure to keep his reports up tc
! date that caused his dismissal.
w. w. Jermane.