Evening star., 1901-12-05
Delegation of Indians Sees the Great
Father.
INTERESTS OF UNION VETERANS
Fight Still on as to Missouri APP
pointments.
n O M 1 N A T I 0 n S


hailng from the Uintah reservation in
Utah. They were accompanied to the
White House to see the great father by
H. P. Mynton, an Indian agent stationed
at the reservation. There were Big Joe,
strapping big fellow, dressed in the uni
form of an infantryman of the United
States army and with two long plaits of
glossy black hair falling from his we'll
shaped head; Vernie Mack, John Duncan,
Tim Johnson and Martin Van. They
waited some time in the hallway before
the great father could dispose Of the i'm
portuning and talkative white men, Of
whom there were many. During all this
time they sat in silence. and with stolid
countenances. There was no Indication of
pleasure when Agent Mynton corraled Sen
ator kearns Of Utah and took him over
to introduce to his constituents. Big Joe"
did not rise from his seat or move a mus
Gle of his face in greeting the senator He
simply extended his big right hand and al
lowed the senator to shake it. The others
did likewise. Then the time came to go
into the room of the great father Still
with Stolid look on their faces, the In
dams followed their agent and watched the
President shake hands with pale-face chiefs
chiefs and medicine men until it came their
turn.
Only one of the Indians, Martin Van,
could speak English. but the President
greeted them just as cordially as if they
We're ambassadors or politicians with great
pulls There was not the slightest exhibit
tion of pleasure on the part of the Utes.
With their keen black eyes they watched
the movements of the President and the
expressions of his face. Turning to Martin
Van, the President said: Tell your people
that l had fifty Indians in my regiment
during the war with Spain, and that they
We're brave men and good soldiers" Out
of the Presidents room big joe and his
colleagues trudged in solemn, single-file
fashion, hating in the hallway to put on
their overcOats. Then Martin Van told
them what the President said, and for the
first time there appeared a smile on their
faces. ,-.-
The Indians came to Washington in con-
nection with the disposition of mineral in
terests in their lands
The Interest of Veterans.
Senator Mason and r. G. Dyrenforth,
commander-in-chiefo of the Union Veterans
Union, saw the President this morning
about several matters in which that veter-
ans organization is Interested. One of
t.-ese is a change in the civil service order
of President Mckinley fixing a maximum
age limit of forty-five years for employees
of the Post Office Department especially
letter carriers. The contention is that this
is an unfair discrimination against vet
Grams of the civil war that should not be
allowed to stand. General Dyrenforth con-
tinues to press his views for curtailing the
power of the office of medical referee Of the
pension office 1t is claimed that this Of
flee throws out many a pension application
that has received approval through all of
the various sources it has passed. General
Dyrenforth thinks that the functions of
the office ought to be limited to rating the
pensions and not to exercising a veto power
over them. President Roosevelt will give
consideration to these two matters.
kerens People Still Fighting.
Theodore Kalbfell, chairman of the re-
publican city committee of st. Louis, and
John B. Owen, chairman Of the republican
committee of the twelfth congressional dis
trict of Missouri, saw the President this
morning in behalf of c. H. Smith, the Kerens
candidate for surveyor Of the port of ST.
Louis. Mr.. Smith is the Kerens candidate
for the position and the call shows that
the Kerens people have not given up the
fight. I'VE are fighting in the interest of
organization in Missouri, and We hope to
win,' said Mr.. owen. I'VE are not saying
that we are going to win like the other
people are talking, but we believe the
President will do what is right by u.s. Both
of the callers were delegates to the Phila-
delphia national convention in 1900.
A Large Number of Callers.
The list of congressional callers this
morning was again large one, and in con-
sequence little business with the chief ex-
ecutive was done. Where the number Of
callers is excessive there is no opportunity
for talking. The President receives nearly
all callers in the large room that has been
used for visitors, and the senator's who do
not care to discuss matters where so many
people are assembled postpone important
matters they may have for a more favor
able moment with the President. The lat
ter desires to see all callers if possible and
therefore has to give a short time to each
person.
The callers today included Postmaster
General Smith, Secretary Long, Senators
Teller. Clay, Cullom, Gallinger, Foraker,
Foster, Wetmore, Millard, Representatives
Alexander, McRae, Gambler of Mississippi,
Wadsworth, Henry of Mississippi, Long,
Shafroth, Burkett Thomas and Kahn, and
Representative Belford of Colorado.
The committee on revision of the Presby
terian Church creed called in body and
the members We're presented by Justice
Harlan.
Henry T. Scott of San Francisco and Col.
Metcalfe of Nebraska were guests of the
President at lunch.
Postmaster Merritt's Call
Postmaster Merritt called on the Presi-
dent this morning with Representative
Wadsworth. Mr.. Merritt's term as post
master of Washington will not expire for
two years this month, and therefore his
position is in no way in doubt at this time.
Mr.. Merritt and the President are good
friends.
Presidential nominations.
The President today sent the following
nominations TO the Senate:
To be collector of customs-George W.
Allen of Florida, for the district Of Key
West, Fla; Hiram p Macintosh Of Mas
sachusetts, for the district of Newbury-
port, Mass
To be collector of internal revenue for
the district of kansas-James M. Simpson
Observation-Disclosures, Frank w. Swanton,
Nome; Arizona, George McAllison. Globe;
Arkansas, Jack Grayson, Prescott; Colora-
do, James A. Gilmour. Central City; Della
ware. William H. Head, Wilmington; Flor
ida, Olive E. Stout, Fort Myers; Hawaii,
Vetlea Vetlesen, Wailuku; Idaho, Ed. F.
Winn. Idaho Falls; Massachusetts. Frank
p. Goss, Hyannis; Michigan, Lou B. Wind
sor, Reed City; New Jersey, Herbert c.
Van Arsdale, Spring Lake Beach, North
Carolina, Daniel p. Dameron, Clinton; Ohio.
VIM. H. Antram, Lebanon: Porto Rico.
Frank Lesser. jr.. Mayaguez; South Caro-
lima, William G. Chaffee, Aiken: Tennessee.
Robert H. McNeely. Humboldt; Texas.
George W. Burroughs, Fort Worth; wifber
F. Crawford, Cameron; Virginia, Robert L
GILLESPIE, Graham: West Virginia Rori