Evening star., 1901-11-15
but we must not reduce revenues until we
know what our appropriations will be-
The New Ysrk lIndians.

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Representative 5VreeIand of the thirty
fourth New York district. accompanied by
j. s. Whipple, clerk of the state senate
of New York, had long talk with the
President this morning about the affairs
of the New York Indians, of which there
are number of tribes. President Roosc-
welt is familiar with the subject, having
given it thorough consideration while he
was governor MI. Roosevelt appointed a
commission which made a report
Representative VreeIand and Mr. whip-
pie urged upon the President to recommend
to Congress that the old tribal system of
the Indfans De broken up and the lands
statesmen, missionaries and others that the
New York Indian will never be fit for citi-
zenship until he Is put upon his resources
and made to set aside his tribal habits. 1t
IS declared that whatever law is passed
must provide against the sale of the lands
Of the individual Indians The Seneca and
other Indians own about $4,000 acres Of
land in the state, the Senecas having 80 600
located on government lands but in places
they occupy stake lands. 1t is claimed
that the national and state governments
will have to cooperate In what ever ia done
The suggestion Is made that a commission
ought to be appointed to divide the lands
among the Indians.
President Roosevelt will make recon-
mendation to Congress as to the affairs of
the Indians.
Find No Revision Sentiment.
Representative Loudenslager of New Jer-
sey, the secretary of the republican con-
gressional committee, was at the White
House today. He says he has been in
Washington for several days, trying to as
certain the strength of the sentiment in
favor of revision of the tariff, and thus
far he had not, he said, found the existence
OF any movement worthy of note In, that
direction.
Senator Burrows vas in conference with
the President about Several matters One
thing the Michigan senator asked was that
Col Baldwin of the army be made a briga-
der general
Rev. Lyman Abbott of New York had a
talk with the President today
Mayor-elect Low of New York Will reach
Washington late this afternoon, will take
dinner with the President and have a long
talk with him over New York affairs
The President today appointed Chancey
Thomas to be commander in the navy.
Doesn't Permit Photographs.
President Roosevelt has refused to per-
init photographs of himself and his cabi-
net to be taken, and objects to snap shots
while he is on the streets. So far not a sin
gle picture of the President and his cabinet
has been taken in the cabinet room, as is
usually done. Several photographers who
have been refused this privilege have gone
to work to prepare a composite picture, TAX
ing Mr.. McKinleyis- cabinet and subsstut-
ing Mr.. Roosevelt at the head of the cabi-
net table instead Of President Mckinley.
The latter never objected to photographers,
and there were many who took him in
various attitudes, with and without his
cabinet.
ShOeinE Of the Horses.
The White House stahlemen have given
careful attention to the shoeing Of the new
horses bought in Baltimore for the Presi-
dent. The best blacksmith in Washington
was secured for the purpose. The most
modern pads and shoes have been used on
the front feet of the pair OF animals, and
the back feet haze been shod so as to in
crease the hook action. The pair, are said
to be high hook actors, ,''squite uncommon
among horses. THE animals are being in
structed in their work, and it is thought
they will preve exceedingly satisfactory.
No Examination for COachman
President Roosevelt has approved an
amendment to the civil service rules, pre-
pared by the civil service commission,
which provides as follows:
"An appointment to the vacancy now
existing in the position of laborer, with the
duties of coachman, in the office of the as
sfstant secretary of the navy may he made
without examination under the civil service
rules"