The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-12
'BROWER IS SEVERE
ARRAIGNs GOVERNMENTS INDIAN
POLICY IN sCATHING
TERMS
SOCIETY MEETING
Large Audience Hears Interesting
Discourse on Earliest
Known History Of
minnesota

"kathio'' was the title under which
Hon. j. V. Brewer presented before the
executive council of the State Historical
society and an unusually large number
of invited guests highly interesting
and instructive paper or the earliest
known history of-~the state of Mime
sofa. Kathio was the largest town of
the early Sioux Indians or fSantis, and
was the first town or village within the
limits of this state known by name in
history. 1t was visited by Du. Luth in
July, 1873 and in reporting his visit TO
the governor of Canada that explorer
sent word that he had planted the arms
of France in Kathio, the largest village
of the Sioux, the town Of the Isantis.
The settlement was located at Mile Laos,
which was described by Mr.. Brewer in
his paper as having been the most fertile
ana productive portion of the Northwest.
The address abounded in archaeological
and historical information and was
greatly enjoyed by all who heard it, al
though some were inclined to the opin-
ion that the writer, in his sympathy for
the Indians, had been led to too severe ar
raignmept of the white settlers.
The paper treated at some length OF
the early history of the Sioux nation,
their warlike exploits and acquisition Of
territory extending throughout this por-
ton of the Northwest and. of the great
war made upon the Sioux by the Ojlb-
ways in 1850 or earlier, and the conquest
of the northeast wooded one-third of the
present state of Minnesota. The author
condemned the white settlers and the
United States government in most severe
terms for their treatment of the Indians,
and, in closing, prophesied that il the
present. policy were pursued some writ
ers would some day not far distant be
called upon to chronicle the downfall of
this, government because it had been too
mercenary.
Gen. SanbOrI was somewhat inclined
to consider that Mr.. Brewer had been
too radical in some of his expressions,
and in moving a vote of thanks, sug-
gested that the author of the paper be
requested to reconsider and possibly
modify some of the Passages before the
paper was made record of the society.
Mr.. Brewer, however, replied that the
paper had been prepared at his own ex-
pense and was not offered as a record OF
the society, and therefore he would not
amend it.
AT the business meeting the society
elected the following to life membership:
Hon. Moses e. C1app, Simeon M. Hayes.
]. Bell, all of St. Paul. and ]. l.. WASH
burn and Chester A. Congdon, both OF
Duluth.
Among the guests were two Indians,
both of whom are prominent in the
Northwest. One was Rev. Charles T..
Wright, whose Indian name is Na-Sho-
Tah, and who is 4 SON of the great chief
White Cloud. His present home is at
Leech Lake, but he has been in st. Paul
for some weeks. The other was Ma-zo-
mana, a chief from Mile Laos. There
OILS
rick and Judge John r. Carey, of Du-
luth, and Hon. Oar S. Hall, Indian COM
missioner at White Eearth.,
The society has received a picture of
st. Paul as it was liz 1S4S, which Is con-
sidered a valuable acquisition to the mu-
scum. 1t is the gift Of a Mr.. Lewis. now
a resident of Dusseldorf. Germany, who
wrote history of the Mississippi valley.
which was printed in German in 1885.