The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-07-04
Removal of Officials Is
Threatened.
DUE TO LAND FRAUDS
Register and Receiver at Missoula
in Peril.
HITCHCOCK GETS CARTE BLANCHE
Back Him In whatever
Action He Takes.

Frons The journal Bureau. Room 4S. Post
Building, Huntington
Washington, July 4.-From reliable
sources it is learned that there is just
a possibility that the secretary of the
interior will call for the removal of the
register and the receiver of the land Office
in Montana, at Missoula.
The recent indictments in Montana for
land frauds were discussed at the cabinet
meeting Tuesday and the secretary of the
interior. after laying all the facts before
the meeting. asked for instructions, at the
same time saying it was quite possible
that it would be advisable, in the interest
of clarifying of the atmosphere, TO re
move all the government officers in Mon
tana who had been brought under suspi-
ciOn as result of the Indictments.
The president. replying for the whole
cabinet, directed Secretary Hitchcock to
do whatever he thought would be best
under the circumstances, informing him
that the administration would stand be-
hind him. The matter has thus been
placed entirely in Secretary Hitchcock 8
hands, and he may be expected to act
very soon.
1t is said that one of the principal
Offenders and the man who heads the
list OF those indicted, is a near relative
of one of the land officials at Missoula.
These officials, it is said further, could
hardly have escaped knowing something
of what was going on. If they knew and
did not report, they were guilty of join
ing those who were defrauding the gov
ernment, while if they did not know they
showed unusual stupidity. In either event,
it is pointed out, that these who favor
dismissal, they are not fit to hold their
present positions.
Secretary Hitchcock declines to discuss
his probable action with the newspaper
men, but intimates that he proposes to
follow the case closely and make sweeping
of official collusion be borne out by the
facts yet to be developed.
In the light of what is here set forth, it
is not surprising that Former Senator Tom
Carter came hurrying to Washington to
try to stop the case where it now is The
register and the receiver of the land Office,
If it should develop that they had knowl-
edge of what was going on. will be
traced to a connection with some of the
most prominent men in the state. Should
the scandal come up to popular eXpecta-
tions here, it will be the biggest one
Montana has had for many years.
STAMPED 1t is noticed at the
treasury department
BANK that great many
banks, representing
CHECK BOOKS. all sections of the
country, are with
holding their check and other internal
revenue books. and not availing them
selves of the redemption provisions of the
new law which went into effect July 1.
This is because the books themselves
and the fact of having them on hand
ready for use are worth more to the banks
than the sums they would receive were
the books sent to Washington and the
stamps Cancelled One of the largest
banks in this city has not sent in its books
OF bills of exchange. The engraving, pa
per and binding cost considerably more
than the stamps, and the commissioner
of internal revenue has ruled that he can
not return the books after the stamps
have been cancelled. In all probability
the question Of the return and reuse Of
these books will be determined in the
courts eventually, as with many banks il
is question Of much Importance Some
of these banks. to oblige their Weather
customers, issued very elaborate check
books, of the de luxe type They cost,
in quantities, thousands of dollars more
than the stamps, and for that reason the
banks desire to reuse them after the
stamps have been cancelled
SOUTH DAKOTA The census bureau
has given out pre-
MANUFAC- liminary bulletin on
m u a C ures in
TURES. South Dakota in the
census year 1900,
compared with the returns for 1890 tt
shows a remarkable increase in all
branches of manufactures in the state
The details will not be ready for publica-
tlon Tor some months Following are the
figures now made public:
Items. Total Total In
1900. 1890. crease.
No. establishments 1888 400 99S 2
Capital invested. s7,577,SS5 s8,2O7.7sS 1852
Wage earners, aver
esi 2ass:' %ass: paid s5aS5 Isl sss5s sSs So
Miscellaneous ex-
c gsnsss 8f material. i9a ;ss "a g
Value of product
including custom
work and repair
ing ................ 12,22s.4ss 5.sS2.74s 1852
PRESERVATION The commission
OF EGGS. northwest NAV he
interested in recent
consular report which describes a yery
successful process for preserving eggs
Consul General Guenther, at Frankfort
says, in describing some experiments made
few weeks ago in Germany:
Four hundred fresh hen eggs were subjected
to the action of different substances for
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