The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-14
ST. PAUL TO BE HOST
DISTINGUISHED PARTY
MONDAY
BOUND FOR NORTHERN MINI.
Party Is Composed of Congressmen,
and VIII Inquire Into Indian
Lumber Distribution and
National Park Project.

st. Paul will welcome within it's gates
distinguished party next Monday. On
that day the Sanity City will act as
host to a dozen or more members OF the
Washington house of representatives
who at the invitation of the Minnesota
delegation in congress are now en- route
to st. Paul for hunting and observa-
ton trip through the wilds of Northern
Minnesota.
While primarily to obtain information
relative TO the equitable disposition of
the Indian pine timber in Northern Min
nesota, and also to impress upon the Wis
itors the desirability of fostering the
much-talked-of national park project, the
trip is to be made one of pleasure, and
the equipment which will be placed
aboard their special at this point will be
varied one.
AS leader of the Minnesota delegation,
Congressman Tawney will act as chaper-
one, and the party which he will head
will be composed of the following gentle
men:
Joseph G. Cannon, of Illinois, chairman
of the house committee on appropria-
tions; James S. Sherman, of New York,
chairman of the committee on Indian at
fairs; w. H. Moody, of Massachusetts, of
the appropriation committees; Charles
Russell, of Connecticut. of the ways and
means committee; Charles Curtis, of
Kansas, of the Indian affairs committee;
Robert q. Cousins, of Iowa, of the fer
eign relations committee; Thomas g. Nc
Rea, of Arkansas, of The appropriation
committee; Henry c. Van Norhis, OF
Ohio, of the appropriations committee:
Charles E. Burke, of South Dakota, OF
the Indian affairs committee; Thomas
Hedge, of Iowa, committee on postofhces
and post roads: John S. Williams, of Mis-
sissippi, of the committee on agriculture
former Congressman John NJ Allen, OF
Mississippi.
1t is also expected that the member:
of the Minnesota delegation will be on
hand to help entertain their colleagues
from abroad.
THEIR ITINERARY.
The itinerary of the party, starting
with its departure from ST. Paul Tues
day morning and arriving in Walker that
afternoon provides for spending the re-
mainder of Tuesday on Leech lake, Wis
ting the government dam at the outlet
the scene of the Bear island fight, the
agency and Indian camps The night
Will be spent in special sleepers and
Wednesday will find the party at Cass
Lake, which will be Headquarters for
four days, with fishing and hunting trips
about the lake, up the Mississippi or UP
the turtle river and won to Lake Win
nibagoshish.
On Sept. p it is proposed to go over
to Deer river and thence north on the
Itasca railway, over the divide into Hud-
son bay territory, to the headquarters of
the Bowstring river. After a couple OF
days in exploration the party will de-
scend upon Duluth, where at least day
will be spent and where the party will
probably disband, although there is some
talk of extending the trip to the 500 to
examine government works at that point.
Trained guides and boatmen will be
taken along, and with a commissary de-
partment well stocked there is no reason
why the gentlemen. of the party should
not have the time of their lives
Senator Quarles, of Wisconsin. chair
man of the subcommittee of the senate
Indian committee, with Senators RawIins,
of Utah, and McCumber, of North Da,
kota, Indian Commissioner Jones and
others of the department who are now
visiting the reservations in Wisconsin
are expected to1join the party at st.
Paul Monday. After leaving St. Paul the
party will be in charge of Col John S.
Cooper, of Chicago, the father of the
national park scheme, together with 9TH.
er friends of the park who have been
invited by him as his guests. ss essf
The party is now rendezvousing in Chi
cago and win arrive in ST. Paul via a
SPECIAL.