Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-13
MULLEN STAYS IN ALASKA
President Appoints Omaha Man Receiver Of
Juneau Land Office.
INDIANS HAVE THE HOMESTEAD RIGHT
Land once Rules that when They
Have Taken Lands in severalty
They Have All the Rights
Of C~itIsenshiP.
tFrom a stan correspondent)

UNI n I'LL
WASHINGTON, April l~2.-(special Tele-
Rram.)-The nomination of Patrick NJ. Null
len OF Omaha, which the president sent to
the senate today for receiver OF public
moneys at juneau, Alaska, was accomplished
at the earnest request Of both Senator's
Dietrich and Willard, who have labored In
defatigably for Mr.. Mullen's appointment
ever since II was announced that the land
ofnces In Alaska would be consolidated at
Juneau. Mr.. Mullen, when the presidents
proclamation was issued disseminating the
land oflces in Alaska and fixing an ONCE at
Juneau. was receiver NJ the land once at
Rampant City. Immediately after the proc
lamation OF the president was made public
both senators from Nebraska at once began
q canvass for Mr.. Mullen, and the nomina-
tion OF the Omaha man was brought about
after an exceptionally vigorous campaign.
Captain Thomas swobe OF the quarter
masters department is to be relieved from
duty on the transport Crook by Captain
Jacques de Lafayette, who is now on duty
at Delaware City, Del, by orders Of the
secretary OF war. Captain Lafayette Will go
directly from lis present assignment to
San Francisco to report to the general
superintendent OF the army transport serv-
ice to take Captain Thomas Swobe's posi-
NAOh Us QuhTltI uholtl anu dClluk COIuu1lS-
ssry on Crook. Captain swobe has mad
nearly three years in the Philippine serv-
ice and is now ordered home with a posl
sible station either In the Department Of
the Missouri or Department Of the Lakes.
south Dakota f. short.
Senator's Gamble and Kittredge recently
Joined In a letter to the president or the
civil service commission asking for a de-
tailed statement OF the number OF en-
ployes who had been appointed from South
Dakota since the state was admitted into
the union. In answer to this letter Of in
quiry President Proctor states that there
have been thirty appointments made in tn.
civil service chargeable to South Dakota, as
against thirty-nine appointments to which
the state is entitled under the law allow
Ing one appointment for each 5000 inhadi-
tants, based on the census Of 1900.
senator Dietrich today recommended the
appointment OF the following postmasters:
Axtei. Noble Sanford, vice Mrs. NJ. NJ. shor;
Belvidsre, NJ. t. Ross. vice H. M. MORGAN
resigned. Mr.. Ross is editor Of the Belvi-
dere Independent.
Indians Can Take HOmesteadH 3
In response to a request from Congress-
man Robinson OF Nebraska for an opinion
OF the Interior department as to whether
Indians holding allotments Of land under
treaty stipulations are entitled to make
homestead entry on government lands, the
commissioned Of the general land ONCE
made the following decision:
Indians who have received allotments in
severalty are citizens of the United States
under the provisions OF section g. act Of
FEBRUARY 8, 1887. and they are therefore
entitled to the benefits Of the Homestead
law the same as any other citizen of the
United states. The fact that they have
received allotments would not interfere
with their making homestead entries n
they are otherwise qualified.
This ruling is important and is interest
Ing to allottees Of Indian lands in South
Dakota and surrounding states, as under
the decision mentioned Indian allottees who
are dissatisfied with their present allot-
ments or desire to secure more land can
take up homesteads on the Rosebud reser-
walton when those lands are thrown open
to settlement.
Bids for heating apparatus for the oska-
loosa ua.) public building we're opened
today. The lowest bidder was Charles
Kruse of Milwaukee for 1889.
p. M. Conlon was today appointed post
master at Pringle, Custer county. s. d.
Miss Mary Miller Of Rapid City, s. D..
was today appointed cook in the Rapid
City Indian school.