The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-17
mrs. LYDICKK'Ss LAND.
Major Scott Ordered Not to Record
the Allotment Of Section
16 Yet.
A Bill to Extend the Townsite Laws
to the Coded Chippewa
Lands. Il
From The Journal Bureau, Room is, Post Build

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From The Journal Bureau Room is, Post Build
! ing, Washington. NJ
! Washington, Dec. 7;s-At the request of
the squatters on Section Is at Cass Lake,
MINI, the commissioners of Indian affairs
has directed Major Scott, agent at Leech
Lake, not to record the allotment of part
Of that section to- Mrs. Nellie Lydick and
her two children,rto whom the land has
been awarded bys the secretary of the in
terror An intimation has come from
these people that an effort will be made
to have the secretary reopen the case,
but Commissioner Jones believes that this
will not be done. If5aSpetition for review
ing the case is decided adversely to the
present occupants of the land, Major Scott
will be directed to- go ahead and make a
record Of the allotments and the squatters
If they want to, can then go into court
and contest. .-~...
Chippewa Townsltes =
Senator Clapp has submitted a favorable
report on his bill to extend the townsite
laws to the coded Chippewa lands in Min
nesota. The passage Of this, .biHswin en-
able: the secretary Of tile interior to set
aside certain. tracts from he agricultural
lands in the coded reservations Tor town
site purposes. An effort @WiiI be made to
push It through both houBes before ad-
>journment in March. 1T ~ = 800
: *. = l.Tr : Il *
a: !. : = The statehood Fight IA
The lines are, beginning to assume some
rigldity in the statehood fight = 1t is be-
coming more certain with, each passing
day that, the: omnibus bill cannot pass.
That much seems; reasonably certain. To-
day I was talking with a Senator who Is
taking a prominent part against the ON
nibus bill--itWzas not Sena tor Nelson-and
1 asked him II that bill would become
law. @~'4zs.--s%ES, = !. -, 8
mot at, all;,'zwas the reply. "There il
not the slightest chance for it, and no
body knows 1t better than Senator Quay
But how about the substitute bill,
providing for the. admission of Oklahoma
and Indian Territory %; 1 asked. ..~
That is not g matter Of concern. We
shall pass it.. of course, if possible; but
II It IS defeated, we will not consider that
we have suffered setback. We are using
the substitute bill for Thea purpose Of
knocking out the omnibus bin, and after
the Knockout we shall pass the substitute
I BILL il possible; butsw we are not WORRYING
| ourselves about that phase Of the question
for a:smoment.2 w ha ave are: after now,
| is the omnibus bill = we shall take up the
substitute when the proper time comes. :
A case of Trachona. :.
Senator HansRroughfs office is inter
ested in the Case Off Benedict Fried
nephew or bernhart Steiner of Richard
son, N. D., who is detained at the emf
grant office at Baltimore for deportation
on account of his having a well developed
| case of trachoma. The immigration Of
ficials have refused to land him, not
withstanding he has about 81, 900 cash ir
his possession and desires to go to NORTH
Dakota and buy a, farm and become a
citizen of the Uniteda States. Request
has been made that the young man be
permitted to enter q hospital in Baltimore
for treatment, and 1T will probably be
granted. If at the end of a few months
he improves, he will probably be; formal.
ly admitted to the country; otherwise, he
will probably have 20 return to Europe
There are three of the Steiner brothers
FIN North Dakota, prosperous, farmers.
' - w. W. Jermane.