Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-20
MOSBY IS NOT SATISFIED
Takes Issue with Interview with District
Attorney Summers.
LAW coNTEMPLATES NO TIME ALLOWANCE
Ten Thousand Dollars stilI Remains
TO He Distributed Among the
Omaha Indinns-winnebR-
goes to Come Next.
tFrom a Stan Correspondent)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-(Special Tele-
gram. Colonel Mosby, special agent OF
the general land office, charged with the
duty OF reporting illegal fences on the
public domain in Nebraska, is not at all
satisfied with the interview which The Bee
published on Monday with District At
torney Summers. Colonel Mosby stated
today. after reading the interview, that
he had made no agreement with District
Attorney Summers that proceedings in
court against the fence men should be
withheld until after sixty days had ex-
pired. He stated that he had no lawful
right to make such an agreement, nor had
the district attorney.
my letters to Colonel Summers" said
Colonel Moody, will show that 1 COM
planned against the violation Of the fencing
law in Nebraska long since and that l
stated that the statutes regarding illegal
fencing we're dead letter so far as Ne
braska was concerned. The general land
office, in its instructions directs special
agents to give to cattlemen sixty days
notice within which to pull down the
| fences, but the act of congress requires
| district attorney to institute suit to re-
move a fence as soon as an affidavit Is
| filed complaining OF 1t. / had no right to
| repeal the statute. / was appointed to
| enforce the law by calling the attention of
the district attorney to illegal fences and
| it was his business to bring suit to remove
| the same. II Mr.. Summers has not been
apathetic then why has he not resented
my letters complaining Of his apathy? The
! letters which have written to him regard
| ing this matter covering period OF
several months, are made part Of my re-
port Complaints were filed a year ago
with Mr.. Summers against Miller Leith
for the notorious negro entries which ap-
pear in the Alliance land Office and later
complaint was filed with this same officer
OF the government calling attention to
illegal fences which they maintained yet
nothing was done by Mr.. Summers to cor
rect these gross violations of the stat
utes."
John H. Pratt Of Omaha is at the New
Willard.
There remains in the treasury about
900 to the credit of the Omahas and
the major portion of this will soon have
been disbursed, completing as far as pos
sible the payments to this tribe. Agent
Mathewson today requested a transfer of
| portion of this sum to his credit for
immediate disbursement. Commissioner
Jones mas not been advised Just how soon
payments to the Winnehagoes will COM
] mence. but says Agent Mathewson is now
| preparing tho rolls, indicating he Is sets
ting in readiness for these disbursements.
Dietrich on Reciprocity.
Senator Dietrich, who was one Of the
leaders in the fight against Cuban reci-
procity last year. has arrived in Washing
ton as fully charged with opposition to
that scheme as when he left last summer
He says that the fight will be continued
when the proposition comes up again to
reduce the duties on Cuban sugars. Speak
ing OF this matter today, he said:
"The Sugar trust and its supporters IN
the senate and the house will undoubtedly
: seek legislation favorable to its interests
but It will not succeed. l shall adhere tC
: the stand l took at the last session.
J see no reason to change. l am not an op'
ponent of President Roosevelt; in fact
, stand with him, but will not vote for any
legislation for a reduction Of Cuban duties
, which does not comprehend a repeal Of thu
differential on refined sugar. We would
only antagonize our own people in th'
Philippines by legislating so and it woulC
| only aid a lot Of foreigners and the Suga
, trust"
In the Departments.
Wheeler G. Hand has been designated a
member of the civil service board 70
the postofice at Lead, s. d.
Walter p. Robb Of Valparaiso, W. P
Hite of Grand Island, Neb., Herbert L
Dauson Of Maynard, Vernon w. Harris o
Fonda, Bodo Laulke of Audubon, Ia, an
Albert c. Bennett of Demont, 8. D., hav
: been appointed railway mail clerks.
These Iowa rural free delivery route
: will be established December /: Auburn
Sac county, one route, area covered
twenty-one square miles; population, 5SS
George, Lyon county, two routes; area
forty-seven square miles; population, 9O1
Odebolt, Sac county. one route; area
twenty-three square miles, population, Al.
: Sergeant Blum, Woodbury. county, on
! route; area, twenty-six square miles; pop
: ulation, 420 Sioux Rapids, Buena Visit
county, two routes; area, forty-nine squar
miles; population, 756.