The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-19
CHIEF CHARLoTs DEAD
One of the Most Famous Indians o
the Rocky Mountains.

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MIssOULA, MONT.-Chief Charlots, the
famous Indian of the Rock Mountain re-
gion, is dead at his home on the Flat
head reservation. News of the event
came to Missoula to-day The dead chief
was the son of Victor, chief of the ANAL
gamated tribes. That included all Indians
of the northwest half century ago and
by whose help the first missionary work
was commenced and successfully accom-
plished. *: -,.r., .- =
The thirty years of the dead Indians
life have been bitter ones. His name ap-
peared on the treaty furnished congress
for the present Flathead reservation
which was presented in 1892 by a commits
sion with James A Garfield at the head.
This, Charlots claimed, was forgery.
He has since been sullen and untractable
toward the whites, but gave aid to them
when Chief Joseph, the renegade chief
terrorized this state in 1877.
The Indians of th} Flathead reservation
have commenced Preparations for the fu-
neral observance. 1t will be the most
spectacular event among the Rocky
Mountain Indians in the history of the
white mans authority In the district.
1t is asserted that Charlots' death Nre-
moves the only barrier that has prevented
the opening of the Flathead reservation
for settlement. This he has always op-
posed.
Announcements were made here to-day
that the Largey Lumber company, OF
Butte has a contract for lumber here to
cost $150,000. With this Missoula will
be the center of the lumber trade in the
Rocky Mountain district, it's ent erprises
in that line including the operation of the
Western Lumber company, Senator
Clarke's property, and the Big Blackfoot
Lumber company, belonging to the Anal
gamated Copper company.
SIOUX CITY, IOWA
D. A. Mcgee, treasurer of the Floyd Ne
| mortal association, has written to William
Larrabee, chairman of Iowa's commission TO
| the Louisiana Purchase exposition, asking hi
| assistance In a project originating here to re
produce at the st. Louis fair the. Floyd nonu
ment complete. This is the only monuplen
exploration of the Louisiana purchase
| stranger applied yesterday at the People
Savings bank for change for an unsigne
s1oO note of the National Bank Of Commerc
| of Kansas City. He had with him som
$500 or $500 of notes Of large denominations
which he was careful not to expose to visR
The bank refused to change the bill, an
when asked where he got it, the strange
said first Sioux City and then Omaha Th
| National Bank Of Commerce states in a tele
gram the money has not been stolen from 1t
vaults, but may have been taken while III j
transit from the treasury department.-Th
railroads have made proportional rate o
live stock o II cents rom Omaha to Chicago
This rate became effective yesterday and tn
12-cent tariff is now in force at all tn
Missouri river points except Sioux City. Th
proportional rate will not be made frol
Sioux City, because it would involve re
arrangement of the tariffs for Minnesota
The Sioux City railroads have given a far
of one rate for the round trip, with q two
day limit, for the entire week OF the ELI
carnival, Sept. 22-27. A rate of fare an
a third, with nine-day limit, is also givel
These rates hre good for a radius OF q
| miles.