Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-02-16
Belief that His Dismissal 10 kbsut to Be
Rsosnmsndsd.
no CASE AGAINST AGENT MATHEwsoN
Dr. ]. F, Turner to &c ftsn Cheyenne River
to Canton,
REPRESENTATIVE HErBURws FOOD BILL
This and Two other Highly Important
Matters to Come Up soon Before
Interstate and Foreign Com
merce Commission.
CFrom a STAR correspondentD


WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-(Special Teles
gram Especial Agent McComas of the In
dian office, who has been investigating
charges filed by Assistant Clerk Pitman
against Chief Clerk Haygood at the Omaha
and Winnebago agency, has wired Commits
sioner Jones that he has completed his mis-
sion and that his report is on the way.
Commissioner Jones has wired McComas
to go to Genoa and make a general inspec-
tion OF the school there. While II is only
conjecture, 1t is believed here that Agent
McComas has verified the charges against
Haygood and will probably recommend his
dismissal from the service.
Haygood is regarded as one of the best
clerks In the service by those In authority
here, but is said to be addicted to drink
during the absence of Agent Mathewson
from the reservation. Mathewson is re-
ported as having attempted to minimize the
failings of his chief clerk, but the special
agent had instructions to go to the root OF
the charges.
Pitman, who was formerly in the Indian
Office here. has made no charges against
Agent Mathewson, as assorted by some OF
the papers near the reservation, but only
against Haygood, who is son of Bishop
Haygood of the Methodist church.
To Transfer DIR. Turner.
It is the purpose OF the Indian depart
ment to transfer DR.. ]. F. Turner from the
Cheyenne River agency, where he is at
present, to the Canton insane asylum for
Indians in South Dakota. DR.. Turner has
been eight years in the Indian service and
is regarded as a most efficient man by the
department. The transfer will probably
be made April /.
will be taken up by the committee on inter-
state and foreign commerce. of which he
is chairman, in the course of a week or
two. Three important measures are pend
ing before this committee, whose considera-
tion will attract great attention. The pure
food bill, the bill to create a Department
of Commerce, which has passed the senate.
and bills amendatory OF the Interstate CONS
nfe rst5s law -s-r-,s - --se.+ t--3 -
Howard Eaton OF Medora, s. D., was a
guest OF the president this afternoon. Mr..
Eaton has known President Roosevelt ever
since the latter's advent in the west, and
owns ranch adjoining that of the presi-
dent.
Judge Smith Mcpherson and wife have
gone to Kansas City, where the judge will
hold a term of United States circuit court.
Department. Notes.
Postmasters appointed:
Iowa-C. w. Blackman, Moorhead. Monons
! county.
South Dakota-D. A. McKillip. Leslie
Stanley county; o. r. McCune, Dallas Cen
ter, Iowa county.
Joel c. Ash of Gates. Neb. is appointed
! railway mail clerk.
The postoffices at Clay Mills, Jones
county and Hollandale. Winnebago county
Ia, have been ordered discontinued Feb.
ruary 2S.
These rural delivery routes will be estab
lished In Iowa March /: Cambridge, Stor,
county-Frank e. Scott. carrier; area Gov
cred, thirty-six square miles population
500. Polk, Polk county-Frank A. King
carrier; area, twenty-five square miles
population, 450. Story City. Story county
Otis Anderson, Ole X. Helvig and Jacol
Nordskog, carriers; area, ninety-eigh
square miles, population, 1875.
The postoffices at Mackey and Rosendale
Boone county. will be discontinued.