Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-28
OMAHA REPORT IS READY
Special Agent McOomas Recommends
Dismissals from Agency.
REMOVAL OF MATHEwsoN INCLUDED
sub-stntIOn of Omaha POstOfHce TO he
Established at sixteenth and Har-
ney streets the Fifteenth
of March.
CFrom a staff Correspondent

From a Staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-(Specisl Tele-
gram. 1.-The report OF Special Agent Nc
Comas, who was sent by the Indian office
to investigate conditions on the Omaha
and winnebago reservations in Nebraska,
has been received at the department. Com
missioner Jones refused to make the re-
port public, on the ground that It had not
been considered, nor had It yet been sent
to the several branches Of the service
having jurisdiction over the particular
subjects touched upon.
1t is, however, learned that Special
Agent McComas recommends the dis
charge of w. r.. Haygood, chief clerk at
the agency, also the discharge Of Indian
Farmer David st. Cyr. Upon the ques-
ton of Indian leases and conduct Of the
agency, the report. II is understood, rec
ommends the abandonment of the present
mode of leasing and the removal Of Agent
Mathewson. McComas, 1t lie said, investi-
gated the leasing question exhaustively
and believes that some plan could be de-
vised that would bring a larger measure
Of return to the Indians than at present
and that would do away with the favor
itism that is alleged to have existed on
the part of the agent toward certain mid
dlemen who control large land holdings.
II is impossible to forecast what Com
missioner Jones will do In the premises,
although the commissioner stated today
that he had heard the speech of Repre-
sentative Robinson of Nebraska upon the
leasing question and fully approved his
stand and that the congressman from the
Third Nebraska district presented the
facts in clear and logical manner.
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The fight over the Pender postofice
grows in bitterness as the time for the
appointment of a postmaster at that ONCE
nears the elimination. While there are
several candidates for the office, IL Is un-
derstood only two are being considered by
Senator Millard, who will make the ap-
pointment. They are the present post
master, B. F. Mcdonald, and ]. w. Hunts
berger, editor of the Republic, Hunts
berger, it is believed, has the endorse
ment of many leaders Of the party In
Pender and is expected to land the place.
Emmett Tinley Of Council Bluffs and A.
B. DeLong of Omaha are In Washington
and were escorted through the capitol by
Representative Smith of the Council Bluffs
district.
The Senate committee on Indian affairs
troduced by Senator Gamble providing for
the ratification of the treaty with the
Sioux Indians, ceding to the government
several thousand acres OF land In Gregory
county, South Dakota Mr.. Gamble was
authorized to make the report and was d.
rected to incorporate several amendments
Of minor Importance.
Opens Lands to settlement.
The measure as reported will provide for
the opening Of the lands to settlement under
the free homestead bill. 1t is not, how
ever, believed that the measure can pass
congress in its present form, and in all
probability it will be so amended as to
provide that the settler shall pay the price
per acre given to the Indians by the gov
ernment, which is $2.25.
Mr.. Gamble was also directed to report
the bill introduced by Senator Dietrich for
Senator Millard, extending the time in
which to complete the Omaha Northern
railway through the Omaha and Winnebago
reservation to three years. The bill pro-
vided for FIVE years extension, but the
commissioner OF Indian affairs recon-
mended that the bill be amended so as tc
give three years extension, and this bill
was adopted by the committee.
Mr. Edward Rosewater returned from
New York this morning and was among
the distinguished newspaper men present
at the memorial exercises to the late Presi-
dent Mckinley.
Sub-StntiOn at Omaha.
| On March 10 substation No. 1 Of the
Omaha postofice will be established al
Sixteenth and Harney streets The offict
will have all the facilities for the trans
action of money order and registry business
and the sale Of postal supplies.
Miss Rosetta C. Maylun Of Des Moinet
was today appointed stenographer and type
writer in the Miles City, Mont, land ofice
These contracts were awarded today fol
carrying mails:
| Nebraska-From Marshland to Agate, G
| A. Merrick Of Crawford; from Pickrell Il
Townsend, James B. Smith OF Pickrell.
| South Dakota-From Lynn to Bristol, H
| A. Harder of Lynn.
Nebraska postmasters appointed: A. r
Bradley, Avery, sarpy county, vice H. 7
Smith. resigned; Harrison Pease. Giles
Brown county, vice e. Oldham, resigned
L. o. Richardson, orahno, Frontier county
vice s. D. Richardson, deceased.
A postofice has been ordered establishes
at Lawton. Woodbury. county. Iowa, AM
John A. Smith has been commissioned post
master.
These Indian appointments were made to
day: Miss Emma p. Perry OF Lansing
Mich, teacher in the Indian school a
Yankton, S. D.; Miss May Wright Of Omaha
principal teacher at the Indian school a
Rainy Mountain, Okl. Zeban G. Sherry o