The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-05
WELL, HERE'S
MYSTERIES
Tarns Bixby Resigns His Pc
sition and Is Coming
Home Quick.
Some Say He Is Going Gun
ming for Van SAINT, Others
That His Health, Etc.

Building. Wasai,sgton. 80 -. :
Washington, May 5.-Tams Bixby's
resignation as a member of the Dawes
Indian commission is in the hands of the
president Yesterday Mr.. Bixby left
Washington for home and will arrive at
Red Wing tomorrow morning.
The reasons for his resignation are
known to several of his more intimate
friends here, but they do not feel at lib
erty to discuss them, preferring that Mr..
Bixby himself make his announcement of
reasons, after. he reaches home.
The president is very reluctant to ac
cept the resignation and in fact has not
yet done so. He says Bixby has been a
most faithful and valuable member Of the
commission and that the administration is
very DESTROYS that he remain in the pub
lie service. The resignation, however,
is understood to be final. =: .r
The news Of Mr.. Bixby's action spread
quickly among members Of the Minnesota
colony this morning, and while none pro-
fessed to be able to explain it, several
more or less plausible explanations are
offered. give them. for what they are
worth. ...' -.."- e.. - T..
First-Politics. Mr.. Bixby will enter
actively into the preconvention republican
| contest in Minnesota against Van SAINT,
possibly becoming himself a candidate for
the nomination should other plans fail.
Second-The climate of the south does
not agree with him and his physicians de-
mand that he resign his present work,
which is very arduous. 1872 --~
! Third-His work involves his separation
| for most of the time from his family.
which is distasteful to him. The plan of
having the family spend part of it's time
in the Indian territory has not worked
we'll. .,.-.-
Fourth-Mr. Bixby's property interests
/ in Minnesota are SO important at this
z.time of the movement in farm and coun-
TRY town lands that he must give. them his
:. personal attention. -. .....
t. None of the foregoing explanations may
be correct, but they are all in sight The
,resignation has mystifed folks here. Blk
by will cave for the Indian Territory the
last of this week to close up his business
! there preparatory to stepping down and
! out. ii. r. g.. .... .s.....- .-- =.
Still Another Reason Given.
: From semi official quarters the word
Ecomes that Blxby g resi- gnation came as a
: result Of friction the Dawes commission
/ has been having with congress and the
interior department. A house committee
attempted recently to cut the commission
down to four members. The senate re-
fused to concur. The complaint is made
that the commission is proceeding too
slowly with its work. Secretary Hitch
cock is outspoken in his criticism. He
says the commission, has-been in exis-
tence for nine years at a cost of 100000
i a year, and has done practically nothing
towards completing it's task. This, OF
course, is not Bixby's fault, for. he is ad-
naittedly the most efficient member Of the
. ~ ORC n
very hard work, but he feels hurt over the
criticisms and so made UP his mind to re-
sign This reason, like the others, is sub
Eject to Mr. Bixbys own stat ement to-aor-
row, after he reaches home.
=, +. -. 49, =" - W. W. Jermane.