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Morris tribune., 1903-08-22

The races are the main part of the
afternoon program each day OF the
fair and the enormous entry list in
sures very satisfactory amusement
program during the afternoon. For
the evening, the principal feature each
night will be Pains Fire Works Spec
tacle, the Destruction of Rome. This
is the largest and most complete open
air spectacle ever put on at any place
at any time in the world.
To accommodate this. show special
train is used and it travels from place
to place exactly as does a CIRCUS.
Many carloads of scenery will be
brought to the State Fair and the
properties, animals and people come
with the train to produce the great
spectacle This feature occupies a
large part of each evening during the
fair week but will be supplemented by
other attractions such as racing by
electric light, Schreyer's sensational
bicycle performance and other vaude-
Vile attractions.
The fair will be opened on Monday,
Morris tribune., 1903-08-22

An evidence of the popularity and
reputation of the Minnesota State Fair
is in the enormous entry list made
this year for the races during fair
week. Last year when the race entry
Hist for the fair of 1902 was made pub
Aic. it was pronounced by the highest
sporting authorities the largest list
Iand the best collection of horses ever
made up for western racing meet
Iand quite the equal of the eastern
grand circuit lists of that year 1t
was generally thought that such list
gould not be again gotten together.
Morris tribune., 1903-08-22
OFFICIALLY CoNTRADIcTED.
British Fleet Not Ordered to Turkish
Waters


Waters.
London, Aug. 21.-The admiralty de-
nies the Daily Chronicles statement
that Admiral Domville, commanding
the British Mediterranean squadron
now off the coast of Portugal, had re-
ceived urgent orders Immediately to
dispatch some of his ships to the vi
cinity of Salonica. The officials in
formed the Associated Press that
nothing had been done regarding the
dispatch of British force to Turkish
waters and it was not expected that
such action would be taken in view
of Great Britain's announced support
of the policy of Russia and Austria,
unless radical change in the situa-
tion should occur.
The British foreign Office has been
notified of the orders issued to the
italian squadron, which appear to
have been communicated to all the
capitals, and which the Italian diplo-
mats say does not mean that Italy in
tends to withdraw in the slightest de-
gree from cooperating with the pow
ers. The Austrian embassy vouches
for the continuance up to the present
of the harmonious agreement between
the powers relative to Macedonia,
Morris tribune., 1903-08-22


Dan Patch, the fastest pacing horse
in the world, will go against his own
record at the Minnesota State Fair
grounds on the afternoon of Monday,
August 31st, the opening day of the
coming fair; this is the last and great
est announcement of the managers of
Dan Patch now holds is :59A made
on the Readville, Mass, track, Sept.
23rd, 1902 But the actual time made
was 1859 is or possibly shade bet
ter Without any special effort at
speed, Dan Patch has made 2:02H
this summer on slow track at Cleve-
land and as made a half mile in
:57N. establishing the new worlds
Morris tribune., 1903-08-22

But the entry list for 1908, which
was announced recently by Sec. I. w.
Randall, surpasses that of 1902 both
in number and quality of horses en-
tered. Last year the names OF 23o
horses appeared upon the list; this
year over 260 horses have been en-
tered They represent the best things
in leading stables from Manitoba to
the Gulf of Mexico, and from the At
lantic to the Pacific Ocean.
Morris tribune., 1903-08-22

August 31st, with great address In
front of the grand stand by Senator
Charles W. Fairbanks, of Indiana.
Senator Fairbanks is one Of the
strongest men in the United States
Senate and regarded by many as
prominent presidential possibility. He
is rich man but comes from the
farm and has lively interest in agri-
cultural subjects. AS speaker he is
practical and entertaining.
Morris tribune., 1903-08-22
Buried in Potter,s Field

Oshkosh, Wis.,. Aug. Frederick
Hampel, who shot and killed Thomas
A. Morgan and who committed suicide
in Jail, was buried in the potter's field
in Riverside cemetery. Mrs. Hampel
declined to take any part in the burial
of her husband and the city paid the
expenses. There were no services OF
anv kind
Morris tribune., 1903-08-22

record for this distance. At the Min
nesota State Fair appearance he will
lbe paced by two fast running horses
land there is every prospect that he
twill chip few seconds off his worlds
record for a mile.
Morris tribune., 1903-08-22

There are numerous improvements
of all kinds on the fair grounds this
year. Among them are the new agri.
cultural implement building, the new
swine exhibition building-the largest
in the world-many new drives, two
miles Of new cement walk, q new
Morris tribune., 1903-08-22
MANY ITALIANS COMING.
Nsary 10000 Emigrants to America
So Far This Year.

Rome, Aug. 21.-Oficial statistics
show that 14S,S45 Italians emigrated
to the United States during the first
balf OF the year 1903 This is an in
crease of 26,439 over the correspond
ing period in 1902.
Morris tribune., 1903-08-22

and strength of the Minnesota Fair
is found in the fact that for the Ma
tionaI Live Stock exhibitions this year
there will be more cattle entered than
ever before. The officers of the Am
erican Hereford Breeders Association
and the American Short Horn Breed
ers' Association state that interest in
the great exhibition and sales at the
Minnesota State Fair is more pro-
nounced than ever and that there will
be a very choice lot of animals on
view and for sale at auction. In fact
the 100 head of Hereford cattle for the
auction of that class of animals, were
entered with the secretary of the
association as early as May 1st of this
year This is quite different from the
first year of the sale when it was i'm
possible to find rs head of Herefords
to be offered for sale. Breeders are
now anxious to have their cattle ex-
hibited and placed for sale before
northwestern farmers.
Morris tribune., 1903-08-22

For the Woman's department. of the
fair this year much larger building
has been set aside than ever before.
1t is the structure used for the past
few years as carriage building and
formerly as an agricultural and hor.
ticultural hall
Morris tribune., 1903-08-22

The fair will be opened on Monday
The Tomahawk., 1903-09-17
STAR CHAMBER lNvESTIGA.
ton NOT WANTED,

In this issue we publish some
spicy correspondence between the
secretary Of the interior and Mr..
Garrett, President of the Indian
Rights Association, in which, from
our view, the former gets the worst
Of it.
Whenever frauds are committed
by any of the officials of any Of
the departments it is the public's
right to know all about it, and it
does not seem proper that it should
be kept secret, for this shows q
disposition to shield the offenders.
1t has been the experience on
this reservation that whenever Of
fcnscs committed by government
officials are kept secret by their
superiors, it is for the purpose Of
condoning these otfcnses,
We hope the Indian Rights AS
sociation will put matters to the
limit against the Indian Territory
grafters. Its agent, Mr.. Brosius,
is not Il man to jump at conclli-
sions, and his report was undoubt-
edIy based on good evidence.
The Tomahawk., 1903-09-17
News From The White Earth
Boarding School.

The shop building is rapidly go.
ing up.
Five more girls are wanted to
go to school.
The employees have moved to
their now quarters.
Some boys were heard to say
''bean soup on Mondays
The Chippcway Herald has two
boys and two girls in it's office.
Which part Of the building is
the ncatcst, the inside or the out
side!
A new boiler has been shipped
and is expected to arrive in Il few
days.
The day school base ball team
met defeat at the boarding school
grounds, one day last week.
The band has been organized
u n der the leadership of John
Spratt. the school shoe and harm.
ess maker.
Miss Nora McHugh, OF Marsh
field, Wis, has been appointed as
teacher at the school. She will
t a k e the kindergarten depart
ment.
Gas and water pipes have al
ready been shipped for the Agen-
cy. There will be gas lights con-
nected with all the government
buildings and the walks from the
h 90 | to the Agency will be
lighted.
800 tons of coal for the winter
has been granted, and it will cost
SIS, 000 to haul it, the money COM
ing from the general appropria-
tion act. 1t will not affect the
500 cords of wood which is to be
cut and delivered at the school
! the coming winter.
The Tomahawk., 1903-09-17
The TO k.HANk.
Gus. H. BEAULIEU 80 Publisher.
White Earth Agency, Mimi.

sy A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER de-
voted to the interests of the
White Earth Reservation and gen
eral Northwestern News. Publish
ed and managed by members OF
the Reservation.
Subscription rates: $3.50 per
annum. For the convenience of
those who may feel unable to pay
for the paper yearly or who wish
to take it on trial, subscription
may be sent us for six and three
months at the yearly rates. All
sums sent to us should be forward
ed by registered letter to insure
safety. Address all communiea-
tions to.
The ToMAHAWK
WHITE EARTH, MINI.
The Tomahawk., 1903-09-17

of jurisprudence a case Of robbery
so clear as the taking away by this
act from the Indians, many mil-
lions of feet Of their pine TIMBER.
many thousands of acres of their
land and the enforcement of payz
ment which this rule 8 of the act
provides. I
WI.
The Tomahawk., 1903-09-17
The Indian; Right and Wrong,

KY'"We hold these truths to be self.
evident; that ALL MEN are created
equal; that they are endowed by their
Creator with certain unalienable
rights; that among these, are LIFE,
LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAP
pINEss'-Declaration OF independence
July 4th, 1776. ''' '
The Tomahawk., 1903-09-17
RESERVATION LANDS
TO LEASE

100000 acres of first class farm
lands on White Earth Reservation, in
tracts of 80 acres and more, by
ALLOTTEES.
The Tomahawk., 1903-09-17

| Omce " ulSHllbSdl dllu SHAoA w
resignation since my return here
Amended rules and regulations
were prepared and issued on July
10, the purpose Of which was te
more fully protect the Creek In,
dians in the matter of sales of their
land by proper 10 ice and the
requirement of sealed bids by
which such satisfactory results
haye been accomplished in the
matter of the sale of inherited
a n d s in other reservations
throughout the country, none OF
the original deeds for the sale Q.
lands under the inherited act nor
of lands in the Greek nation hay
ing been up to that time, moi
since, approved.
On the contrary, in the matter
of the sale of inherited land, under
the sealed bid order we are receiv-
ing in many cases from Is to 125
per cent advance over the original
price rendered by the same parties
for the same land, while the Greek
deeds under the old system have
all been disapproved to the nurn-
Der of 423 deeds and returned
with the accompanying checks,
amounting to more than 1860. 900,
thus showing that in the matter OF
official irregularities and the ador-
tion of said regulations the inter
ests of the Indians have not been
neglected by the department, as is
indirectly charged by Mr.. Brosius,
whose report / do not care to
further discuss, because the accu-
sations therein contained are to re-
ceive full and rigid investiga-
ton.
THEY HAVE BEEN PRoMprLY De-
MED
and such investigation demanded
by the members of the Dawes
commission and Inspector WriglH
who are, ofcourse, entitled to be
presumed innocent in the meantime
This department is and always
has been at all times ready and
willing to accept the assistance of
association in ascertaining and rec
tifying any irregularities it may
discover or believe to exist when
properly presented and substan-
tiated, and it is always willing to
do anything towards the better
ment of the Indian wards Of the
government.
There are however, prope
methods of proceeding and / think
it not only unjustifiable but dis
courteous to me and them to pub
lish broadcast to the world evi-
dence gathered by Mr.. Brosius
without varification and without
his having referred to the Off
cia]s, whose reputation he attack
ed, anything which may have af-
forded them an opportunity to cx-
plain anything that may seem OBJ
jectionable. L h e department
! further maintains that it's inspect
ors and other officials should have
respect and confidence until a
a clear case is made against them
and that the present policy of deal
ing with the Indians is the result
| of accumulated experience and is
being pursued intelligently with a
view to the Indians, best interest.
Your obedient servant.
| II. A. Hitchcock, Secretary.
Mt. Garett's Reply.
Philadelphia, Sept. 5, 19O3.-Hon.
r. A. Hitchcock, Secretary of the
Interior-Sir: l have the honor
to acknowledge yours of the 29th
ult., reminding me of my letter OF
the 20th ult., which partly replies
to yours of the 18th ult.
To enter upon the question OF
personal discoutesy which you
raise would think, involve hong
discussion. 1 must. therefor, con-
tent myself with utterly disclaim-
The Tomahawk., 1903-09-17

uecp COIlP lCelOll VI y Jul oWA lACo'
/ gritty and faithfullness to youl
j high trust would forbid intentional
4 discourtesy.
i The publication of the Brosius
4 report was in accordance with the
custom of the association, to give
1 the press matters of Importance in
which the public are supposed to
be Interested. That it created a
great deal of public interest is
quite evident.
1 | am glad to have learned since
the letter Of Mr.. Brosius called the
4 subject to my attention that you
hand known something of h G
danger to which he referred pre-
! viously, and am pleased to know
that you have
TAKEN STEPS TO INVESTIGATES
THEM
] and am well contented that the
department should have the entire
] credit of it, satisfied if we can aid
in some degree in preventing the
| wrong that might have resulted to
! the Indians from being consum-
mated, and especially gratified if
. the Investigators shall be abso-
1 lutely unbiased.
Too often these officials appear
/ to-be under influences from mem
bers Of congress interested in them
and am bound to say that the in
spectors too often seem to white
/ wash men too utterly unfit for
their positions.
You will observe that | say
SEEM. l do not claim infalibi-
lity. We make no charge UP to
this time against any members Of
the Dawes commission nor, | be-
lieve, does our informant, Mr..
Brosius, whose allegations, you
will observe,
ARE g ENERAL IN CHARACTER
and invite attention to Il certain
class Of institutions with which
some of them are connected which
they ought not to be, if they wish
to keep above suspision, because
there is too much reason to believe
! the companies are, some OF them,
at least, organized, in part. for
the expressed purpose of preying
| upon the Indians.
Nor do | think Mr.. Brosius cast
any reflections upon persons in
high station. No one is more in
terested in clearing the skirts of
appointed officials of fraud and
corruption than those who appoint
ed them, and this we sought.
Allow me to make one comment
on the closing passage: in your. let
ter in which you say inspectors
and other officials should have re-
spect and confidence until clear
case shall be made against them" :"
The Inspector should be above
supision and where an Inspector
accepts the hospitality of the man
he is sent to inspect, thus taking a
bribe in his favor, or listens only
to, or chiefly to, one side, or favors
his congressional backer, in any
way, he is not above suspision.
would not, therefore, put that
sentance as you do, but would say
that such officials should be accord
i d. a
ed confidence SO long as they are
clearly honest and impartial in
their Investigations. A man who
is subject to serious misgivings in
this respect should be removed at
once, no matter who is his hacker,
for he is no longer fit for his posi-
ton.
/ / beg to reiterate my assurance
of confidence in your administra-
ton, but think that the important
! subject matter of Mr.. Brosius
/ communication is hundred times
more important than the question
of the courtesies, much, as l trust.
The Tomahawk., 1903-09-17
Thinks It Discourteous.

Before replying more fully to
your letter as above acknowledged |
will thank you to kindly inform
me whether or not the widespread
publication in the press of the
country on or about the date of
your letter to me inclosing said
letter was authorized by yourself
or any officer of your association.
My purpose in thus addressing
YOU was to ascertain whether or
not you had authorized or were
aware of the fact that the letter Of
Mr.. Brosius inclosed with yours
to me of the 18th, which | did not
receive until my return to the city
on the 10Th, had been given wide
spread circulation throughout the
country and before | had an OPP
portunity to make any reply, in
asmuch as such publication seems
to me as being most discourteous
under the circumstances. Hence
my inquiry, which as a matter OF
courtesy deemed due to yourself.
sincerely regret that you can
not now recall exactly how the
copies of Mr.. Brosius' letter were
sent out.
Returning now, in further reply
to yours of the 18th inst. l note
with pleasure your desire not to
wish to
ExAGaERATE ANY OF THE EVILS
in the administration of the Indian
bureau and beg to state that the
grave Irregularities on the part
Of officials appointed by the gov
ernment, " with which you seem
to have been impressed by the re-
port made to you by Mr.. Brosius,
have for months past had my per-
sonal attention, thus anticipating
your courteous request that the
subject may be officially investi-
gated. Investigations were made
| by me while on a visit to Indian
Territory in May, which have re-
suited in certain removals from
The Tomahawk., 1903-09-17
RULE NUMBER 8.
Distastetu| to the Indians.
This Pant Of the Morris Act Greatly
Objected to,

From the beginning, the IONA
HAWK relied its chief opposition
in rule 8 which requires the re.
moyal of the tops and refuse left
after the pine timber had been re.
moved, and this particular part OF
the bill do the Indians strenuously
object. The loss to the Indians
should this rule be enforced is toe
clearly apparent and even those
prejudiced to the interests of the
Indians cannot help but see the
injustice of this rule, although
they try to presen. arguments in
support of this rule s but their
arguments are so devoid Of reason
that they are fonid in the realms
of the ridiculous, and must remain
there for their want of facts.
We note a statement or two in
the Minneapolis Journal, Sept. IL,
of a correspondent, who in very
poor manner tries to support this
rule 8 in the Morris Act, his only
argument being the Indians can
very well afford to pay for it. >
What of it. if it costs twent-
cents per thousand feet to burn
the tops and refuse Of the timber
cut on the reservations. What OF
it if ''the Indian can very well af-
ford to pay for it,! The question
is, who ought to pay for thisi
The Indians? Why should the
Indians pay for it! To protect
their timber at the landing from
burning! 1t is to protect the tim
Der left standing for Il govern
ment forest reserve, then let. the
government burn the tops and the
refuse 80 left it it wishes to, to
protect it's own forest reserves,
and this is where truth can be
properly used "'rhe government
can very well afford to pay for the
burning of the tops and refuse"
much more SO than the Door In
dians,
'Lumbcrmen who are opposed
to the Morris law have paid ennis
saries among the Indians" says
the writer to the Journal. This is
only a delusiOn, this is only a con
fession for want of argument in
support of burning Of the refuse
for the protection of a government
forest reserve, as this is the ma
ture of the petition which was be-
ING circulated. There arc no paid
agents for the circulation of peti-
ton, for any Indian will do his
best to advance a good cause,
without being paid.
While the writer to the Journal
insinuatcs that the TOMAHAwK
the only ncwpaper on the reser-
vations) has been bought up by
the lumbcrmen, he probably never
knew that the ToMAiIAwK is de-
voted to the interests OF the rcscr-
vations and is published and man
aged by members Of the White
Earth Reservation. We are fear
ful that further explanation will
never penetrate the density of his
mind. Also, we are siously think
ing of suppressing the ToMAIAwK,
50 that, he and the National Park
commission, may have their own
way among TIE Indians in the
State in their dealings with them,
relative to the protection of gov
ernment park reserve.
The Morris Bill has some gooc
features and we do not want i
taken out from the staute books
but its bad affects to the Indians
interests ought to be looked afteI
and stricken out of the act to tn,
satisfaction of the Indians, especi
ally the bad features pointed ou
from time to time by the IONA
| HAWK in it's previous issues; fo1
! there never has been in the annal
The Tomahawk., 1903-09-17
RESENTED BY
mr.. HITCHCOCK.
HON. PHILIP GARRETT IS ASKED FOR AN
EXPLANATION.
Secretary Of the Interior Objects to the
Publication Of Communications Ad-
dressed to Him Before He Has Had an
Opportunity Of Reading the Original.
(From the Pioneer-P Press.)

Washington, Sept. 6. Secretary
Hitchcock today made public the
following correspondence between
him and Philip G.. Garrett, presi--
dent Of the Indian Rights Associa-
tion.
Department. of h e Interior,
Washington, Augs 20, 1908. Hon
Philip Garret, President Indian
Rights Association, Philadelphia,
Pal have received yours dated
Alexander, Mass, Aug. 25, reply
ing to mine of the Doth inst, and
quote the first paragraph OF the
same as follows:
II am away from home, as !
have been much of the summer,
and do not recall exactly how the
copies Of Mr.. Brosius' letter was
sent out. It was in reply to mine
of the 18th and is as follows:
"On my return to the city on yes
terday l find your letter of the 18th
inst. enclosing a letter from your
Washington agent, S. M. Brosius,
which last you state seems to me
(yoD to present grave Irregular
ties on the part of officials appoint
ed by the government which have
IA tendancy to wrong the Indians
the very wards of the nation,
whom they are appointed to pro-
tect; and l take the liberty of sub
mitting a copy of it to you in
order that if thought proper by
you the subject may be officially
investigated s"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-06
FRANKFORT NOTES.

Frankfort. KY, Oct. Ex-Governor
Beckham has appointed DR.. George T..
Wilson of Bowling Green member
of the state board of pharmacy. He
succeeds Addison Dimits, OF Louis
Vile, whose term has expired. DR.,
Wilson is the Democratic nominee tor
mayor of Bowling Green. The COVER
nor has appointed the following list OF
Democrats TO represent state of Ken
lucky at interstate Mississippi river
improvement and levee association in
New Orleans October %. r. L. Ty-
Ter and Henry Buchanan Joseph Da'
Wis and W. A. Gest, Columbus; ]. W.
Turk, Bardwell; J. F. Cocte and JIG.
Dupoyster, Wickliffe.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-06

Mr.. W. II. Smith, of Louisville, Is
in the city.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-06
FISCAL COURT MEETS
Magistrates Adjourned Until
Tomorrow Morning.
The Board Will Take Up the Control
Of Yeiser Park at
Once.
THE POOR HOUSE QUESTION

Fiscal court met this morning and
adjourned until tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock in order to give the finance
committee time to audit the accounts
and prepare a report.
In the matter of the city of Paducah
and McCracken county, contract, rel
alive to the court house yard, the
county attorney and county judge
were ordered to investigate and make
. report this term Of court. The
counci il and board Of aldermen refused
to hold the contract good and ordered
Yesier park back into the care Of the
county.
The city several years ago leased
the court house yard from the county
for fifty years, and agreed to keep i!
in good condition, which 1t has not
done for several years.
Furthermore. it does not intend to,
and prefers that the county take
charge of il, which the county has
heretofore refused to do. 1t is prob
able lively time will ensue.
A number of matters, but none OF
importance, will come mp. An effort
may be made to take further steps in
the matter of selling the poor farm
and purchasing ground outside the
city limits.