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The Tomahawk., 1903-04-16
DON'T WANT MERCER.

Mah.che-ga-bOw and other Bear Is
land Indians, who have been informed
that there has been d proposition for
the return of Capt. Mercer, Of dead
and down timber fame, to the Lcech
Lake Agency to resume charge there
in place of Major Scott, have sent a
message to the TOMAHAwK that they
have no use for him; that any request
that may have been made by any In
dain to the commissioner of Indian
affairs, for MERGERS return to Leech
Lake, represents only the wisher OF an
individual and not of a large majority
of the Leech Lake Indians; that the
sentiments of the Indians could only
be obtained in a general council, and
this has not been done.
From recent reports the Indians un-
der Major SCOTS charge are well salts
fed with him and his administration
of their affairs, and for this reason 1t
would be better for them If he were a J.
lowed to remain where he is.
From an Indian point Of view Major
Scott is not deserving of any criticism,
and they are disappointed in those
whom they regarded as their friends
for making a fight against HIM 1or
standing up for the interests of their
Red Lake friends.
The Tomahawk., 1903-04-16
RESERVATION LANDS.
UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITIES TO GET RICH.

There is probably no place in
this state where the conditions and
opportunities are more favorable
to get rich than right here on
this reservation, if a person wishes
to do so by farming. Any young
man who has the energy and push
necessary to conduct a farm can
come upon the reservation and
lease, for five years, as much land
as he may wish to cultivate at a
very reasonable figure, with the
PRIVILEGE of renewing the same
at the expiration of the lease.
The land on this reservation is
within the famous Red River Val
ley belt, and the fertility of the
soil and it's productive qualities
are far above the average of the
rich lands of this belt. All kinds
of grain can be raised in quantities
and in quality that cannot be ex-
celled, and wild buffalo, blue Joint
and other grasses grow in abund-
ance, and this with it's other ad-
vantages, such as numerous lakes
and groves makes this reserva-
ton the garden spot of this state.
The engineers OF two railroads
that will be built through the res
ervation the coming summer are
now locating the lines of the roads,
and these roads will bring the
markets to the very thresholds of
the reservation farmers.
A great many allotmcnts which
belong to the old and very young
Indians are lying in idleness which,
if leased, would be Of great benefit
not only to them but to some of
the experinced young farmers who
are now working for small wages
on the farms in some Of the coun-
ties Of this state.
One farmer who came upon this
reservation and leased a tract of
land seven years ago, and who had
only couple of old teams when
he arrived here left the reserva-
ton last winter to 90 to farm
which he purchased from the pro-
cceds of his operations here, and
besides this he is credited with hay
ing fair bank account and re-
asonably large stock of cattle.
There are chances for several thou
and young men to come here and
do likewise.
The Tomahawk., 1903-04-16
UNSCRUPULOUS TIMBER
PIRATES.
They are Denuding this Reservation Of
Valuable Timber, the Efforts to
Check Them Have Been
UnavaiIing.

For several years past some OF
the settlers near the south and
north boundary lines of this reser-
vation, with the aid of a few mix
ed-bloods. have been stealing tim
Der and have practically denuded
the reservation at those points,
During the curly part of last
winter these offenders commenced
to make incursions into the interi-
or of the reservation, and this be-
ing reported to agent Michelet he
immediately took steps to appre-
hend the trespassers with the re-
suit that number of them were
caught in the act of removing tim
Der from the reservation and TAX
ing it to various portable saw mills
near the reservation boundary
lines.
These persons were all bound
over to appear at the term of the
Unitea States district court held
at Fergus Falls last month, but all
of them escaped conviction. If the
United States authorities are real
ly unable to secure the conviction
of these trespassers it is time that
the members of this reservation
should take drastic measures to
prevent a repetition of these thefts.
The Tomahawk., 1903-04-16
The T0MAHAWk.
GUS. II. BEAULIEU Publisher.
White Earth Agency, MINI.

sB 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: $1.5O 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 communica-
tions to.
The TOMAHAwK
WHITE EARTH, MINI.
The Tomahawk., 1903-04-16
A RANK INJUSTICE.
SUCH IS The MORRIS AMENDMENTS
TO THE ACT 1889.

The Morris anne ,'7;ents to the
actof 1889, have made bau law
worse. Under the act it would
have been possible to do justice to
the Indian interest if the law had
been properly carried out, but un-
der the amendments this is impos-
sible.
The act as amended provides
that all the pine timber on the
Chippewa reservations shall be
sold to the highest bidders, and
measured by scalers as soon as it is
cut and sawed into logs. After all
this timber is cut and removed
from the reservation the land be-
comes subject to homestead entry
at one dollar and twenty-five cents
per acre. For this reason there is
no necessity for classifying the
land, and the employment of twen-
ty four land examiners at eight
dollars per day each is an outrage
on the Indians from whose funds
this expense is paid. The only
apparent object for the classifica-
tion is to expedite the opening OF
the reservations. This is not an
urgent matter SO far as the inter-
ests of the Indians are concerned,
and as they are not in the least
benefited by the expenditure of
over seventy thousand dollars a
year to pay the land examiners,
this can be put down as big steal
from them.
When the amendments referred
to were formulated the forestry
advocates and other interests COM
promised by having set aside one
hundred and twenty five thousand
acres Of land of a fixed value Of
one dollar and twenty five cents
per acre exclusive of five per
cent of the pine timber
thereon which will not be cut
and removed. This was done
without the consent or knowledge
of the Chippewas of Minnesota
from whom concession were secur-
ed under the act of 1889 which did
not have this provision.
We will venture to predict that
the Indians will be heard from
when the law is put into effect.
The Tomahawk., 1903-04-16
THE Superintendent
OF SCALERS.

Under the provisions of the Nor
ris amendments to the act OF 1855
commonly called the Nelson Act
innumerable positions are created.
among, which are the land examin.
ing corps, superintendent of log.
ging and assistants, scalers, mark
ers. etc. The most important OF
these positions is that of the sup.
e1intendent of scalers, for he will
hold the key to an honest admin.
istration of the act if this is pos
sible. He will necessarily have
LARGE force of scalers to look after,
and these he will have to watch
closely in order to prevent them
from pandering to the greed OF
the purchasers OF Indian pine
timber. There are strong obJec-
tions to the appointment OF any
professional scaler of logs from
this state as the superintendent OF
scaIers. for. without exceptions,
they are either now controlled by
large lumber syndicates or are in
sympathy with them. 1t would
be better for the interests OF the
Indians if a superintendent OF seal
ers should be appointed who has
not spent life time either in the
employ of these syndicates or un-
der their control, and for this rea-
son practical business man
whose integrity cannot be ques-
toned, and who is a nonresident
Of this State, should be selected
for the position. With a man OF
this kind, even if he is not and ex-
pert scaler, the interest OF the In
will be safer than with any OF the
men who have always in some cap
acity, served the interest OF the
lrsfs,er syndicates, referred to, OF
who have been more or less con
nected with lumber camps during
the business part Of their lives.
There is no doubt that the lum-
ernen will endeavor to secure the
appointment of their men as seal
ers and thus secure control of the
scaling of reservation timber, but
this the Indians should oppose as
strongly as possible.
The Tomahawk., 1903-04-16
10 LOOKING FOR TROUBLE.
Unless the lumbermen Settle with Him pindig-
ay-keshig Says He will Break the
Rice Lake Dam.

Chief. Pin-dig-ay-ge-shig OF
Gull Lake Settlement is at the
agency to-day making his annual
complaint relative to the Rice Lake
Dam. He says that unless a set
Element of the damages to their
rice field caused by the lumber
companies is made Immediately,
the Indians at Twin Lakes and Vi
cinity are going to take the matter
into their own hands, and will
hold the logs now in Rice Lake and
break the dam Immediately.
Some Of the Indians have been
very reasonable in this matter,
and while the Wild Rice Lumber
Company has not only taken steps
to comply with the demand Of the
Indians but also paid some of
them for damages sustained by
the loss Of their rice crops, there
are grounds criticism against both
sides.
In the first place the company
had no right to convert to it's own
use, and to the damage of the In
dians, their Wild Rice Lake for
Reservoir purposes; it should have
first obtained their consent.
On the other hand, by their
acceptance of provisions from the
company some OF the Indian ac-
quised in the use Of the lake, espe.
cialy as it was distinctly understood
that these provisions were at least
in part payment for the damage
they had sustained.
The people on this reservation
are undoubtedly opposed to the pre-
ccdent which the lumber company.
is trying to establish of taking what
it wants on this reservation first
and settling for the same after
wards. We believe it would be bet
ter however, for all interests con-
cerned to try and come together
and settle the question involved in
the Rice Lake matter and not use
force collection of any damages
tie peopleon this reservation think
they are cntitle to.
But in making this settlement
the lumber company must be made
to distinctly understand that the
streams on this reservation are not
public highways, and that the con-
sent of the Indians must be obtains
ed before they can be used as such
hereafter.
The Tomahawk., 1903-04-16

ter should not only be clearly and
carefully considered but be sub
mitted to them for an expression
of their views, especially as to
whether or not their circumstances
will premit them to properly sup
port their children and meet the
demands of the day schools.
The excuse may be given out
that the boarding schools are to
expensive and that the results clio
not justify the expenditure, but
we venture the suggestion that,
considering surrounding circum-
stances, the neglected condition OF
the buildings and schools in ques-
ton, the prime results, intellectual
ly and morally, to the pupils and
the reservation people in general,
the money expended has been many
folds greater than could have been
accomplished with a like amount
if the same had been expended in
the day school system.
We are not entirely antogonlstlc
to the day school system, but we
are opposed from our knowledge
of existing conditions, to having it
superced the boarding school
system. Among the full-bloods
the day school system has, in the
past, been complete failure, and
from our point of view we are OPP
posed to the proposed abolishment
of any of the Indian boarding or
other schools either on this or any
of the other Chippewa reservation
in this state.
If the commissioner OF Indian at
fairs contemplates economyin Chip
pewa matters we would suggest
that he should practice this in bran
ches other than the school service,
and where this could be done with
great advantage to their interests.
The Tomahawk., 1903-04-16
JUNE 4NOtiCe1Usn II

In order to make the necessary
arrangements for the next annual
fourteenth of June celebration
here, everybody is requested to
attend a meeting which will be
held at the White Earth Hall at
2P. M. and 8 P. NJ. on the Both
of this month for that purpose.
Conditions are such that an effort
should be made to make the COM
ing anniversary celebration one of
the largest that has ever been held.
The Tomahawk., 1903-04-16
.UNJUST|F|ABLE DELAY.
TOO MUCH RED-TAPE DEFEATS The
Object OF A Law.

The Indian appropriation act of
May 9th, last, contains the fol-
lowing: ''That the adult heirs of
any deceased Indian to whom
trust or other patent containing
restrictions upon alienation has
been or shall be issued or lands al
loted to him may, sell and convey
the lands inherited from such de-
cedent, but in case of minor heirs
their interests shall be sold only
by a guardian duly appointed by
the proper court upon the order of
such court, made upon petition filed
by the guardian, but all such con-
veyances shall be subject to the
approval of the Secretary of the
Interior, and when so approved
shall convey full title to the pur-
chaser, the same as if final patent
without restriction upon alienation
had been issued to the allottee. All
allotted land so alienated by the
heirs of an Indian allottee and all
land so patented to a white allottee
shall thereupon be subject to taxa
ton under the laws of the State or
Territory where the same is stu
ated: Provided, That the sale
herein provided for shall not ap-
ply to the homestead during the
life of the father, mother or the
minority of any child or children. .
Although over ten months have
elapsed since the passage OF the
act, and fifteen or twenty thous-
and acres of land on this reserva-
ton have been conveyed by the
heirs of dead allottees, not one
transfer has been approved by the
Secretary of the Interior who, we
are informed, has refused to act
in the matter although great
many of these conyeyances have
been made strictly in accordance
with the rules which were promul-
gated by him relative to the sale
of the class of land to which the
act applies.
Several sets of these rules have
been issued by the interior de-
partment, and under each. set a
number of would be purchasers OF
lands have endeavored to operate.
In doing this they have incurred
considerable expense only to find
their time and money wasted by
the obstructive methods of the Of
ficials Of the interior department,
and this has caused them to with
draw from the reservation, and
now the lands cannot be sold at
any price. In the meantime lndi-
an families that have land for sale
are suffering for the want OF the
barest necessities of life.
The manner in which the officials
of the department have attempted
to secure entire control over the
sale of Inherited Indian lands IL
lustrates the injustice of too much
supervisory care over the Indians.
If the latter were permitted to sell
these lands, as we believe the law
intends, without unreasonable re-
strictions by the secretary they
would secure better prices and not
be so likely to contend with COM
binations which are always the re-
suit of too much departmentism.
tits time that the expressed policy
of the President should be placed
into effect by raising department
restrictions and giving them all the
rights to which they are entitled.
The Tomahawk., 1903-04-16
The Indian; Right and Wrong.

Eg~"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
p1NEss"- Declaration of Independence
July 4th, 1776.
The Tomahawk., 1903-04-16
RESERVATION LANDS.
TO LEASE

100000 acres of first class farm
lands on White Earth Reservation, in
tracts of 80 acres and more.
For full particulars address The
TOMAHAWK.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-11
BISHOP SCANNED TAKES STAND.
Catholics Cannot Belong to Unions and
Receive Absolut.on.

Omaha, Sept. 11.-Bishop Ricnard
Scanned, bishop Of the Omaha diocese
of the Catholic church, has taken a
definite stand in the matter of Catho-
lies becoming members of the Inter
national Typographical Union, and
makes the plain statement that a
Catholic cannot belong to the union
and receive absolutlou from priest.
Bishop Scanned said:
This question has not come up in
this diocese, and there is no reason
why it should. because no priest
would need any instructions in the
case. There are primary principles
of ethics, and suen principles are self
evident to every one.
mo man could lawfully take an
obligation of this kind, for the keep
ing of it would render all government,
ecclesiastical Or civil, impossible. In
fact, it would render null and void
dll courts at law, ecCleoldotlCdl VI VI
viii It would make the authority of
a voluntary organization paramount
to ali law, national, divine, ecclesias-
teal and civil.
81 am at a loss to understand how
any sensible man could formulate such
an obligatlon, or how any sensible
man could assume it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-11
Robber French Caught.

Buster French, a negro wanted here
for entering Brockway's saloon several
days ago and stealing from the stock
rather promiscuously, was located in
Little Rock Thursday by Deputy
Sheriff All Chichester of Little Rock.
Deputy Constable Robert Johnson
went up to Little Rock this morning
and will return with French this afte.-
noon French is the same negro who
a few days ago gave Deputy Constable
Sandefur Currie and Robert johnson
foot race and Winning out.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-11
.s71bfaee5 Section ss tween Eoaisiaaa

Tie citizens Tz fHat PIT ot the Eaz
ilna lSins 9eazzs=n Louisiana street
ca the west sat3 8He= eastern e1ty
aalits. ana between tGe river aud
fhifd avenue H9r To be oatlonp n
the geaeial =inPHete54eu NJ boom which
IS sweeping over The city are Prepar-
ing to build a sewer system in thelr
section OF Pine Bluff 10 connect with
the Main sewer 4 I'd ffeH=se1e.l. sX s.
TEN which will seek an outlet il the
..iYer by tta1e4z.Gs lAe length of
.tlorida street. F4is main sewer VII
be almost i'll tle eeatet of The sub
system whieh=tGe= people of=tbe East
End propose 10 tax themselves to
5Nitd Tie PeoFe III the district
nave been at work 5a ttI@i1 p1aHs fer
some time, ana al last got them in
Sush shape fhat they .elt Justified u
presenting then Peatiaa 10 the eoan-
ell last night. praziHs TIE creation Of
he district. and their fond hopes be-
anne a reality. .Nhen.a few minutes
.atef an ordinance was brought III
s5ee!a3ng the district created and
iesignating it sewer district No. ).
Tie system Will b. a small one, but
1t will cover thoroughly one CT the
thicllly populated sections Of the city,
at present without any sewerage facili-
ties. It was anticipated by the build
ers of the two main systems that any
number of sub-systems would be built
and this one proposed by East End
residents IS among the first to get in
with such a system.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-11
The Capitol und.

There is now III the new state eapl=
tol fund IN the state treasury tile sum
ol $39S.Gt7.56. i'he present capitol
eem mission since it BEGAN its duties
i'll May, has expended $29 ,619.50. All
the tax collectors have settled with
the state for the revenues under the
assessments for 1902 The taxes for
1903 viii be collected from January TO
April next, and the half-mill levy for
the capitol will bring in over 100000
more fer 1ne capitol fund. With all
the revenues in by the last of 1905
there will have been collected between
$500 600 and 100000, together with
the proceeds of the sale of certain
state lands by the land commissioner.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-11
KILLED BY Et6HTNff4I3z O.
J. N. Reynolds. 4 rafmer. .Nea4= A9t5Ht4=5
Wet e.eath Suddenly.

s3kies, Sept. III. NJ. ReAuaItI=I
tarmcr living one aad Il hai1 Uites
seHthWe4st ei Atkins WAS Killed yes
teflay Mafffa& about eeleeh=Ht=se
fash of lightning. Ills horses Wefa
also killed. ana the barn caagh ftre
aHd burned down destreNing hay,
todder. wagon and burning tle horses
To Il crisp. Nj. Reynolds was unload
ia& has when he Was struck. Ills
oldest sen h;,,. Just dropped the chains
and gone into the back part of the
residence when he saw his father fail
frEm the WAGON He called Mrs Roy.
notds and ran TO bis father and tHeS
managed 10 pull him out from the barn
and save his dead body from the
flames .Ehe barn bunea so rapidly
Z at nothing else could be gotten OIL
ol it,.
Mr. Reynolds WAS SO years of age.
and Il hard working farmer. His widow
aHd five children survive him.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-11
Have Murderer Wiley Located.

In response to telephone message
from Tamo, Deputy Sheriffs Meeks
and Philpot went to Tano this morn
ing. The negro, Tom Wiley and not
Tom Riley, as was first announced.
has been located, it is thought by
Tamo parties, and the local deputies
were requested to assist in the ar.
rest. Both went to the scene we'll
armed, as Wiley is considered dam
gerouS negro.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-11
Arrested on Numerous Charges.

Texarkana. Sept Ill. H. Tippett,
a white man, residing four miles south
of here. has been arrested on a war
rant, containing about dozen counts,
including forgery, horse stealing, OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses
and beating a board bill. He was
lodged in Jail and will be given pre-
liminary trial before a justice of the
peace. All the alleged offenses were
committed in Arkansas. ~
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-11
Mechanics Lien.

The Doyle and Gahl Decorating com
pany today filed a mechanics lien In
the circuit clerks office against Pine
Bluff Lodge, B. p. O. E., No. 149,
for labor performed on the Elks build
ing
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-11
Vaccination Order Suspended.

The Graphic is authorized by Mr..
S. M. Taylor, presidena Of the board
of directors of the rIblic school of
this city, to state that the rule re-
quiring that pupils be successfully vac
cinated before entering school, Is
suspended until further notice from
the beard o. directors or the superin-
tendent
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-11

majority petition from property
owners Oh tantei street. from SIyta
10 Eighth avenues. which was recent
Y ie2mea 9 lite Improvement district
No. h. Ter tire purposes Of pavins.
Wis presented and ordered flied a
resolution was passed naming ] b
Frnloel. Dr. W. T. Orto and N. G
Cross as The hoard of Improvement
commissioners for#lne district.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-11
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
For Building Engineering Hall at
State University.

Hons. W. II. Ianeforo, If Pine Bluff
md G IT. BrackinrIdoe. Of paragould,
Imposing the building committee for
ne board of trustees of the University
OF Arkansas, met in Little Rock Thurs
day and awarded the contract for the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-11

ms tEaf lie city a. horities con4
tho transit COMPANY 10 furnish ar ice
as per tt,ir eHaIto9 3u5 eoa1.aet &s.f:
tie citE. il Was moved and caF5ad
Eat the cifT attorney be directed 20
enforce compliance by the comnaEY.