The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-10-29
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The National Capital
Especial Correspondence to the HERALD
WASHINGTON, D. c., October l.
All attempts by the newspaper
fraternity failed, to obtain from eth
err Tams Bixby or Secretary Hitch
cock the results of their severa
meetings since MIR. Bixby came VI
from Indian Territory. The visit
of the chairman of the Dawes Com
mission was regarded as very signif
icant to those who have followed
the fortunes of the commission dur
ing the past two or three months.
The severe nature of the charges
brought to public attention through
the report Of Agent Brosius of the
Indian Rights Association, which
involved an accusation against the
members of the commission, individ-
ually and collectively, have been
widely commented upon. Secretary
Hitchcock was not satisfied with the
report of Brosious and went outside
of the government service to find
an investigator and selected Mr..
Charles Joseph Bonaparte as the
representative of Department. Con-
corning the work of the Commission
Mr.. Bixby said: "My work is 60
ing on smoothly. We are finishing
up the Creek allotments and are
working on the Choctaw and Chick
asaw reservations. So far as I see
there is no cause for excitement in
that territory. Mr.. Brosius, who
was the author of the report, was
in the territory during the spring
but did not call on me nor did he
make inquiry of the Commission re-
garding the work we were doing.
He did not obtain any of his infor-
nation from the people connected
with the government offices I have
been informed. | was told howev-
er that he did see number of peo-
pie who are under the head ORATORS
disgruntled politicians and persons
of that class, from whom he undoubt-
edly secured a lot of information of
certain kind l do not know how
long I shall be in Washington. I
have submitted my estimates for the
next year but you will have to see
the Secretary about them"
1t is certain that Mr.. Bixby has
informed the department that the
work of the commission will be fin
ished by December 81, 1904. Mr..
Bixbv's estimate is very satisfactory
to the department officials and comes
in the nature of a pleasant surprise.
In order to complete the work at
hand, however, Mr.. Bixby's esti-
mates are $50, ZOO greater than the
estimates of last year.
The spectacle of Charles A. Towne
haranguing to crowds along the
Bowery in the interest of the Tam
many ticket is a source of astonish-
ment to his old friends both in Mimi
esota, whom he used to represent in
Congress and the coterie of Minneso-
tans who are in Washington. Cross
ing the gulf between Republicanism
and Democracy on the silver plank,
he has watched that plank fall IN the
abyss and resolved to remain with
his newly found friends. Towne
has all the zeal and enthusiasm of
convert, and able orator that he is,
he is valuable acquisition not only
to Tammany but to Democracy.
Towne's friends declare that the rea-
son for his manifest interest IN the
present municipal campaign in New
York is founded on the fact that the
outcome of the election there will
have a national Significance. He
believes that if New York elects
mayor this fall, tie par
ty will be able to carry the state
next year, not only for Governor,
but also for President. 1t is known
that Mr.. Towne has made fortune
in oil speculation since he left the
Senate and that as he is still young,
he has political ambitions which he
hopes may be gratifed by the sue
cessful Democracy. To just what
Office he aspires is not known but it
is not improbable that he hopes to
enter public life again at no distant
day.
Rev. DR.. Marion D. Shutter, pas
tor of the Church of the Redeemer
of Minneapolis. and Mrs. Shntter
are guests at the Ebbitt House.
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