Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-11
EMPLOYEES WITH RAILROADS
Representatives ofMsn Declare Position on
Rate Regulation.
BoYSEN MUST LEAVE sHOSReNE RESERVE
BIuns Man VIII Not he Permitted 90
Prospect All over the Territory
to Select His Allowance
of Land.
CFrom a STAFF Correspondence

(trom stan correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1O.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-During the meeting Of the chiefs
Of the railway employees associations in
this city recently, who appeared before
the Interstate Commerce commission in re-
lation to carrying out the law regarding
safety appliances, the subject of railroad
legislation was discussed informally. Pres
ent at the meeting were President Clark OF
the order OF Railway Conductors, Chief
Hanrahan of the brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Firemen. Chief Stone of the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Engineers and Chief
Morrissy Of the order of Railway Train
men. When the direct question was pre-
sented to these representatives of railway
labor as to the revision of railroad rates
it is authoritatively stated that they agreed
to stand by the railroads. on the ground
that the interests of the latter should be
the interest Of the employees.
While your correspondent is not permitted
to use the name of his informant as to this
expression, it comes however. with the
weight of authority. e.
BOysen to BE Elected.
Secretary Hitchcock today, following up
the construction placed by Attorney Gen
eral Moody upon the act of congress pro-
viding for the opening of the Shoshone
/ Indian reservation in Wyoming. instructed
! Indian Agent H. T.. Wadsworth to eject
Asmus Boy sen aud his associates thei e.rum
From the very inception of the complaint
growing out of Boysens exploration OF the
. reservation Secretary Hitchcock has held
that Boysen could claim no right under the
act of congress to explore the entire region
to be opened to settlement in order to
select his Gl0-acrc tract in lieu of his
cancelled Indian leases.
Secretary Hitchcock said tonight the re-
ports of the engineers who have surveyed
/ the Shoshone Indian reservation have been
! completed and are now in the general land
| office here and are being checked up. He
/ expects the maps and plats will be pre-
! sented to him in verified form for approval
not later than February l. In the mean
! time Boysen must remain outside of the
! reservation, but will be allowed to explore
the 10000 acres held originally under the
Indian leases for thirty days prior to the
! opening, June 15 1906.
Dakota Land Withdrawn.
! The acting commissi1 of the land
| office today instructed the register and re-
| ceiyer al Rapid City, S. D., to withdraw
! from entry sixteen sections. or 1920 acres
of public lands in their district on account
{ r
/ The lands thus ordered withdrawn are thus
described. Sections l, 2, II and IL, township
I north, range 5 east; sections to Z in
elusive, township north, range east; sec
! tions 6, z. u and rs, township north, range
Z east; sections a2 and IS. township 5 north
range east; section 3, township north
range east; section 80, township 9 north
range east
BurISett mt Capital.
Senator Burkett arrived from Nebraska
last night. having left Lincoln Tuesday
evening after casting his vote. He was
accompanied by his secretary Mr.. Tobey
Senator Burkett said he had learned of the
result in Nebraska on his journey east and
that he was pleased with the vote polled
and thought Nebraska was in splendid
shape politically. The senator stated he
had not visited the departments today. but
would do so in the course of a few days.
Pensions for Omaha People.
Through the efforts of Senator Millarc
pensions have been secured for Minna
Rhors of Omaha, IS per month from Apri
4, 1906; Margaret J. Fuller of Omaha. s.
from January 3, 1905.
The j. H. McShane Lumber company ha,
been granted permission by the forest re
serve " llStdll private telephone line II
the Big Horn forest reserve, wyoming.
Postal Matters.
Iowa postmasters appointed: Berwick
Polk county, c. w. Barr, vice D. G
Wehde, resigned; Milnerville. Plymouth
county, s. s. Sanford. vice Samuel ]
King, resigned; sheldahl, Polk county. +
e. Horning, vice Philip Berggren, re
signed
Rural carriers appointed for Iowa rura
routes: Dorchester, route ., Adolpi
Schwarzhof, carrier; William Griffin, sub
stitute. Elgin, route L. A. 3. Jacobs. car
rier; f. A. Leight, substitute; route 8
Herman G. Hackmann, carrier; Car
Hackmann, substitute. Guthrie Center
route A. X. Z. Crabbs, carrier; Edna j.
Crabbs, substitute. New Hampton, rout,
6, Mrs. Emma A. Dawson, carrier; Georg,
Underwood, substitute. Peterson. route I
J. J. Watts, carrier; Luella Watts, sub
stitute. Waterville. route 3, William Plad
SEN carrier: Theodore Pladsen. substitute