The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-18
.CLAPP SAYS BIDS
WILL BE REJECTED
u. S. SENATOR EXPLAINS OBJEC-
TIoN TO TIMBER SALE.
White Earth Indians, He Declares, Pro-
test Against Conditions of Sale
Which Practically Fix Future Prices
New Minnesota Concern Purchases
Valuable Mine Lease.
Special to The Journal. I

Special to The Journal.
Duluth, Mimi, Nov. 1S.-United States Sen
ator Moses Il. Clapp, who came from St. Paul
on visit to his son, H. s. Clapp, is Of the
opinion that all of the bids for the White
Earth pine that were submitted Nov Is will be
rejected. In interview on this matter he
said:
:, The White Earth Indians wished to have
an injunction procured to prevent the sale Of
their timber, but advised their representative
against such action at present I pointed out
that the department seems to have made a
mistake by allowing the sale to go on and
will rectify it by rejecting all bids. I am still
of this opinion. I think that the department will
avail itself of its right to reject the bids to
avoid any mistake. This seemed SO certain that
1 advised the Indians against going to any
unnecessary expense at present. sa:f
Timber Belongs to Indians. .,
I'm regard to this White Earth matter, the
fact that the timber belongs to the Indians
it should be. The proposed plan contempla ted
selling the exclusive right to buy the timber
and the exclusive right to operate sawmills
on the reservation, and also to fix the price
as far as the government was concerned for
five years. 1t was stated that the Indians were
not obliged to sell their timber If they did not
wish to- but they practically would
have to, as there would be no competition
tract to accept tie price named in the bid GOV.
| ering five years. ~.
Indians Looked to Him.
'on account of my position: on the Indian
committee. the Indians naturally felt that
| should look after their rights. What aroused
| their suspicion was the thirty days notice OF
| the sale. After having made repeated protests
| to the department the time was enlarged, and
when the matter was taken up in Washington
it was claimed that the right to buy timber
| would remain open after the sale.
| 1T was suggested to me that I draw up .
| fGoofi 30 %lo u -
| of selling this property, but I declined because
the contract holding the mill monopoly woult
| In the end defeat all competition and leave
! the Indians at the mercy of one purchaser
! with price practically fixed for five years
! You may safely say that no such plan will
be put in operation on the White Earth res
| ervation.'' l.! Is
Mine Lease Sold.
The Nassau Ore company, a new Minnesota
corporation. has purchased for a consideration
| ney, Senator E. B. Hawkins and A. NJ Miller
Jr., of Duluth, to the iron ore property nea
Hibbtng, that has up to this time been know
as the Standish mine. In future it will b.
| known the Nassau mine.
| The Nassau Ore company is controlled b,
the Cherry Valley Iron company, the Saleu
Iron company, the Cleveland Furnace compan!
! aud the Kittaning Iron and Steel Manufa ctnr
| ing company. These are all Independent con
| Germs of Ohio and Pennsylvania Mr. Mile
also has an interest in the Nassau Ore com
pany =.
The new owner Of the lease to the propert
| will not open it at once. The property contain
100000 TONS the bulk of which is low grad
ore, and it will be held as reserve.
Negro Tries to Escape.
! Thomas r. Rushton negro, who was ar
rested yesterday suspicion of having con,
m1tted four burglaries here in less than
week, made desperate effort to regain hi
liberty late yesterday afternoon while bein
transferred from the city Jail to, the count
JAIL He succeeded in getting away from tn
wagon, and ran for a mile thru the East EN-
district before he was recaptured.y He was thel
too tired to offer resistance. R,1shton was sen
fenced to the reformatory at ST. Cloud som
time ago for grand larceny and was later al
six weeks ago. I. =" - 80