Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-22
STORY STIRS UP THE ARMY
investigation D DsprOves RumOu Concern
ing General Psrshing,
Ute Indj ~ :, ( Given Opportunity
to ether Their Desire to
81 - Really sincere-Jobs
offered TO Them
NEBRASKA Hep- = LIFE ROMANCE
Ute Ind
From a star correspondentO

CFrom STAFF Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. A.-(Special Tele-
gram Army circles have been ell torn
up the last week or ten days over rumors
that Brtgadier General Pershing had COM
mitted an indscretion in the Philippines
which should have materially inteIfered
with his confirmation. AS a matter of fact,
however, there seems to be pretty general
evidence that Jack Pershing, who is now
on his way to assume command Of the di-
vision in the Philippines has been the VIC
tim Of scandalmOugers almost unheard OF
in the army
When Pershing left Nebraska for the
Spanish-American war he left behind him
in the university an excellent record for
efficiency. He was a friend Of everybody.
He was particularly a friend of Senator
Burkett, who was then a member of the
lower house of congress, and later, when
BurlJett was elected senator Pershing was
In his minds eye for a brigadier generals
star During his campaigning in the Phil
ippines Pershing became the hero Of the
whole army. Senator Burkett, seeing his
friend Of old university days win his spurs
was among the first to urge on the presi-
dent Pershings promotion, and what is
most vital, the president promised Senator
Burkett to take care of Pershing when the
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election OF 1904.
starts at Nebraska Dinner.
The congressional season of 1904 opened
with much promise Of social brilliancy, not
the least among the highly available and
attractable men who burst upon the social
life of the capital was the then Captain
Pershing. He had been ordered here for
some special service and was one of the
lions in the army set, and at this point COM
menced romance which is worth telling.
Miss Helen Warren Of wyoming, who had
| been one Of the leaders in the senatorial
circle of the capital by reason of being the
/ daughter Of Senator F. b. Warren and an
extremely charming girl, with just enough
| dash to distinguish her from her sisters,
heard the presidents message read on the
opening of the Fifty ninth congress and in
which he spoke Of the splendid record Cap
! tain Pershing had made IN the Philippine
/ service. On the evening of that day some
of the Nebraska folks celebrated PERISH
! ing's new honor, Senator and Miss Millard
giving a dinner and among those invited
were Senator Warren and his daughter
Captain Pershing and Helen Warren met
at this dinner. There were other functions
following and Captain Pershlng and Miss
/ Warren were thrown together, and II
turned out that Captain Pershing danced
as well as he fought and, more than that,
he danced with Miss Warren more than
with anybody else. That was the beginning
Of the courtship which resulted in the mar
riase OF Miss Warren and Captain PERISH
ing. who is now a brigadier general, whom
all kinds of stories are being told of dere-
lictions in the Philippines but sifted down
the stories that Pershing had improper re-
lations with a Metize woman in the Philip
pines and that he left behind him two
children, has, ON investigation, proved to
be a lie out of whole CLOTH and has been
traced TO rough stories of the camp where
sometimes fancy takes the place of truth
work for Ute Indians.
If the Utes now encamped at Fort
Meade, S. D., are sincere in their expressed
desire to secure work and become self
sustaining American citizens that wish
will be gratihed A plan to bring this
about has been suggested to the secretary
of the interior. The proposition comes
Though Charles Dagnette SUP erintendent
of the Indian employment division of the
Indian ofiice, and in effect guarantees en-
ployment TO all ablebodied Indians upon
railroad work in New Mexico and Arizona.
All of the tribe who may be physically
able to WELD a pick and shovel will be
! given 81 80 per day and the railnOad COM
! DanY Will IN dQQlllOu IuIIlbn lntn anu
their families free quarters in construc-
ton cars, with fuel and water free. The
Indians will be allowed to take with them
their wives and children, and such Of the
tribe as may be too old to work will be
transported to this proposed new field of
industry TO be cared for through the labor
of those of the tribe who ars able to labor.
The wives and children and old men will
be given free quarters in construction
cars and all that will be required Of the
ablebodied men of the band is to provide
food for those not able to work. The
supplies of food and clothing will be fur
nished to the Indians at cost price by the
railroad company. Should this plan 60
through the Indian bureau will furnish
railroad transI ortation from Fort Meade
tc such point as connects with the rail-
road which offers them employment. They
will be suitably clothed as a starter and
thereafter must depend upon their own
exertions to gain livelihood just the
same as the white man.
Must Make Good on Talk.
The Utes left their reservation because
as they assert, they could not make a
living upon the lands which had been al
/ lotted to them. They sought new fields
where they could secure profitable en-
ployment and are now offered an excellent
opportunity, II they really desire work
1t Is asserted at the Indian bureau thai
this Is a misstatement OF the facts, but
now to test the sincerity of the Utes ar
opportunity is about to be given them e
work at good wages under much more ia.
vOrable auspices than the average white
man can secure.
j The plan contemplates further that th,
e Indians be worked on railroad construc
D ton during the winter In Arizona and New
% Mexico, and then 10 give them work ir
the beet fields IN Colorado This is tht
Q character OF work in which men, womer
e and children can be prohtably employed
p being In the main, tasks OF wedding bee
Q fields and other work incident 10 CROWNS
and harvesting of the beet crop.
Minor Matters at Capital.
Misses Hazel Hannah. and Ruby Cornell
Of Holdrege, Neb., who are students a
National Park seminary, Takoma, d. c.
will be the guests Of Mrs. W. Il. Andrews
wife Of Auditor Andrews, during The holi
day season.
Otto Muntz OF Auburn, p j. Swanso,
OF Alliance. o. c. Penn OF Nebraska CITY
E John Howe OF Schuyler, Neb.; w. II
sisles OF stanwOod, l. f. Wright OF spen
Ger, George Knies OF Mason City, r. W
Sauer OF coggan, Ia., have been appolnte,
railway mail clerks.
The postmaster at Lincoln Neb., has bee,
allowed one additional carrfar % -,