Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-01

some brass on the switch droppeo
molten metal down on the powder
| causing ignition
The accident on the Georgia. how
ever is not traceable to any of the
conditions that brought about those
on the Missouri and Kearsarge. on
hrst impulse It was believed that
SPARKS from the tunnels had fallen
on the bags OF powder being conveyed
TO the guns but officials OF the navy
department are Inclined to scout this
theory They lean TO the idea that in
me desire to make a target record
Tor the Georgia which was fairly on
we way somebody erred, the explo.
sion resulted and brave and intrepid
sailormen went to their death.
Why don't they make powder bags
OF infiammable materiai?n asked a
mnn from Prairie state of Admiral
Brownson, chiaf of the bureau of
NAVIGATION with kindly, almost
fatherly smile Admiral Bnowuson
replied that both powder and bag
went into tho gun and the explosion
destroyed whatever there was ~ tho
bag, and that 20 make an inilaminable
bag would necessitate the pouring of
powder into the breach, a method
long since tabooed
Be IT said to the credit of the
American navy that every accident Is
and recommendations made looking
to the elimination OF such accidents
IN the future. And such will be the
case with the Georgia. but pall of the
disaster still fingers Notwithstanding
STANDING STONE DIES.
There died her this week most
intresting character. an Indian, An
drew John by name, whom thousands
NJ nit ~ ~ 81.
ton. John was a Seneca whose In
dian name was "Ka-sten-ot" which
means standing Stone" He was
large man probably Weighing 300
bounds and as he ambled through
tho corridars Of the Capitol from the
house committee on Indian affairs to
the senate committee he attracted
universal attention. He spoke Eng
lish fiuentiy and as his tribe was
creditor Of the government ne was
appointed MS an ex-chief of the Seneca
nation, which maintains in New York
state its tribal character to collect the
moneys ov &c by the government to
the Seneeas. For years he lahored
With the committees OF the two houses
0f congress having to do with In
ttiHn matters that his tribe might re-
ceive their just dues. And for years
Tie committees on indian affairs turn
60 Tho old man down. Finally tho
late senator from Pennsylvania Mat
tiiew s. Quay who was a student If
tlle Indian character. became INTEREST,"
81 m Jeiln's matters as they related 10
ihr Seneca tribe. one of the g.eat
iflhes which Constituted the six ma
Lions and having taken q position on
the senate committee of Indian II
sttirs SC that exact Justice might be
g9ne between the Indian and The
2Fs@iInent," as senator Quay sr'd.
andrew Jchn's bill against the govs
rnmcnt fer the tokiHg ~ lands a.d
"a interest on moneys deposited to
$50 credit ~ tls~ Seneca nation began
rake tangible form. When re ST.
sent Mckinley was in the White
i4iiSe 3le tAsarne atron OF the en-
chief OF he Scneeas and gave HIN
lrttar tina brought to "StAn...rg
seae" many friends. President
ISL sevest knowing much OF the 90 q,
iRts of the StneGag, and believing
iai their demands upon the go,'sr.i.
atiif were right Helped wherever he
qNil IN the claims brought by the
ea0ca tribe against the Unite Estates
ary nd the pathos Of 1t all is
lliat AiisrsM J9hp VI assiStei must
saatefsalsy N the ccllcst ton OF ms
Souvenirs bill against the government
aniolntsn8 10 $1,000 400 and more
fis1J inst week after the government
$50 issued a treasury warrant to pay
gNr the same.
WAS GREAT MIXER.
aw John was a great mixer as
talorstand y, particularly among
Indians who come to Washington
nH - time either on business
le lHdlan Office or to see the Great
her These Indhtns live at a
9aift old hotel near John Marshall
Known as Reveridge's, ana here
N John lived. No matter II the
Refa Sioux, Gnlnanehes Apaeh-
WHs Of kldkapoOs. John was
niip ne showed them the sights
ilnGtoa. He would give them
90 tDe trubber-neck wagon or
3ta tHaai 20 their walk through the |
tI rfGets, and then at the end he
til them 1.-The bureau of eth |
Nhtcli Dr. w. II. Holmes |
eAlet and taiSe them to the photo |
tcu iicry presided over by De- |
a scientist OF note who |
sA dake Q pictufeo OF the red men, |
l 8tN lQnriAtely With their war |
nrs iia theic ga0dy apparel and |
thfn M ndians were willing, John |
oil ise aeni over 10 the SMITH |
1i3H efttution % have live masks |
aa Qi luil blood Indians Pic |
5iq regelve8.pue dollar, and II the |
Ni3 yiiiing 70 slt for HIS mask |
fNi1 dlaIFe five dollars. While /
ti af who came TO Washing |
iiDH 20 sit for their pie
0H ~ ipem OBJECTED TO having |
aAa'a upon their faces The |
Vu indians Tor their pictures
9Nn sde line aud II business |
a a would ran 10 half bloods /
t NIccas ard even 80 so far /
M a M t3iN 90 make pictures OF |
s W niauc before. And |
iuilIa Indclng. one day |
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