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

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| 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 II 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
| the desire to make target record
| for the Georgia. which was fairly on
| the way, somebody erred, the explo.
sion resulted and brave and intrepid
| sailormen went to their death
Why don't they make powder bags
| OF inilammable material?" asked Il
man from Prairie state of Admiral
Brownson, chief of the bureau of
navigation. With a kindly, almost
fatherly smile. Admiral : Brownson
replied. that both powder and bag
went into the gun and the explosion
destroyed whatever there was Of the
bag, and that to make an inflammable
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 Ia
infinitely examined into and reports
and recommendations made looking
In the future. And such will be the
case with the Georgia, but pail Of the
disaster still fingers Notwithstanding,
STANDING STONE" DIES.
There died her this week a most
INTERESTING character, an Indian, An
drew John by name, whom thousands
Will miss from the Capitol of the ma
ton. John was a Seneca whose In
dian name was "Ka-sten- ot," which
means standing Stone He was n
large man. probably Weighing 500
pounds and las he ambled through
the corridars Of the Capitol from the
house committee on Indian affairs to
the senate committee he attracted
universal attention. He spoke Eng
fish fiuently and as his tribe was n
creditor of the government nc was
appointed as an ex-chief of the Seneca
nation. which maintains in New York
state It's tribal character to collect the
moneys oveG by the government to
the Senecas. For years he labored
with the committees of the two houses
of congress having to DO with In
dian matters that his tribe might ra-
ceive their just dues. And for years
the committees on Indian affairs turn.
ed the old man down. Finally the
late senator from Pennsylvania, Mat
thew $. Quay. who was a student II
the Indian character. became INTEREST,"
Ell in johns matters as they related to
the Seneca tribe. one of the great
tribes which constituted the six ma
lions and having taken position on
the senate crmn,i;tee of Indian sf
fairs, sc that exact justice might be
done between the Indian and he
government" as Senator Quay said.
Andrew Johns bill against the gov.
eminent fer the tDk'ng Il lands AID
the interest on moneys deposited to
tue credit "f III" Seneca nation began
to take Tangible form. When Pc ST.
dent Mckinley was in the Whita
House h" toca!nc aIron of the ca
chief of TIE Scnecas, aud gave Inn
Letter tina. brought to staining
Stone" many friends. President
Roosevelt. knowing much of the coc.
iaints Of the Srnccar. and believing
that their demands upon the gover:l.
mont We're right holred wherever he
could In the claims brought by the
Seneca tribe against the Unite Estates
treasury nd the pathos of 1t all is
that AnGr-w John vi [ assisteh most
materially in the coilec ton of thc
Seneca's bill against the government
amounting to $4,000 900 and more
died just week after the government
had issued treasury warrant to pay
for the same.
WAS GREAT MIXER.
Andrew John was great mixer as
we understand it, particularly among
the Indians, who come to Washington
from time TO time either on business
for the Indian office or TO see the Great
Father These Indians live at a
quaint old hotel near John Marshall
Place. known as Beveridge's, ana here
Andrew John lived No matter If the
Indians were Sioux, Comanches, Apach-
es. Klowas or Kickapoos. John was
friendly, and he showed them the sights
OF Washington, He would give them
a ride on the ''rubber-neck" wagon or
go with them in their walk through the
crowded streets, and then at the end he
would land them 1.-The bureau of eth
nology, of which DR.. w. H. Holmes
is chief. and take them to the photo
graph gallery, presided over by De-
lancy Gill. n scientist OF note who
would make picture of the red men.
CARRIED appropriately with their war
bonnets and their gaudy apparel and
then ii the Indians were willing, John
would take them over to the Smith
sonian Institution to have live masks
made. For full blood Indians pic
ture John receivedone dollar. and II the
Indian was willing to sit for his mask
he would receive five dollars. While
all the Indians who came to Washing
ton were willing to sit for their pic
lures, many them objected to having
the plastic Pr. upon their faces. The
securing of Indians for their pictures !
became Johns SIDE line, and II business
was low he would run In half bloods
and quarter bloods and even go so far
as TO ask Mr.. Gill TO make pictures OF
indians he had made before. And
this proved Johns undoing One day
Andrew John presented group OF five
Riowas to Mr.. Gill and the latter hay
ing made thousands OF Indians pic
lures, recognized In the group one or
two whom he believed he had photo
graphed before. Going to his cabinet
OF negatives. he took out two that
greatly resembled two OF the KiOwas
In the room. and asked them II they
had not had their pictures taken. and
they said yes, and then he showed
them the negatives, and both agreed
that their pictures We're In the bureau,
John was cut out of considerable money
by oyerplaylng his hand, but generally
no was looked upon as good Indian
and a good citizen,
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