Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-24
DELAY IN SIOUX OPENING
Lands in Trip County, South Dakota
Will not Be Ready for Nine MsnihL
NO CHEAP RATES FOR OFFICERS FAMILIES
Gamble Faction Lands Postonice Plum
over Opposition of Senator Kilt
redge as Result of Congress-
man Parker's Work.
(From a Stan
spondent.)

From Staff spondent.)
| WASHINGTON, - - Special Tele-
gram. )-"As COZ. - " ne must elapse
before the allo ~ the Sioux Indians
| OF Tripp G. > n Dakota, can be
completed .c'N,<N . commissioner of the
! general 4 ~ today, 1T is not possible
/ at th' >St.N ate approximately the date
wb .ryation will be onened An
! allC mt has been eppoipted bv the
Indal lreau and he began his labors
about week ago. Under the most favor
able conditions of weather and taking all
other problems into consideration IT ap-
pears to me that this reservation cannot be
thrown open to white settlement for at
least nine months or year" The lands
that will eventually be thrown open to set
tlement and entry aggregate. approx
mately $4,000 acres.
After the allotments TO the Indians have
been made it is estimated that the above
mentioned acreage will remain for home
stead entry excepting Of course, those re-
served for school purposes.
! The price to be paid for these lands en-
! tered under the homestead laws is to be
as follows: For lands filed upon within
three months after they shall have been
opened to entry, Sc per acre; for lands en-
tered after the expiration of three months
! and within six months after they shall
have been opened to entry, $3.50 per acre.
and for lands entered after the expiration
of six months from the date of their open
ing to entry, $3.50 per acre Payment for
these lands will be cash payment of one
fifth of the purchase price at the time OF
entry and the balance in five equal INSTALL
ments.
No Cheap Rates for Army.
The Interstate Commerce commission has
decided that families OF officers and men
of the United States army cannot, under
existing law, be carried at reduced rates
This decision grew out of a question sub
mitted to the Interstate Commerce COM
mission through orders recently issued di-
recting the Thirtieth infantry. stationed at
Fort Crook, Neb., to prepare for service
in the Philippines. AS the families OF
officers and enlisted men of the command
are practically required to travel on the
same trains with the troops, 1t was asked
that the War department render a decision
whether tho railroads could carry the mem
bers of the families of officers and enlisted
men at the same rate as charged for the
troops. The question involved was referred
by Quartermaster General Humphrey to
the Interstate Commerce commission and
the decision was that families of officers
or enlisted men must pay the full passen-
ger tariff rate and cannot be carried at any
reduced rate.
Victory for Gamble.
The long drawn out fight over the
Mitchell S. D., postofFce was ended today
by the mailing of a commission to j. e,
Wells When South Dakota factions of the
republican party failed to get together last
summer, the Gamble and Crawford faction
winning in the state convention and in the
election, Senator Kittredge leader of the
opposition, declared open war, and the first
thing he did was to hold up the nomina-
tons Of postmasters made by the Gamble
faction. ]. L. Wells was among the num-
Der and congress adjourned without his
confirmation Colonel Parker, who sue
ceeds Mr.. Martin as congressman from the
Black Hills section of the state. has been
in Washington on a still hunt for several
days and as a consequence today pulled
OFF q commission for Mr.. Wells. This is a
distinct Gamble Crawford Parker victory.
, 1T was the result of no compromise with
Kittredge," said Congressman Parker.
, There will be no compromises with the
reactionaries headed by Kittredge. n SEN
ator Kittredge wants TO be fair. feel sure
. the Gamble Crawford wing OF the party
! will be fair. We have no concessions to
ask, however. We are in the fight for de-
cency and good order"
5 Solid for Roosevelt.
Aslsed how South Dakota felt on ma
= tional politics, Congressman Parker en-
= phatically said I'VE are for Roosevelt for
the nomination and we will carry the state
2 for him. A delegation pledged TO Mr
\ Roosevelt will be sent to the next national
9 republican convention. Then If 1t appears
0 that Mr.. Roosevelt will not have the nomi-
S nation the delegation will be permitted
. to go whittier it pleases, but the delegation
4 viii not be instructed as to a second choice
It will have no second choice. II will be
2 for Roosevelt until he is nominated OF
!, wholly out Of the question because Of hi.
s previous declaration You cannot empha.
2 size this too strongly" said Mr.. Parker
Colonel Parker paid hts respects to the
q president today, but politics was not dis
v cussed. He also saw Postmaster Genera
4 Meyer and it is believed had a satisfactory
talk with that official over the postoffict
appointments. at least Colonel Parker
seemed to regard conditions exceedingly
favorable to his friends. He will leav,
for home Saturday, going via New York
Changes I'm the Army.
Lieutenant Colonel John v. White. upor
the discontinuance Of the southwestern
division. VIII proceed 10 Om0ha on June
80 for duty as adJutant general Of th'
Department of the Missouri, relieving
Major Charles r. Noyes. who will proceed
}. TO Vancouver barracks for duty as ad
jutant general OF the Department of tn,
Columbia,
Minor Matters at Capital.
Miss Annie Butler. daughter OF b. r
Butler OF the Treasury department. ler
today with Mrs. Ralph sabin for visl
TO the latter's homo in Hastings Neb, Mrs
Sabin has been on a visit to her father anC
mother Mr. and Mrs speich Of this city
Mr. Speich formerly resided in Tecumseh
Ex-senator Thurston has been selected
: TO deliver the Memorial day grafton at tn,
Grant statue in the Totunda OF the capito
D on Memorial day. 1t is expected Maio
General F. d. Grant Will be present a
m these exercises.
Z. B. spaulding and p. ]. Rogers o
South Omaha have been appointed mea
inspectors in the Agricultural department
Max W. Wllter OF Wynore. Neb., ha
B. been appointed engineer In the reclama