Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-01-24
Fights Shy of the Point When Talk
ing of Political Subjects.
JUST WATCHING THE WIND BLOW
lrrom a Sad correspondent.l


WASHINGTON, Jan A.-(Special Tele-
gram lin the urgent deficiency appropria
tion bill under consideration by the house
today are the following items OF interest
to Indians upon reservations In South Da-
kota "The secretary of the interior is
directed to place on the books of the treas
ury to the credit of the Lower Brue Sioux
Indians IN South Dakota $4,000 10 be inn
medatelv available, said sum 20 be ex-
pended under the direction of the secretary
Of the interior in the purchase of cattle.
mares and stations, or for such other pur-
poses as he may deem to be for the best
interests OF the Indians.
"The act of March /, 1907, appropriating
S5ooQ for completing the irrigation plant at
the Pierre Indian school In South Dakota
is so modified as to permit the expenditure
OF SO much of the said amount as may
be necessary in completing the work on the
artesian well appropriated for by the act
Of June p, 190s'
shaw shy ON Politics.
Former Secretary of the Treasury Shaw
had little political talk with the president
this morning and after he left the executive
office talked about something else.
u am not talking politics for publication
at ALL" he said. land / don't have to talk
about anything now If don't want to, for
| am a plain private citizen. I'm over
here merely to attend a reception at the
White House this evening, and may go
hack home either at midnight tonight or
early tomorrow.
''Ny plans? Oh, l have none. For the
first time in forty years have few days
TO myself, and I'm enjoying them 10 the
utmost | am just going to follow the advice
of an old farmer friend. He said when you
haven't anything in particular in view just
watch the wind. II you watch 1t closely
YOU viii see that pretty soon It viii form
little eddy here or there, where 1t whirls
the dust together. That's where you want
TO be. I'm going to watch for dust.
Last night was called up by telephone
and man asked me to answer the sol-
! lowing questions; Was / preparing TO run
for the pressdeneyg was getting roSus ,
10 run for the vice presidency? was
about 10 be candidate. for governor OF
New YORK? was l planning to reorgsnize
the National Bank of Commerce in Kan
sas CITY? was preparing to reorganize
the Knickerbocker Trust company in New
yorkP Was / about to merge the United
states Mortgage Trust Windsor and I'm
pire trust companies in New York? toic
MIN that all the stories were true. Their
! assured him that none Of them was"
Minor Matters at Capital.
John Treber of Deadwood and Henry
wytlenbach and wife Of Sturgis, 5, d.
spent the day In Washington and left to-
night for New York from which port the'
sail for Europe on January q. This party
Of South Dakotans will make Six months
tour OF the various countries of Europe
Representative Parker of Deadwood' s
D.. left this afternoon for New York upoi
business and will return Saturday morning
The following postmasters have been ap
pointed: NebraskAl Lancaster
county, Hannah Price, vice w. A. Hartley
deceased. Iowa-FeTguson, Marshall county
Frank w King vice c. A. Finders re
siEned; oalt Wright county, William
Burt. vice j. A. Green, resigned Gladwin
Louisa county. Thomas f. Garard vice
A. Rabenold. resigned; Randolph, Fremon
county. Aiva G, Gillett, vice H. M. Town
send resigned.