Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-02-22
Urge Negotiations Standing Rock and
Cheyenne Sioux Be Expedited.
NOW ON OTHER WORK
Mclaughlin to Take This Up as Soon
as He is Through in Montana.
RAILROAD CASE IS POSTPONED
Attorneys for Both the state and the
Railroads Too Busy with other
Cases to Argue II Until
EARLY In March.
CFrom a staff corresnondentl


WASHINGTON, Feb 21-CSpecial Tele-
gram)-The proposed opening Of Standing
Rock and Cheyenne Indian reservations IN
South Dakota has reached a stage where
people from that state are coming on 20
Washington for the purpose Of fastening.
II possible the conclusion Of the treaty
with the Indians The latest to appear in
behalf Of the early opening of the reserva-
ton Isaac Lincoln, r. A. Brown and
Colonel ]. II. Holmes OF Aberdeen. Senator
Gamble accompanied these gentlemen to
the Interior department and participated
with them I'm conference with Secrestary
Garfield today. They learned that the de-
lay In reaching ap agreement with the In
dians on the part of Major Mclaughlin,
who has been deputized to represent the
government in the negotiations with the
red men. is due to the fact that the in
spector is needed in Montana in a case
pending before the grand Jury and until he
gets through with his business there It will
be impossible for him to begin active me-
gotiations with the Standing Rock and
Cheyenne River Indians Secretary Gar
field, however. assured the delegation that
the negotiations Will be expedited as rap
idly as possible
Railroad Case Postponed.
Senator Brown through stipulation with
the local attorney representing the defend
ants in error in the mandamus case OF the
State of Nebraska against the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy Railroad. announced
today the postponement OF the hearing OF
the So called railroad case until March o.
Attorney W. d. McHugh of Omaha, who
will represent the railroads before the SUI
prene court, and incidentally the judges Of
the I federal district court of Nebraska.
canhot get ready for argument before this
date and as Attorney General Thompson
and his deputy, w. b. Rose are engaged
IN cases next week, 1t was thought best to
postpone the argument in this case until
later, and March 9 was agreed upon.
Stephenson ResIEnatiOn In.
Secretary Cortelyou states this evening
that the resignation of Elmer II. Stephen
son as internal revenue collector for tho
district of Nebraska had been received by
his department and had been accepted.
This removes the only obstacle in the way
to the nomination OF Ross L. Hammond as
his successor and in all probability in
view Of the fact that the senate will be in
session tomorrow, his name will be sent
to the senate by the president, II not to-
morrow, then on Monday.
DOIliver 10 Speak for Allison.
Senator Dolliver expects to leave FOR
Iowa early in March for a number of
speeches in behalf of Senator Alison's
candidacy for reelection. with Dollver
in the field for his colleague It is expected
that Representative Brdsall, who has an
nounced his withdrawal from the race for
congress in the Dubuque district, win also
go on the stump In Iowa for the Grand
Old Man" Within a month or six weeks
there will be a formidable array of well
known men in the state championlng the
cause of William B. Allison.
Bill similar TO FxinItaId Measure,
Representative Mondell today introduced
a bill providing that any person who is a
qualified entryman under the homestead
laws of the United States may enter 800
acres or less of nonmineral, nonirrigatable,
unreserved and unapproprated public lands
which do not contain merchantable or mill
ing timber located in reasonably COM
pact body and not over one and one-half
miles in extreme length. The operation of
the act is confined to lands in the states
Of Colorado, Idaho. Montana. Nevada,
North and South Dakota, Oregon Utah
and Wyoming and the territories of Ari-
zona and New Mexico.
Minor Matters at Capital.
Rural carriers appointed for Iowa routes:
Nora Springs, route /, Frank e. Grove
carrier, Ray Grove substitute; Stuart,
route 4. James n. Coffin carrier, Grace M.
Chester substitute.
Senator Browns bill increasing the cost
Of the public building at iSearney from
$4,000 TO $1,000 passed the senate today.
W. c. Lusk, editor of the Yankton Press,
is in Washington and will return to South
Dakota the first OF next week
President William a. shanklin of Upper
Iowa university located at Fayette. is I'm
Washington the guest Of Senator Dolliver,
who is a trustee of that institution.
F. W. Henkle, business manager of the
Lincoln Star, was in the city today for a
few hours on his way to Nebraska from
New York.
Senator Brown introduced II. II. Roosa
Of Lincoln TO the president.