Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-13
w. E. Johnson, Special Agent
With Ten Deputies, Faces
All Sorts OF Charges.
WRECKED SEVERAL SALOONS
They We're Operating In Violation of
Federal Laws and Chippewa treaty
An On Minnesota.


tors in this city, was in Jail with 10
at his deputies al Crookston. Mimi. at
last accounts al the instance Of saloon
keepers In the town OF Mahnomen in
default of $500 bail each. while the local
district attorney Is at ST. Paul applying
for writ Of habeas corpus. The
charge is malicious destruction of prop.
crty 100 seizing and destroying liquors
fouud in Indian territory The officers
contend thlt Sec 2iQ of the federal
stautcs gifcs them authority to DO
This and that the old treaty by which
most 0f Minnesota was coded by tho
ChipreUas is stili in force. defining iust
what is Indian territory The OFFICERS
were arrested after they had entered
saloons and destroyed the liquor found
there.
A circular was recently issued by the
department Of the interior relative 90
this matter, as follows.
Attention is called TO article Of the
treaty with the Chippewa Indians, act
of Congress OF Feb. %. 1855 (stat L..
lleO which reads
"Fh" laws which have been or may DO
enacted by Congress, regulating trade
ana intercourse with the Indian tribes.
Co continue ana De in force within the
several reservations provided for here
in; and those portions of said laws
which prohibit the introduction. manu-
tacture, use Of. and traffic in ardent
spirits. wines. or other liquor in the In
dian country. shall continue and be in
force. within the entire boundaries Of
the country herein coded 20 the United
States until otherwise provided by
Congress"
Congress has never made any pro-
Vision reNokiug this provision OF this
treaty such treaty provisions covering
territory opened 20 settlement have
been upheld boy the United States
supreme court Moreover. the validity
of this clause in this particular treaty
is affirmed boy the attorney general
Opinions Attorney General. Vol. d. 4i3
Ell seql. The whole Of Cass county lies
/ within the boundaries of the territory
ceded to the United states under the
| above treaty.
The open. continuous and defiant
! violation OF both state and federal laws
against selling of liquor 20 Indians in
| this section. by liquor dealers compeis
| the government to invoke the pro-
/ visions Of this treaty IN order to pro-
tect its wards.
Notice is hereby given that after 30
I days from this date. the provisions Of
see. Z Of the treaty named above Will
be- enforced within the whole portion
OF Cass county living above township
l8S An liquor dealers are hereby
warned 20 close up their saloons ana
remove any and an OF their intoNicat-
ing LIQUORS 10 points outside OF that
district OF Cass county specified. b..
fore oct H. 1909.
SALOONMEN WARNED
Agent Johnson says the saloonmen
were warned. in accordance with this
circular 10 stop violating the law ln
selling liquor 10 the local Indians
but that they said they were running
their own business and proposed TO
do as they liked MI. Johnson had had
his eye on this territory for some time.
and after laying his plans made
descent with a posse Of deputies pre-
pared for any emergency. They would
send Indians into the saloons and the
moment liquor was sold 70 them, the
officers walked Ia. ousted everybody,
locked the doors and then proceeded 10
break up the entire establishment
Thousands of gallons of good liquor
were used Tor impromptu irrigation.
which threw the entire ncighhorhoods
iu ga ferment of excitement Local Of
ficials were highly indignant at this
attempt 90 assert the supremacy OF
the law AZ Galloway the mayor was
thrown out of q saloon ny the raiders
when DE attempted to interfere. Mayor
Hawkiusou of Mnhnomen expressed
the local sentiment in saying, I'VE
want the indian agent aud every one
elise 90 understand that when they
come tO Mahnomcu they behave. This
meant that De- did not consider putting
eight saloons out of business and de-
stroyiug 1900 gallons of liquor be
having Attorneys for the llqlor In
d
no right 90 raid saloon ln incOrporat-
ga villages. The saloons were licensed
hy local authorities, and not by ihe
government Tho officers say that tht
law has been generally disregardcd
Even sIuaws were permitted 20 free
Queut saloons Iu some places and i'm
duIge boz drunken orgies
Do b. only fair 20 say that the 81 Paul
brewers and wholesale liquor dealers
used their moral influence 20 help tho
officers. sending an attorney to where
thc law Was being violated 20 warn
tho saloon men 10 cut out the Indian
business. some agreed to DO so. others
said they would do as they SAW ht-and
they dld The saloon men claim they
have the law ON their sidc in accord
ance with "a decision of the supreme
court which held in case appealed
from kansas th8t when Congress. =
NhnH. PROV fN'N NNl Ni.' NN|"NNNN'.IN Nt tHNlf'
in aeyerIltN tl Indians. 10 cut the apron
strings WhFn held tine Indian 90 tlr
government and gave him the same
privileges as the white man. ono eft
which is the lnestlmahle 90 privilege ul
setting drums NJ he wants no
Agent johnson Is meeting with "a
uIn arht from enc liquor dealers bon
other loraltIea With 1870 0f h.H
druutcs. both Christian ministers. Dor
MAS thrown into iaI 40 MlrhlltuNn.
Is.. recently while sathruug evidence
against local SALOON men. on lh1rgD oft
carrying concealed weapons auI
threatening tn do bodily harm THE
Iuduu dcrUr was ALSO arrested nn
Charge of Nagano} The officers WeIr
locked uu 0n "a saturday afternoon. ana
Kent ncuWmuulcHdo until Monday
morning. hF which limo they had man
nrea to pHI from the JAN windows
to persons passing who secured an A.
inrner fur Them NoW the mas on ami
thD entire police force of MawnhltoNu
arr under Indictment by the federal
lurv f1r lntcrleIluE Win sotcfnutnl
omceIa Boa the discharge of their duh.
al Johnson is not at all diema}s A
Ho proposes to keep right on Win ~
work aud mHko Rome how fof li
,fnltiYr. of fla laH. Tho MinnaHrl