Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-19
GENOA KEEPS INDIAN SCHOOL
Senator'S Take a Hand and Help Out
the Nebraska Congressman.
GREGORY GETS NEW LAND OFFICE
End of n Hot Contest, in which Sem
ntors and Congressman Take
Part, and Gamble Holds
winning Hand.
CFrom a staff Correspondent.)


house James S. Sherman who on March 4
will become vice president of the United
States. relative to the discontinuance of
the Genoa Indian school Commissioner
Leupp in his last report recommended the
discontinuance Of nonreservation schools,
believing that better results could be had
by educating the Indians on their reserva-
tions than in sending them to outside
schools. Genoa under this rule was marked
for early abandonment. Now that Il stands
among the best nonreservation schools Of
the country. While there was no great fear
expressed that the school. would be .discon-
tnued- by reason of Nebraska having two
members on the committee on Indian af-
fairs, Mr.. Hinshaw Of the Fourth and Mr..
Hitchcock from the Second district, it was
thought best to have ian expression from
the senators In relation to Commissioner
Leupps recommendation. And as a result
OF the conference had with Mr.. Sherman
today by the senators from Nebraska 1t Is
safe to say that Genoa will hold its school
for next year at least, and possibly for
many years to come.
The senator's in their talk with Mr.. Sher-
man today bore down upon the fact that
in the absence of reservation schools Genoa
was best fitted to serve the large territory
adjacent thereto. Since its establishment
Genoa has won the title OF being not only
efficient, but having more pupils in proper
tion to its size than any nonreservation In
dian school in the country. They called
attention to the fact that precipitate action
would bring disaster to the business inter-
ests of the community
Chairman Sherman intimated that he ap-
preciated the protest of the senators and
int hNy ha fro
Nebraska in it's continuance He stated that
the matter would be left in the hands of
Mr.. Hinshaw, who would be asked, as a
member of the Indian affairs committee,
to frame up the necessary legislation look
ing to the continuance of the Genoa
school.
New Land once at Gregory.
President Roosevelt this afternoon signed
proclamation creating a new land office
At Gregory, Gregory county. South Da-
kota. This new office is to take the place
of the office now at Mitchell, the remain
ing business which remains in this land
district to be transferred to the Cham
berlain district. The new district is made
necessary by the increasing business due
to the opening of Indian lands in Gregory
| and Tripp counties.
This ends a strenuous fight between the
two warning factions Of the republican
party in South Dakota, one headed by
| Senator Gamble and Representative Hall
and the other by Senator Kittredge and
Representative Martin. The Gamble people
won out. Senator Kittredge and Mr. Mar
tin wanted the new land office to be To-
Gated at Dallas. Senator Gamble and the
| Gregory boomers had with them Secretary
/ ~
Denett and therefore stood a small chance
| to lose. Gregory is the largest town in
Gregory county and its situation geograph-
icaIly, coupled with its railroad facilities
make it the best adapted for headquarters
of the new land office according to the de-
partments views. BY reason Of the victory
| there is joy in the camp of the Gregory
boomers. Messrs Fred Huston. w. H
| Tackett and Windsor Doherty. These gen
tlemen from Gregory. who have been here
for some days in the interest Of their city
leave Washington tomorrow and will arrive
in Gregory Friday night. C. M. Rose and
George Jeffreys, who represented Dallas
in the fight for the location, also leave
Washington today. wholly unreconciled
They even can't tell how It all happened.
Petition for Free Rides.
Nebraska LEGISLATORS nave Deen treated
with distinct surprise by the receipt OF
petitions from the western part of the
state, where the cattle industry is strong
asking that hides be placed on the free list
Senator Brown today presented to the
senate a petition signed by large number
of business men of Chadron, asking fol
this action. In this petition the Chadror
business men said: 1--WE the undersigned
business men and cattle raisers of Dave.
county, request that you ask that the tariff
be taken off and hides put on the free list
We deem that legislation of this character
will work to the interest of the merchan
and stock raisers and mechanic instead o.
building Up special interests which only rot
us in the end.
Grain Dealers want InvestIgatiOn
Senator Brown also presented reso
luton Of the Grain Dealers National as
sociation petiting congress TO investigat,
the grain trade in respect to first handling
in terminal markets, export of grain anC
kindred matters. 1t is stated by tn,
petition that the association has full
confidence that such an investigation woulC
vindicats the grain trade and forever Sc
at rest the agitation for government contro
OF the inspection OF grain.
Senator Brown presented the petition o
the Commercial club of Lincoln. askini
that the expenses of railway mail clerk
when on the road be paid by the govern
ment.
IsadOre ZeIEIer HOnored.
Isadore Zeigler of Omaha has been namet
by Senators Burkett and Brown as
member of the floor committee from Ne
braska to attend the inaugural ball, tn
scheme of the inaugural committee beini
to have men selected from every state o
the union to act as a floor committee a
that function, which is part of Mr.. Taft
Induction into office
Inquiry Into Prague Incident.
Representative Hitchcock of Nebrask
today introduced a resolution calling OF
the secretary of state for any information
he may have concerning an encounter =
the city Of Prague, Bohemia, on OF abou
December last, between the police author
tiles and certain citizens bearing an Amer
team flag. II is claimed that after a strug
gle the police seized and publicly tore tn
flag into strips and trampled it in the mud
) Mr. Hitchcock wants the secretary 10 in
form the house what steps have been take
TO obtain an apology or repsratioE for IT,
insult to the flag If such there was.
/ Railroad Cases 10 BE Advanced.
In the supreme court OF the United State
! Solicitor Hoyt today asked for the ad
, vancement OF the argument In the cases Q
the Southern Pacific Railway compan
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