Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-02-11
President Taft Transmits Affect
ing Five I II
MORE TINE FOR tn.
Extension Of Limit to Esta z
dence to May 15.
CONGRESSMAN MARTIN RE
DeadwoOd Representative Says South
Dakota VIII be for Taft-Cap-
tain sharp Is Dead mt
Warrington.
lrrom q staff Correspondent.l

WASHINGTON, FEB. lV.-tSpccial Iele-
gram )-Henry French, representing the
wlnnebagoes Of Thurston county, and Mrs.
Maggie Harding. interpreter, who have
been in Washington some days, left today
for the west after mparting to the com
missioner of Indian affairs the desire Of
the Wlnnebagoes for changes in the sys-
tenn Of leasing their lands. Particularly.
they wish to have more independe nee in
those matters. They believe they have
reached the stage where they should be
given an opportunity to manage tn ,ir own
affairs. They also want a hospital at
winnebago and a doctor who shall devote
his entire attention to Treatments of SICK
Winnebagoes. The latter request was
granted and hospital will undoubtedly
be an accomplished fact in the near fu-
ture. AS to the leasing proposition, this
is practically a matter for congressional
action.
Money for Some Tribes.
Agreements concluded with certain
tribes OF Indians for the commutation OF
their perpetual annuities under treaty stip-
ulations were today transmitted by the
president to congress, together with a
Z draft of a bill providing for The rauf ca
a ton Of the agreements and making the
Unnecessary appropriations. Those trans
mitted to congress today include the agree
ments with the Oneida tribe CT Indiana
and Wisconsin the Sac and Fox Of the
Mississippi tribe of Oklahoma and Iowa,
the Pottawatomie tribe of Kansas and
Wisconsin and tho Pawnee tribe of Okla
homa.
capitalization of the perpetual annuities
Of the tribes named on the basis of 8
per cent interest and the deposit OF the
Fun1g In SIN ig cd in
the agreements.
The appropriations in the draft of the
bill are s9o,Oco for the oneidas, $4,000 for
the Sac and Fox, s1sO75s for the Potta-
vatomies and s6Ge,oOo for the Pawnee
ribos.
Extension of Time Given.
Regulations extending to May 10 the time
or homesteaders to establish residence
a on lands in several western states were
promulgated today by the Interior de-
partment I'm accordance with an act re-
Gently passed by congress. The. extension
refers to all entries, as well as soldiers
Neclaratory statements, made in North Da-
otS South Dakota, Idaho, Minnesota
Montana, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming
and New Mexico, after June 1, 1902.
If any payments are required. as il
Eases where the lands were formerly within
indian reservations, the act operates t,
xtend the date the payment becomes dut
lntll the entry is made,
A leave of absence of three months from
January 2S last is permitted these home
stead entrymen, but those who avail them
elves of this privilege cannot claim resi-
ience during their absence from thel
claims and the period of residence unde
either Communication or five-year proofs il
not shortened by the act.
Captain sharp Dies.
Captain Alexander Sharp, president Of
the navy inspection board and recently
captain OF the battleship Virginia. dice
at the navy hospital in this city at %:4l
O'clock this morning after about monthi
Illness from typhoid fever He was borI
in White Haven Mo, in 1855 and entered
the naval service a midshipman il
1870
Representative E. w Martin of Dead
\ wood, who recently returned from tn
South Dakota republican meeting a
Huron this morning, called upon the presi
dent and informed him that South Dakot
is for him and will support his policies.
=, : T. ]. Harrison. registrar of the Univer
sity of Nebraska, was in Washington to
day enroute home from New York. II
called upon Senators Burkott and Brow
and members of the Nebraska delegation
IL. L. Gustin of Fremont was in Wash
ington enroute home from Boston, wher
he has been the last week on business.
Rural carriers appointed; Nebraska
Hebron, route l, Roy Brown carrier 1zett
Brown substitute. Iowa--Irwin, route
Paul Knnkefus carrier Leonard Klinkefu
substitute. South Dakota--Tulare, rOut
2, Herman Roeber carrier. no substitute.