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The Kalispell Bee.
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THE GOOD THINGS WE ENJOY.
The weather conditions reported
during the past few weeks from all
parts of the country must certainly
impress upon residents or sojourners
in Kalispell and the Flathead valley
the beauties of the climate this sec
tion is blessed with. From New York
to the Rockies the country has swel
tered in oppressive heat, many hav
ing lost their lives therefrom, while in
this neighborhood the only sign of un
comfortable warmth has been a dispo
sition to walk on the shady side of the
street and a slightly increased de
mand for cool beverages. Word
comes from Miles City that yesterday
the weather bureau thermometer
broke its record by registering 111
degrees in the shade, which was con
siderably cooler than on the street,
where the air was as the blast from a
furnace. And only a few days ago
Butte and the surrounding country
was reported in the grasp of a hot
wave which was making life miser
able. Contrast this with the condi
tions in Kalispell, where 90 has been
the highest temperature registered
this summer, and where the evenings
after nine o'clock are always cool and
invigorating and allow the enjoyment
of refreshing sleep under substantial
coverings. Thé fame of the enjoyable
summer weather of Kalispell and the
Flathead valley is becoming known
in all directions, and is bound to re
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suit in a steady increase in both tran
sient and permanent population, with
its corresponding increase of prosperi
ty. Nor is it in any degree the case
that these fine climatic conditions de
tract from the advantages of the val
ley as a first-class agricultural coun
try. A ride through the hay and
grain fields and a glance at their heavy
yield, a visit to the orchards and
berry patches and vegetable gardens,
a sight of the beautiful flower bods
around many town and country dwel
lings, would speedily convince the
most skeptical that the products of the
soil are as numerous and the yield as
great as the climate is healthful and
enjoyable.
MORE TROUBLE FOR SCHLEY.
If Admiral Schley's mind doesn't
give way under the terrible blow some
of his southern admirers are said to
be preparing to inflict on him, there
will no longer be any doubt that he is
a hero of heroes, and possessed of
ability to bear up under trouble that
is to be envied. Down in Tennessee,
we are told, with the backing of in
fluential democrats, a movement has
been started to boom him as a candi
date for the presidential nomination
in 1904 on the democratic ticket. The
Nashville Daily News has been pub
lishing interviews with governors and
ex-governors, senators and ex-sena
tors, not to mention a host of smaller
political lights, and here is a sample
of their utterances: Former Governor
Taylor says: "I am for Schley for
president. A Marylander, he is a man
whom the south can claim and will be
proud to support, and at the same
time a man whom no northern demo
crat can object to. He is a man for
the democrats to nominate in 1904 and
with him as our leader the voters
will rebuke his traducers." And we
are told that these people are
Schley's friends. Well, they will have
a hard job convincing disinterested
citizens that they are not In the same
class as the Greeks of old when they
came bearing gifts, and the admiral
would do well to beware of them. The
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coming court of inquiry at Washing
ton will afford Schley all the trouble
he can handle for some time, and if
these would-be-friends are sincere they
will postpone their booming opera
tions for a year or two at least.
This scheme to bring forward as a
candidate for presidential honors a
prominent naval officer brings to mind
the case of another leader in the same
profession who was said to have as
pirations in that direction, and certain
rumors that have been mentioned as
to what was considered his indiscre
tion in handling them. These rumors
have it that there was "method in his
madness," and that the means by
which he dispelled the popular halo
thrown around him were cleverly
thought out and put into execution to
relieve him of the importunities of
would-be boomers and to allow him to
lead a quiet life in his position of hon
or at the head of the navy. Just how
much truth there is in the rumors is
not certain, but probably Schley
would welcome a plan of procedure
that will enable him to fade from a
prominent position in the public eye
after he has secured the justice which
all fair-minded people hope and ex
pect the court of inquiry will bring
to him.
The trial yacht races in the east to
decide which boat shall have the hon
of defending the America's cup
have resulted in close contests be
tween the Columbia and Constitution.
The trials are not yet concluded, but
at present the chances seem to favor
the Columbia, which defeated Sham
rock in the last cup contest. In light
winds Constitution is unquestionably
the better boat, but in moderate
breezes Columbia seems to have no
difficulty in showing her heels to the
newer craft. If Columbia is unques
tionably the better rough weather
boat it should be hoped that the
weather will favor her in the races
that will finally determine the honor
on August 31 and September 1 and 3,
for in October the chances are that
there will be some stiff breezes on the
days of the international contest.
REFUSES TO INTERFERE.
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Interior Department Will Not Aid
Deporting Cree Indians.
Montana still has on its hands the
roving bands of Cree Indians who be
long in Canada, says the Record. Gov
ernor Toole was yesterday informed
by the Indian commissioner, through
the interior department, that all the
government conld do would be to give
agents on reservations notice to keep
the nomads off them.
To settle the question who is re
sponsible for the care of these Indians,
the authorities of the state must place
the matter before the officials of the
two governments concerned. Only
these can settle the difficulty. Legally
the Indians cannot be deported unless
the Canadian government makes a de
mand for them. To bring this about,
the officials of the two governments
must be interested.
While all correspondence is in pro
gross, two crowds of the Indians are
closely guarded in different parts of
the state. One band is near Missou
la and the other near Kalispell.
Watch is kept over them day and
night pending action by somebody in
authority. The Indians are not trou
bled much by this, although they de
light to roam over the state at will.
It is principally because of their in
fection with smallpox that these In
dians are feared. People living in
those sections over which they roam
fear they will become stricken with
the disease. Agents on reservations
bar the homeless redskins for fear
that the disease will be spread among
their charges.
The band corraled near Kalispell
consists of those who left the main
body after being ejected from the
Flathead reservation. They were on
their way to the Blackfeet reserva
tion when halted by the authorities ot
Flathead /:ounty and compelled to
make camp and remain within the
boundaries fixed by the officers,
Smallpox prevails among nearly the
entire band of these Indians. They do
not appear to mind the disease
much, neither do they take any pains
to prevent inoculating others with
their affliction. As they would be
•constantly on the move If not detain
ed, they might succeed in spreading
the disease to such an extent as to
cause an epidemic.
Upon the report of the exasperating
condition of affairs with regard to
these Indians, the federal authorities
referred the matter to Inspector W. J.
McConnell. The inspector made a
thorough investigation of the situa
the
ly
tion, and made a full report to the In
dian department.
"The inspector states that the pres
ent smallpox trouble is largely due
to these people," said the report of
W. A. Jones, commissioner of Indian
affairs, in reply to W. J. Ryan, acting
secretary of the interior. He reports
that they set a bad example to our In
dians; that we are now suporting a
large number of Créés; that Borne have
succeeded in getting enrolled, and
where they have not, claim relation
ship with some Indian on our side of
the line and manage to sponge a liv
ing in that way; and that he finds
that they generally have the sympathy
of someone on the Indian reservation.
The inspector expresses the fear,"
continues the letter, a copy of which
was transmitted to the governor,
that it will be impossible to pre
vent an epidemic of smallpox all
along our northern border unless
these people, or at least a portion of
them, who are continually wandering
around like gypsies, are removed.
The inspector expresses the opin
ion that all these British Cree In
dians should be expelled, and remarks
that to accomplish this will require
the co-operation of the cavalry, as the
agents have not help enough to ac
complish it, the police being unrelia
ble for this kind of work." -
From the letter of the Indian com
missioner, the interior department
draws the conclusion that the Indians
are part of the same band which fled
to this country at the quelling of the
Riel rebellion. There were a great
many refugees at this time, but most
of them were returnd to their native
soil.
In 1896 the war department, under
the direction of the president, remov
ed all of these Indians to the Cana
dian border. Congress had appropri
ated $50,000 for the work, and the war
department had sole charge of the de
portation. Many of the Indians hur
ried back to Montana as soon as the
soldiers were gone. It is these who
are creating the trouble.
The action of the war department
was taken after long consideration of
the matter, the secretary of state hav
ing decided that the interior depart
ment could hardly take up the mat
ter, it having control over only the In
dians on reservations. The commis
sioner of Indian affairs suggests that
the state authorities take up the mat
ter with the Canadian government.
Governor Toole is much interested
in the question. He has not decided
what action he will take. Something
will be done to rid the state of the
dangerous and unwelcome guests. The
governor had experience with them
when he was in office before, but it
was not until some time later that ac
tion was taken.
Nearly two months ago the authori
ties of Flathead county telegraphed
the governor of the capture of the In
dians, and asked him what should be
done with them. Governor Toole im
mediately placed the matter before
the interior department, with a re
quest that action be taken at once.
Now it is found that this department
can do nothing.
WOMAN BADLY BURNED.
Clothing Caught Fire in Most Remark
able Manner.
A dispatch to the Standard from
Sand Coulee tells of a distressing ac
cident which befell Mrs. Charles Lef
ly while riding toward her home from
town with Richard Oliver. She car
ried in her arms her baby eight
months old. Mr. Oliver had bought
caddy of matches before starting and
placed them in a bucket under the
seat where Mrs. Lefly sat. In the
bucket were some iron tools, and It is
supposed that the matches caught fire
through friction. Just after starting
for home Mrs. Lefly remarked that
she believed something was burning,
and handing her baby to Mr. Oliver
rose up and in an instant was en
veloped in flames. The terrified wo
man sprang from the wagon and be
gan rolling towards a water ditch by
the roadside, screaming in agony,
man who happened to be passing with
a couple of buckets of water dashed
them upon her and with some difficul
ty the flames were extinguished, but
not before the woman was terribly
burned from the waist downward
Luckily none of 'the flames reached
her lungs, and while it is possible she
may recover, it is hardly probable.
While a physician was being
brought from Stockett, a couple
miles away, the woman suffered
describable tortures and was covered
with oil by the neighbors is their ef
forts to allay her agony. When the
physician arrived she was unconsci
ous. Everything possible was done for
her at once, and she is resting easier,
though if by any possibility she should
recover, it will be a matter of many
months.
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All persons indebted to Doctor Mac
donald and the late Doctor McNiece,
as co-partners, are requested to call
at my office in the court house for set
tlement.
H. SWANKY,
Administrator.
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