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INDIAN
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Devoted to tlio Interest oCUo Clierokcci Clioetiius ailt-liiisuws Sciitlnolcs Creek unit nil Oilier Indian or tlio Indiuii Torrltorr.
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VINITA INDIAN TERRITORY THURSDAY DECEMBER 10 1885.
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OPnnBNT COMMENT.
Tub lYrnnt) nnhtnnf i.. .ti.i.i .
consider tironnsnl tn -.ii. n in.
"Jongn wj0!lt
The Giirman-lliisslnn extradition
i treaty Is threatened with cnergollo op.
f"""" hi mo iieiciismg.
TnlCIIINOHH ropnnflif UL. ..... 1.. .
f family named Feldt nt Strcntor. III.
.iiiwoi the children hmt died nnd flvo
-titer members or the fihnllv w4.r0 in n.
critical condition.
Tub recent navnl maneuvers havo
..-... ..u wennness 01 tho ticrmnn
GovcrnmcriCti defenses along tho ll.il.
tic roast tni onlcrs havo boon lastitd
for slri'nglhcniiiff them.
Tiik military tulcirranh line between
.Port Stilly and Fort Yntos. D. T.. has
IJbccn bought from tho Covuromunt by
I A syndicate who propose to orgnniro a
j i j "' ' mo niio tumor mo
iitlo H t0 Missouri Hlver Tidcsrrniih
mmmihif .. ...... .... it... ....... ..
nnilTclcphono Company.
IlKCEXTMnndulity (IluiinaM ndrlcos
ay tho rioting there is such ns to drlvo
ICuropeang away from tho city. Tho
Dacolts nro murdcrinc and robbiiiar.
jvvlth no effort being ntndu to cheek
f their lawlessness. Ti'v have nlun-
rdcrcil tho lltiddhtst monasteries nnd
robbed in tho open streets tho roval
princesses of their juwels.
Senoh Monur. Spanish Minister of
Foreign Affairs replylnir- recently to n
(deputation from tlie Spanish Mcicnn-
lllo society until that ho would submit
lo his colleagues oilhuiilitho question
D( UO.I1UU- nl treaties with Jtaglitnd
and Amoi.Vi Ho cxim-ised fears In
regard to tho anti-free trado londoncles
Dl the now Ilrltish l'lirlln'munt.
Doos havo been nlnv Inland havoc
'among tho sheep of Mo'-Urle County
111. tho past fen- dajs. Wear Sullivan
a fanner one morning found IHty-thico
sheep killed or cripplud out of a total
of stxty-Ilvij. In one night a neighbor-
ing farmer lost thirty head. Words
fail to express tbu farmers' Itidigna-
tlon. Thoy nro on tho warpath with
shotguns and dogs aro being slaugh-
tered Uy ttui score.
Last Jannary a prize of two Iiundrcd
dollars In gold was offered by II. I.
Warner found.ir of tho Warner 01-
uervatory In Itocljestor for tho best
'hrcc thousand word essay on tho red
L sunsets of 1883 and 1881. Tho contest
closed on December 1 and competitive
essays have been sent In fiom tho Fiji
M;l.inds Australia Sandwich Islands
Bohemia (Scrmnny Capo of Good
Hope Knglnnd Scotland and tho
United States.
The best evidence that railway men
aro now as u class temperate men Is
tho fact that discharges for lntcmper-
anco on tho great rallwajs aro already
rare. In tho "offense record" for
September of tho Orand Trunk Hall-
way which employs probably ilftecn
thousand men or morr out of eighty-
four offenses spc 'ed only ono Is
given as "intempo Co" this boingln
tho cpo of a porter who was conse-
'IH'ntly dismissed.
Mits. M. K. Kknyvoktiiv who has
been prominent in tho woman suffrago
movement In Washington Territory
lias also taken pntt in political matter
generally and has been especially con-
spicuous in public meetings in Tacoma
to agitate the Chlncsa expulsion ques-
tion. Mm. Konworthy is cow very
much surprised at being Included In
tho indictrhcnUngalnst persons charged
with being connected with tho destruc-
tion oj houses In Tneomn.
"Eight hundred male Scandinavians
'passed through Cldcago recently
headed by threa largo bauds. They
took a train on tho Cirand Trunk &
F.rio llailroad for New York and from
thcro would sail by the special steamer
Olo Hull to their old homes In Scandi-
navia. Most of tho largo party have
been here from llttcen to thirty ye.irn
and have prospered. They purchased
over ilvo hundred thousand crowns in
foreign drafts in Chicago to use whilo
on their plgrimagu.
Tiiciie was an imposing sceno at
tho palace of tho Kscurial at Miuhid
upon tho arrival of King Alfonso's
body. When tho procession reached
-tho monastery tho IJuko do Serto tho
ICoyal Chamberlain knocked and re-
quested admittance for Alfonso. Whon
Inside tho gates tho Duko unlocked tho
coffin and called threo times In Al-
fonso's ear. Then according to tho
ritual ho said: "Thero Is no reply. It
Is tmo tho King Is dead." Ho then ro-
lockcd the coflln and broke his wand
of ofllce.
A iiecknt dispatch from Atoka I.
T. says: The Cherokee aru having
nn exciting session at their council
meeting. Tho Governor Chief Dushy-
hoad and party aro charged with
gravo misdemeanor In securing threo
hundred thousand dollars some year or
.so ago from tho United States Govern-
icnt as per capita payment. It Is
'liarged that to secure this sum. a con-
slderablo perccntago of which went
' into tho pockets of leading putties In
tho transaction tho claim of
tho Cherokces to tho neutral
. land strip northwest of tho Cherokee
Htllon adjacent to Kansas was heavily
compromised and It Is now doubtful
If tho Nation can Justly and legally
prevent tho United States from obt Blu
ing a clear title to these lands. Tho
Bushyhoad party denies that such a
comprpmlao was made and that thoy
are truo and loyal to tho Interests of
tho Cherokces nnd entitled to tho
grtjltuda of tho pcoplo in securing
threo Hundred thousand dollars from
the United States Government to ena-
1 bio their people to buy provision at a
time of grcaicarclty and dltttxH-
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
dionnod by Teloarnph nnd Mail.
l'HIMONAI. AM) roi.ITICAI-
Tub President lins appointed Altiert A.
Wilson of Washtnrton UnlUxt ' Htttlcs
JtBiiilml fdr the Dlntrlct of Coldlnbla. Mr.
Wilson is 1'realilciit of An innuranco com-
pany Vice l'rwldcntof a ralhvny company
and ( bank director In Wnolilngton City.
OovtitNou AnnoTT o( Now Jemcy' was
reported recovering atlfnctorlly from ths
never effects of o lurglcnl operation per-
formed .recently for an affection of tho
cerebral bone.
The wilt of tho Into VIc I'rcolilent Hen-
dricks recently prolmted bequeathed all
bis property to lili widow.
ItKrum.ioAM Henntors in caucus t Wnb-
Ington on tbo 4th Unnnlmounly noniliiatcd
Bonntor IxiRnn for I'rcsldcnt pro torn. Sen-
ator I.ognu decllneit tho honor.
Tub llepuhllcnn Henstont In caucus at
Washington on tho Ctli nominated John
Hliei man for rrotilent pro torn llit noin-
Inntlon wns accepted. Tbo Demon ata nom-
inated Harris of Tmios).
ItlSCKI.LANI'.OU.t.
Tub Toile kto notfeo to tho Unlknn con-
ference on tho 3A of Impending military ac-
tion on tho part of Turkey In l!nt Hou-
luella. A Council of Turkish Ucnernls was
held and they ndvlicd tbo permanent oc-
cupation of tho Dnlknnji by Turkey fearing
tho Russia would obiorli Ilulgarla and Au-
stria do tho snmo with HeiTln.
Tub Anglo-Amorlcnu Direct United
Htntcs nnd French and American Cable
Companies hnvo reduced full preis rates to
Ibis country fivo cents and deferred rates
two and one-half cents per word.
At Uorr's Island near FltUbnrgh Pa.
tho other morning tho tow boat Iron City
was blown to pieces killing one man and
seriously Injury ing six others. Tho ciew
numbering lx men wno blown into the
rlrer. Engineer OeorRo Ashtoi. wss In-
etantly killed; Kitd Jnolcon w fatally
Injured nnd other :-oiloul. The vessel
burned to tho water's ede.
A inn accident lmppened nenr Wniililiig
ton Fa. on the 2d on tho lUHIinore ft
Ohio llailroad. The flit t 'W lociilfiuight
enst bound Imd started finui the Washing-
ton ynrds with onlers to lun tul'iule villa.
When In tho W'oikmon ent It i-olllded Ith
tho Mt liounil llrst "SS" thiougli freight
with terrific force. Conductoi John ltlder
nndnbrakernan ero intnntly kilted nnd
other trniu hands Injured.
Tub InUlftus attacked the town of Dun-
can Ariz. on the Kouthem I'liolflc llnll-
roail on tbo'.M nnd killed ono mnn. Thoy
also cut the w Ires between Wilcox and Fort
Urnnt.
A MlUTAtir omeerand eight suhonllnates
in Cuba ntteinpted to 'nclto a revolt crj'-
tng "Viva lu Itepubllcal" Ti oops weio sent
in pursuit and one. of tho men wns killed
nud two surrendered.
The people of rhltlppopolN refused to
trent with tbo new Turkish Pommlseloners
Tho ltuthlon ngent named th lloumelinns
thnt they uced not expect Itusslnn assist
nco If they icfused thoTiirLUh Knvoys.
The InotiiTfctlon In Nuevo Leon Mexico
wns reported Inci eating In strength. It
wns reported however thnt nnunderstnnd
ing would be reached between llovtmor
fjarcla Generals Trevlno nnd Nnrnuo nud
Judgo Davlla now in Mexico City and the
l'resldeut.
The tug boat Dory Kraory blew up on the
Hast Hlver New York recently. Tho crow
of six on boaul tho veswl ucre killed not
n trace of them being found hen senivh
pnrtiMsneut out. Tim tug was hluuii to
pieces. It wns valued nt 10000.
Tur. committee Ju rhsigo of I lie n(TiIrs of
tho Ifntlonnl Dnso Hall League has decided
to limit the nuuilierof clutxi In the lrniguc
lo six. They nio: Chicago Ht. IjjuIs
Detroit l'liilndelphla Kvw York nnd JJos-
lon. Tile lCnusas Legislature has been cnlled
to meet In special sewlon on January 19.
Tin: public debt frcienfced during the
mouth of Novembor 71!H. 17. The In-
crease nt tho debt was caused by falling oil
of receipts nnd In created pension charge.
The New York Chamber of Commerce re-
cently ndoptod resolutions deploring the
decllno of Ameilcan shipping nnd sug-
gesting as a remedy tho establishment of a
Bureau of Commerce under tho control of
tho Becrctniy of tho Treasury.
The older of expulsion of tho German-
Americans from the Inland of Foehr has
again been susprudtil Mr. Pendleton tho
United BUites Minister having Intervened
In tho matter
Mjuihiau. Ci.kmf.nts was hanged at
Hugunche Col. recently for tho munkr of
hlsbiollier and slstor-lu-lnw. Tho crime
was nn extremely shocking one. Clements
kept up his brnvndo to tho last.
Dacoits nt tricked. outllng portions of
Mnndalay after tho surrender nnd several
Jlrittsh soldiers vtere killed nnd Mounded.
The Ilurmcso generally were friendly to
the occupation.
IUronrs wero In circulation In Madrid
that the young Queen Mercedes had devel-
oped symptoms of lpng disease nnd scrofu-
lous debility Inherited from her father and
will never be in a proper condition of
health to succeed to the throne.
New Yoiik police found Ilvo cases of
tmnll-poxon tho n est sldo of the city tho
other Jlny.
Omciu.s of the Farmers' National Unnk
of Mnnsfleld O. bavo had an lutervlow
with Joseph Hosdowltch the defaulting
teller who lied to Cnnnda. Hosdonitch
agreed to return the securities and be will
not bc.prosecuted.
The Uerman Oovcrnment proposes to es-
tablish a monopoly In the manufacture and
sale of spirits.
Tub mammoth wholesale dry goods
house of U. K. Doyle of Fort Smith Ark.
failed recently. T.vo attaching creditors
nro II- H. Clnflln Hill Fontalno it Co. and
Durham lluckley & Co. ; nominal assets
70.000; liabilities 00000.
Uuimuus entered tho private banking
houso of llantcl & Co. at Freedom Pa.
tho other night and exploded the safe with
giant powder. Tho thieves socurcd about
115000.
Junau Hiuokton of Pennsylvania has
banded dowi an opinion in regard to tho
constitutionality of tho act prohibiting the
manufacture aud sale of oleomargarine.
The eourt holds thai the act is entirely
constitutional.
TltR business failures for the seven days
endod Decemlier3 numbered forthoUnlted
States 313 for Canada 20 or n total Of 239
against 211 the week piovious. Thero was
a considerable Increase noted In Southern
nnd Western States.
Two freight trains on the Pittsburgh
Fort Wayne & Chicago llnllond under full
speed collldod nt Nllos O. roceutly badly
Injuring nearly all tho employes of both
trains. Tbo collision was caused by a tolo-
grapu opcinior ai Baioui o. neglecting to
deliver orders to the enst bound train.
The losses on rolling stock wore very
heavy.
A uismcu from London saysi The
movements of the Proek troops on tbo
uortbein frontier seem to give color to
tbarepoit widely circulated reccutlythat
trlpattlto alliance has been formed be-
tween Austria Hervla and Clreeoe and
that tho crossing of tbo frontier by te
U reek troops Is fa be tho Urst open sUcUrsv-
tlou of this uulou
Thk S!p.bkwk FiankllR stmt. Cbo.
rssXJWssp&si
AH earthqualte recently tbrenr down
111 any houses at Mnscara Dlideh and
Medcnh and destroyed thrco-quarlors of
tho town of Mlstla lu Algeria. Thirty-two
persons wcro killed and twelve others In
jured. Among the victims were soveril
Kuropcnns
ltecmtf adVlces from Asplnwall report a
kovero storm off tho coast. Several ves-
sels wcro known to havo boon wrecked but
It wns believed their crows succeeded la
reaching tho shore. Tho railroad In Asplm
wall was damaged
Nvrrrtrgn exploded at SUdrabt street
Pittsburgh l'a. on tho 4th. Ono woman
was fatally burned and soveral others so-
rlously Injured. Tho damage amounted to
130(01
ji .pits uvutjt iimiiuriii urcvaiieu lu i
t !.... -. If . - J . '
'j.iiBjun unu i-.nsiern jvnnsas nniliieurasKB
on tho 4th accompanied by a sudden fall in
the temperature. At Ht. Paul and other
parts of Minnesota there was a heavy snow
storm.
HuvEKTEim prisoners among the number
some of tbo most notorious criminals in tho
Slate of Pennsylvania escaped recently
from the Beaver County jail by cutting tho
corridor and window bars and letting them-
solves over tho walls by means of blankets
taken from their colls.
Ho STiionrcKKii nnd Sam Johnson two
lawyers bad a street duel at Mncon On.
retSehlly. Btrobccker wns killed. Tho
trouble wns over a monoy loan.
Tub United Htntcs signal station nt Cape
ILilUrns N. C reports thnt tho schooner
Nelllo Wndswortb from Charleston 8. C
to Nonberuo N. C was wrecked four
miles south of tho s'tatlon early tho other
morning. Ono colored man Ocorgo Rich-
ardson died from exposure after rescue.
Tho vessel nnd cargo are a total loss.
The clearinghouso returns for weekended
Decembers showed an avcrags increase of
21.0 over the corresponding week of last
year. In Now York tho Increase was 20.0.
Ciuimr.x & Sexton's largo Iron foundry
In Chicago was destroyed by tiro early on
tho morning of tho 7th. Two flrcmen were
hurled under fnlbng walls. Tho loss was
ve'T heavy.
A nriK.iT dlpatcL from Cairo 'I' snrsi
Tho Anchor lino stenmer City of Dayou
ilnra uns burned to tho water's edge at
Now Madrid No live wcro lout. Tho
ImatUBsn total los. The total loss was
aitlmntedattino.OOO.
Hix-arr vest-Is were lost by the recent
hunlcano at Asplnwall Central America.
The American brig Ortolan nnd th British
bark Lyntoii lost nil hnndx
It was positively afllrmcd lu Uolgrado
thnt Itusslnn nnd Austrian troops would
occupy Dulgnrin and Hervia respectively It
hontllltlos were renewed.
Humous wero rlfo on the Stb of an im-
pending outbreak of the Mormons In Utah.
A battery and 100 troops wcro sent to Halt
Lake City from Omaha and other troops
received crdwrt to hold themselves in read-
iness. Tho authorities i of used to give tho
precise nature Of the apprehended disturb-
ances. The Government cruiser Chicago was
successfully launched from tbo shipyards
of John Iloach & Hon at Chester Pa. on
the Stb. The vessel Is the largest of tho
new steel cruisers.
Tub Musical Union ot Now York City
has finally succeeded In compelling the pro-
prietors ot tbo Thalia Theater to engago
none other than union musicians All the
non-union men wcro discharged and union
men substituted.
The train from Thomaston on tho Up-
son County Road was approaching Barnes-
vlllo. On. tho other day when a fluo of tho
euglno boiler burst badly scalding the fire-
niLn Robert Dicks of Thomaston. Tbo
engineer John D. Hooker also ot Thomas-
ton thought tho bolter was about to burst
and becamo panlo stricken. Ho Jumped
blindly from his cab and was found after-
ward with his brains dashed out. Dicks
was fatally scalded.
The ll!t ot disasters to lake shjpplng dur-
ing tho yc'sr 1SS6 recently published shows
that sixty vessels passed out of oxtstenco
during tho year involving a loss of 910-
100Co0and seventy-four lives. Tho most
noted of these disasters wastba wreck ot
tho Algoma at Islo Royal Lako Superior
November 7 by which forty-eight lives
were lost.
It w ns stated in Cincinnati that slnco tho
report of Asslguoo John 11. Mannlx was
published In the case ot Archbishop Pur-
cell's estates the discovery has boen mado
that tbo valuo ot tho property has de-
creased about (200000 through unfortunate
Investments in stock. Not tho slightest
blame nttacbes to Mr. Mannlx who acted
under instructions of the Probata Court.
Caxox Famiaii sailed on the Unibrla
from Now York for England on tbo 5th.
ADDITIONAL msrATCWES.
Woiik has been commenced on tho now
bridge nt Kllsnbcthport N. J. which is to
connect the Baltimore rv Ohio tracks with
thosa of tho Htaten Islnnd Transit Com-
pany Ihns giving the Baltimore & Ohio
entrance to New York harbor.
The ofllctals ottholVar Department deny
that orders hnvo lieen sent from headquar-
ters at Washington to dispatch troops to
Halt Lako City to assist In quelling Mor-
mon rlotK. Acvoidlng to a hlghoIMclnl of
tho Department no advices haro been re-
ceived of the necessity for more troops at
tho scene of tho riots.
Tub Daisy roller tlour mills at Milwau-
kee wore eutlrely destroyed by lire recent-
ly. The Umpire mills adjoining wero also
destroyed. Loss (250000.
A iiecent telegram fiom Gibraltar an-
nounced that the largo Italian steamer
Abyssinia bound fronitlcnoti for the River
Plate with 1100 passengers was ashore
near Casablanca. Nothing definite was
known.
JumlB Love of the United States Circuit
Court at Keokuk Iown hns appointed
Thomns Tharher Receiver of tho Centcr-
villo Moravia & Albla Railroad subject
to tho approval of the court nt Ht. Louis.
A miti'ai. Insurance concern known as
the Solf-Kndowed and Uenevolent'Aisocla-
tlon ot America with headquarters at
Fort Worth Tex. failed recently with lia
bilities of one million dollars. The assets
wero practically Invisible but the victims
numbered eleven thousand.
Tiik President's message was delivered
to Congress on the 8th. But little business
was done In either the Houso or Senate the
members being occupied In discussing the
points of the message.
William U. VAxnenniLT tho railroad
moguato and millionaire fell dead sud
ilen jy from heart disease at Now Yoi k on
the afternoon ot the 8th He bad just re-
turned from effecting some business ar-
rangements on Htaten Island.
A I'AnrT ot Indians broke through tho ice
n Idle crossing the Missouri near Bismarck
D. T. recently. Three of them wero
drowned. A squaw was saved by her has-
band who himself perished.
Russia was reported making an effort to
get a seaport on tho Red Sea and wants to
establish a protectorata over Abyssinia.
Tub rjr WorM of Holyoko Mass. says
that a convauy of American paper manu-
facturers and capitalists has been formed
for tho purpose of getting control ot all
ths chemical fiber patents lu Kurope. It
will bo the greatest syndicate and monop-
oly ever organised lu tho paiier Industry
and one of great moment to the future t
tbo business
Tu health return of tbo death of Vice
President Heunrirks recently atod at In-
dfaiupolla fclwypaiyO. wtsls sWssUrss.
anosjt wgastt
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INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Commissioner Atkins Dlseonrsrs on Matters
lVrlalnlnx tn Indian ArTalrs
tYASUMOTOic December 7.- tlcneral J
t. C. Atklus Commissioner of Indian Af-
fairs has submitted to the Secretary of the
Interior bis annual report for tho fiscal
year ended June 30 1885 from which the
following 1 taken:
The Coinm'sslotiOr prefaces his report wltk
tho statement that "It requires no seer to
foretolt or fo-see the olvlhtatlon of tho Id.
dlan race as a result naturally deduclble
from a knorlcdiro and practice on their part
of tho art of agriculture for tho history ot
agriculture among ail pcoplo nnd In all coun-
tries Inllmatelr connects it with tho bright'
est Intellectual and moral development ot
rftsn.
istriiRST tw AOnicf i.Tuiir-
H continues: The Ihcrcascd luterest in
agriculiuro manirestod Slnco tho opening of
Inst spring nnd tho preparations on several
rcserrat ons tor still largor Irtcrcaso ot aora-
sso in farming are a mono- tho hopeful signs
of India! proa-res) and dorelopment. This
bring me dlrcctlr to the consideration of
tho prnctlcnl poller which I bet evo should
bo adopted by Congrca and the Government
In tho inanagomont nr tho Indians. It should
bo industriously and vravelr impressed upon
them thnt thoy must abandon tbelr tribal re-
lations and tako lands in sovcraltr as the
corner stouo of their complete success In ag-
riculture which means solf-tupiiort person-
al independence and material thrift. The
Government should however in order
to protect them retain tho right
to their lands in trust for twenty-five
j tars or longer but issue trust pat-
ents at oner to suih iudiana as havo taken
Individual holdings When the Indiana have
taken their lands In soveraltr Insufficient
quantities (and tbo number ot acres In each
holding may and should vary In different lo-
calities according to fcrt'lltr productive-
ness climntlo and other advantages) then
having duo regard to tho Immediate and
early futuie needs of tho Indians the
remaining lands or their reservations should
bo purchased ty tho Government and
opened lo homestead entry at llftr or saven-ty-flvoccnis
por aero The money paid by
tho Government for tholr landa should be
held In trust in Ave per cent bonds to bo In-
vested as Congress mar provide for tho edu-
cation civilization and material develop-
ment and advance ot tho red race reserving
tor each trlbo Ha own money
. . BVSTKM WAN1KO.
If this pol'cy wero adopted systematically
by the Goernment It would bo strange if 'r
nro j ears from Inauguration and cstnblliu-
ment there should be nn Indian of anr tribe
In (lie whole country who would rcfuso to
accept so favorablo am advantageous a
menuro. Kvcrr stco taken ovcrv mnvn
maao every suggestion offered everything
done with refen-nco to the Indians thnutd
bo with a vlowof impressing upon them that
done wlih refcrencu to the Indians ibnuld '
( in me puuuj uim nas ocen permanently
decided upon by tho Government In refer-
ence to their management. They must
abandon tribal lulntloust they must
gUo up tholr superstitions: thoy must
forsake their savnge habits and learn tho
arts of alvillratlon. Thoy must learn to
labor and must learn to rear their families
as white peonlo do and to learn more ot tholr
obligations tn tho Government and to socie-
ty. In a word they must team to work for a
living nnd thoy must understand that It la
their Interest nnd duty to aond their children
to school and when the farm and tho school
have become familiar Institutions to tho In-
dians and reasonable time has Intervened
for tho transition from bnrbaiism. nr a semi-
clvlllxed slote to ono of civilisation. Then
will thn Indlrn bo prepared to tako upon
himself tho higher and more responsible
duties and privileges which appertain to
American cltlscnsliip.
KUHDEn or I1COIAKS.
Thero aro la tho United Slates excluslro of
Alaska about a) Indians. Of that
number thcro nro In tho flvo civilited
tribes In tho Indian Territory si0O0.
Thcro are In New York. 70 In North
Carolina 3100 nnd there nro somn In Dakota
Nebraska Kansas Wisconsin and Minnesota
and n few In Cnlirornla nnd the Northwost
who aro dvl'lzed and still others who can
lay tome eialin to civilization. Many others
In tho reservation havo cast oil tbo blanket
nnd anL adopting the fash ons nnd dress of
white people: but among all these except
among tho Indians ot Now Tor and North
Carotins h fow In the Northwestern
States nnd a part or tho five civ-
ilized tribes lu the Indian Territory
la n very large number who do not till
the soil and nearly all who are called
"blanket" Indians havo never tilled thn sod
to any extent and fully half of the Indians
of thn United Stales cicluslvo of Alaska
ns yet havo declined to commit themselves
to the 1 fn of the fanner. Kxcluslre of the
land cultivated by the flvo civilized tribes
i ine nuiuucr oi acres in cultivation oy in-
I dians during the present yeans SI3.H1. an
I Increanj of lf473 acres over last year's
nxures .
Tlixrmir.
Tho Commissioner presents at some length
tho soveral theories advanced by friends of
thelndans as tho best policy topursuoto
riromoto tholr truo welfare. One proposition
s to concentrate them within the Indian
Territory Another Is that the tribes should
bo diffused over as largo a space asoractlc-
nbln with a view of iir.lnrlnir the Indians
more d.rectly In contact with a higher type
of civilization: whilu another proposition Is
to reranvo with tho exception of tlioso who
have taken lands in severalty all or the In
dlnns in M nnesota. Wisconsin and Michi-
gan to Itcd Ixkc and Whllo Earth Ilcscrva-
linns: thoso In Montana Idaho. Wynmlngand
Dakota to ttie irreat Hioux Itcservationsi anil
thoso In Novada.Uppcr California Oregon and
wasmngioiicrriiorr to mo lnkonania lies
ervatlnns; while the Houiliwestern Indians
might lie concentrated upon ono or two ex-
latlntr riser atom In thnt locality. Thn
Couimlss'oner makes nodefln tc recommen-
dations as to any of theso theories. Itenorts
of tbu Indian agents nt awencles whrrn tho
courts inrinoir.ai or inman oacntns nave
txen established show that thoy have
been ent roly successful and In many case
eminently usoful.
ixniAN roi.icR.
inferring to tho Indian police tho Com-
missioner sai si To agrent "Stent thoy have
met tho nccess ties of tho situation and
have proved reliable aids to tho In-
d an agents In preventing trespassing
and robbery by lawless whites and in sup-
press ng rt'sordec. violence and incqi ent re
volt ninongtlio mnro restless of their own
people Manr instances of surprising fidelity
to tbu trust in posed upon them under clr-
cumstnncca which would swerve innnv a
wh'ta man from his duty might be related ot
theso Indlsp jiollcr men. Under tbo hend nt
"Cash I'a cnts to Indnns' tho Commis-
sioner ssis. The sum of V2TO was paid In
xsv'iill per capita sums to Indians during the
past 111 oil icar
iniiia.v ot'Tnnr-AKs.
Deferring to the Indian outbreaks In the
ftnuthwest llio Commissioner savs: On The
lllh of last Mav a portion of tho Cblrcahuas
nuinlcrlng forty-two men and ninety seven
women anil children succeeded in escaping
irom military control wnuo inn remaining
fiortlon romaincd pcaceatilratcanip Apache.
)t those who escaped eight men wcro killed
by Apacho scouts and thlrtr ono women and
children wore capttirtxl and are now hold
tindor military siirvelllanco at Fort llowto
Tha others havo boen roaming through the
country committing murders and depreda-
tions and pillaging upon and terrorizing the
clPzcna. In view of tho outbreak in May
and as a precaut nnary measure- against any
collision or combination that might hi
made between thoso off and those remain-
ing on the ruscrv-atlon as well as to assure
Srace and quiet to citizens. It has been
reined advisable to place all theApaohes
temporarily under the charge of tho War
Department: that department to havo full
authority to proscrlbo and enforce such rcgu.
lit ons for their management as mar bo
deemed prupor This ofllce heartily sympa-
thies Willi tho efforts ot tho War Depart
ment to control tne reuoinoua ami warnxo
spirit of tho rhlr.oahua outlaws and to pre-
vent a rucurrenco of tholr raids utonhlto
settlements nnd I trust that the military will
bo aide lo capture tho murderous baud uow
skulking lu the Sierra Mndre Mruntalns and
br ng them to condign punishment.
SIS '
fitattered His Wares.
Texaiikama Auk. December 8. One
McCurry claiming to ball from New Or-
leans was victimising a number ot joung
bojs whom bo attracted around him by a
(billing display ot Jewelry. Ills jtlan was
to put a ten dollar bill In one of his watches
then stir up the lot nnd sell either for fire
dollars. Several boys Invested And as a
matter ot couiso got snapped. While
the c.tuie was progressing some
of the bo)s' patents arrived
on the scene and teaming wist had
occurred boeame Indignant and raised a
crowd which attacked the vvatelt man and
scattered bis wares In all directions
Th Storm on the Iake.
Chicaoo lii. December T.Tlie dam-
ago done hero by tho storm Friday night Is
much greater than at first supposed. The
lako was seldom rougher. Along tho shore
skirting Lincoln Park tho temporary break-
water was tola'ly demolished and tha
waves made dten Inroads completing
the destruction of the lake shore drive
which bed been begun by the stanu ot
last snrfnsr. Fur more than a ml a tlio en
tire width ot the drive wilti navemeut and
coping la washed out and lu He 'Jon Is a
ttiae ot wreexsgrv lanusuK aim
wlrMjsh. "" stew" smnunu tc
ilHtueutfs sat flnrhrs. Pre nr i0MMt
fur thg jsKly vt Uw vwl4 tow OTWde.
THE NATIONAL TREASURY.
Srnotll or Hie Ilepoi tof Treasurer iloritan
t'lif l Sain' 1'ur.e.
WxsnmoTox December 7. The annual
report of United States Treasurer Jordan
shows that the net revenue of the Govern-
ment during tho last fiscal year was $323-
C9070o or 124819102 less than th.it ot the
preceding year while the expenditure wa
5200220035 or 910100690 grostcr than
that of the preceding year. Tho surplus
available for tho reduction ot the publle
debt at tho close ot tho fiscal year was 40-
929854 less than was avallablo on tho 1st
ot July 1834. The assets according to the
new form of statement September 30 1883
were 1574708250 or an Increase of S5-
018007 over 1834; the liabilities wcreS380-
381777 sn Increase of $10216591 over
1881 and the balance 9191320478 an In-
crease of 944801410 over 1831. During
the s.imo period there has been an Increase
of 333403033 In tho gold assets of 922-
095010 In tho sllvi r assets 90770423 li
tho legal tender nsfMs ot 9171284 In
National bank notes ani National bank de-
posits. tub "nirLMox fund"
or deposits on the mint were on tho 30th
day ot June ot this year 9148501029 at
against 9141048008 on June 30 1884. Tho
Issue ot United States notes during the
fiscal car In place of such as were re-
turned In a worn and mutilated condit on
amounted to 98449315X Silver certificates
to the amount of 910000000 were Issued;
920.990045 wero redeemed during thn year.
Oold certificates ot tho old Issue amounting
to 952420 were redeemed. Ot the new Is-
sue 903000 wero Issued and 921017100 re-
deemed. Coupons from United 8tates
to the amount of 93031007 wero re-
ceived from the several assistant
treasurers by whom they wero paid and
examined in this ofllce. Called bonds ot
the United Slates amounting to 941.903000
were redeemed of which amount 943533-
150 was for tho slnVIng fund. Interest
amounting t'i 912570730 on registered
bonds ot tho Uiiltnl States including those
luuivl tn the Pacific Railroad Com nan Irs.
was paid. The National banks withdrew
.1S.303.7J0 nt bonds held to sccurn their
circulating notra and $11300700 were de-
posited for that purpose a net decrease of
33002030. Hie uoiicits (examine dur-
ing tlio fiscal year making tho amounts
Involved unavailable to the Treasury
wero: One of $25311.01 In Hie office ot
Assistant Treasurer at New Orleans and
ono ot Sll.S37.37 In the assay ofllce at
Boise City. Id. T. The unavailable funds
were decreased by the following Items: A
reduction of the amount ot debclt at the
branch mint at San Francisco nt S5.GS5.8S;
a reduction ot tbo amount Involved In the
failure ot the Venango National Bank ot
Franklin Pa. of 312753.10 and thoudjust-
ment of two defaults in the former United
States depository nt Baltimore amounting
tn 0900.77 and $1100.87 respectively
making a total decrease ot 20533.08 and
tho n Increase tn tho available funds ot
810000.30.
THE NATIONAL. BASKS
paid into the Treasury on account of semi-
annual duty on tbelr circulation the sum
sf 2791581 which was 230.031 less than
was pi'rt on that amount the preceding
year. Circulating notes ot National banks
amounting to 150200123 wero received
for redemption during tho year. This
rmount included notes of National banks
Ihat havo failed gone Into liquidation or
i educing circulation bt which 28.402.223
Mere redeemed during the ear. Notice Is
given ot the suspension of tbo Issuance of
l and S3 notes and the economy effected
thereby tho saving for ono quarter being
the cost ot printing 15000000 notes and
tho paper used In their manufacture. At
this rate a re :tljn in the small note Is-
sues Is Indicated ot about $28O000s'0 dur-
ing the current year.
The Treasurer makes a great number of
recommendations and apotogzles for the
length of Ids rert but says he thinks
tho Treasury should be as a glass house
through which the sun shines to Its utmost
nook and cranny. There Is not be says
"a busluess interest lu the whole country
which may no suffer through Ignorance of
its affairs; and therefore. Its operations
bare been detailed as thoroughly as the
lime and Intelligence ot Its custodians will
permit."
AFTER MANY YEARS.
Vn Knterprlslng Young Itaseat After Swind-
ling the 1'eupU of Jollet Is Iteturned
Cnnvlct.
Jolikt III. December 5. Flvo years
sgo an enterprising young chap named Fred
V. Kecch located In this city and opened a
picture store obtaining bis goods on credit
and dealing In frames paintings and
chromos. lie was soon doings rushing
business and to all appearances was an np-
rlght business man. In the meantime be
obtained board In respectable private
family and It was not long before he bad
ugiatlated himself Into the affections of
the landlady's daughter and compelled her
to elope with him. They wero married and
after a short honeymoon returned to this
city and obtained the forgiveness
ot tho old folks. Keech then re-
sumed bis occupation as a dispenser
of cheap chromos. Ills creditors soon be-
gan pressing him for money and to escApe
then tin fathered uu all the funds he could
and fled from the city taking with him a
woman of tlio town deserting hlajoung
wife and leavlug bis creditors In tho bote
to the tune ot several thousand dollars.
The broken-hearted wife at once procured a
dlvorco fiom tha swindler and nothing
more was heard from Kcecb until today
when Sheriff Sutton ot Carroll County
stepped from the train In this city having
In charge a batch of convicts condemned
for a sojourn In the "Big Fen." Among the
manacled felons was a dudlsh-looklng fel-
low. It was Kitech looking very crestfallen
ss lie w as recognized by several old acquaint
nnces on tlvu depot platform. Upou lr
qulry It was learned that after Kcech fled
from Jollet be had located at Mt. Carroll
where be again commenced a career as A
swindler finally defrauding bis creditors ot
a large sum and lleelug to Philadelphia
but was followed and returned to Illinois
on a requisition. At Uio trial Keech wm
awarded two and a hilt years at Jollet on
the charge ot conspiracy to defraud.
4 9
Collision at llrooklyn.
Nkw Youk December B. Another acci-
dent is reported from the Brooklyn side of
the Kast River bridge. At about 3:30 this
morning while but fow guards wero on
watch on the Brooklyn sldo ot
the bridge two trains both making
fast time collided tho engineers and
firemen ot both engines being seriously In-
jured. One man was Instantly killed. The
engines and baggage cars ot both trains aro
total wrecks. T ho accident was due to the
(allure ot the grip on tho east bound train.
Tho wreck Had been cleared away oy six
o'clock this morning aud the Injured taken
to tbo hospital.
--
A I'latboat and Big Uvea I.ost on the Ohio
Hlver.
EvAHsviLi.r Ihd December T Fri-
day night's gate did considerable damage
along the lower Ohio Hlver. The fiatboat
J. YY. Ullis No. 1 loaded with a cargo ot
3100 bushels of potatoes In bulk and 500
bushels In barrels was capsUed by the
waves at Morris' landing flvo miles below
Metropolis lib Ten men were on the boat
Mid six wt down while three besides the
pilot saved their lives by Jumpbag in-
to the river and swlmHIiig a. The
hames o! the. ln lost are: JUsjls Met-
swijeatoh Lhuirey ueortts ay 4oatM
IMPORTANT DECISION.
The flnpreme Court of the United Rtates
Decides that Double Damages for Block
Killed on Itallroads Is Not Unconstitu-
tional. Kassas Citt Ma December 6. The
Times publishes In full tho decision ot the
Supreme Court ot the United Stales relat-
ing to tho liability of railroads for stock
killed and says: These cases Involve tho
constitutionality ot tho law of Missouri
which permits tho recovery of double the
amount of all damages sustained by
owners ot horses cattle mules or
other animals killed or Injured by
tbo railroad company where such company
shall fall to construct or maintain proper
fences or cattle guards. The railroad com-
psny claimed that the law ot Missouri was
in conflict with not only the constitution of
the State but ot the fourteenth amendment
of the constitution of the United States In
that It deprived the railroad company of lis
property without due process ot law and
denied It In that particular the equal pro-
tection of the laws. Tbo Supremo Court.
through Justice Field denied that the State
law allowing such riouXe damages was
lu conflict vvltli the fourtesnth amendment
to the constitution since all other
companies am alike subjected to the same
duties and liabilities under similar circum-
stances. Tho question of the conflict ot
the law with tho constitution Of Missouri
was not passed upon for want of Jurisdic-
tion. The Judgment ot the Supreme Court
of Missouri was thcteforc afliimed.
FARMERS CONGRESS.
Tha Closing Day New Offlesra Elected
The Nest Place of JIetlng.
IxDtAXAroLts Isd. December 5. At
Thursday's session of the Farmers' Nv
tlonl Congress tho consideration of. tho
resolutions offtrod by tho committee was
resumed. Tbo first asking Congress to
mako moro stringent legislation for the pre-
vention of the spread of pleuro-pneumonla
In caltle. was ilb-cussed and finally adopted
and like action was taken wlih the rnsoju-
tlon asking for a law- regulating inter State
commerce. It was also resolved by 109 to
42 to request Cungreis to restore the duty
nn wool. The following; officers were elected
for tho ensuing two years: ricsldcut
Robert Beverly The 1'lalns. Va. Vice
Presidents: Colorado Uenrge lluell
(ireeley; Indians J. II. Conner
Indianapolis; New Jersey IL B.
Smith Sralthvllln; Missouri Wlllhm
Gentry Sediila; Tentiesseo li. F. Cock-
roll Nashville; Minnesota Springer liar-
baugh St. Paul; Mississippi J. II. Fields
Columbus; Kansas A. W. Smith Mcpher-
son; Iowa Mathow Pickett Cedir; Vlr
gtnla A. W. Drury Wetovcr: Illinois
Klmer Washburn Chicago; Kentucky A.
B. Smith Newcastle. Secretary B. F.
Clajton Macedonia Kan.; Assistant Secre-
taries J. Bradsbaw Boverly Tho Plains
Vo.; Joel B.Jb"ort Springfiuld Tcnu. The
next meeting will bo held at St Paul
Jlliin. August 25 1830.
THE ENGLISH ELECTIONS.
Liberals Outnumber Tories and ramellltes
The Decisive Day.
Lokdo December 6. According to tne
t eturns recti red up to three o'clock yester-
day afternoon the Liberals have secured 285
seats In the next Parliament the Conserva-
tives 225 and the Paruellltes 58. This gives
the Liberals a clear majority over all ot
two. Many strong Liberal districts are
yet to bo heard from aud it is Impossible
to say with Just wbat majority be-
hind him Gladstone will enter the
next Parliament. In the south division of
SllgoMr. T. Sexton Nationalist received
5151 votes and Mr. Pcrclval Lovallst 541.
Carlow gave . D. Gray Nationalist 4501
votes and SIrT. Butler. Conservative 051.
In tho north division of Westmratb T. D.
Sullivan Nationalist polled 3018 votes and
Mr. Smith Loyalist 200. In the
northwest (Dattford) division of Kent
Sir W. Ilartdyke. Conservative received
4483 votes to 4000 (or J. E. Saunders
Liberal. In Go.ir Scotland Mr. Pearce
Conservative has defeated Mr. Burleigh
Liberal. In Tyrone east division W. J.
Reynolds Nationalist has been elected by
a vote of 3911 to 3308 for J. M. Stewart
Conservative. In Kilkenny north division
E. M. Martini Nationalist was elected by a
vote of 4074 to 174 for Mr. Bellews
Loyalist
a s
Two Store Settlers Kitted by Indians In
Arizona.
Tocsnir Ant December 5. A A'euV
Solomonvlllo special last night says Uiv. a
band ot Indians raided through hero and
took several horses. They wero hotly pur-
sued by cttliens who at first thought them
horse thieves who ran on them four miles
west of Aspeak. Two of tlio best mounted
men were ambushed and killed at the first
fire. Tlio Indians then took a position on
a high knoll. The citizen mounted five
men the horses ot the others having given
out They partly surrounded tho Indians
and tent a courier back for assistance. Attct
some tlmo the Indians mado a break toward
Aspeak canyon. The pursuing party were
not strong enough to stop them. Thoy are
well armed aud mounted having each three
horses.
Later. Tho Indians turned toward Eagle
creek and killed some cattle aud It It
thought aro meeting the squaws from the
reservation. It U thought they will make a
dash Into Chihuahua through Doubtful
canyon. Sheriff Crawford Is sate. Hilton
aud bis companions who were killed were
believed to bo Crawford and companions.
Selling the Property.
New Yoiik December 5. Three ot the
private residences at tho comer ot Madison
avenue aud Fifty-first street built by llejirj
Vlllard before his downfall have it Is said
been sold to the thieo different patties in-
tending to occupy them Immediately. Tht
transfers will bo signed this week. Tb
buyers have discharged tlio mortgages put
upon tbem by the Oregon Navigation Com
pany as well as tlie Hens ot different me-
chanic. Vlllard himself who Is still in
Berlin has been given thirty days to relieve
the sumptuous mansion In which be lived
for awbllo at tho corner ot Fiftieth street
ot Its mortgages and liens. Some ot hit
menus thing no may do auie to do It
though thoy do not say how. Tho Interest
on tbo bouse Is eating it up (or It amouutf
to ueany sta.wu a icar.
Two years bro sovoral domestic
dogs strayed Into tbo mountains on Uio
head of Wml Hlver Wyoming Terri-
tory nnd becamo wild. They have
now Increased to soma twenty in num-
ber and bavo developed a florco spirit
Thoy havo located in an immenso clUT
and from hero they Issue on their ex-
cursions which nro very disastrous to
' to young stock of tho ranges killing
nnd devouring the strongest and
most active calves and easily putting
down a yearling. Chicago Tuiut
-
T1.U is said to have happened in
Georgia; A youth from Elbert Cdunty
purchased a suit of weddmgs:lothcs in
Atheus. Tbo wero shipped per ox-
press but tho next week wcro returned
with a letter from thq young man say-
ing that his girl had gone back ou him
and as he would not need tho garmcnU
ho had returned them. Tbo merchant
let him oft from the trade.
.. . i.Li'" S ' i "
X short tliuc ago sample of wheat
eruwn la India- was rvMiv" and in
spected by the Chicago Board ot Trade
J
THE INDIAN QUESTION.
General Crook Make Ills Report FnKy
Ttevle-wlng the Indian Troubles.
YVAniii.vuTOX December 4. Brigadier
General Crook commanding the Depart-
ment ot Arizona In his annual report de-
scribes at considerable length the circum-
stances which attended the outbreak ot tlie
Chlrlcahuas nnder Geronlmo Maifgus end
other chiefs last spring and declares sub-
stantially that the want ot harmony be-
tween the agents of the Interior Depart-
ment aud the military makes such outbreaks
possible. Ho says that upon returning to
the Department of Arlrona In 1883 ho
found the Apaches huddled about the
agency where there was no land for them
to cultivate. Tho Indian complained of
this and the agent Mr. Wlllcox acknowl-
edged the Justice ot tho complaint bnt said
he was acting In strict compliance with bis
orders In keeping them there. Ho said
however that if General Crook would take
the whole responsibility of tbelr manage-
ment he (Wlllcox) wculd make no objec-
tion to tbelr removal to other localities
within the reservation. The Chlrlcahuas
were then out and It was agreed on all
bands that It was best to bring In all that
could not bo killed.
Tttn WHOLE HATTER.
"Tills wbolo matter" writes Crook "wsi
fully understood before I started for the
Sierra Madre. Imagine my surprise when
I reached the border on my return from
the Sierra Madre with a portion ot tho
Chlrlcahuas as captives to team that tho
agent had telegraphed to Washington pro-
testing against tbelr being brought on the
reservation."
Soon afterwards General Crook was
ordered to Washington for consultation
and In his presence after full discussion
a memorandum was signed by tho Secre-
taries of War ond the Interior by
which the police omitrnl of the entire
-i.vnttiin wa vested In thn War Iinnart-
ment "Ihe scope of this control" 1m j
says -wan tiinrougiuy uiic'iseii nii'i wni
thoroughly umlui stood not only by mis-It
but by the other persons present vlt : tlio
Secretary of War. Secretary of the Interior
and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
The IdCH that the authority which I had
already exercised on the reservation simply
as a matter of necesjlly. was lo be In any
dearco lessened or limited was never
hinted at On the contrary my ilutlus and
powers were by tho agreement expressly
recognized and made record aud wero exer-
cised and enforced without any objection
for nearly two years.
tiik KxriiKas uwnF.nsTAMnso.
"Upon Ibis express understanding I
mado myself responsible for the peace ami
quiet of the Indians. For moro than two
years there was not a slnglo depredation
commltb-d by t-e Apaches tha first time
within the memory of whttn men that sn
long an Interval of peace bad ben etijoted
In Arizona and New Mexico. As I havo
said before up tn this ttme the Indian De
partment seemed only too wining to navo
me manage the entire Indian business giv-
ing in the most hearty co-operation nnd I
certainly could not conceive thst with the
added danger ot thn Chlrlcahuas thero
would be any less degree of co-opera
tlon. Months afterwards It appears tint
on the very day the abovo agreement was
entered Into the Secretary ot the Interior
wrote Agent Wlllcox In terms which must
hare convinced him that neither be nor the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs wero In ac-
cord with my views In reference to In-
dian management and ct the same time
saying tile agreement was a makeshift to
relieve them from responsibility and
transfer it to my shoulders; -also
hinting that expreh of views adverse to
the method of settlement would be agree-
able to tha department
THE itEaTLT INF.YITA11LE
"The result was InnvltabH and on p-
tcmbcr 13 I find that Ag'.it Wlllcox la
complalnlng to the Interior Department
with reference to the agreement that it de-
prived him of bis power In his government
ot the Indians and left little to sustain his
authority and Influence and recommended
Its termination. Ot cqmro I have no
knowledge of the contents ot the confiden-
tial communications between the Indian
Department and Its agent but as the sequel
1 find tint early In December fottowlug In
less than five months the Commissioner ot
Indian Affairs In a letter to tho
Secretary ot the Interior takes the ground
that tho agreement was with tho express
understanding tint tho military officers
were to bavo tho supervision of the police
trgulatlons on tho reservation under tne di-
rection and with the approval ot the Indian
agent With tills action of the Interior
Depot tmeut officials nt Washington It Is
not to be wondered that the dangers of di-
vided control and want ot co-operation
should become manifest"
TUB HKW AOR.NT.
In December IBS!. Agent Wlllcox was
relieved and a Mr. Ford was appointed In
his plsce. The new agent worked tn. har-
mony but by the middle of January be
took another course. General Crook re-
portctl tha matter and asked that his ad-
ministration be sustained or that ho be re-
lieved of responsibility. He was Instructed
pending a conrercuce between tuo two do-
pirtmeuts at Washington "not to Interfere
with the farming operations of Indians who
are not considered as prisoners" and In-
formed that the question ot relieving him
must In public Interest bo held In abeyance
fo tho present Thereupon General Crook
wmte tha Aalutant General n letter tho eon -
eluding paragrapbsotyvlilcli are as follows! I State selections under educational and ltv
"As this right of control bss now ternal Improvement grants were made ag-
been withdrawn from tne I must respect- gregatlng 299239.68 acres an Increase ot
fully decline to bo any longer held respon-! 143.627.eo acres over tho year 1884.
slble for the behavior of any ot the Indians Eighteen railroad patents and one wagon
on that reservation. Further I regret bo- road patent wore Issued during the last
Ing compelled to say that In refusing to re- fiscal year embracing 1151499.43 acres.
Ileve ma from thts reservation as requested 1 Lists of selections are on file amounting to
In mv lettar of Januarv 20. and at the samn 14.373.057.81 acres out ot which 12.557.-
tlmo taking from me tho power by which
theso dsnceruus Indians have been cou
trolled and managed and compelled to en-
gage lu Industrial pursuits tho War De-
partment destroys my Influence and does
an Injustice to me slid the service which I
represent"
The outcome of the matter was the ap-
pointment of Captain F. K. Pierce First In-
fantry as Indian agent at Ssn Carlos and
tho dangers from divided responsibility
were at an end.
Condactnre financed.
Dbmvrr Cot. November 3. Since Sun-
day last the Denver & lllo Grande Hoad lias
discharged about forty conductors and the
few remaining do not know how soon they
may be called uion to vacate. It Is stated
that for some weeks a party of detectives
have been at work on tho road shadowing
every conductor not only in his business
matters but paring close atten-
tion to bis habits also. This
wholesale exodus Is the result ot their re
ports. As usual no charges wrre made
und their inquisitive frlriids were advised
to ask no questions. Quo spotter was cap-
tured on tlie train between Leadvllle and
Saildii and quite roughly baudled by the
men.
i t S-S. i i .
t-ostl Utlaya.
WAimaTO-r December 4. Advlcee
from the west representing that Mlaequrl
people abroad complain of the neediest de-
lay In the receipt ot St Louis ami Kansas)
City newspapers indicated the fact that fit
Louts ami Kansas CHy not Mug efca
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PUBLIC LANDS.
Extract From the Report of Commission
Spark.
Washikotox Decomber 5. The re-
port of the Commissioner of the General
Land Office has been submitted and the
following Is taken therefrom: The op-
erations for tho fiscal year ended June 30
1881 were chiefly under the previous ad-
ministration. I assumed the duties of the
office March 20 1885 and accordingly have
but threo months and a few days of my
own supervision of It to account for. This
brief period was Insufficient to enable me
to more than realize thn situation and to
make a commencement toward sucli reforms
as I soon perceived were Imperative In ilia
pobltc Interest the need and Importance
of which have become more and more con-
spicuous with each day's added experience.
I found that the magnificent estate of the
Nation In tho public lands has been to a
wide extent wasted under defective and
Improvident laws and through a laxity of
publle administration astonishing in
business sense it not culpable in reckless-
ness ot official responsibility.
From the reports of the subordinate
divisions ot this office which are appended
In detail It appears that during tho las
fiscal year the sales entries and selections
ot public land under various acts ot con-
gress relating thereto embrace 1011300337
acres and ot Indian lauds 881850.21 acres
making a total of 20093513.58 acres being
a decrease as compared with the year 1884
ot 0535050.41 acres and an Increase over
the year 1883 ot 1505480.78 acres.
The receipts from the disposals of public
lands are 7086114.80; from sale of In-
dian lands 933483.63; a total ot 96619.-598.3-2
being a decrease as compared with
the year 1884 of 3415953101 and with
1883 of $3080107.33 to which Is to be
added $8821.80 (or certified copies ot
records furnished by tho General Land
Office making tho total receipt (or the
year (rum all sources 38628420.18.
Tlio number ot patents Issued on various
classes of entries and locations under the
general land laws during the year was 73-
172 an increase ot 31833 over tho year
" Mil
number ot entries and filings
madn dnrtng the year Is 211.6'M. aggregat
ing 33436920 acTcs a decrease of 45288.
I entries and filings as compared with the
year 1831 and an Increase ot 15438 over
I the year 1883. Tlio number of entries and
filings posted On the records Is 398993 an
Increase ot 71807 over the year 1881. The
number of public and private cash entries
and entries under the homestead timber
culture timber land and desert land. laws
approved (or patenting Is 78058 an Its-
crease ot 10380. K'ne thousand nine hun-
dred and two horrtrJtead timber cetture
and other contests exclusive or pre-emptions
were examined and acted Upon.
Eleven hnndred and (onr nx-parte eases
were confirmed by the board of equttabkr
odjudlcitlon.
The number ot private cash entries Is
4068 embraclng47302384 acres a decrease
ot 1077290.61 seres; 2321396.71 acres
were sold under the pre-emption law being
a decrease ot 891799.13 acres; 1129443.75
acres are embraced lu commuted home-
steads a decrease of 298745.02 acres. The
total cash sale. Including land sold at pub-
lic and priiuto sale pre-emption commuted
homestead mineral lands timber and stone
lands etc. amount to 5230878.54 aces.
The amount ot receipts from cash twice la
34223926.74 an average of a fraction less
than 3L19 per acre.
Fifteen thousand eight hundred pre-emption
entries were made during the year era-
bracing an area of 21314390.71 acres a de-
crease of 5486 entries and 894799.15 acres.
Fifteen thousand and forty-one ex-parte
cases were approved (or patent and 727 con-
tested cases decided. The number ot pre-
emption entries remaining unacted upon at
tbo close of tbo fiscal year was 32374. Tbo
number ot pre-emption filings recorded dur-
ing the year was 47946 which at 100 acre
each would cover 7671300 acres.
The number of original homestead entries
made during the year Is 50877 embracing
an area f 7417883.53 acres a decrease ot
4103 entries and 415621.35 acres as com-
pared with tlie year 1834. Final proof was
made on 22066 entries embracing 3033-
670.11 acres an Increase over the previous
Year of 223 entries and a decrease ot 87-
104.33 acres. One thousand flvo hundred
aud sixty-five soldiers' homestead declara-
tory statements were filed covering; 350-
100 acres.
Thirty thousand nine hundred asd eighty-
eight timber culture entries were made eat-
bracing 4755005.57 acres an Increase ot
4.000 entries and 870541.70 acres. Final
proof was offered on 750 entries embracing
90300.66 acres.
One thousand and twenty-sever entries
embracing 139301.93 acres wero made un-
der the timber and stone land act of June 3
1878 (chiefly timber land entries) In the
States of California and Oregon and Wash-
ington Territory (to which States and Ter-
ritory and the State of Nevada tho set only
is applicable) being a decrease of. t3M en-
tries and 300117.96 acres as. com pared with
the year 1834.
One thousand five bpndred and eighty-
eight mineral entries ot the public lands
cad 63 mineral entries ot the Ute Indian
lauds were msde embracing 33315.03 acres
and 1286.78 acres respectively: a total ot
1656 entries and 36601.80 acres. There
were 1405 mineral applications filed on
public lands aud 50 on Ute lands a total ot
1455 applications. One hundred and seventy-three
adverse claims were fllid.iirut
entries of public mineral lands and 8 agjhsst
rntries ot Ute mineral lands. There were)
29 coal entries ot publle lands And IS en
tries ot uio lands a tout ot 44 entries eui-
I bracing 3675.19 acres and 5379.94 acres
1 respectively: a total ot 5.995.13 acres.
i 339.47 acres are suspended on account ot
the failure of the companies to coraolete
their roads within the time required by tha
granting acts. The number ot settlement
claims within railroad limits pending at
tho closoet the fiscal year was 8165 ot
which 2031 bavo received some acUoa aa4
6111 havo not been acted upon. One
hundred and sixty-four and one-half wiles
of land grant railroad were reported ae
constructed tusking the total resorted eon'
atructlon to June SO 1866 l768Lel nVkss.
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during the present week. The aaa
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the dim and dueky future. Kswjswaaist as-
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