, 1870-04-07
TIE NEBRASKA INDIANS
Interesting Reports from Different
TrAbtAs->nsce~A Of tho Quaker Poi.
fry.

| Frvrs The Omaha HsraLL
| We called yesterday at the Office Of tho su-
! pe1lntendens Of lnt!isn Affairs. and les.ued
contlitionr Of several tribes in this supe.luter-
dercy. During tho absence Of Mr.. 1atney.
! his dauehtrr-lls.law. who has previously acted
| as his clerk, and, as reports from the depart
ment Indicate. has given entire satsfsction in
her management OF aflairs m the absence OF
I the superintendent Mre. Janney IL thorough
| l,usiness woman, and possesses an intinat,
knowledge Of everything connected with tho
| condition and wa1ts of each tribe, hasing per
soua1ly visited them, and displays a1cng With
| her business qualifications sincere aud earn
cet t1esiEe for the benefit Of the 1naians-o,,ali-
ties rnrely displayed here before By those hav-
ms the interests Of the poorred men in charge.
She informs tta that Superintendent Jsnnoy,
While On his Way 70 his former home in Lout1on
County. Virginia. remained come time in
Washington. 1t tho request OF the Secretary of
| the Interior. on business connected with tho
/ ups1inten1ency. and reports that he has s.
lions, Se., which arc demanded he.c, and
| which will enable him To mako sone much
| needed improvements amongst the saseral
| tribes.
| THE rAwSEES
Last fall, at the time OF the payment of tho
anuuities, Agent Troth. at the request Of the
| Indians. reserved the aaun o{ fous tAonsan.t
dollars for the purchase OF agricultural i1np!c-
n,ents for use the coming SEASON. Three
thof'tand Of this Amount has inst been expens-
Cd IN pnfchaE1nK wagons, pfowR* ETC. Last
ecaton shout !. .d6 acres Of corn we're cultiyat-
ed. which yielded AT excellent crop.
This searon it is the intention to plant
much larger space. and sone Of tho head men,
aulung whom are several of the kitkaha hand.
have promised to lend their Influence and SET
the example themselves. This OF itself IL
very encouraging. Notice has been receiyeI
at this office, fsun Superintendent Parker, At
scouts wanted this year. which is il aecorl-
ance with the wishes of Superintendent Jam
ney, who believes that il tho -Paunecs arc kept
on the rar-rath that peace may eventually DO
established with the Sioux.
TIN sA.1EE SIOUX
We alto had she pleasure Of 1neet.nE Misa
Janney. who il clerk for her father, the agent
q! the Sailtee sioux, from whom We learned
MUCH that waa interEntibS in regard to
this tribe. These Indians axa on a
reservation about ninety mics sboye
Sioux City. and hare made greater ID
sancement In civilization than o,ier Of tho
SebsaEka Idians. The tribe Rumless about
LEO FOULS, Que thousand Of whom are on the
reservation and $50 have gone up to tho Big
Sioux to make 3 new settlement. but will prob
the change Of 1otatlon. All tlesc Indians
have discarded the bl.akes entirely, the 1nen
wearing citizens c1oilca an,l .Fo19e,. dresser,
with shawl sometimes thrown around them
"Il,c Indians will not work." bat here il =
| proof Of the fal1acx OF This statement Last
aummer during The t2tyest and having seasou
there were numbers who could not full en-
p}oyment though anxious for work. Tlere
il stesm eaw-niu in operation which viii fur
| nish the coming. season an abundant
msat whicl, has been severely felt,
.he Indians bow having only log houses.
tribe for the past uix mouths, aud luriug that
time thero have been but sig deaths, and
come Of thcre we're from consumption. Tho
and have discarded the old medicine men and
their conju1iog ar1s. The government have
recently sent out = young pLssscian Of tha
Society Of Friends, who viii attend IA their
medical watts IN future. Nr. JAaaey. the
ting the material ready io1 grist mip, WITCH
will he in readiness by the time the rekt crop
y harvested. surveyor il nor at work, and
the lands WI be arpoHioned to the different
,a1nA4es q the tsibe. Ground is reads for at
lea.s one hundred acres Of WHEAT, -Q.1 anptbrf
year the supply OF brcadstuEs VIII b. s,,f1i-
Gent for tho wanss Of the whole eoumunity
Ibis :" rszs Of the policy 81 she
agents . induce the men .o to ~ott: .1:st I'D
naent asal to the Indians. This Tinne!agoes
e1pee. to tsise sufficient acount Of grain the
coming seasor to snppls their demands. Tbs
NleASii
Episccpa1isu- and Fresty *erians. atc-in -four
i-hias condition. aEd .e7ug minister Of tho.
former denomination Las reeensI5 gone among
the Yauktona. who sr Hk Dakcfa- the same
dialect ~ the Santees- The two Presbsteziaa
n,aiSte1s At the agency are bot1. Haptces. Md
scnlurt religious tervtees in th.. Dakota In
@saage- Mrs Lsf5oHb0ise. the teacher in The
sehool OF the litter t-enotnina tan, il aver IN
: ;ell;gent and wel-tdncated ~ouuc Ia,1y' md
{ +reaks Dakotah dEsntly.. Uesales the s:hoois
ohors mentioned. Htss 5aur1<y ha1 upeuefl an
other. the n ain offset Of HtEh Is to tesch TIM
children to epeak md reAa EesEsh- Hitherto,
! theu education has been Enainly confined To-
their own lansnsEe. In cennect;on with their
MIL, We mentico the fact s3sat The epsineer.
who y ennelae.sa i very sompetent man, Is, =
faA-blooled R.n.es.
Hhat has Asnasis teeu accomplished toward
the clFahzation nf this s1ibc goes to show thss
nay be slike henefteE ty the same JudGioua
management md relxnsea teaching. And wa
sreak OF thz2a Pa,tic1laslF, believing asWe do
that even car o9u p4ecple IN Nebraska asa MS
ware Of tho advancement they hare inada
a3zesdy, aai their s.1:ure prospects r1>der tAe
Kind and careful management Of the Ftiepas
who hats secusea their eon6denee, II vaa
es1nced not long ago By tbs O1nakaa ia their
c1p1essbns OF regard toward Agent Painter.
il Is e7stifsing to state that the poffcs Of the
government haa been fully sustained IN the ap-
| pointnepe Of the Quakers as agents ut the IN