The Portland daily press., 1872-04-01
WASHINGTON.

INDIAN TREATY LAND SCRIP DECLARED ILLEGAL
WAsHNGToN, March 30.-Secretary Delano
has addressed letter to Walker, the Commits
siOner of Indian Affairs, saying that he had
considered the latter's report in relation to the
frauds connected with the issuance of what had
been called scrip" under the seventh clause of
the second article of the treaty concluded at
Laporte, Wis. September 1854, with the Chin
pewa Indians of Lake Superior and NIississippi.
The Secretary says that the so-called scrip is
sued under the treaty except such as is deIiom-
mated as sGiblet scrip" is so tainted by clear
ly established practice in issuing it under the
construction given as, in his opinion, to deprive
these certificates of any value or validity even
for the purpose of determining identity of the
persons entitled to the benefits of the treaty.
Therefore, besides reversing the construction of
the treaty under the decision of Secretary
Usher, Secretary Delano directs all of the So
called scrip except Giblet scrip to be declared
Illegal, fraudulent and void, and all entries of
land made with such scrip and unpatented be
cancelled - i
THE CASE OF DIR. HOWARD.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-The President will
tomorrow send to the House reply to the res
olution calling for information relative to the
trial. conviction and sentence of DR. Howard
by the Spanish authorities in Cuba. The docu-
ments are yoluminous, beginning with Decem-
Der, 1870 They show much interest on the
part of our Government in the matter and that
not little difficulty existed to determine
MuetHeI Ine DOCtOr was really q clUlZen OF the
United States. Our Government has asked for
but has not yet received a copy of the proceed
ings of the court martial, before which Howard
was tried. The Spanish minister here has in
formation from Cuba that Howard did not there
enroll himself as foreigner as required by the
law of 1870. There are however other papers
tending to show his American citizenship 1t
is evident that the Secretary of State is not en-
tlrely clear on that point He has however in
structed our Charge de Affaires at Madrid to
bring this case to the attention of the Spanish
government, and to point out the fact Howard
is native citizen of the United States, and to
demonstrate against the proceedings of the
Spanish authorities in his case as a violation of
the provisions of the treaty of 1895 between
the United States and Spain, and to ask his i'm
mediate relief
DISORDER IN MISSISSIPPI
Gen. Emory has sent the War Department
letter from Aide de Camp King, dated New
Orleans, March 9th, saying that great lawless-
ness exists throughout the entire State of Mis-
slsslppi, but it cannot be all ascribed to the Ku
klux organization. The trial of several promi-
nent members OF the gang and the arrest of a
large party from the vicinity of Corinth and
their confinement in the post guard house at
Holly Springs has done much towards their
general disbandment Nevertheless, there is
bitter and resentful spirit in every portion of
the State against the Federal government and
there can be no doubt of the fact when unsup-
ported by regular troops The authorities are
defied and their lives threatened.
The federal and State officials acting in con-
cert ask for additional military force, which
Gen. Emory recommends.