The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-06-17
Return OF the Commissioners
from Mexico.
THEIR OPINION or THE KICElPOO QUESTION
What a Chief thinks of Reservation
Mexican border Investigation Com.
miiiee.

WASHINGTON, June l0.-rhe MeXl-
can Border Investigation Committee
have returned to prepare their report.
They have been engaged since January
| 10, have heard four hundred eases, and
have received thirteen hundred eX-
partc ailldaVits. The Commissioners
are in conference with the Secretary of
the Interior
Mcssrs Robb and Savage, of the
commission to inquire into the out
RACES on the Texas border, arrived
here this morning, the other commits
sioner Osborne, having reached the
city last night They had an inter-
view with Secretary Fish during the
day. They deny the reports that Tex
ans make raids into Mexico, and say
even if they had II disposition to do
so, nothing there would induce them to
plumber their poyerty-strcken neigh
bors
After the Commission went up the
railroad to take testimony, the McXi-
cans commenced raiding on the east
fork of that river. As soon rs they
left the Rio Grande altogether the
Kickupoos crossed and began their
thieving operations, for which they
were pursued and chnstiscd by Colonel
Mckenzie. The Texas Legislature in
stituted inquiry into Mexican and In
dian 0utrages upon citizens of Texas,
when some of the most respectable cit
liens of the Nerevas Valley went to
Austin and gave stronger testimony
than they had previously given before
| the Commission. The Commission
ers represent the amount Of damage
indirect and consequential, to those
who have suffered, Mt between fifty
and sixty million dollars.
AS to the Kickapoos, it is supposed
| that there are not more than two hun
bred warriors among them. One of
the old chiefs said substantially to Il
commissioner: What is the use of nc
cepting Il proposition TO go on Il reser-
walton? We would have but small
patch Of ground, and could not raid ON
other reservations, Here we are sup
ported in part by the Mexican govern
ment which not only supplies
US with provisions, but gives
us money, and when we want to go
into Texas the Mexican government
and planters supply Us with an outfit
that we may make our raids, and we
pay them from what we capture. Be
side(we Have Il beautiful country, y
fine climate, many privileges, and the
whole Texas border TO raid ON. The
| c Commissioners think that if the cap
tives taken by Mckenzie were restored
they would be no more inclined to re-
turn to us than they are now; hence
they doubt the propricty Of it.
EeIISnap and sherman.
Belknap returns Friday and General
Sherman Oh Saturday next.
Financial Condition of Louisiana.
The Attorney General on Saturday
evening last received the following dis
patch from Governor Kellogg, of Lou
iSiana: The purportcd interview pub
lished in the New York Tribune of the
9th, regarding the Presidents procla-
nation, is incorrect My rcquisition
calling on the President was fully JUS
titled, and the Presidents proclamation
has had most salutaly effect in every
respect, taxes being paid more rapidly
than ever before in Louisiana. After
providing for the January and Febrla-
ny interest, we have over S5O0,0OO in
State funds tonight in the hands OF
the fiscal agents, and will pay March
and April coupons early in July The
iujunctjons will only restrain the pay
ments of the interest of five series Of
bonds out of twenty-five. There is
money enough to pay the interest on
the bonds in the hands of the fiscal
agents.
The KickapOOs.
The Secretary of the Interior will
take no present action on the request
that the I<ickapoo women and chill
dren captured be released. The mat
ter will be referred to the War De-
partment.
Arrested.
Three men were arrested in Plain
field, last night, charged with putting
distractions on the track on Sunday
morning. The engineer and fireman
were severely injured BY steam. a
plank was placed on ting track below
the depot mt Dyersville, but was. swept
Off by the pilot.