, 1874-11-28
Jesuitical Missions Among the
Papago Indians.
Pious Care for Redskins at the Ex-
pense OF Red Souls.
Advance Of the Wisconsin Indians
in Civilization.
Reports from tho plains---No Whites in
lle Black Hills Region.

PROPERTY RIGHTS OF INDIANS.
TIE UNITED STATES SUPREME COUNT DECIDES
THAT INDIAN tribes HAVE NO PROPERTY RIGHTS
IN Tl1E1n THlDAL RELATIONS.
.SDsttat Dfapatch n The Chicago Tribune.
WARRINGTON, Nov. 27.-Thc Supreme Court OF
tho United States laa just rendered decision,
the ultimate result OF which, 1t would soem,
must haston tho solution Of tho troublesome
problem Of tho tribal relntlons of the Indians,
and Of tho question Of their recognition as c,tl-
zonB Of tho United States. The immediate re-
HultS will bo to destroy some very valuable pino
timber contracts, md to render q considerable
number Of lndan ttlhes almost entirely dealt-
tuto. Tho Supreme Court, Chief Justlce Waite
rendering the docRion, has doc3ded tint the
1ndiau tribes Of this ouuutry
DO NOT OWN THE FEE
to the lands within their respective reservations
and are only tenants of tho United States, 10
whom alone tho fec belongs. Tho decision also
holds that the timber mud minerals arc portion
Of tho realty, mud that the Indian tribes cannot
sol1 the ono nor Ianse tho othor. The case cAmo
np from tue reservation OF tho Onoidn Indians,
ncnr Grecn Bay, ill WISCONSIN, HhorB Gle or TWO
Indians haa disposed Of quantity Of pine logs.
The lndiau Ageut,
ON BEHALF or THE 7n1nE,
brought a suit for repIayin to recuyer tia loss,
Uu Lno GROUND that lilo lh1ud aud tho tim1or
thereon belonged to the Indians III thcir tribal
relations. TAo case, having passod through tho
Valloua appellate courts. hns Just boon ducdcd
by tho United States Supreme Court. This de-
nlsou will seriously affect sumo ten or twelve of
Tho most Important lndian ngepcirs. 1t will do
PIlva the Indians Ut thcso aeenole8 Ut what has
been supposed to be their most important peg
tenslous--tto pine lauds In seyoial Of Tho
agencies tho
MAIN SOURCE or THE SUPPORT
pf tho lntsl1s IL derived tlon the sale Of logs
Tho reservations at Dlenonliueo and Day C,Iy,
Wis, will 10 seriously injured By this decision
No more pino timber can bo sold by tho Indians
on tLoBo reservations. Tho pine hereafter sold
muht he sold under tho authority OF q SPECIAL
act Of ConEtcsy, AMI tho proceeds turned into
tho United Stntos Treasury. This will Of course,
oanccletho noted Rod Wing ind Wilder Pine coa-
tracts III Wisconsin, inasu1uch as the basis Of
tho sale Is a uulity. Tile Indians upon one reser-
vatlon in Kansas, who hayo been receiving alargo
Eoyalty from some conl-lands, will be
DEPRIVED OF THEIR nEyEAuK
from that source. 1t il tbs general opinion Of
bo TINT Congress will DO obliged to provide some
menus whereby tue Indians cnu become citizons
and acquire property rights. "a this decision
really strips tho 1nulnus Of tloir aomes aud
DESTROYS TIE OLD rouNDAr1oN
upon which tho tribal relations haya bcen SUD-
posed 10 bo bRsed. It III very fortunate for the
stockbridge 1nuians tllat thoy have this summer
received pay for the pino nlrendy Bo1d. al It ia
Certain thut tho Government will not attempt to
recover the money for the ptuo TINT nns atroady
been sold. It does follow, howover, that all the
contracts for tho salo of pine timbor by the In-
dianB must 10 aunul!ed