Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-14

secured Dy the fundamental law. Therefore,
Judge Gilbert says, the 18th amendment has
no application to the case.
In view Of the freedom of Canada from In
dian troubles, which are unheard of within
her borders, why cannot the United States
learn a lesson she so much needs in Indian
management from our unprogressive neigh
Dor? Certainly, Judging from results, the
Canadian system OF treating the red men
must approximate perfection much nearer
than our own, under which Indian wars are
common and frauds OF all kinds possible.
The last report Of the Canadian bureau
of Indian affairs throws some light on
the system under which the great body of
the Indians are kept peaceable and many of
them engaged In useful branches of indus
try. The bureau takes charge of the lands OF
the Indians and administers them for their
benefit. An account is kept Of the financial
affairs of each tribe, as well as of the sep
arate legislative grants, and the tribe is cred
Tied with the amount of money originally
granted by treaty for cession of their lands
TO the whites, with annual interest on bal
ances TO the credit OF the fund, with the pro-
ceeds of rents and sales of land and tim
Der, and finally with transfers to other
accounts" meaning credits from all other
sources From these revenues the Indians de-
rive me ans for their support, and for improv-
ing their condition, with the addition of leg
islative grants of money to buy eel, blank
cts and implements of husbandry or to as
sist in building public schools or in forward
ing other works of progress under treaties
AS a rule, the bands do not draw all they are
entitled TO, but keep IL in reserve for the
future. Generally the Indians are at work.
engaged In raising crops, and some of them
have become wealthy farmers. The report
shows that for the past fiscal year the sepa-
rate revenues OF the tribes administered by
the bureau have amounted to S259, 189. g. di-
vided as follows;-Interest, Si53 0S3.6S; spe-
cial grants, SIS, 20; transfers to other &C
counts, S11 ,s6i.7i; land, rents, timber &c,
Ss3, 5i1-2O. The expenditures were: Warrants
and credits, s213, 51512; transfers to other
accounts, Sill ,S6i74; total, s225. 1885. The
balances TO the credit OF the funds aggregated
at the beginning of the year =, $40. 193 50, aud
at the end o. the year had increased to
-, 81, 6o3.C9.
Fer year is but $500. Clerks aud agents
receive from 500 TO $500 per year and super
intendents and commissioners from $500 to
$1,000 per annum. All appointments are
made by the Indians themselves, in council
assembled, approved by the department and
confirmed by the Minister OF the Interior
Leaving out balances, interest, and so forth
these Indians cost the country last year
lover and above expenditures provided for
by their own revenues) a. follows: Head
quarters, 80, 5000; OutpOsts, s19 $1,000; Nova
Scotia legislative grant, S4,7OOOO; New
Brunswick grant, s4,GOO.O0; Prince Edward
Island grant, $4,000; Manitoba and North
west grant, s1O5, 1881; British Columbia,
100000. Total, s172, s2S3I.
AS there are 81 1924 Indians in the dominion
of Canada, their annual expense is consider
ably less than 90 each. In the United States
We have, according 10 the last census, SS,Ti2
Indians, the cost OF whose support amounts
to millions yearly. We have not the exact
figures before US, but il is safe to estimate
that while the Canadian Indians cost that
government 80 per year, our own cost Uncle
Sam at least ten times that amount yearly.
Boy suicides are not very common, and
when they do occur are usually attributed TO
alteration of mind. The telegraph tells us,
however, OF the case OF a boy but fifteen
years OF age, clothed and in his right mind,
who committed suicide yesterday because
he dreaded going TO school. There is moral
In this that inconsiderate parents would do
well TO heed. Had the parents OF this youth
paid more Difference to his views on the
school question, he would TO day have been
alive and in active training for an elevated
position in life-the gallows. probably.
For a drst-class piece of sickly sentiment
talify commend US 70 the following, which
re find In an exchange:
A humane physician of Plymouth, Mass,
E mmoned TO attend a patient a few nights
d. walked the entire distance-twelve
IN. cs-rather than deprive his horse of the
drivc = 80
II is was all very nne for the tired QUAD
ruISI In his stable, but rather rouoh ON Tn "A