, 1875-10-20
eoventy.flve Thousand Redskins Sup
ported by the Government,
without Any Aid from
Themselves.
Recommendation that the Men 10 Com.
pclIeti to Work, and tho Chit.
drcn to 60 to School
And that al Indian Cons abulary Force
Be Established on all tho
Reservations.
pn1spFCT or An INDIAN War,
En4 .,,,y n srnY.h In fht chfrn1n rr,ktns

hpf III IAE1tth VI rae LhIfAT0 1FtuuHBt
Rsorx CRY, H.. Oct. 10.-A Washington lottor
to the sioux City Timcs received to day from
Charles Collins, statos that there Ia no doubt
thAt = sonora, Indinn war will ba .nhugwzatel
this fail Tie tnti.nna aro generally dissatisfied
with tbs way tho Hack Hills treaty tcrininssed.
and il is = matter Of regsot with tham that ttny
did NOS commence ttIeu Of killing the Comm +
sionors Mr. Coti,nn sAvs Gun. Crook, CON-
ms,der OF tho Departments Of the psatte. has Tor
aotne titno bccn prepsr.n. far conduct NTH tito
Indians, aul wilt hs iualy when the necessity
arises.
REPORT OF THE RoAap OF COMMISSIONERS.
Tho sixth annual report Of tbo Bonnl OF In.
.,iao Commissioners tof ,lo year 1874, has tnat
been rubli.l,ed mud Ia o1oatly-printed book OF
oyer l5D paeee. Most Of this spaca il occupied
with reports Of ARonts and snb.Agento, which
el.ow. as nearly as ex-parts statement by those
Interested III mixing good showing can TO ex-
pecloJ to, tho condition ot tho Indian tribes And
tho lndiaa service generally throughout tile
country.
II ia stated thai not less than 5000 1ndtAns
aro supported by tho Government. without con-
tributiug In any nlannor to mid In this snrpors,
Or 10 supky tho u,un1conco extended. This IL
PRETTY LARGE LAxzARoHl-Lt8T;
and the discussion OF tho bost means OF reducing
it, aud, por sequence. tho Immense expenditures
necessary 10 keeping it mp. IL ono well worth
who considering. Education aud labor nre vol
laid dowu as tho principal means by which tho
Indian may become Belf-supporting and. al-
Though 1t appeals chat there hayc bean several
Congressional enaetn.ents requiring children to
10 Bcut to school and abe-bodled men to per-
form service, It ueoms that, IN many Of tho
moro important lribos, tlcao provisions arc only
nominalIy observed, or else utterly ignore.l ;
for II is veil known that tAo hchool.teac4cea ou
most Of tho reservations never teach any ono
anythsag, any moe tban their heatl-faenlera
calt,yats farms, or their m llers run mills.
Although The requirements OF tho trsatins
with tile gous, Kiowss, Conanchcs, CtlsyeuneB,
Aapahoes, mad other bands are plain on theso
points, tho Agents report themselves pomerscBs
TO enforce tho obligations Assumed. Tho Board
th1pk that. If tho Government had inR.Bted upon
compliance with these obllgahons, even By tho
use OF ...-...
MODERATE AMOUNT or FoRcf.
The 1ndinn probom wpnid now ba sovod o.
pecia!iv II it zero made uontlltion upon which
the5 should pagt.clpa,e 9 In the henetuettons It
but It ia also true that 1t would soqume no ttl~
fling amount Of force 10 carry out thesc proyis-
ions. II We may judge By tho tenn o. at she 1000
oakod uar4fors who circlel around OUT Black
lllIl4 OQU1QlealtA III 4kh t633lUA At lea 1@DAN
the vtllor DAY. and tho performances 1T "Llttie-
DAI-AIan," who 8ays tho Comms.ion 10 nnier-
stand that he dida't need to have CHIP
a,en kuocked OF hia shoulder to proso&n hn
| aud his braves to mako orow@sneat Of tue Crow
| Butle Council.
The roea.a .,.cnaa.iou, however, that the
MEN uE COMPELLED TO WORK,
and tho cliu an to 90 to Bcl,oa'. IL good one {
fur tt.s lazy. thdolont lie IL sad & ho hhving
Visible effect upon tho BIoux Nation cspecialis
| II, a. tho beard stats, thor bave been 30 well
| fsd th,t they arc getting the dygpepsla and
other diseases q the digestive orsnne,--a ro-
| mark tlat han th" apI nsranUo Of bon-mot.
! rhcu Rcd Clona'a cumpiap ara remembered.
It would ccrtaluIy bb bad jake II this rodunbta-
| bio warrior aud Spottcd Ta.i we1o 10 get tho
gout BY rosson Of high liTing, and Be unable to
! 1nsao thoir annual tap 10 soo tho GrOat Father
| ~ WEshluRt0u.
| FotICE ToHCE coNroSED or INDIANS
| Ia commended, ,-ceyera! such organizations hav-
| Ing been used NTH succo!a; aud tho fact lbAt
Gen. c. COX used for 70 Of Apacuea IN connect1oa
| Dodouius 10 Ar1zona, ID used ~ an argument IN
| fayo- uf ,he estab,,rh mort Ut MI lna.aa con-
atah,1.ary fozoo on Al! tic roSersa: ions.
Tue ,,rod Ut al ef.lcscnt regulation governing
| tho expeudltu' cs OF pnbtio mones, and strict
| syssom Ut aoso antab!lity therefor, IN snimad,
| ye1tad upon End very propo'ly 81, II it ls ona
| ct tho weakest po1lts ia the aatlta sys,eu,,
| tllAt tlIcte seeus t, be 10 adequate means oi
hold'pg Agents Responsible for tho vast snma
| expended. 80. .......-
| THE CHARACTER AND CONFIRMATION OF AnENTR
IL also dlscussej, aud tue recommendation made
| that tho Hsesident bo authorized 10 n!a dlsdre.
ttnu, to increase their compensation according K
the nature Of the work performed nrI the ro'
sponslbt,lty attaching 10 their disbursements.
Tic repott iH ev.douty prolared with rho p1r'
pose OF iMpreaslu9 thb views entertained bv tue
nambe:a Of tbs Board upon the National Con
grobs which III about to Be.ntlo, ~ tbs dlsoas
sion of Iudl4u at1A1rs III lhat s likely 10 20
prominent feature at tho approaching Beaslon.