The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-12-05

of additional circuit Judges, rs proposed.
would afford q complete remedy and would in
volve an expense at the present rate of salaries
of not more than sixty thousand dollars
wear.
TUE INTCDIop
luz iN Ii'io"'
ALL ABOUT INDIAN AFfARs.
The annual report of the secretary of the
interior and the commissioner of Indian af-
fairs presents an elaborate account of the
present condition of the Indian tribes and Of
that branch of the public service which minis
tiers to their interest. While the conduct of
the Indians generally has been orderly and
their relations with their neighbor. friendly
and peaceful. two local disturbances have oc-
curred which were deplorable in their charac-
ter but remained. happiIy. confined to a COM
naratiyely small number of Indians. The dis
content amony the Bannocks which led first To
some acts of violence on the mart of some mem
hers of the tribe. and finally to the outbreak.
.nnears 10 have been canse.i nv An ;n.uff;
c;e,cv of food ON the re.erxn,ion and thi. in
.ufIiciency 10 have been owing TO the made
ouacy of the appropriations made by Congress
To- the wants of the Indiana At a time when the
Indians were nrev.n,ed from .upnl,ino the
d.f,ciency nv limiting After an ar,iuous mr.
su;t bv the troops Of the United States and
severai enysyements the hostile Indians were
reduced ~ snbiection and the larger mart of
tb.n sn,rord.red tbem.eIv.. "a pr;soner. In
this connection des;re IN call attention 10
the Recommendation made by the secretary of
the interior that a sufficient fu, be placed At
a., d;snos.I az ,h. .Y.c,t;r. q, n. ned -;,b
,.r.,ar ....nn..h;I;,y a. d;..r.,;on =, .,dd.n
emargerc;es of the Indian service The Other
cas-. Of d;.,urb,nce wa. that Of I.
p,yn OF xoKrUrRy cuyyySSrs
,xho srddenIv left their reservat;op in the In
dian Territory and marched rapidIy through
u.a" S. ae 90 nd 49, ~ ,h.. d;rsn'
80, ,e 80 III hr,,;n ,,r,,,,njs ..n,r;,,;n
~. i' 20, ~ =. -: . 80; - -.
ia.,r,.,,. ..o-.,nn.n,;n,, 81. 800, of ,h.
H.. r - -: :, .,.- H.. .L; a.;
-, /. ii 49, =. f,,liv s,,nI;.d y,b ,b. nac-
-, '.f re. % ,h. f.,r ,bnns,nd s.v.n b,n-
~ ,bor ind;ans ,,h,, re,n,;nad nu;etJv an tbs
..s.r,,.,;,. - ,I., d;s,nrh,nce, x,s c.ns.d
h., -, -. - - ,n;s,h;.y.ns d-nn-;,;on
os men " IL 49,. a, ,hannir.. AZ, ,ha
whole of this band have surrendered to the
military authorities and il is gratifying fact
that when some of them had taken refuge in
thu. camp of the Red Cloud Sioux. with whom
they had been in friendly relations. the Sioux
held them As prisoners. and readily gave them
mn tn the officers of the United States. thus
giving new proof of the Ioyal spirit which.
alarming rumors TO the contrary notwithstand-
ing. they have uniformly shown ever since the
Wishes they expressed at the council of Septem-
Der. 1877. had been complied with. Both the
secretary of the interior and the secretary Of
war unite the tuuatIDn that proyIs-
ion he made by Congress for the organization
of a CORPS of
MOUNTED INDIAN AuxILIARIEs
10 he under the control of the army and To be
us.l for the purpose of keepinp the Indians on
their reservations and preventing or REFRESHING
disturbance on their part I earnestly concur
in this recommendation Il is believed that
the organization of such BODY of Indian cav
airy. receiving a moderate paw from the gov
ernm.nt would considerably weaken the rest
less element among the Indians by withdraw
ing from il a number of Young men and giving
them congenial employment under the govern
ment; il being a matter of experience that In
dams in our service almost without exception,
are faithful in the performance of duties
signed to them. Such an organization would
materially aid the army in the accom- lishment
of a task for which its numerical strength is
sometimes found insufficient. But while the
employment of force for the prevention or re-
preston of Indian troubles is of occasional
necessity and wise preparation should be
made to that end greater reliance must be
placed on humane and civilizing agencies for
the ultimate solution of what is called the In
dian problem. II may be very difficult. and
require much patient effort. To curb the unruly
spirit of the savage Indian TO the
RESTRAINTS OF CIVILIZED LIFE,
lint exper,enee shows that il is not impossible.
MANY of the tribes which are now aniet and
orderly and self supporting were once as saw
ace As any that at present roam over the plains
or in the mountains of the far West. and were