Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-11-28

the United states district court OF Chicago. charging
Hill, supervising architect OF the treasury and Mills
the contractor, and others, with conspiracy to de-
fraud the government He bad also warrants for
the arrest Of Hill and Mills and on presenting them
TO ChsIJustee Cartier ,bsnch warrants were issued
| and were served by Deputy Marshal Williams, who
accused the parties In court at two o'clock. The
ball fixed in Chicago was five thousand dollars each,
and the same amount was liked here for their APP
Robert Hewitt and Sam Cease went on Mlllss bond,
and Lester and Bartlett became security for the ar
chitecs.
The Annual Report of the Secretary Of
the Interior.
| WASHINGTON. November 27-Ihe sccre-
taTy Of the Interior In his annual report refers to
his recommendation OF last year In regard TO the In
dlans, and proceeds to say: The consolidation of
number OF agenci-s has been undertaken with a
to better location OF the Indians, which will,
at the time, simplify the service render more
efficient supervision possible reduce the expenses OF
the government and lessen opportunities for fraud
and population. As far as The appropriations made
by congress would permit, agricultural implements
tribes to set the Indians 10 work for the support
and to encourage industrious ha0lts An Indian po-
lice mas en- organized At TWENTY-FIVE agencies and
from all of them favorable reports to the working
have been given to discriminate In the distribution
Of supplies and annuities, which are not actual
necsssdiles dsdlist lltns WHo SNOW NJ
dlsUoSlI!on 10 WORK; tnuS dlscouraging loleneSS'
Permission to send out hunting parties has been
glVSH 9 6as T hs Wtno n nuhBg lhu Th
allotment of land among lha Indians on several
reservations has been ordered and is In progress.
The facilities Of education have been extended as
much as possible, and proper directions have been
ticsl pursuits The Indian service has been reor-
ganiZsd In several OF its branches. 1t was found
Necessary to remove number OF agents On account
of improper practices and lack OF business efficiency,
and great care has been taken in filling their places
with new men; and where mist kes were found to
have been made in the selection they have been
| promptly Tectihed. Important changes have been
made IN the contract system and IN tue methods OF
account 5Dilty. An active SUPERVISION mas Deen tx
erclsed By the inspectors and special agents. and
the detection of fraud has been followed by vigor
Gus prosecutions and. on the whole, feel enabled
TO say that the character OF the service has been
however far from pretending that the present con,
clifton Of Indian affairs is what II ought to be. The
experience gained In the earnest effort to
overcome the Indian difficulties, aud to correct
| abuses. has enabled me to appTehend more clearly
| the tss2Stlll 10 be accomplished. In my last
nual report stated frankly, and have 10 repeat
| nov, Chat, 10 pursuing policy ever SO Tise ana
ment can bs effected only by patient energetic and
wc directed worir I'm eietsi entIIalE satisfac-
c rcumstancss Witch are not and cannot be under
! the control Of the Indian service alone.
FTSt--II a recurrence OF trouble and dlStufba1ce
70 be y3iSed the qP G made by
sefsuppOrting must be liberal enough TO be sufli-
Gent for that puTpose and they must pe made early
enough in the year 70 render the purchase and de-
livery OF new supplies possible before the old sup
SecondGThe Indian service should have at Its
dis oosal sucient funds to be usef, with proper
eountabillty at discretion in unforeseen emergen-
cies.
Tnird-The citizens OF the western States and Ter
rtorles must be made to understand that ii the In
dams are to cease to be troublesome paupeTS and
vagabonds ard are to become orderly and self-sup-
porting, they must have lands lit for agriculture and
pasture That on such lands they must be permit,
that such result cannot be attained IL the white
people Insist upon taking from them, by force OF
tekery every acre OF ground that is good for any
The first two things can be accomplished by ap-
proprlate action on tue part OF congress. The Diff
cuties growing out OF continually repeated encroach
nents by the white people on the rights of the In
dians may be lessened by concentration of Indians
on q smaller number OF reservations; but they can
be entirely avoided, even then, only by the most
energetic enforcement OF the law the part of the
general and local governments To this end 1t
seems desirable that the southwestern tribes whose
present reservations appear Insecure, otherwise
unsuitable for their permanent settlement, should
be gradu"liy removed To the Indian Territory. The
northwestern tribes Will. In the course of time,
! nave concentrated In similar manner on
few reservations east OF the Rocky mountains and
on the Pacific slope. To keep the Indians on their
reserVat'on, ana 10 prevent disturbance and con-
| Hicts the commissioner Of Indian affairs recon-
\ mends the organization OF a mounted body OF In
an auxliaTies, ID be drawn from the young men of
the various tribes and to be under the command of
the military authorities. 1 heartily concur In this
| recon- Inendatlon- It's manner and general expert
depended upon as 10 loyal fidelity to the duties as
| signed them. But the principal end OF our Indian
| That end consists IN gradually introducing among
tbs Indians the habits of civilized life by Inducing
| them TO ~oTk Tor their own support by encouraging
pride of individual ownership of property, and by
| educating the young generation; and no efforts
upon them the proper moral inia-
should not be sneered at as mere sentimental fan
ces nor should ttey be discouraged by the assertion
that success is impossible. The advance made by
some OF the Indian tribes Is sufficient proof that
| similar advance may be made by others. Whatever
may be accomplished by the employment of force, it
way Of civilization, VIII they cease 10 be trouble
some ana disturbing element The Sioux, so far
nave given evidence OF q loyal spirit and the rumers
current of disposition on their part TO become hos
! iile have proved unfounded. The secretary also
says that the greatest dlleuly was encountered In
sending supplies from the Missouri river to the new
/ agencies IN consequence OF conjunction of the
transportation contractors 20 force the government
10 gay eXoTbitant prices. Their bids were rejected
aud an organization Of wagOn-trains, to be manned
| With. The task difficult one, oring to the
characer of the county, and the ciTcamstance
| between tie Missouri river and the new agen-
| cies, as rqmor mas it. by eyll-dlsposed persons,
to briug about failure OF this experiment. but 1t
has so Tar been succ 7ssful In regard to the ont
break OF the Bannocks last spring Secretary Schurz
| says: II must be admitted that they were insult
| hcently supplied with fOcd. However, 1t was ow-
Ing to the appropriation OF none yoy con yress which
| was utterly inadequate to their wants. The money
| available for feeding them amounted only to less
created discomfort among them, when the murder OF
| white man was committed by an Indian; the
Inuian arrested, tried and hung, and the dfscon-
| tent g ew into excitement A military detachment
attempted 10 dSaFm them hut with ONLY partial sue
CARDS the outbreak OF three hundred northern Chey-
enues the secretary corroborates statements here
affairs In special report on sthis subject, showing
| 1t was not caused by hunger nor by any neglect on
plies according to tue treaty, but that the contra
~, they received ample supplies and more than they
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many other Instances Indian outbreaks traceable
TO the treatment they receive at the hands OF the
whites. It appears from the information quoted that
In this case the outbreak owing 70 the mscheY-
Gus spirit OF bad men among the Indians themselves
aud Their determination 10 return northWard 10 theI
| old hunting grounds" Nearly all these runaway
Cheyennes have been captured or have surrendered,
| ana now held as prisoners by the military
authorities in the interest of general discipline. And
ia order 10 show the Indians that nothing be
gained by sueh 1SOTdery conduct, 1t is thought best
| o return them to their reservation In the Indian
Territory after having given the civil authorities Of
the STATE OF Kansas an opportunity to identify those
| who committed murders, and other crimes, while
| passing through that State, that they may be
4 aealt with according to law. Secretary SthurZ
| strongly defends the action Of the department re-
| gardlng the timber cepTedat!ons anu says: 1--WE
cannot close our eyes to the fact that anything like
| compete success in suppressng unlawful practices
| Is impossible, unless the Efforts made by
| this department for the protection of the
| public properly meet with hearty cooper
| alton on the part of the legIs atlye branch
| Of the government. Actual experience en-
4bles me ~ say that the want of such CO operation
| has been and VIII always be, encouragement to
depredatOT5 to persist In their lawless Operations
and TO defy the authorities" The secretary recon-
mendS SUCH legislation will preserve and enlarge
| the timber bearing lands OF the country.