The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-30
FRIENDS AND THE INDIANS.
FLASHING TON HTNDERING THE PROG
RESS or CIVILIZATION


Committee ON indian Ahnlrs OF the Hick-
sue NO he"''S 'ee''"H i'""s'
i"e yearly Hlccuing VI t'' i''h9iVo
Friends, MS was expected closed last evening.
Tho tonic Of tunst pnpcrnI interpst considered
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yesterday was the report OF tue Summing Ooh-
mittce on Indian Affairs. The report speaks
,vith s,nle bitterness Of tho cbonpe of feeting at
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WASHINGTON u""cl 'nc lncunluen' ""ui'nls'Ia-
ton. and Of the utter want Of sympathy with
tbc er,tfs cf tho Onnk org to nn,aliorntn tho rom
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dfion OF the Indians under their charge In
August last the Committee had sudden notice
fr,r, fla, J,rort,rnrt TINT tho Wi,n,n,,o
nun '"' "I"' '"'"' ''"' '"V "'""0'"EV
agency Wli'h hNu HlNHyS u'cn uhlcr inc cure
of the Committee Of this yearly meeting wOtll
he disoontiuuod md that its nrnirs wore to no
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truhsl"rr'h 10 Hhother AGENCY AUhouSh thls
deprived tho Committee Of all official respou-
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t'rhal OVERSIGHT over inc trlpe Wlll'h mas so
long been under their care. and which bias
made such rannrknlle protrcss in civilization
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bar'uy Nhtc' INC spcclul hgehI NsNeu Ue
Mfunclauo reservation I'm Dakota County
N,hr,sto In Init, t,e, ,nl in bia rcror, dntnd
,s,h ,no,,,h 10 - s,,s ,to, ,ho ,rn,n hos ICON
SIN month"; IL. says thht inc trlb" mas Deen
"self-supportinp during tie INST ycar; no sub
.i.tcnc, sun,,ltos ,,b,,,,y,. ,ycro ,ivo, t,o,,
oxcrnt three nnunJs Of nour ner weak 10 the
t,,rnta ~ onch chiid ,yho ot,anfI,t r,yulariy ~
Inc day school"
This ,resonts , ron,orLobio c,r,ros, 10 tbcir
s,rIftt,,, TO. - no. n.rf,,, ,,i,,o ,,.rtha
of 1870 there was given the sane Indinns beef
II the valne of al '95G IL. foWr a. GGq sGs AMI
salt clio During n nart oi,lv Of ISL tbe vnlue
of tho beef -four and salt issued as rntions at
Tho same agency wa. nvrr SOS 400 Atihednte Of
Aynnt Whit,'e rc,,''r In ,i.,,,.t i,at ,.rc ,ycr,
already haryestc3 1000 bushels of wheat 900
Lushels of ont- with proVinp crops estimated
M 10 900 bushels of corn and 1000 bushels of
rotatnea nearly ali the Individual properly Of
Indian farmers filling thrirowu land with their
own hands 'Thnr" arc nine reaniup mechines
owned On tho rrsnrvntfon These are managed
entirely by Indians
ofrs lns var forbnde ihc nre3 nj to nav For
thn labor of Indian employers more Than
eliza month This has t,rrntlv intrrfared with
m n.,ri,ult,irol "porniions M tbs rnserynti"ns
~ n6ie.bodiod Indians skilled in fnrm labor
from nrirhboring white farmers In conse.
uwy i Ii H., E,,' ~ no w r"'nS
Mr. White gives unnv instances showing the
manner i'm which Friends arc thwnrici Iy the
central authority i'm Washington in their efforts
To cleyntn The InIinns The mnrLine Tint docs
th. thrrsbing Tor the entire res"ryniion bns
b..n worn IN, bv iotr snrvien and "A rouulsi-
one vii ich would cost about 500 This was re-
fused mud Tho Indiana nrp cnuinsllaI Ia my
over s5iO n year To A contractor To have tie
work done.
Ar in riel q ,l UNA q, ,o,ed Ia ,bcr
s7i. This WINS nttendrd by nity-six children.
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