Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-12-05

ady,ncpi hy rlie courts wn II il is seen that thry
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S,y,,it ;nd,,rs and III" creation of an inferno
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,h snnr M, c,n,t ~ mar, ~ il. iIri.di,tion
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Sormancc nf circuit dutir,. | comm, nd t'ti- sug
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- 80 49,, 80 ~ 80. y, ,h,r ,n az
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'''>tA. AffNl
The report Of tn. postmaster general bears ties
tiinuny to tiar General revival of business
throughout the c,u nrry. The receipts Of the
post Office dtut, tlr1nt for the year ending June
~ 1879 wtrr SHt'1l ,g>1 NJ being S.64.idj 81 more
dian the r.,,uur> OF tie PRECEDING year. The
amount ret'n +. m The sale of postage stamps.
stamped cu,t !np'> ami postal cards was S.H,
E5 81 more tlan n The preceding year and 81
>,.iip = IN r. - II ~ -. The expenditures
" 'hc Department were s,+4',>? 80 a., Of which
Ne sym II : 80 / - wa, paid on u '.'' ties in
-Crr,d IN the poo ding year The ~ cujitures
Dunn III" year r" SUI - les I IN in the
preceding year. his reduction il .'t'ibuted
q My IL the nt" ALTON of a law pass, me L..
~ ''lan-io- the compensation Of l. ,tmasters
ifim commission ON the value Of tn stamps
soli 10 commission on stamps cancel Il. / he
amount drawn u IN the treasury on Al prupria
iiuns. IN addition 80 the revenues of the depart
"a nj waH $50. - a. being S2.2:f,ln, =, less
hS1 la tht PR ing year The expenditures
for ~ h>ca! ndn. June ~, ISL are cstm
~ - ~ -, a'u NV r'ctIp's from an
appropriated to< vat Of the treasury of $. ;lOeU0
Gie relations II the department with railroad
cSiars;.>icH have T. 'cn hHrmonzcd, notNi'hstand-
in., general - iuction 10y congress of their com
pensat1u by IN app ropriatiIn for special faclll
trs. The rail ,tv Io.t"t'rc lines have been !
greatly eN'cn!' 1! especially ia III" southern |
siates The Interest = he RAILWAY mail service |
All OF 'ht pun! SHOUTED 'r greatly promoted. |
hi mon "a
roll'd 10y the ci"ssIhca'i'n OF the employees of
tn railway mai service" > recommended hy the
postmaster general.
Inc postmaster general recommends the
1Mc udinent OF t' Ia" re-uiitin- the Increase %
Soinp,nSation !"r i'' caNtd service an increased
speed on star r"'',', Sd As TO enable hi TO al
SeItlse i0r proposals Tor such increased service
and speed. II, also sng -"sts the advantages to
&C rue to the commerce ~. the country from the
enactment OF general law, authorizing con
Tracts with American built steamers ear yin- the
American hag. "n>l"rll- the mails bet Sccn
ports of the tnis"i states ahd ports of the vest
Indies and South America AZ a fixed maximum
price per mile, ttv dinoHnt To he expended being
regulated hy annual appropriation, in Ike man
Fsr with the Amount 3.id for The dom, site star
service. The arrangement; made by the posimas-
ter general and the secretary of the treasury. oI
the collection OF duty u?1m hooks received in the
mail from foreign countries. has proved so salts
factory IN its practical operation. Tint they rec
0rpmGnd that congress extend the provisions Of
ne act Of March, ;, .o'I, Undcr which this ar
angemcnt was made, so a. to apply to all other
uItable articles received in the mails from for
.ign countries.
THE INDIAN WARDS.
The reports ofthe secretar" ott'ic Interior ard
!Le commissioner Of Indian affairs. setting forth
the present state of our relations with the ndi4n
tribes on our territory, the measures taken to al
vance their civilization and prosperity, and The
progress already achieved by them will be found
Of more than ordinary !N:ercst. The genera!
ccnduet of our Indian population has been SO sat.
isGrtorv that the occurrence of two di..u,hauc,s
oh SuIf IN, .t.,1 4 g
vroperty is all the more 10 be lom,u,ru jhe
history of the outbreak on the white diver l'trs
reservation has become so familiar Inv mn plahur.
ate report in the public press that it's remarkable
incidents need not here be stated in detail 1t is
expected that the settlement of this difficulty will
lead TO such ARRANGEMENTS that viii urrvont fur
iber hostile contact between Tho Indians aud Tho
border settlements in Western Colorado The
ether disturbance occurred in the Mcscalcro
agency in New Mexico where Victori, The
head Of a small band of maraudcrs after com
hitting MANY atrocities and heinz virornnsiv
cha sed by military force made his wny across
fhe Mexican border and il now on forni,,n soiI
While the occurrences in which n commandment
ANAL number of Indians we're pn~amnd nrn most
deplorablc a vast majority of our Indian nonnIa
non have fully iustiticd ITO ncc.,,inms r. tns
who believe that nv humane and neacnCvi inGn
ences the Indians can he led to ahand thn hai;t
of savage life and to icvelop CAPACITY for civil
lied OCCUPATIONS What thew have olrcadv ac
complished in the pursuit Of a%ricnltnral and
mechanical work the remark abi, succoss 10 bi.h
has attended the experiment of empIoyinr as
frciohfers n class of In,;ans bi,bontp 1890 - a.
among the widest and most intract,bIa and tha
general and urgent desire cynressed hv thn, rnr
fhe education of their childrrn, may 10 tatan os
sufficient proof thar thrv will hn tonnd cannhio
of accompisbinr ,nncI mora If ,ho,
be- wisely and fairly gniLnJ b.. ,hn d; nui; ~
aketched in thc rrn9rf Of tho S.cre,ar 10 th
trrior the object of which ia 20 49, ~, ,;i,
Drovison for Tho e5ncatinn az ,5; LIN. iiut,ai
10 settle the Indions man r,rn, i', JUN
alty 10 rive them tjtie in Fac 90 ~ II, 60.
naiienahi, for a certa;n numhar oe 'meai iainis
when their wants ara nra"iSad "a sea.s' snu
nosed nv sa,o of 10 ianl az .hi III " us
NOT occtnind and usrI NV th ,mri. LETT f aIohs
formed out of the proceeds for the benefit of tho
Indians which will gradually relieve the eover me
ment of the expenses now provided for by an
aual appropriation, must commend itself as Just
and beneficial to the Indians and as also calcu-
iseu 10 remove Ihose oostructlons which the cx
taon, VI n RESERVATIONS prevents, to the set
therefore earncstlv pdrne,o nj t une country.
law enabling the government r. rive Inaians .,
title in fee inalirnable for twenty five vaaru "a
abe farm lands assigned to them bv aIIotmcnt
and also repeat the Recommendation made in nv
hrst annual message. that a law be passed adj.
Mhlh7 iuuians; VINO can give satisfactory proof
81 na.inS, Dy their own labor, supported their
~ ,n Seto,h , oi ycars, ana who are will
tons to the henea, or ~, hor' ..ir trloal rela'
grant them patents containin% fbe at ",a' anu TO
sion of nationality for certain p"riod rhn
experiment of sending number of Indian chill
1rpp M bpf thn