Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-23
WASHINGTON.
c-ipIT.fL NEWS BEC0NING INTER
ESTING OyCE -IG4aEN.
Continuation of the Jeanette Inquiry
Report of the Commissioner of Indian
An;,irs-Progress of the Signal Service.


nette board of inquiry Lieut.. Danenhower
testified that everything was done that
was possible to avoid the loss of the Jean
nette. The force brought to bear on the
Jeanette was sufficient to crush any ship
that could possibly be constructed if she
were held in the same position. Witness
was asked what he would have done if he
at the time she entered the pack, and re-
piled: should have tried to get her out
of the pack on the evening Of Sept. 1.
What would have been the
prospects of your succeeding in getting
clear of the ice at that time!
Answer-Good.
Commissioner Price, of the Indian bu-
reau, has transmitted to the secretary of
the interior his report for the fiscal year
ended June 20, 1882. The commissioner
says: Land has been opened to cultiya-
ton, houses for Indian residences built,
cases, and in various ways the course of
civilization generally advanced. The diff
ticulty OF procuring agents of the right
stamp is regarded as one of the most i'm
poftant causes which operate to
retard the improvement of the indians.
regarded by the commissioner as g very
important auxilliary IN the civilization of
the Indians, and he points 10 the benefit
derived from their work during the past
few years. The present appropriation is
regarded as entirely too small to compass
the ends to be obtained within reasonable
time. The commissioner says: IF ST.
O0o.000;for educational purposes were given
nowitwili save several millions in the future
Ii is wise economy to give that million at
once, and not dole it out in small sums
that do but little good. The evils
of cash annuities are commented
upon. and an instance given where, after
each payment to the Utes $4,000 were
spent for firearms, ammunition and whisky
in Salt Lake City, and in short time
nine-tenths of the payment went in the
same directions. The funds appropriated
bY congress III the regular appro. ,r.ation
bill for the support of the Indians proved
entirely insufficient, mainly owing to the
high price of beef and flour. The total
number of Indians in the United States
exclusive of Alaska is 262,366. The
commissioner comments in severe terms
upon the iniquity of the liquor traffic
among the Indians, and quotes many in
stances of trouble arising from it. He
recommends greater stringency in the
laws on the subject, and says of those Sec
tons of the statutes which allow all army
officers to introduce liquor into the Indian
country, that they should be repealed. The
report declares there Is urgent necessity
for additional legislation to prevent intru-
sion upon Indian lands. Exclusive
Of the five civilized tribes
the whole number Of Indian pupils attend
ing school the past year has been S.506. Of
these 46S were in attendance at Carlisle,
Hamilton and Forest Grove training
schools. OF the remainder, 4,51O attended
reservation boarding schools and 3,99S
reservation day schools. The average at
tendance for the year was 5,249. Industrial
training for boys is carried on at agency
boarding schools. and is receiving
more and more attention each year.
In connection with 81 schools.
1.42S acres are under cultivation
Biacksmithlng, tailoring and harness max
ing are taught at four schools; seven teach
shoemaking, ten carpentering. and fifteen
the raising and care of stock. Farming
is greatly stimulated by the success of the
experiments at Carlisle, Hampton and
Forest Grove. An appropriation of not
less than $4,000 should be made by con-
gress at its next session to properly equip
existing agency schools for industrial work
The whole number of schools in operation,
is 1O1, five less than last year.
The chief signal officer, in his report.
says eleven new stations have been added
and special reports are made for the cot
ton and tobacco-growing regions of the
country, and means for giving warnings to
the cattle raisers of Texas against the ap
proach of s'northers" have been improved
Experiments have been made with view
TO increasing the value of the farmers bulle-
tin by addition of weather chart of the
United States it is believed that in short
time these charts may be successfully re-
produced on the farmers bulletin. With
each year the popular knowledge of the
use of this bulletin enables those interested
in agriculture to judge Of the correctness
Of the forecasts, and with the addition
of the proposed weather map individuals
will be able to make correct predic-
tions of the weather for localities
which is impossible to provide for
in the brief sentence which expresses the
prevailing weather indications anticipated
for an entire district. 1t is contemplated
as the work of the Office progresses, to add
to the bulletin brief instructions for the
use of instruments which may hereafter be
furnished for local observers The rail
way bulletin service has proven of great
value the past year. The system of frost
warnings for the benefit of the sugar in
terests of Louisiana has been continued
During the coming year, it is
proposed to telegraph frost warnings di-
rect from the signal service Office to all
telegraph Offices in the sugar growing sec
ton. 1t is proposed the coming fall to
establish q system of frost warning for the
benefit of the tobacco interests of the
country. also a similar service for the ben
eft of the orange growers of florida
The system of reports for the
benefit of the cotton interest is
thoroughly organized and successfully OPP
Grated since September, 1881. At the So
licitation of those interested in the Guilt
walton of wheat and other grains in the
northwest, it is contemplated to establish
a service similar to that now in operation
for the benefit of the cotton interests.