Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-04-25
EASTERN.
secretary TeiIer's Indian Policy
Sensible Views as to the Treat
ment of the Nations Wards.


New YORK, April 2t.-The TribuRe's
Washington special says: Teller said to
correspondent yesterday that he should
proceed cautiously in the management Of
Indian affairs and not attempt any alb
rupt changes Of policy. He does not ia
vor an immediate disruption of the tribal
relations, even if it were possible to Sc
cure it, He believes in their settlement
upon farm lands in severalty, and when
the Indians are sufficiently advanced to
render the success of such plan proba-
bic, but that, he says, is not yet. There
is one thing which he hopes to see ac-
complished during his administration,
and which he believes promises good re-
suits He wishes to have the reserva-
ton system supplanted by system of
patenting lands to Indians by tribes, so
that, while possessing lands in common,
they may have the same title to them as
would be secured to q community of
white men who should purchase and paw
for lands in common. Under the present
system the Indian tribes are moved about
for one reason or another, and this the
Secretary thinks, is not only cruelty to
the Indians but productive of mischief
to their neighbors The tribes which are
far enough advanced, he thinks, should
be taught the rudiments of agriculture
and made self-supporting as soon as pos
sible. The nomads should be supplied
with cattle that they may become herd
ers. Referring to the outbreak of the
Apaches, the Secretary said that they as
well as all other wild tribes, should be
disarmed. Ii there is no law by which
this can be done, one should be passed.
VI what use are firearms to them, he
asked? There is no game for them to
hunt. We feed them, and we must con-
tinue to do so until they can support
themselves. Why should we allow them
to ride about with their repeating and
breech-loading carbines? They only
furnish the means and temptation to
murder. We disarmed and dismounted
two thousand Sioux some time ago, and
they have been ten-fold more progressive
since that time than in the same length
OF time before.
Killed by the Fall OF a DE rrick
CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 24-By the fall
ing of a derrick this morning one bow
was instantly killed and two persons
badly hurt.
The German Government Refuse
to Recognize Consul Flynn.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 24.-John j.
Flynn, recently appointed Consul to
Chemmitz, who disgraced himself with
drunkenness so that the German govern
ment refused to recognize him, was for
years on the NewS, of this city, and was
well known elsewhere. For six Years
his habits have been exemplary, although
before that he had been an inmate for a
long time of the Inebriate Reformatory.
He was supposed to have been fully re-
formed and much regret is expressed at
his deplorable condition.
Railroad Magnates Coming.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 24.-General
Manager Cooper, accompanied by Vice.
President James F. Clark of the New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad
and party of four Others, left in q pri.
vate car last night for California. They
will be absent about two months.
Anti-Chinese Meeting in Chicago.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, April PA large anti
Chinese meeting was held yesterday at
Greenbaum's Hall. VIM. Peterson and
VIM. Lewis were the speakers. Resolu-
tons denouncing Mayor Harrison were
adopted because he had stifed free
speech while presiding at former meet
ing.