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and deer and elk are not now killed. He
regards the salary paid assistant superin-
tendents as too small, and suggests that
the law dividing tho responsibility of the
government of the park between the war
and interior departments be changed.
The hotel built by Rufus Hatch
and company is completed, and is repre-
sented as c,mmodious and we'll kept. The
report is that people have nc security
against depredatioos Of persons or proper
ty by the vicious and criminal classes, and
earnestly urges some action by congress
in the matter. He reports a larger mum
Der OF visitors to tha park this season than
ever before, among whom he mentions the
president and numosr of senators, tbs
general of the army and tho Hatch exouc-
sioni3ts.
Western Associated Press.l
WASHINGTON, Get. 26.--Maior Butter
worth, the new commissioner OF patents, is
here, and the president signed his COM
mission to-day.
Portecheck consul So Client and John s.
Tooker secretary o the territory Of Mon
tana, Vice McCutcneon, resigned.
INDIAN BUREAU PEPoRT.
The following is a synopsis Of the an
nual report of Indian Commissioners Price:
A decided advance has been made in tie
march of improvement among the Indian
tribes, particularly in the matter of in
dustrial school education. Some of the
tribes have been persuaded to send children
to school that heretofore resis. ed all effort
to induce them to do so. O1e question
may now be considered settled hey ond con-
troversy and that is that the Indian now
must be taught to work for his own sup
port, and to speak the English language
or give place to a people wHo do. Among
effectually solving the Indian problem are
first, an appropriation to survey
out boundaries Of Indian reservations
that both Indians aud white
men may know where they have rights and
| where they have none. Second, e law for
punishment OF persons who fucnish arms
| or ammunition % Indians. No such lew
now exists. Third, more liberal appro
priations for India police. Fourth, al
appropriation suff 3ient to Gefrsy tho ex-
penses of detecting and prosecuting per-
sons who furnish Intoxicating liquor to
Indians. No aren't spirits should bs IN
troduced into the Indian country under
any pretense whatever, nor their sale per
mitted within twenty miles of an Indian
reservation; but ui:6er existing laws oa
the subjec5 Is is a notorious fact that ale.
beer and preparations OF al
coholic stimuiants disguised as
medicines are sold at military
posts to soldiers snd civilians, and al
though post traders are not permitted to
sci! il directly to Indians, yet it is an easy
matter for indians to obtain it from SOL
diers and civilians to whom it is furnished.
The punishment imposed by law for this
offense should be made more severe. The
practice of approving contracts to collect
from the government money due the H.
dams IS ofla SHAT onght not to exist. It has
for years Deen the practice to approve
contracts By which outside parties have
taken from the Indians hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars for service which ought not
to have cost the Indians one cent. Our
ing the last four years agreements have
been entered into between the In
dams and different attorneys, by which
Indians $755,22l for collecting from the
government money said to be due the
Indians. It is the duty of the govern
ment to see that the wards of the nation
receive what Is Justly due them, free of
cost, and equally the duty of the govern
ment to see that no unjust claim is paid
Congress should confer both civil and
criminal Jurisdiction on the several states
and territories over all Indian reserya-
lions within their respective limits, and
make thu person and property of an
I1dian amensble to the laws of the state
and territory in which he may reside, ex-
cept in cases where such property
is expressly exempted by treaty or act OF
congress, and give him ali the rights in
courts enjoyed by ether persons.
Allotments liz severalty to the number
of 146 have been made to Indians during
the year with best results, and the com
missioners will adhere to the policy of
allotting lands whore the same can be le-
gally done, and the conditions of the In
dams is such as to warrant it. The atten-
ton of congress is again invited to the
necessity of legislation to enable the Indi-
ans to make entries under the homestead
law without cost to them. It is necessary
that lands within certain reservations be
subdivided, and it is important in some
cases this be done at cnce, yet there is not
dollar available for this purpose. An
amendment to the law in reference to
intruders SO as to punish by imprisonment
as well as fine, is absolutely necessary. An
intruder without property has very little
fear of fine. Notwithstanding his repeated
expulsion from Indian territory Payne and
his party of Oklahoma colonists have twice
during the present. year made attempts at
settlement in that country, requiring the
aid of military at great expense to the
government to effect their removal. The
commissioner gives detailed account of
Payne's operations and asks that the
special attention of congress be called to
these aggressive movements on
Indian territory lands as illustrat
ing the urgent necessity for
speedy and effective legislation in regard
to trespassers. Recommendations for
legislation for protection of timber on In
dian lands are renewed.
During the year there was paid the In
dams in cash US aunuities and otherwise
$745,000. Less than 100000 of this
amount was for payment of annuities
proper. many OF which expire in the near
future, by limitations in thu various
treaties.
The increase in accommodations for IL
d5op nils ha sobooI