The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1883-06-09

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what and the employees succeeded in
getting the unruly animals out and the
rest of the ring quiet. No one was serious
ly hurt.
What Major Maginnis Has to Say About
j Montana Indian Reservations.
l Hon. Martin Maginnis, of Helena, Mon
tana, delegate in Congress from that Ter
ritory, arrived at the Grand Pacific hotel
yesterday Knowing that he vas instru-
mental in the work about to be inaugu-
rated for locating the Sioux Indians and
! opening up some valuable Indian lands to
settlement, reporter for the Times inter
viewed him yesterday on the subject.
'Just before the senate adjourned" began
Delegate Maginnis, 'sit passed resolution
appointing Senators DAVIS, of Massachu-
Logan, of Illinois, Cameron, of Wiscon-
sin, Vest, of Missouri, and Morgan, of Ala
bama, and the cooperation of the house
was asked, and it appointed Haskell, of
Kansas, Maginnis, of Montana, and some
one else, all of whom constitute CON-
mission to visit the different Indian agen-
cies in Montana and assign the Indians
there to comfortable quarters, and at the
same time give the country the benefit OF
valuable lands which are now practically
worthless to mankind because of the In
dian ownership of them"
"When will you commence your work.
1--WE will meet at the Grand Pacific
hotel in this city August 13. Gen. Sheri-
dan, it is expected, will go with us, and
President Arthur has signifed his inten-
ton Of joining the party at Chicago and
going with us as far as the Yellowstone
Park. The agencies Of the Crow, Fiat
Head and Black Feet Indians will be ex-
amined, and we shall settle the Indians on
such portions of their reservations as may
be needful for them, and treat with them
for the cession of the remainder and open
it up as public domain. We are author
lied to submit report concerning our
operations to the next Congress.
"You do not expect the Indians to
readily submit to your proposition?"
"Well, the Crows have larger reserva-
ton than they require for their own use,
and l think they will agree to be settled
on piece of land east Of the Big Horn,
or that portion of their present reserva-
ton which lies in the Big Horn valley.
For the lands the government take they
will be content to receive cattle and
money.
"How about the Black Feet?'
"These Indians occupy the whole of the
northern part of Montana, a territory larger
than the whole of New England They
will be given reservation sufficiently
ample to sustain them, but annuities and
other helps to civilization will be give,,
them for the other portions Of the lands
"What becomes of the Flat Heads?"
1.-THE Flat Heads are partially civil
lied tribe. They have been asking for !
some time that they should be removed
away from the line Of the Northern Pa
ciic railroad, and the request will proba-
bly, be acceded to by the commission" @
"What led to the appointment of Dawes
and Logan on the commission?n
"Both Of them have always manifested
such an interest in these Indians that it
wss known the reports of the departmental
officers were not satisfactory to them, and
as they have been anxious to visit the res
ervations and see for themselves they were
put on this commission. Chicago Times
May 3Oth.
The backward weather throughout the
east is retarding the growth 81 ctops.
As was expected, an attempt was made
at Waycrly, Town, to remove the Barber
murdcrers and to hang them under SEN
tence Of Judge Lynch, but they had been
from the jail ii the nick Of time,
and the mob was robbed Of is prey.