The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-14
WASHINGTON NOTES.
FEATURES OF THE WoRLD'F FAIR.
Accommodation for Press Represents
tives-Secrctarv McCuiIoch's Treas
ury Report-Gov. Crosby's
Interesting Document.


WASHINGTON, Nov. l3-Gov. Crosby,
of Montana, in his annual report, csti-
mates tile increase of population in the
territory during the year at 1000 and
that the present population is $1,000. He
says the cattle now in the territory
number over 100000, and the value of
the taxable property, which, hs says,
does NOT represent one-quarter of the
wealth Of the territory, is between $780,
100000 aud SdG,O00,000. In other direc-
,ions Montana is steadily increasing in
value in her material resources, and she
will at an carly day apply for admission
into the Union as state. The an
nouncement of the discovery of gold i'm
the Little Rockies, near the heart
OF the great northern Indian
II reservation, 100 miles southeast
Of Fort Assipuiboine, has drawn
4 hundreds of miners to that locality,
and the governor gives it as his opinion
that it would be unwise to attempt to
prevent this intrusion of The whites. A
large portion OF the report is devoted to
the Indian question. The governor ia
4 vors reduction Of The size of the rescr-
vatlons. He thinks few thousand In
"a dians should not be allowed to occupy
an area equal to that of largo state.
when they do not use it and when their
a occupation prevents its settlement by
n white men. lie advises Il concentra-
"a ton OF the Indians upon smaller reser-
Nations and recommends that that they
DE taught to be self-supporting. He
Aalso objects TO the present policy which
tpermits Indians TO lease lands for
Grazing, on the ground that it paves the
way for large corporations to ret a foot
ing in these reservations 10 the disadvan-
tage OF bona Tide settlers, who would loo
glad 10 purchase small farms if the res
M erYations wore open to settlement OF
y the present condition of tho northern
III Indians in Montana, the governor saws:
# Although rations have been supplied
N them, they arc now in a
M deplorable condition and he
# fears many of them will die
81 during the coming winter. He calls at
81 tention to the continued slaughter OF
n game in the Yellowstone park. He de-
81 scribes tho late superintendent of this
81 park and his assistants as entirely
"a worthless and about as competent
# to take charge of other du.
# tles as properly as an Indian il
N4 10 run locomotive. He recommends
IA appointment of experienced woodsmer
"a to take care of the park and suggested
# that United States cavalry be detailed
X TO guard its borders, which are now The
f resort OF escaped criminals. Much
.4 space IS devoted by the governor to Tho
v cattle question. He says, Canadian
N officials and the dominion press. aidot
Il by certain Chicago stock-yardmen
who fear diversion OF theii
h business, have mulgued and outrage
ously attacked tho health OF Wyomint
and Montana cattle, aud all movement,
u In tho pas of our stockmen towards OBJ
tanning foreign market are bitterly Cd
+ posed. In conclusion he recommend
that no polygamist Mormons be allowo,
10 pre-empt lands. lie thinks this pro
hibition would be Il step i'm the compli
'Ncatei problem towards eXtinguishin,
RMhe overshadowing evil of Mormonisni