The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-12-05
THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.

Report OF the Secretary OF the Interior
The Indian Question Discussed-The
Public Lands-Isaiiroad Grants, ETC., Etc.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., November 27.-The
Secretary of the Interior has submitted his
annual report. Appended is the principal
portion of the report:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
WASHINGTON, Noyember q, 1884.
It affords mo great satisfaction in my third
and last report to be able to say that the past
year has been one of peace among the lndi-
ans, and that no outbreaks have occurred.
All the tribes are at peace with each other
and with their white neighbors. During the
past year new buildings have been erected
At several of the agencies for the accommo-
<iation of the children in the boarding
schools. Five new boarding schools and
twelve new day schools have been added to
the list OF schools in successful operation.
There are now eighty-one boarding schools,
Seyenty-six day schools, and six industrial or
control. Fourteen boarding and four day
schools are supplied with teachers and other
employees, by some one OF the various REM
a stipulated price for the care and education
of the children therein. This course has
been necessitated by lack of sufficient APP
preparations TO provide for all the children
willing to receive an education. The amount
paid is somewhat less than the average cost
per capita of children maintained in Govern
lrent schools. There are also twenty-three
schools maintained by churches and associa-
fions without expense to the Government.
and to the support of which the Govern
lnent contributes nothing. Three new in
<iustrial schools have been completed and
put into successful operation during the last
year. One at Chilocco, Indian Territory. with
q capacity for over $50 children: one at Law
renee, Kansas with a capacity for 300 chill
dren; and one at Genoa, Nebraska, with
capacity for $50. The Cholocco school was
opened January last, and although its capac-
fly was only rated at I50 children, its average
attendance has been 1sS. The Genoa school
Is situated on the old Pawnee reservation In
Nebraska, was opened in February last with
an attendance of 140 Sioux. The boys have
cultivated six acres of potatoes, several
acres OF garden truck, 40 acres OF corn, and
sixty acres of oats, and assisted in making
completion of the buildings at Lawrence,
Kan, was delayed by the cold weather as
well as delay in the payment of the contract
Che mosey intended for that purpose was not
available, Congress authorized the use of the
appropriation as first intended, and the work
Was resumed. The buildings, however, were
not completed until i'm July, too late to COM
anence school for the season. Seven boys.
transferred from Chilocco to Lawrence, and
under direction of the Superintendent OF
Farming, and one white laborer, cultivated
about one hundred and twenty acres of corn,
oats and millet, several acres of potatoes,
etc, and have helped erect a barn and other
buildings. The school was open for the fall
term with an attendance of one hundred,
which will be increased to three htehdred.
a new school building has been erected at
Albuquerque, N. NJ, intended TO accommo-
date about one hundred and fifty children.
Under the provisions for the placing of In
dian children i'm industrial schools in States,
at an expense not to exceed Sl6T per capita,
Gre hundred and sixty-five children have
been placed i'm schools from the following
States: Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois,
Indiana. Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Ten
nessee, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Quite a
Number of Indian children, who have had
some training in manual labor schools, have
been placed in private families, mainly from
Carlisle and Hampton. 1t is believed that
hereafter quite q number may be placed in
private families from Genoa and LAWRENCE.