National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-08-15
HAS MIR. PRICE REsreNEDs
The Report that He Was Dissatisfied with tho
Removal Of Ills Reservation Denied by the
Acting Secretary.

ACting secrelhTls
It was reported late yesterday that the com
missioner of Indian affairs had rendered his
resignation TO take effect when his successor
should be appointed, but Acting Secretary
Joslyn said last evening he had heard nothing
about It, although he was the last man to
leave the department In the afternoon. The
commissioner had been talking of resigning
for some time past on account Of the IN health
of Mrs. Price, who is now In Colorado and be.
fore he went away to join her he had had n
long talk with Secretary Teller, who had
urged him TO remain at least until he should
return from his own vacation. Tho cOmmls.
sioner then thouCht he might be able to do 30,
but Mr. Iuslyn said he should not bo surprised
to receive his resignation Mt any time.
Up the interior department. Yesterday nj.
tcrnoon II was quite. generally believed that
the resignation had been forwarded from
Denver, where Commissioner Price now is,
and IL was fnid that the commissioner was
greatly vcNcd when he wrote II out. Last
winter Commissioner Buttorwonh, Of the
patent Office, made an application for more
room. Two congressional committees visited
the great building and examined the rooms,
into which, the patent examiners and clerks
were crowded. Some of these were dark and
Ill ventilated. Some were rs near the coal
hole US to be suitable only lUr stokors, and all
were so crowded as to greatly inCommddG
everybody and delay business generally Altcr
was found 10 remedy the matter than To give
the patent Office the rooms occupied by the
Indian bureau and find. quarters for Com.
missioner Price and his Office outside.
procured in the Second National bank
building, but Mr.. Price early gave notice
that he was not pleased with this arrange.
mcnt. The secretary saw no better way to fix
matters, and the commissioner of Indian
affairs began to mix his war paint. He gave
the secretary notice that he would resign This
reservation was moved, and the secretary, In
spite of the dilemma thus presented, packed
his gripsack and went away to Colorado for
his summer vacation. Sometime later the In
dian commissioner also went westward for q
| few weeks rest. Scarcely had he got we'll
started when u squad Of porters moved his
| clerks and furniture to the bank building on
| Seventh street Tho news of what had been
done reached Mr. Price IN Denver, and true to
his promise his resignation was forwarded as
already stated. This is the story Us told by
| the clerks.
Speaking of possible successor OF Commits.
sioner Price, Acting, Secretary Joslyn said he
| had no knowledge that the President or Sccre-
| tary Teller had any particular person in view.
| IL being suggested that some ex-army officer
| who had had experience on the frontier would
be Of assistance In the administration of In
dian affairs, he said emphatically that he did
not think so. Army officers acquire the habit
of commanding, and when they give an order
expect to have ii implicitly obeyed. That
will not do with Indians. They must be
| patiently labored with and led like children,
! They cannot well be driven, and must be
| truthfully dealt with. Thnt Is the secret Of
Gen. Crooks success with them. lie Is at
| once truthful and patient with them, aud
| knows how to administer force when II Is alb
sOlutely necessary. Capt. Pratt, who has
charge of the Indian school, has done more
than any one else in establishing the idea that
that Is the true solution of the Indian problem.
The Indians are now rapidly beginning to hive
the desire to accumulate and hold property In
| severalty Most of them, ns is natural, look 10
herds ofcattlc as the true idea of wealth, The
| last lot Of chiefs who were here from the Kiowa
and other tribes In the Indian territory all
wanted cattle. The leading chief said he had
u herd, and was satisfied for himself aud his
family, but he wanted his young men, aud
they, too, wanted TO have herds of their own.
The Indians In the territory have been work.
ing for the cattle men who have rented their
lands In tracts to Craze cattle, and are learning
rapidly how TO herd for themselves and 10
raise cattle. This, said Mr.. JOslyn, Is the true
secret of handling the Indians. The owner.
ship of property keeps them quiet, and the
cattle owner Is not anxious to risk the loss OI
his property by engaging In outbreaks. The
money paid into the treasury by the lcsscCs ol
Indian lands Is placed TO the credit of the
tribes, and Is used on the reQuisltlOn of the
secretary of the interior TO purchase cattle "a
establish and stock herds for the lndians-by
tribes where tribal relations still hold in com
mon and by individuals when property Is held
in soveralty. This, with the rapid advances oil
railwaysinto their domain and the settling III
of neighborlng lands, Is rapidly solving In 4
peaceful way the problem of the Indian race