New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-12-16

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recommend the passage Of q law authorizing
the appointment OF six com missiOners, three of
whom shall be detailed from the army, to be
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reservations or subject to the care and control
of the government. with view of discovering
their exact cAldition and needs and deter
mining what steps shall be taken on behalf Of
the government to improve their situation In
ths &lEsst5Sp q tReir nsef-sggR2ES an4 complete
inspection what. II any, Q: the reservations may
be reduced in area. and In such case what part.
not needed for Indian occupation, may be pur-
chased by the governments from the Indians and
disposed Of for their benefit; what, II any,
other reservations, with view Of their concen-
tratton. and the sale on their behalf of their
abandoned reservations; what Indian lands now
held in common should be allotted In severally:
In what manner and to what extent the Indians
upon the reservations can be placed under the
protection Of our laws and subjected to their
penalties, and which. il any. Indians should be
powers and functions OF the commissioners In
regard to these subjects should be clearly de-
fined, though they should. In conjunction with
fthority to deal definitely with the ques-
tions presented, deemed safe and consistent
They should also be charged with the duty Of
ascertatnsng the Indians who might properly be
furnished with implements Of agriculture and
OF what kind: In what cases the support Of the
government should be withdrawn: where the
present plan OF distributing Indian supplies
tRs ns
methods and fitness Of agents in charge Of res
ervattons: the extent to which such resefva-
lions are occupied or intruded upon by every un-
relative TO the welfare and manaeement OF the
Indians. They should advise with the secretary
OF the interior concerning these letters Of detail
to deal with them fully. II he Is NOT vested
with such power, this plan contemplates tho
selection OF persons for commissioners who are
interested in the Indian question. who have
practical ideas on the subject Of their treatment
The expense of the Indian bureau during tho
last fiscal year was more than sc. 5000 be-
lieve much Of this expenditure may be saved
effects would be increased with its continuance:
that the safety of our frontier settlers would
be subserved under it's operation. and that the
the imputation Of inhumanity. injustice and
mismanagement. In order to carry out the pol
Icy Of allotment Of Indian lands in eeveralty
and when deemed expedient, will be Necessary
and hope that provision will be made for the
prosecution OF this work In May Of the pres
ent year small portion of
8s THE CHIRICAHUA APACHEs
on the White Mountain reservation in Arizona
left the reservation and committed number Of
murders and depredations upon the,settlers In
that neighborhood Though prompt and ener-
getic action was taken by the military, the rene
gades eluded capture and escaped into Mexico.
The. formation OF the country through which
these Indians passed-the speed Of their escape
and the manner IN which they scattered ana
concealed themselves among the mount.ins
near the scene Of their outrages-put our soldiers
ut 8 great disadvantage in their efforts to cap
ture them. though the expectation Is still enter
tanned that they will be ultimately taken and
punished for their crimes. The threatening and
dtsorderly conduct Of the Cheyennes Of the
Indian Territory last summer caused consider
able alarm and uneasiness Investigation proved
that their threatening attitude WAS due. in
great measure, to the occupation of the land of
the reservation by immense herds Of cattle,
which their owners claimed were rightfully
theirs, under certain leases made by the Indians.
Such occupation appearing, upon examination,
to be unlawful. Notwithstanding these leases,
the 1ntruders were ordered to remove with their
cattle from the lands OF the Indians by executive
proclamation. The enforcement of this procla-
nation oad the effect OF restoring peace among
the Indians. and they are now quiet and we'll
behaved. By M executive order issued on Feb.
"a, 1885, by NV predecessor, portion Of the
tract Of country In the territory. known as the
was directed TO be restored to the public domain
and opened to settlement under the land laws Of
the United States, aud large number OF persons
entered upon these lands This action alarmed
the Sioux Indians, who claimed the territory Is
belOn9tnX to their reservation, under the treaty
OF 1868. This claim WAS determined. after
careful Investigation, to he we'll founded, and,
consequently. the executive order referred to
was, by proclamation Of April "a, 1885, de-
clared to DO tnoperatiye and Of no effect, and All
persons upon the land wero warned to leaveI
This warning has been substantially complied
with. "a