Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-04-12
DAILY pOST-INTELLlGENcER
TIrIrInfrL 70 as IRrsT.


ryr.rTufrl TO AIS TRrsT.
since the retirement from the o'fiee
Of Secretary Of ths Interior OF MI. lei-
Lar. there have bssn nnnheF Of csVes-
ouneu.s Shieh lead the public 70 up
pose that in the latter portion Of BIS
terra that worthy was entirely N the
oontro. of the railroad and monopoly
man. Iudesd, 20 shameless and open
vaa his prostitution Of his oiHe'si
pover that il ali that IA known nos
had become publss bsfo:s tis retire
usnt. there ~ little docbt that be Uoaid
have bssn impeacaed and cornPsiisd 70
ausver for his unfaithfalaesa before
.hs Ia, Of the Senate. The notorious
incident in connection with the oacA'
bopep land grant Is bui one OF fo''nS
.n,h that have come 20 light IN every
direction, and. taken together, tney
make IL bat too apparent that the e.
secretary utilized every moment OF shs
las. few days Of his official career u
signing documents and orders toe ei-
feet of which vas 70 undo great po''
,son of what has been accomplished BY
the peopIs in their long struggle against
the aOpressions Of monopoly Among
theae vas the order issued changing the
l;tni,s OF the Northern Pacific land
grant in Washington Territory, east OF
WalIula Junction. The new Admins
tra,ion vas at FIRST supposed 10 be re-
spousible for this, bot il ia nos kno~p
that the order was signed BY Acting
Commissioner Harrison. one oil Tel
Lars subordiaales. aud not by Commis-
sioner sparks or Secretary Lamar.
Another disgfacefui act which will b.
regarded with SONS interest IN .his por-
ton Of the country, IL thai OF sDe e1-
HscretAry ia regard 10 the Pnyallnp IL
dian Reservation. This reservation
oontaininR q trifio more than 1876"
acres, lies in Pierce and King counties
Immediately adjoining the city Of Ia
Gonna. Much Of this il cultivated By
the Indians, whe number Ji5, and arr
thoroughly civilized. They have Ions
desired to hold their lands IN severaltY
and had taken the necessary steps Il
SECURE patents for them. These patents
two months ago, were prepared sEc
almost ready to be sent TO the Indians
These lands, however, are very Valua-
BILE. Lying, ~ they do. within sight Of
Tacoma, and directly adjoining the ad
dition of the Tacoma Land Company
they have long been coveted by ths
corporation. Some time since MIR. G. u
Wright, acting for the company. mad
a written offer 10 the Interior Depart
ment for the purchase of these lands
In the letter in which this Offer wa
made, was a statement of the nambe
of the Puyallup IsdiaDs and their con
dition. The number WAS ridiculousl.
undeTestimsted, being placed at abou
ne-tenth of what 1t actually Ia. As u
the condition of the Indians, their pro
Rress In the arts Of otyiliE ition wa
made 10 appear exceedingly amall
while In fact. az every one at all &C
quaintsd with tho subject knows, the.
have made the most wonderful progress
The offer was evidently declined at th
time, as the preparations for dividing
the lands among the Indians in several
~ we're continued.
A short time before the close OF th
late Administration an order was seu
/, the General Land Oiiiee by Secretar
Teller by which the issuance of the pat
ents to the Indians was delayed. Thi
order, which merely directed a della
without stating for how long a Tins
was endorsed on letter TO Mr.. Telle
from ex-senator Mitchell, attorney 70
the Northern Pacific Railroad, and wa
In substance. n compliance with the II
quest contained IN the lette". S'ubst
queatly TO this, and just before Seer.
tary Teller's retirement, he sent an orde
Withdrawing all the papers, includin
the letter above mentioned, frotn ID
Land Office. According 20 the eorrI
spondent OF the New York TIMES, b
whom the facts In regard 10 these order
were related, this wipes out all ID
steps taken with reference to givtn
these Indians their lands by patent"
Thus another outrage was eonsu1
mated which the new Secretary 81 th
Interior, IL be DO loyal TO his trust, vi
have 20 repair. There IL absolutely q
reason Why the Puyallup Indians shout
not have their lands given to them |
seyeralty. II the lands are ex,ramel
valuable, Il is all tho more reason VIII
the Indians should not be robbed q
them. II the Northern Pacific OF an
u lie Subsidiary companies succeeds
getting possession Of this reservation
IL will be tho contamination Of frau
- bold and open as tina, serpetrated
abe steal Of the land grant itself.
Mr.. Teller did NOS leave the InteriS
Department moInnn, too soon, and
isa burning shame that such man 9
he should be allowed to retain his plas
Ia the uaitsd States Senate.
z. s.-Since the ahsve VAS written
has been learned that Secretary Lama
ON Representations made To him by Ser
atsr Dawes. hAa ussoinded the inf
NOUS Teller order ard has directed u
immediate issae TO the Indians es q
patsnts for which they hAve needless
and cruelty visited a. long.
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