The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-12-10

nation would be saved, through ;,s
results, from the imputation Of In
humanity, injustice and mislnanage-
inent' In order to carry out the policy
OF the allotment of Indian lands In
severalty, when deemed expedieDt IL
WIN DO necessary to have SURVEYS
completed of the reservations. aud T
nope that provisions will be made for
the prosecution of this work.
In May, OF the present year. n small
portion ofthe Chirachuaiua Apacbes.
on the White Mountain reservation in
ARIZONA. left the reservation and
committed number of murders and
uepredations upon settlers in that
country. Though prompt aud ener-
setic action was taken by the military.
'ne renegades evaded them and o.,
eaped into Mexico. The formation
OF the country through which the in
ulans passed, their thorough acouaint-
ahee with the same, the speed of their
escape anu the manner in which thew
/ scattered and concealed themselves
among the mountains near the scene
OF their outrages, put our soldiera ar
a great disadvantage in their efforts
to capture them; though the expects-
tlon Is still entertained that they will
DC ultimately taken and punished for
their crimes. ioA
Inc threatening and disorderly CON-
quot OF the Cheyennea, of the indian
erritory, early last autumn caused
much uneasiness. Investigation
proved that their threatening attitude
was due, In great measure. 10 the
occupation of the grazing lands of
their reservation by immense herds
OF cattle which, their owners
claimed, were rightfully there under
certain leases made by the Indians.
such occupation appearing upon ex-
animation to be unlawful, notwith-
standing these leases, the iutrudera
were ordered to remove with their
cattle from the lands of the Indians
by executive proclamation. The en-
forcement OF this proclamation had
the effect OF restoring peace and order
among the Indians, and they are now
quiet and well behaved.
by an executive order, issued on
February ~, 1884, by my pre- dece IS or.
portion of the tract of country in
the territory known as the .old VIM
nebago aud Crow Greek reserya-
iions, was directed to be restored 10
the public domain aud opened to set
lement under the land laws If the
United States, and a large number Of
persons entered upon these lands.
ms action alarmed the Sioux In
dams. who claimed the territory as
belonging TO their reservation under
the treaty of 1868. This claim was
uctermined, after careful inyestiga-
uop, TO be well founded and, conse.
quently, the order referred 10 was
, oy the proclamation of April IL. 1885
I declared to be imperative aud thos,
on the lands were warned to leave
/, rms order has been substaufiail,
. complied with.
The public domain had its origin In
!, cessions OF land by the states TO tn,
/. general government. The first ces
= sion was made by the state of New
- YORK, and the largest, which In are
:, exceeded all others, by the state q
u virginia. The territory, the propris
q lorship of which became thus yeste
a IN the general government, extende
y from the weste I'm line of Peunsyly,
y MA to the Mississippi river. Thes
: patriotic donations OF the states wei
- enculnbered with nothing except IN
STIPULATION that they should be hel
y, lot me common benefit of the Unite
~ states BY purchase with the cor
y mon iind of sill the people, addition
!, were made to the domain until n .
~ tended TO the northern line OF Ne
"A ico aud the Pacific ocean; the origin
~ trust, Tor the common benefit OF n
United States, being attached o 4
III the execution of that trust. tho n,
icy OF many homes rather than lar
AN estates was adopted by wise Cover
g. meht. and, that these might be cas-
MS obtained and be the abode of seen
he " aud eontentment, the laws for /
cal acquisition were few, easily und
its s,ood. aud general in their charact
'ur BUT the pressure oflocal effects. co
he Continued On Fourth rage. :