Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-26
AMERICAS AB0RIGINES.
THREE TRIBES Spelling FOR
PLUMBER AND SCALPS.

Erosventres, BIoods and Piegsns Thirst
ing for Gore-The Northern sioux TO
Establish Mail and Transportation
Eoutes-The Chippewa Tribes ana
the white Earth Reservation Fropo-
sitIon.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Sc pit, 25.-An official
letter from Fort Shew received at Fort
Smelling gives strong evidence that Crows
Grosventres, Bloods and Plegans are pre-
pairing for stealing raids and Tor war;
both against the whites and among them
selves. Four hundred and fifty Bloods
were at one time SAID to be moving on the
Grows, but claim TO be moving on the
Grosventres. In the meantime the Gros-
ventres had struck war par
tv of six Boods and kill
ed them. Horse stealing still
goes on. and the report of the command
Ing officer at Fort Shaw shows that this
Is probably the beginning OF widespread
troubles.
INDIAN MAIL CARRIERS.
GLENDALE, OAK, Sept. 25.-It trans
pires that the Northern Sioux have under
Roadway an enterprise at once novel ana
important 1t has been determined DIV
the councilmen of the Sioux nation, as
well as DIV general assent among the peo-
nile, to establish mail and transportation
routes throughout the frontier, which Will
he conducted exclusively by Indians and
be an Indian enterprise. The principal
part of the work will be done by the
young men of the nation, while
fhe older ones Will supervise,
counsel, plan and manage. All the labor
connected with the transportation OF the
nd will no npFfOrmpQ
on foot, and athletic young Indians are
NOW in training for their part. The mall
barriers will travel by twos, and freight
and passenger carriers by tours. 1t IS IN
aended to have the routes embrace every
place that Is considered tontier town.
THE WHITE EARTH RESERVATION.
BRAINERD. MINI, Sept. 25.-Che
Northwest Indian Commission, which
has been treating with certain Chlppe-
wa bands for removal to the White
Earth reservation, reached her last night,
having secured treaties with the Leecn
lake, Cress Lake, Winnebagasslsh and
White Oak points bands. They cede their
lands to be sold for civilization fund,
and agree TO remove to White Earth. The
government to establish, with a house.
stock and implements, each head OF
family on 100 acres of land. Each male
over IS, not head of a family, is to have
eignty acres, and males under
80 years forty acres, and
also each orphan child forty
acres, and each unborn child forty acres.
The ceded lands to be sold, timber in acre
tracts and agricultural in one hundred
and sixty acres, to the highest bidder, in
sealed proposals. This work, If Congress
ratifies it, will wipe out all the vast In
dian reservations north OF the Northern
Pacific railroad, except the White Earth,
and Will open more than 1000 square
miles of land to settlement. The commits
sion thinks it has accomplished even more
than it's best friends anticipated. The
Commissioners go from here to st. Paul
and thence to the Lake Superior tribes
and to the Mile Laes reservation.
AN INDIANS SENTENCE COMMITTED.
FORT SMITH. ARK, Sept. 25.-Blue
Dick, a Young Cherokee, sentenced To be
hanged on July % and twice respited,
has had his sentence committed to I'M
prlsonment for life at Chester, III. He
has heeu In Jail here eighteen months,
and was convicted OF williully numbering
young man named Wyrck in 1884.