The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-09-30
NORTHW ESTEEM NEWS.


The Northwestern Indian Commission
arrived at st. Paul on the 25th. Complete
success has attended their negotiations with
all the Chippewa bands visited, and sub
stantially the same treaty made with each
OF the following tribes: Leech Lakes,
Gross Lakes, Winnebagoshish and W bite
YAK FONT, about sixteen hundred Indians
IN all, who have been occupying two to
three thousand square miles of territory.
Following is q synopsis of the treaty: The
Indians cede all their lands to the United
states to be sold as timber and agricultural
lands, in forty aud 160-acre tracts respec-
tlvely, to the highest bidder, by sealed pro-
Posais; terms OF payment, one-rhird cash,
the balance three years to run. The Indi.
ans agree to remove to White Earth, the
Limited States to give on that reservation
l6O acres of land to each head of q family,
build him good comfortable log house and
give EVEN MIN yoke OF oxen, one COW, a farm
wagon, one hoe, one OK, one the, to fur.
nosh ratlons for each family SO treated for
Two years, providing they improve and
cultivate the farm; each other male over
eighteen years of age, and also each orphan
under eighteen forty acres. The y rest SnI of
tne land IS to be patented in common to the
remainder of the tribe, and each unborn
cnlld to get forty acres up to the expiration
oI MY years, after which the land Is pat
s ,ans 19n:a,iv3duelly, the same as to white
1y three commissioners appointed, two bv
the president and one by the Indians. The
proceeds OF land sales are to be deposited
IN the United States treasury and draw
interest at per cent, the interest to be ex-
vance the Indian civilization. The com
mlssloners state that their negotiations
nave been uniformly successful beyond
t tDe most sangulne expectations Of the
friends OF the Indians. They see nothing in
t me way OF carrying the plan of consolida-
s,ble after ratification of the treaty. The
commission 60 next to Lake Superior Indi-
ans and after them to the Mile Laos
On the 25rd joint meeting of the Farm
ers' Alliance, trades assemblies, Knights Of
Labor and Patrons of Husbandry was held
at Workingmen's He'll on Jackson strea+.
st. Paul. About 100 delegates were :,res.
ent, majority of whom were representa-
yves OF the labor and trade assemblies, E.
II. HarrouD, of the trades assembly. was
made chairman, T. G. Hogdosn secretary.
AID John Diamond. of Mankate, vice pres
t ta majority and minority report
seDted at the Democratic and Republican
state Conventions memorials regarding
platforms. After a long deb ate the minor.
lty report was adopted.
AtYankton, d. T., on the 2snd. bv the
Republican Convention, Delegate Clifford
was renominated by reclamation. A
strong effort was made to draw from his
support, but they were too strong. Clifford
upon taking the platform, returned his
thanks In a brief speech. The platform de
mands the reduction of Indian reserve
lions; condemns Commissioner Sparks
rulings; denounces the presidents vetoes
of pension bills: svmDathizos With T-oI.~J.
favors division on an east and west line
With the exception Of the division discus
monious.
Mormon elders have been putting in
steady and persistent work in Olmsted
Co., Mimi. ever since last spring. Two
emissaries from Salt Lake City have done
very thorough visiting end have bald meet,