The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-07-07

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by these classes are rapidly destroying the
Indians by disease. Without courts Of JOS.
tics or public institutions without roads,
bridges or railways, Il \ simply dark blot
In the center or the map ofthe United States.
IL costs the Government hundreds Of thOus>
ands of dollars to peaosably maintain from
sixty to eighty thousand Indians there
when the Territory u capable Of supporting
many millions Of snliglltened people.
Such is the language Of Gen. Miles.
I presume il will be conceded that no
man In the D. 8. i better acquainted
with Indian life or tho condition Of that
Territory than he.
DRINKING AND HOR6E-RACING HELL.
In the bin before 10 for confederation
there viii be found ON page ~ IN item
appropriating 81, ,126 for tho support
OF the school 1t Chilooo- school Sit
uated IN the Indian Territory, about /
mile south Of the Kansas line. Some
thing Was said yesterday with regard TO
the progress Of that school. Before
reading the testimony or this subject !
wish 70 say here and nov that ! ap-
prove Of the policy Of establishing in
dustrial schools, properly located, for
tho benefit Of the Indian tribes. Il y
. benefit to tho white man - well -
the Indian. But the conditions sur
rounding these schools ought 10 be we'll
understood before appropriations are
made. read from page IS Of the last
intendent Of Indian schools. Concern.
ing this school at Ohilocco hs Gays:
Tho location of the school 10 In many re-
spects unfortunate Il h about 1 mile south
Of the south line Of Kansas, within the In
dian Territory-a district Of country with
ont law that can Be made available for the
Of the Indians and the raids Of the cowboys.
Tho late superintendent, DR.. II. ]. Min>
thorn says:
.Cattlemen locate their herds on the
school farm, come and 20 through the
fences at pleasure and defy any one who
attempts TO interfere. A race course has
ben laid ont on the school farm and horse
racing and whisky selling have bean added
to the list. It Is safe 70 say that more drunk
en- Indians may be seen at this school than
1t all Of the agencies in the Territory; and
yet should . murder be committed no ar.
rest could be made without it was done BY
authorities in the State, miles distant.
While the appliances for conducting m in
work il sconstantly marred and every effort
neutralized BY the lack of some authority
to deal with the disturbing elements COM
stantly met with here. The law
less condition around Chilocco, therefore,
continues to scandal;xe the neighborhood
and distress the school"
That il m anomalous condition for
an industrial school, and these are
strange surroundings. Yet No are call
ed upon to approprite largo sums Of
money to sustain that institution. u
does seem to me, Mr.. Chairman, that
il an Indian school i to be made .
snccess, something moro than the ap-
preparation is necessary to insure that
end.
Mr.. PERKINS. Il not that criticism
very greatly true Of every industrial
school that may be established upon
these resorvati0nsi
Mr.. WEAVER. Mr.. Chairman, II the
same criticism il manly true with re-
gard to every other industrial school in
the Indian country, then ] say it Is
time that Congress should call halt
until different conditions can surround
those schools. Why, cir, Il il be true
that cattle-men illegally and forcibly
occupy the farms surroundings the In.
dustrial schools, cut down ths fences
and drive through them at will; II il b
true that whisky = sold In the immedi.
ate vicinity Of these schools and that
drunkenness i the rule there, then /
pronounce the schools . shame and .
blot upon civilization. The gentleman
from Kansas Ocnoedes too much. He
il . member Of the committee on In.
dian Affairs, and knows more about
these things than I do. I presume
therefore It may be taken - true that
this same G ,ndition Of affairs exists in
al these reservations and surrounds Ill
these schools.
Mr.. FUNSTON. wish 10 ask wheth-
or the criticism applicable to this par
ticular school applies to Industrial
schools not in the Territory. Certainly
it is not understood that & applies to
Ill industrial schools.
Mr.. WEAVER. Understood that the
gentleman from Kansas Mr.. Perkins. I
to ask whether the same criticism would
not apply to all these industrial schools.
Mr.. PERKINS. On Indian reserva-
tions.
Mr.. WEAVER. Certainly, ON Indian
reservations; 90 that the criticism ap,
plies whether the schools be located Ia
the Indian Territory or elsewhere il
the Indian country, il surrounded By
the Same demoralizing Influences ol
the cattle syndicates.
j Something was said yesterday BY the
gentleman from Michigan Mr.
Cutcheonl with regard 70 the wonder
ful progress made by the i've civilised
tribes. call the attention Of the com
mittee to page 142 OF the report Of thu
, Secretary Of the Interior for the YEA
1854. / find there the report Of th.
agent ct the Union agency, Mr.. Johr
10 TUFTS.
!. is dated Muskoges. August %
1884. He says:
The Cherokees, Chocktaws, Chioasswa
Creeks. and 6emin0les, competing thi
agency, it Is estimated number about IS. 90
including white and oolorsd adopted citi
zens. The number of full blood indiana /
mixed bl00ds and tho adopted white an,
colored citizens make the population abou
t the same from year TO year
! The number Of whites 10 increasing. Tn
!. Gauss Of this increase 10, that the work don
! In the country 10 BY whites and not BY In