Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-05

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ment, and wias so expended rather than al
low it to remain idle in the treasury. Ii
this surplus, under the operation OF just
and equitabIe laws, had been left in the
hands OF the people, il would have been
worth in theirhands at least 8 per cent. per
annum. Det1ucting from the amount OF IN
terest on the Principal and the premium OF
these bonds 3er the time they had to run
at the rate Of 6 per cent. the saving OF 3
per cent. made for the people by the pur-
chase of such bonds the loss will appear to
be $50, ,760, go.
This calculation would seem to demon
strate that, II excessive, and unnecessary
taxation is continued, and the government
is forced to pursue the policy of purchasing
it's own bonds at the premiums which it
will Necessary to pay, the loss to the peo-
nile will be tundreds Of millions OF dollars.
Since the purchase OF bonds was under
taken, as mentioned, nearly all that have
been offered we're st last accepted. 1t has
been quite apparent that the government
was subjected to combinations to raise
their rice. "a
SILVER COINAGE.
At the close of the fiscal year ended june
80, 1887 thxse had been coined under the
con. pulsory sssvef coinage act $2e6, ,8Ss,-
$50 in silver dollars. sos, ,504, $40 ofwhich
| were in the hands OF the people. On the
Both day OF June. 1888. there had been
coined $299, ,7OS, ,790, and of this $55S29,-
3O3 was in circulation in coin, and $780,
| 3SS. .376 in silver certificates, for the re-
demption of which silver dollars to that
amount were held by the government. On
the Both day of November, 1888, $3l2,-
| $40, $50 had been coined and $50, $40, $50
of the silver dollars were actually in circu-
lation, and $237, AIS. .346 in certificates.
The secretary of the treasury recommends
| the suspension of the further coinage OF sill
| yer and in such recommendation | ask
| the careful attention OF the congress to the
secretary's report.
PoLYGAMY WEAKENING.
| Prior to March, 1885, there had beenbu
six convic long in the territories of Utah
and Idaho under the laws of 1862, and
| 1882, Furnishing polygamy and unlawful
cohabitation as crimes. There have been
since tn t time nearly 600 convictions
under those laws and the statutes of 11Sf,
and the opinion is expressed that under
such firm prosecution OF those laws and
the advanced ideas of the forbidden prac-
| tice OF polygamy i'm the United States is
virtually at an end
THE APACHE INDIANS.
The Apache Indians, whose removalfron
their reservation in Arizona followed the
capture OF those OF their number who en-
gagged in bloody and murderous raid dur
ing a part of the years of 1885 and 1886,
are now held as prisoners of war at Mount
Vernon barracks in the state of Alabama.
They numbered on the 31st day OF Octo-
Der, the date of the last report. S3 men,
ITO women, 70 boys and SO girls, in all
3S2 persons.
i The commanding officers state they are
in good health and contented, and that
they are kept employed as fully as is pos.
sible under the circumstances. The chill
dren as they arrive at suitable a-e, are
sent to Indian schools at Carlisle and
Hampton, and last summer soh charlt'
able and kind people asked permission to
send two teachers to those Indians for the
purpose OF instructing the adults as well az
such children, as should be found there
. Such permission was readily given, accom-
modation being provided for the teachers
: and some portion OF the buildings at tint
barracks were made available for the pur
, pose. The good work contemplated hat
! been commenced, and the teachers engaged
: are paid by the ladies with whom the plal
originated.
, lam not at all in sympathy with thos
benevoleut but iniudicious people, Wh'
are conatIisSfy insisting that these Indian
J should be returned to the reservation
Their removal was an absolute necess ty
Ii the lives and property OF citizens OF tn
frontier are to be at all regarded by tn
government, their continued restraint at
distance from the scene of their cruel muI
ders and outrages is still necessary. Ihl
n mistaken philanthropy is i'll every way ln
i furious which prompts the desire to sc
l. those savages returned to their old haunts
The condition OF
OUR INDIAN POPULATION
8 continues to improve, and the proofs mu
: tiply that the Transforming change SO niue
q to be desired which shall substitute fe
r barbar SUI enlightenment and civillzIr
e education is in favorable progress. W
It relations with thess people during the yea
has been disturbed by no serious disol
l. der but was rather marked by bette
l. realization OF their true interest and II
# creasing confidence and good will.
d These conditions to testify to the vall
r of the higher tone OF consideration an
humanity which has governed the latt
3, methods OF dealing with them, and L cor
Is mend it's continued observance.
Gs Tue PUBLIC LANDS.
The broad rich acres OF our agricultur
IS plains have been long preserved by natu
N to become her untrammeled gift to a pc
= ple civilized and free, upon which shou
rest in we'll distributed ownership I
N numerous BONES Of enlightened, equal al
IN fraternal citizens. They came into nation
n possession with the warning example
e. our ewes of the entail OF iniquities in la
ma proprietorship, which other countries ha
of permitted and still suffer.
ma We have no excuse for the violation
IN principles cogently taught by reason a.
,e example, nor the allowance OF preteS
n. which have for some time exposed o
n, lands to colossal greed. -,
1t in gratifying to know that somethl
has been done at last to redress the lnlur
to our people and check the perllous u
ry dency OF the reckless waste OF nationai
.pe main; that over SO,OOO,OOO acres ma
= been arrested from illegal usurpatlon, l
-, proyident grants and fraudulent ener
'ai and claims to be taken for the homestea
OF of honest industry, although less than
lss yreater areas thus unjustly lost, must arc
err profound qualification to right.feellng
ere izens, as it is n recompense Tor the lap
'ry and struggles of th'' recovery.
BILE Our dear experience ought sufficiently
ial urge the SIP s,dy enactment OF measures
legislation which will contine the future
lal position OF our remaining agricultural lal
cen to the use of actual husbanGry and genu
,ril homes. Nor should our vast tracts OF
ing called desert lands he allowed to beco
ter monopolized.
THE PENSIONERS.
The number OF pensioners added to
ION rolls during the fiscal year ended June
efn fSsS, is 6O,252. An increase OF pensl
'ges was granted to 45,7l6 cases. The ma
res OF 1870 pensioners were dropped II
asy the rolls during the year.
ties At the close of the yeac the numoe
OBJ persons OF all classes recelng pensions
5ely 452,557. OF these there were SO6 sur
,or- ors of the war OF 1912, 10,7S7 widow
nee these who served in that war, l6,Oo
eign diers of the Mexican war, and D,
on widows OF said soldiers.
heir There are 1U2 different rates oil pens
the to be paid beneficiaries, ranging from .:
tes, $416.66 per month.
,ro- The amount paid for pensions during
fiscal year was $7S,775, ,S61-92 beln
increase over the preceding ear OF So'5
- 2S0.20. 1.
IRA and operation of the pension bureau
t OF ing that peri I'd was 1896, 252, ,461, ma
,rk the entire expense OF the bureau sS2,o
3S6. ST being 21k per cent OF the tota
MA - d;t,r.. NJ fhr government duriD;