, 1888-12-06

Southwestern Railway Company, through
the Bois Forte reservation and the Red
Lake unceded Indian lands, and by the act
of October II, 1888 Public 320). to the
Duluth 4 Winnipeg Railway Company,
through the Fond du Lac reservation, both
IN Minnesota; by the act Of June Il, 1888
Sslass aStS For2 F 70 Cooke the City Si''R1sSs. RsI.
road Company, through the Crow
Reservation in Montana territory; by the
act of July IA. 1888 public 2O4), to the
Newport and Kings Valley Railroad Com
pany, through the Siletz Reservation in
Oregon; by the act of July IA, 1888 PUB
lie 206) to the Puyallup Valley Railway
Company. through the Puyallup Reserva-
tion In Washington territory; and by the
act of'June 4, 1883 (Public 1l8) to the
Milwaukee. Lake Shore and Western Rail-
way Company, through the Lac de Flam-
beau Reservation in Wisconsin.
THE SIOUX INDIANS.
In reference to the negotiations with the
Sioux Indians for the purchase of their
lands the secretary of state says
The opposition of this tribe to the ac-
ceptance of the act was unquestionably
much strengthened, If not to large de-
gree fomented, by the interposition of
advice ana promises of assistance upon the
part of persons who find pleasure in the
fancy that thcy are peculiar friends to the
Indians, and perhaps on the part Of some
others who desire to serve them for con-
sideration.
spoRANE INDIANS.
The four separate agreements negoti-
ated under the provisions contained in the
act of May Is, 1886 GA Stats, Az, with
certain Indians in the territories of Mon
tana, Idaho and Washington, we're pre-
sented to congress by the president on
January 8. 1888 (see House Elk. Doc. No.
So, Fiftieth Congress, first session., and
bill Is. $3.50 setting out the four agree.
the senate but failed to become a law.
| The various interests involved in these
four agreements may be summarized as
follows:
UPPER AND MIDDLE BANDS OF SPOKANE
INDIANS.
The upper and middle bands of Spokane
Indians cede all their right, title. and clai n
| TO any and all lands lying outside or the
Indian reservations in Washington and
| Idaho territories, and agree to remove and
settle upon the Ceur d'Alene reservation
in Idaho. where they will select their
farms and homes on tract to be laid off
by the secretary of the interior. and which
selected homes and lands are to be the
permanent homes of said Indians and
their children forever. In consideration
United States will expend for the benefit
of said Indians S95, 900 as follows: For
the first year $50, 900, for the second year
$40, 200, and for each succeeding year
thereafter for eight years $1,000, the remain
ing $4,000 to be distributed pro rata as
they begin farming; and in addition, TO
employ blacksmith and carpenter to do
necessary work, and to instruct the In
dians in those trades. and to pay each Of
six chiefs tor ten years the sum of 500
per annum.
THE CGUR D'ALENE INDIANS.
This tribe cede all their right, title and
claim to all lands In the territories OF
Washington, Idaho, and Montana and
elsewhere, except that known as the Ceur
'Alene reservation in Idaho; and upon
that reservation they consent to the settle
ment of the upper and middle bands of
| Spokane Indians and to the removal there
to Of the Calispels and any other band of
non.reservation Indians, now belonging to
the Colville agency, and their settlement
thereon on such terms as may be mutually
agreed on by the United States and any
such tribes or bands. In consideration of
those things, the Ceur d'Alene reserva-
tion is to be held forever Gs Indian land,
to white settlement, or disposed of with
out the consent OF the Indians residing
thereon; and the sum OF $3.50, 900 is to be
expended for the benefit Of the C9ur
d'Alene Indians as follows: For the first
year $50, 900, and for each succeeding year
for fifteen years 5000 (the erection Of q
steam saw and grist mill, and payment for
engineer and miller from said funds, is
provided for); the United States, in addi-
tion, to furnish blacksmith, carpenter, a
physician and medicines. The Indians
donate three sections Of land on the reser-
walton to the DeSmet Mission for re-
ligious and educational purposes.
PENSIONS.
The excellent and elaborate report of the
able commissioner of pensions contains 80
full and at the.same time sOcompact an ex-
hibit of the operations of his bureau dur.
ing the year, and of its present condition,
that for proper understanding of its af.
fairs in detail reference to the report itself
is requisite. 1t may be interesting to ex-
tract some of the more general figures
which summarize its transactions and ex-
hibit the present aspect of this branch OF
government affairs.
Original pensioners to the number oil
60, 252 were added to the pension rolls dur
ing the fiscal year. and increases were
granted in 45, 7l6 cases. The names OF
Is, ,730 pensioners were dropped from the
rolls for various causes, 80 that at tho end
of the year the total number remaining ot
all classes was 452, $50, of which 1923 020
were army invalid pensioners, 90.So2
army widows, children, and dependent
relatives; 1915 navy invalids, 20S3 navy
widows, children, and dependent relatives
S06 survivors of the war of 1912, and TO-
O60 Mexican soldiers, and 5l04 widows Of
Mexican soldiers
At the present time 102 different rates
of pension prevail, ranging from $2 per
month to S4I6.66 per month; but the
average annual value Of each pension al
the close of the year is shown to be