Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-18

mission was appointed to purchase the
lands, but the Sioux chiefs refused to ac-
cept the offer-fifty cents per acre.
Later in the season the heads Of several
of the Sioux tribes were called to
Washington to appear before the Sec
retary of the Interior and state to him
ON Just what grounds they would be will
ing to dispense with that part OF their
lands which is unused by them. The
chiefs demanded sl.2j per acre and the inn
mediate payment of the whole sum. They
were assured by Secretary Villas that they
would be given proper consideration by
the department and legislation recommend
ed which would be SO conditioned as to pro-
hibit the taking of any of their land with
out their consent
The law by which the consent OF the ln-
dams is to be obtained is almost exactly like
that of last year, except in these three par
ticulars,
First, in distributing cattle, farming mple'
ments and money 10 Indians who sh alO
ments the cash payment IS increased from s2i
to $50 each. Second, the price paid for laDa
settled in the old bill was fifty cents per acre
in this it is one dollar for that taken the first
three years, seventy-fye cents for that taken
the next three years, and fifty cents for all
that taken thereafter, with the proviso that
the Government shall buy all that re-
mains after ten years Third the immel liath
Appropriation to create a fund for the benefit
OF Indians to be repaid out OF proceeds OF
sales of land is increased from S1,0)l00 TO 3d.
100000 The sections numbered Xlecn ald
thirty-s Of each township OF the lands open
TO settlement, whether surveyed or un.ur'
yeyed, are 10 be reserved for the use and
benefit Of the public schools, as PROV dcd by
the act organizing the Territory Of D,kota.
the law provided an approrriat on (ot f2l,0)l
which sum shall be expended under the dircC
tion OF the Secretary OF the Interior, for 0.
curing the assent of the Sioux Indians. Tn
commission TO procure this assent is com
posed of General Crook, W lliam Warner
aud Charles Foster. The Instructions to The
commission differ little from the last, CXccp
that they are less in detail and leave more tt
the discretion of the commss on. The plan o
the Secretary has been TO seek good men fol
commissioners and then leave them to work
as much rs possible In their own way. The
department is quite confident Of the success
Of the intended negotiations, and that conf
dence is generally shared by Northwestern
men here. The Indians have already m
dcated their intention to aCGede TO the pro
visions OF the bill. and will probably unhcsi.
tatingly give their consent and allow the land
to be opened to settlement civilization and
prosperity.
There is no free land in the Sioux reserva
ton and it will have no attraction for the i'm
provident boomers who want TO get farm iol
nothing. But for the thrifty settler with a
little capital it offers the most promising loca
tioH now open at Government price in the
whoio publ domain.
! PEERRH n. r, May i0-The commander IT,
/ Fort Bennett has received orders from nrns
headquarters to move he W1pps and vaoate
/ fhe post AZ a momenps notico No reason ciE
| be assigned ior the order unless tho SOUy
reservation is TO be opened inside of s,Xt'
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