Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-04

Il - maiA bstvsia Hs1 Yuf 80 -
Trancisco, whhh has rsnssffy hsea acep0-
pl1ah~d. - an inrs1<nt worthy a maHs1pa.
The pnn sugEssesd Of 0p6Pvfmno Il -
psssa6zrs~ Ia sspsnnfA dinextess tAas aha1l -
voivs instsucttda nd snRgssef1a, and rasr
isG Il the edscssscy q ths poa1aasS
would. have No doubt. greatly fnpsyvs -
The ssosas Dssnsssv.
An signalling calamity hs(aH fAFse a or
naval veas2s On duty ct tia ssmoaa is1nnds
In IL harhn~ u Apaa 10 xArrA -, ipsoiv-
Ing tie 10 of four of5csss md forty-ssvm
ssemsn Of two yssnei-. ths Trsafon, tie Van
dAfia. and the di1Atiing u third, tAs Npv
.,c. Tisspe yesnei- u ths German navy also
ia the hartn~ Shared With cur ships IL
hAvy h-
WkiIe mourning ~ brave ol1csrs aad
rnsn who diesi facing with high F~~Divs tss1ls
greater tasn tAose Il bath, Il b most graft
fying 10 stAts that the credit Of ths Amsrfdnn
navy fss ssamas~sip. courags asd gensraI
assvsry ~ss significantly sssvn in ths has-
b1 of Aps
Vss Red ssssArsa-
Ths report II the ssTstsry II tbs interior
sxhikAts thu transactions II the govssnmsnt
With sh~ Indian er1isu Substantial proxyu0
schDyi age and ths allotment n lands TO adult
sr<tisn. IL 10 u h. rs-xrsttsd that The policy
Il breaking ap tiss tribal relation and OF deal
M With rs faiian ~ "A Individual did NOT
spJsas ssriisr in cur irgiststioo.
Large r~.rrvations hsld In cDmm,n with
IL maintenance of the authority Of ehisfs
and head men, have deprived the ind dual
of every Incentive 10 the ~xsrciss Of thrift.
aud the community has contributed ~ A.
dsnattve isnpui~ 'osard . sfats OF con-
hrmed pAuk>rism Our treaty s1ipul
-Aould b~ Observed with ndslity, aud our
isxisIation sh"ah H. highly confederate Of
.te tssa interests II al ixnorsnt aud heiptr0
lAppte. The rsnerystsns are now gsnerally
.arroantsi by white ssttlssnsntA We can
no bnx~r push tn indian hact into ths
wiidsrns~s, AMI IL rsfnAins osiiy, by every
suitabss agency, To push him np~ar ipt0 tbs
r~tA1 n . sstf ~app,rtinx And responsible
citizsn For ths adult the first step IL 10
kcate him upon farm, ami Tor ths child 10
I,Iacs him In Q ShOoi
h..h0ol attr4iaSes should b. prrsnotsd by
every moral agency, and tt.s>s failing should
h. eomlsiied The national ~chopi for In
dians have b.en very sacnessful, and should
h. multipiiot, and ~ tar IS possible should
he - organsse'i and esniuctei - 70 fACili-
tate ths transfer II the sehoo. To tho slater
or tsrritOris In which they are lOcatSi
when tbs Indian. la . neigbborhsssi have
accsps1f citizenship and havs hs,co'ne other
wise lifted for such . transfer.
On the ioth day II Alril last ! appointed
Hon Charis- Foster ii Ohio, Hon William
Warner II Missouri AMI Maj. Geu George
Crook Of the Units.i States army, commis
s,on~r~ un.isr the last nan.t la~ They WERE
b. ,wsv.r, authorized and dirscted, hrst, 70
submit to the Indians til. definite proposition
made 10 them by the act first mentioned, and
only IN ths event of . failure 10 secure the
a&.-nt VI the requisite nnmi-r ~ that propo-
alton To op~n congratulations for modified
terms under the other act
The work of tho comm saion WAS prolonged
and arduous, but the assent of the requisite
was Il h Understood finally obeainsd 10 tbs
proposition made by onngr~s, though this ~
pprt II tho commission has not yet been sub
nittsd Ia view Of these facts | shall not,
~ at present adri-ed, dssm IL ssssAry To
submit the argument to congress for ratif-
cation, but IL will in due course b. submitted
for information Thu. argument r~late~ 10
the UnitSi STATES sb"ut s,0D0O acres Of
land.
A sss0nd conference f-twern the commits
slon and tn. therpk@-s WAS begun Nov. y,
but no results hRve hsrn obtained. nor is 1t b.
iisss 81 that conclusion can t,e Immediately
ssprted The cattle -yndicste nov occupy
ing tho hnd for grazing PURPOSES ia clearly
orss of the agencies resyOiisibls for the oh
struction q; our negotiations with the Chero-
KEGS The large ts,dy Of agricultural lands
constituting what ts,knowB - the 'Cherokne
outlet ought not ~ h.. and, indes-d, cannot
long lie held 10, grazing, and for the advan-
tags OF f.w against tn. public interests and
the bsst advantage II the Indians them
ssIves
The traders contain rights in these lands
The~s will not lie used oppressivsly. but it
cannot be allowed that thoss who by suffer
ance occupy these lands shall intsrIs)se 10 de-
feat the wis- and t.,neficent purposes OF the
government | cannot bu. believe that the
advantageous character of the offer male by
tho Upits-i States Ia the Ch-rokse nation for
. fun rels,ase Of th-s- lsnds A. compared
with other suggestions nov made 10 them,
will yet obtain for IL n favorable considers
ton
under the agreement made between the
Unitsi state, and the Musogss TOR Crsskl
nation Il Indians on tbs lesh day OF January.
ise9,
An Ahssiste rite wss secured
by tn. Untssi Htaias 70 about three and .
half millions OF acres Of land Section IL Of
the general Indian appropriation act ap-
proved March 2, 1880 made provision for the
purchase by tine Unitei States from The
Seminole tribs Of . cvrsain portion of
their lands
The delegates Of the Seminole nation
having first duly evidencsi to me- their power
To at in that behalf delivered q ps,,psr re-
lease and conveyance " the United States Of
all tn. lan'i- mentioned in the act which was
accepi.d by and certified To by ns 10 com
pliance with the statute By the tsru,s Of
the acts referred 10 all the land ~ pure hassd
were declared to he part Of the public do
main and open to settlement
Oklahoma
did, on the sd day Of March last issue
proclamation dsclAring thaVthe lands therein
ii. es,s
the provisions OF the law On the I'D day Of
April following at IL O'Clock noon. Two
land districts hal besn established and the
offices wers open for the transaction Of bust
ns~s when the app tinted time arrived. IL is
much to the credit of the settlers that
they very generally observed the limi-
tation A. TO the time when they might
enter the territory Care will be taken
that those who entered in violation
u the Law do not secure the advantage they
unfairly sought There was = good deal Of
apprehension that the strife for LEGATIONS
would result in much violence and bloodsh.-i,
but. happily, th,~ Anticipatious ware not
realiyssi IL IN estimated that there are now
In the territory about N. no I~ople and sew
eral considerable towns have sprung up, for
which temporary municipal governments
have bssen organized. Guthrie il said tn have
now q population 81 almost sNp Eleven
s,honls and nine churches have been estab-
lishei. and three daily and five weekly news
papers are published in this city. whose char
ter and ordinances have only the sanction Of
the voluntary acquiesrencr Of the people
from day to day.
Oklahoma City has population OF about
'G0, and Is proportionstely A. we'll provided
as Guthrie with churches schools and news
papers Other towns and villages hav-
ing populations from one hundred to a
thousand are scattered over the territory
Ia, TO. ~ L. -.
community in the absence IL civil gov
ernment l dirctel Gen. Merritt com
manding the department Of the Missouri,
10 act IN con Junction with the marshals
II the United States to preserve the teaos
and upon their suggestion To use the troops
to all them in executing warrants and in
quoting any riots or breaches Of the peace
that might rcur He was further directed
TO uss his influence to promote gooi order
and to avoid any conflicts between or with
the settlers. Believing that the introduction
and sale OF liquors where no legal restraint
or regulations existed would sndAnger the
public pss,ce. and in view III the fact that
such liquors must first be introduced into the
Indian reservation before reaching the white
settlement, | further directed the general
commanding to enforce the laws relating to
ths, introduction Of ard mt spirits into the
Indian country. The presence Of the troops
has given q sense If security to the well.d
posj citizens and has tended tai restrain the
Ia wls~.
The American genius for self-government
has been well illustrated in Oklahoma, but it
is neither safe nor wise to len We these people
longer TO the expsiients which have temper
arily ssrvet them.
Administrations of Law In Alaska
Provision should be made for the acquisi-
ton OF title to town lots in the towns now
established in Alaska for locating town sites
and for the establishment Of municipal gov
ernments Only the mining laws hsve been
extended To that territory. and no other
form Of title to lands can b. obtained The
general land laws were framed with refer
eocs to the di~p >ition Of agricultural lands,
and 1t is doubtful IL their operation in
A lsskn would IN, beneficial