The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-08

| Details of the Treaty with the Indians
Fight Between the Government and the
Western unIon-Indian Traders to be
Washington New-.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., August The
Interior Department officials are in a
frame of mind to-day over the SUCCESS
ful completion Of the work OF The Sioux
commission. The f'lloWng telegram
announcing the glad tidings awaited
Secretary Noble on his arrival at the
Office this morning:
Fort Votes Dnl.. August G.-Sec-
retary of the Interior Washington. D..
C.-We have won the fight. We leave
for Chicago to morrow. VIII wTite you
fully from Chicago.
lsigned) FOSTER. Chairman.
The commission. composed Of ex-
Governor Foster, Maj0r General Crook
and Hon. William Warner. CONNIE need
their work among the Indians some
two months ago. Their object was to
secure the consent of two thrds OF the
Sioux Indians, numbering - j07. to a
surrender of about one-half Of their
reservation Of u 100000 acres of land
to the United States government, which
in turn would throw it open TO public
settlement.
TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT.
According to the agreement first
signed by the Indians. they are to re-
ceive for the land surrendered-about
eleven million acrcs-Sl2j per acre for
/ all land taken hy homestead set
Tiers the first three years. -
cents per acre for all land taken
the next two years. aud 30 cents
per acre for an lands taken suDso-
Quently. At the expiration OF ten
years should there remain any land
not sold TO settlers. the government
agrees to pay them fifty cents per acre
/ for it,. The money received for the land
| the government Will bold in trust for
/ the Indians. and invest $1,000 OuOat once
! in United States five per rcent. bonds. the
/ interest of which will be- devoted to the
support Of the Indians. One-half of the
! interest OF this -. 600 900 fund is 20 be-
devoted to promoting education among
| the Indians. The total amount receive d
/ for the land surrendered as it comes in.
is to be held by the government for the
benefit of these Indians, they 10
receive the interest from il
for their advancement in ciyili-
zatiOn and support. and such
part Of the principal as the Secretary
of the Interior, from time to time. may
think necessary for their maintenance.
At the expiration of fifty years. what
is left of the fund. Is TO be divided
among the Indians per capita.
ISDIAS TRADERS TO BIZ INVESTIGATED.
Indian Commissioner Morgan has in
structed his special agents 10 inquire
closely as 10 the honesty. moral worth.
and fair dealing OF all Indian traders
at the several Indian agencies.
AZ AGENT TO BE PROSECUTED.
4 special agent who has been inves-
tigatiug the question as TO the legality
of certain payments received by =. d.
/ Crawford from the Creek Indian cos
SION fund recommends that the case be
sent to the Attorney General for prose
cution. Crawford received S22S 600 out
of the fund.
THE TROUBLE BETWEEN THE GOVERN
MINT AND rnE TELEpnArn co'ir tifr-
The recent order suspeudiug pay
ments of telegraph bills by Acting S5c-
retarv Of the Treasury Batcheller made
at the request GOT the Postmaster-Gen-
eral is becoming a source Of some EN-
barrassment to the accounting officers
OF the Treasury. On acc ount OF the
suspension employees Of the Internal
revenue aud custom service. anu others
who have frequent occasion TO tclt-
graph the departmentiind that they are
obliged TO pay for their messages DfiOIe
sending. and moreover. IN some cases
the regular rates are charged. These
persOns state that the telegraph
people hold this 10 be legal on
account of the suspension OF the con-
tract between the government and the
Western Union Company Within the
past few days number of bills for
small amounts. ia many cases less ihAn
a dollar. have been presented To- the de-
partment by employees who were OBJ
hged 10 pay for their messages. and tn
First Controller has been asked 90 DE.
eide whether there Is any appropriation
J out of which these bills can be paid.
Mir. Wauamaker has also been re.
quested to make suggestions ON th,
subject.
COMMANDER SHEPPARD $ REPORT oN Iilf
BLACK DIAMOND SEIZURE.
The Official report o. Commando
+ Sheppard. OF the revenue steamer Rush
giving an account of the seizure of toe
sealer Black Diamond. was received "a
the Treasury Department TO day. Act
ing Secretary Balcheller refuses {,
make the contents OF the report public
because of their intimate connection
= with the international complication
that may arise from the seizure. Ih
report contains little that is not known
S and confirmed the public acts OF th
70 seizure.
. THE WICKED wHALERs.
: Commander Stockton, OF tn United
States steamer Ihetis.repOrts To the Nav
Department. under date of July Nth. III
! arrival Of that vessel at ST. Michael
from Point Hope. Arctic Ocean. Will
"a three of the survivors of the whalin
! bark Little Ohio, wrecked at Pom
Hope. and one of the crew Of The bar
Ohio Second, recently wrecked at Nar
. wax Island. The Little OhiO wa
l. wrecked on the 80 of October. last yeal
a The survivors spent the winter q
Point Hope. and were generously care
. for at the whaling station ihete. q
thisty-three persons said TO have bee
u ON the bark at the time Of the wrccl
n but eight survived.
- The Ohio Second was wrecked of tl
north end Of Nanwak Island about I'll
\, 9th Of June. this year, but, fortun1tel,
~ with no loss of life.
4 THE GUN-BOAT PETREL.
J. The naval officers constituting Il
IS board to which was referred the repo
on the official trial of the gun-bo
4 Petrol. have recommended TO tie 81
y retary Of the Navy that the contracto
/. be allowed 10 make another trial
ar the vessel. The requirements
the vessel under the contra
is have been fulfilled. but as the
is is a premium on horsepower develops