Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-02-13
THE SIOUX RESERVATION OPENED
BY PRESIDENTIAL PRoCLAMA-
TION.

Two Land Offices Esta blished, One at
Pierre and Another at Chamberlain
Nine Millions OF Acres of Land
Thrown Open for Settlement at 81. 20
Per Acre. .--.. .r ..
WASHINGTON, Feb. IO.-An execu-
tive order was issued to-day fixing the
boundry lines fthe two. land districts
in the newly ceded Sioux reservation
in South Dakota. The location Of the
Land Office at the Northern District
will be at Pierre, and that Of the South
ern District at Chamberlain. Registers
and receivers will be appointed at tonce,
and two clerks from the Land Office
here will be sent to the new offices with
the necessary blanks and papers to car
ry on the public business. All that
portion of the newly ceded land south
of the 43d parallel of latitude is added
to. the O'Neil Land District of Nebras-
ka. The lines of the Black Hills, the
Huron and Mitchell Land Districts will
be changed to conform to the lines of
the new districts.
After reciting other provisions of the
law, reserving certain tracts from
settlement for school purposes and
| Indian agencies the President con-
cIudes his proclamation as follows:
| "Warning is hereby also expressly
given to all persons not to enter or to
make settlement upon any of the tracts
of land specially reserved by the terms
of said act or by this proclamation, or
any portion of any tracts of land to
which any Individual member of either
of the bands of the great Sioux Nation
or the Ponca tribe of Indians shall have
a preference right under the provisions
of said act; and further, to In no wise
interfere with the occupancy of said
tracts by any of said Indians, or in any
manner to disturb, molest or prevent
the peaceful possession of said tracts by
them.
1.-The surveys required to be made OF
the lands to be restored to the public
said act and as in this proclamation
set forth, will be commenced and as
early as possible" ,.., r. -
The proclamation throws open to
settlement nine millions of acres OF
land which will be disposed of to set.
tiers under the provisions of the Home.
stead law. In addition to the fees each
settler will be required to pay SIPS pei
acre and, upon the full payment of the
money due, will be entitled to a patent
i APPROPRIATIONS REQUIRED.
The Secretary of the Interior sub
mitted with his letter transmitting the
report of the commission, the draft o1
bill embodying the recommendation
Inf tho Enno m iooinr PanIIirinO Ionialo.
ton. The appropriation necessary Il
carry into effect the provisions of th'
act, the President says, should b.
promptly made, and be Immediately
available. '-...'.... .,....., =
The bin provides for the following
, appropriations to carry out Its terms:
For 10000 cows and 400 bulls, $400,
: 600; for milch cows, oxen, harness
farming implements and houses (5
each), and for Indians taking allot
ments, $3.50, 900; for day schools, teach
: ers and furniture with provision fol
: compulsory attendance of children)
$150,000; for thirty school buildings
$50, 900; for one years interest on tn
sum of $3,000,000, $150,000; to pay fo
ponies taken by the military, $500, 900
to pay the Crow Creek Indians for de
3 ficiencies In the allotments, $lS7, OBS
; for extra beef rations, $100, 900; to pur
!. chase land for the Santee Sioux, $32
J, 600.
3 Additional sections require the pul
y chase of Indian produce at fair price
" for supplies for adjacent military posts
!, and prescribes how the Secretary {
= = the Treasury shall credit the India
I" funds.
!: THE SCHOOL QUESTION.
!; The report of the Sioux Commissio
:. has been anticipated in all its mai
j features. The views of the commissio
A. on the school question is expressed |