St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-06
President Harrison Approves
the Agreements With the
Chippewa Indians.
Congress Urged to Settle the
Just Claims of the
Red Men.
Admiral Walker Reported to
the Department by the
Atlanta's Captain.
Statehood for Idaho Favored
by the House Committee
On Territories.

WASHINGTON, March 5.--The presi-
dent has approved the agreements en-
tered into with the several bands of
Chippewa Indians in the state of Min
nesota, uuder the act Of congress ap-
proved Jan. IA, 1889. About 1000, 900
acres are ceded to the government
under these agreements. Referring to
this approval, the secretary of the inte-
riOr has promulgated public notice
and warning relating to the ceded lands,
in which he says: 1t cannot be ascer-
tanned to what portions of the land
within the boundaries of the several
reservations, except the Red Lake AMI
White Earth reservations. thu In
dian title will be extinguished by the
agreements until the allOttments in
severalty shall have been made. None
of the lands, whether pine lands or
agricultural lands" within the reserv-
atiOnS of the Chippewa In lians in Min
nesOta, are open, or will be open. to sale
or settlement by the cltzens of the
United States until advertisement to
that effect, as required in the act, shall
be made. All persons are warned not
to enter upon any of the lands within the
limits of the reservations as heretofore
existing for any purpose or with any
o chr rights can be secured upon the
lands, and all persons found unlawfuIly
thereon will be dealt with as tress-
passers and intruders.
Los CLAIMS SHOULD BE PAID.
The President. in transmitting to con-
grtSS his message recommending legiS-
lati0n to carry into effect the provisions
OF the agreement made with the Chip
pewa Indians in Minnesota, for the ces-
sion OF part of their reservation, says:
"The commissioners did not escape the
embarrassment which unfortunately too
often attends our negotiations with the
Indians. viz: An indisposition to treat
with the government for further
concessions while its obligations
incurred under former agreements
aro unkept. | am sure it will be
the disposition Of congress to consider
promptly and in just and friendly
spirit the claims presented by these In
dams through our commissioners who
have been formulated in the draft of
bill prepared by the secretary of the in
terror submitted herewith" In con-
cluSion the preside 1t recommends
strongly the appropriation of money to
complete the surveys and allotment of
the White Earth and Red Lake reserva-
ti0ns, so that the Ian ceded under the
act or Jan. IA. 1889, may be aSc6rtaIned
and brought to sale The president
submits an elaborate report of the secre-
tary of the interior, accompanying the
report of the commission. The bill sub
mitted by the secretary Of the interior,
and by him recommended to congress,
provides for the
FOLLOWING APPROPRIATIONS:
Amount due Chippewa Indians, aris-
Ing from balances of appropriations
under treaties covered into the treasury
between 1913 and 1878, etc, $l90.0O0.
Compensation for losses Oh account Of
building of dams and reservoirs at Lake
WinnebagoShiSh, CaSS lake and Leech
lake, $3.50, 200, with interest at 5 per cent
from Sept. II, 1856. to June 81, 1890;
total. $3.50, 900: two-thirds to the Pillager
and Lake WinnebagoShish bands. and
one-third to the Mississippi band. Com
pensation for $4,000 acres of land at
$l25 (overfiOweu in construction Of
dams) $5S650. Purchase and erection
of saw and flour mills. surveys. erection
of schools, ETC.. $250000; 10 be reim-
bursed out of sales of land ceded by the
Chippewas under act Of Jan. II, 1899.
Section of the pill authorizes the sec
retary of the Interior to pay per capita
to the Chippewas entitled to it under
act of Jan. II. 1899. S9J.0OO, first annual
payment of interest, in lieu of spending
it in conformity with the provisions Of
that act.