New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-08
LAKE MoHoYR INDIAN CONFERENCE.

PRACTICAL WORKERS TELL OF THE PROGRESS OF
THE RED MEN IN THE LAST YEAR.
Lare uohonk, ". Y. Oct. THE first session OF
the Lake Mohonk Indian Conference was hen TINS
morning. Opening remarks were made by the host
4. X. Smiley. Dr. Merrill F. Gates was elected press
dent: Joshua W. Davis. Mrs. Isabel c. Barrows ana
Miss Ellen II. Bailey, all OF BOstOn vcge elected sec
retaries, and Frank Wood, Of Boston. treasurer. a
business committee announced as follows: william
H. Ward ew-York DIT. VI. E. Strieberg New-lora'
Philip C. Garrett. Philadelphia; Mrs Clinton II. FISK
New-Jersey: Frank Wood, rostcl; Herbert Welsh.
Philadelphia: Miss Kate FOote. Washington; Dr.
Charles l.. Thompson. New-Ycrk: Mrs. isabel c. Bar
rows Boston: DR.. Il. S. Macarthur. New York. and
A. X Smiley.
report Of the years progress, including legislation
on Indian matters. made by General f. Whittesey
of Washington. Addresses were made by several In
dian men and women from the Carlisle and Hampton
Schools An able paper on the best education o. the
Indians was read by President Meserve, Of Haskell
Institute Lawrence Kan. A report on the Mission
Indians Of California made by A. X. smiley, chair
man of the United states Commission appointed to
deal with the Mission Indians. The report showed
that the 5000 indians belonging to that class VIII
probably be settled their own lands by February
l. and that patents will be issued fast thereafter as
possible.
Miss Kate Foote who was appointed By the Govern
ment last year 10 make census OF the Callornia
Indians reported that they learning the lesson OF
necessity for work. while the white people IN that
region are learning that they must respect the rights
OF the red man.
Mrs. Amelia S Quinton, president OF the women
Indian Association, who has been travelling among the
Indian reservations for months, reported thr
teen branches Of her association found IN Csiiforni-
alone and some thirty new ones In all she adVocaoen
the establishment of hospital for Indians at Aqua
Cauente.
The Rev. J. J. Gavalt Of Hampton, reported on
the work there several hundred more students nave
applied at Hampton than be admitted TINS year.
one hundred aud forty Indians are in attendance
There has not been a death among the Indians AZ
Hampton for two years.
The most telling address OF the morning was by
Lieutenant Wotherspoon, of the United states Army
I'm charge of the Apache prisoners at MI vernon
Barracks Alabama. Under his instructions many OF
the 400 or 500 Indians have learned to be carpenters
They have built for themselves eighty tworoom frame
houses A contractor who employed some OF them as
carpenters replaced with these Indians the whites and
negroes who struck rather than work with Indians
lieutenant WotherspoOn commands the largest lndlan
company in the United states-seventy eight meu.
They make admirable soldiers, and are fast learning
not only military drill but TO read write ana Keep
accounts The secret OF his success lies chleny ~ e
or TO the canteens. Finding that under the law he
had power to forbid the selling OF liquor 10 tne lnoss
under exclusive Governmental control, ne caused 10 ot
arrested and fined. after fruitless warnings the cmef
HonOr sellers who imprisoned for three mo tins
each at an expense to them Of about Sl,Ooo.