New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-10

Nation and TO that peaceful influence which u
should exercise this hemisphere tlat ms sa ths
should he adequate, both upon tue Shores WI '''
Atlantic and of the Pacific.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
The report of the Secretary of the Interior shows
that very gratifying progress has been maze III
all Of the bureaus which make UP lha' coipi'A
and difficult Department.
Tbe work in the Bureau of Indian Affairs was
nerbans never so large as now, by reason OF the
numerous negotiations which have been proceeu-
ing with the tribes Tor reduction of the reserVa-
lions with the incident labor of making allotmehts'
and was never more carefully conducted. Inc
provision of adequate school facilities for lhoiah
children and the locating of adult Indians upon
farms involve the solution of the " lndlah ques
tion Everything dissertations, annuities, ana
tribal negotiations with the agents, Inspectors
and commissioners who distribute ana cohducV
,bem-must mass away when the Indian has become
citizen. secure in the individual ownership OF a
farm from which he derives his subsistence by MS
own labor, protected by and subordinate 10 .he
laws which govern the white man, and proViueu W
the General Government or by the local coiiniiii-
ties in which he lives with the means Of euuea'ihs
his children When an Indian becomes enizeh
in an organized State or Territory his relation 10
The General Government ceases III gTeae
to be that of a ward but the General ai
ought not at once to put upon the Stac VI ;idran
tory the burden of the educaaion .b Ua Govemment
schools and school buildings upon the Ies.ir
lions would be absorbed ny Ine sci h"t as II
of the States and Territories put, ia;on
has been found necessary TO pro'ect .nT ~, b..
aaainst the compulsory alienation OF his iro ~
exemnting him from taxation Tor perl9u v, Nv 10
five years, it would seem 70 pe Lign' ,bepe IRE
h fnds in its possession, should pay to the
school fund of the State what Woula De s tho
TO the local school tax upon ,ne tbc renoTt Of the
Commiss6ner of Indian Affairs that ALREADY so fn
contracts have been made win dlsuIc. -; roo
the education of Indian children , Indian chill
auon MO mixed schools This process VIII be
gradual and in the meantime, the pfesenU it OF
tonal provisions and ARRANGEMENTS, tne reSu rod
tho hest experience of those who nave pee clai
,vitb This work should be continued. Inns Wlii
enable those religious bodies that have e
The work of Indian education WITH 80 icm te', ~
and with results SO restraining ana % w
Mace their institutions in new and useiul pia'io'''
TO the Indian and to his white neighoofs'
THE SIOUX OUTBREAK.
The outbreak among the Sioux, which occurred
in December last is to its causes anu ihciuen's
fpllv reported upon by the War Department anu
| the Department of the Interior. mat tnese
Indians had some just complaints especialiy III .n'
matter of the reduction Of the appropriation ioi
rations and in the delays attending the enac'meh'
of laws to enable the Department TO perform .ne
! anSa DEMENT'S entered into with them, Is piopaoiS
| trne. but the Sioux tribes are naturally "ainA.
! and turbulent, and their warriors were eN',''
| nv their medicine men and Chiefs VINO Pieaone'
! the coming of an Indian Messiah who was 10 gave
them power to destroy their enemies III VIC"
| of the alarm that prevailed among the WINE seV
tiers near the reservation, and oil the la'ai oon'e
ouences that would have resulted 1rooi ah iiui"N
of
nonmandinq the Division of the MISSOURI, all sucn
! forces as were thought by him 10 pe Iequiiie 49,
| lie is entitled 70 the credit oil haVllg gNs1 e
thorough protection to the settlers any last
| the nOstlles lnto supJecIoh wiz" WV
The annropriaon of 81 991,4 50 for the Ch3ctaws
and Chickasaws contained IN ,H Ho, hos not been
| extended for the reason that nave not Se, up
nroyed release to the Government Oh 'die iiu ny
Claim TO the lands mentioned Inns hIaU'eI VI,
| Nv rnade the subject OF special message, placing
before Congress all the facts which have come to
my knowledge ~. e.o oi,.;,i,sd tribes now oc.
The relation of the ye cvzea tl utsd 1 States
cnnving the Indian Territory to the Unlteo ooa.es
! ia not believe that best calculated 10 promote
| the highest advancement of these Indians. lna'
| there should be within our ;ns excant those
| growing ont of treaties, Win tne o ~ In No
IF The United States no representation IN bhe Wv
tional Legislature, its people hot ci'i@ehs'
SENS 10 me to be inevitable that there shall
| mo before long some organic changes III the Teia.
ton of these people to the United STATES w hi,
form these changes should take j do not thihk !,
| desirable now to suggest even III theS "el. VI ~
defined in my own mind ney SnP bv tbe IndanS
involve the acceptance Of cllzenShlp 1 ~ te ii
| and 81 representation III Congress- lnest ilui :
should have opportunity TO present Liei &c nn1T
and grievances upon the floor father man 40
| in the lobby. If commission couiu We aPpoiiI'eo
~ viz r;sit tbese tribes To confer with them IN a
friendly spirit upon this whole SUBJECT. even i; ~
no agreement were presently reachea; the iee,s
III u
| and discussion would prepare the way ior cnapses
| which must come sooner or later'
INDIAN LANDS
III. oood work of reducing the larger Indian
rosarvations by allotments in severalty 10 the
| Indians and the cessiOn of the remaining lahds
| 70 tho limited States for disposition under the
| Homestead law, has been prosecuted during the
| vear with energy and success. In September IDS
| I was enabled TO open to settlement III 'he lerri
tory of Oklahoma 100000 acres OF iano' ali VI
which was taken up by settlers IN single uaS
The rush for these lands was accompanied W
great deal of excitement, but was, happly' He'
from incidents Of violence.
Il was A source of great regret that was no
able 10 open at the same time the surplus Iahu'
Of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe heserNa'ioh
amounting to about 100000 acres, by reason o
the insulciency of the appropriation LOT makins
| the allotmpnts Deserving ana impatient sellei
are waiting to occupy these lands, and urgently
recommend that special deficiency appropIlad'o 81
be promptly made Of the small amount neeu.u p
tbof tba allotments may be completed and TIT
surplus lands opened in time to permit the set
i tiers to get upon their homesteads III the carry
! spring. A., CLoro,yoo Commits
|son have completed arrangements with the "lchiI
Kickapoo. and Tonkawa tribes, WHEREBY, ~ III an .n
agreements are ratified by Congress, over ooo.o9
additional acres will be opened to settlement Il
J Oklahoma. l.. a., cboroLoe
of their claim to the Cherokee strip has maze d
! onbetentiaI nrooress so far as the Department
o5tcially advised, but it is still hoped that tn
of this large and valuable tract may
| ovtbor;yed to ofYer-one dollar and quarter pc
acre is, in my Judgment when all the clr (, IN