The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-13
TEACHING INDIANS.
Inspection Of Contract Schools
Ordered.
The Best Method to Increase The EduCa-
tiOn of The Red Man.
Census Of Cattle and Stock on the Ranges.
Reports Of Army Officers -Ap-
pOintmentS Made.


to DR.. Dorchester, Superintendent Of In-
dian schools, instructing him to visit the
contract schools and subject them to the
same thorough inspection made in
Government schools. The Superintend-
ent is also to make special inquiry
into the character and qualifications
of the employees of the contract schools,
compare the course of study with that in
Government schools, and point out any de-
feets, and note their superiority. The Com
missioner says it is the purpose to promote
pupils where it is found that the course Of
study is defective, or facilities for industrial
training are wanting, or for other
reasons where the pupils cannot re-
ceiye as good an equipment for life in
the contract schools as in the Government
sch Ools The Commissioner also says:
You will say distinctly and emphatically
to all persons connected with the contract
schools that whenever it is found by this
Office that those in charge Of these schools,
or those whom they send to the reservations
to procure pupils. or those who are In any
wise directly connected with these in-
Stitutions, are using their Influence
against tie Government schools by advising
pupils to stay away, by advising parents to
withhold their children, by advising agents
not to Cooperate with the Government in
any way, directly or indirectly, that they
Will be held strictly responsible for il, and
if necessity comes upon this OtIice, which l
hope II will not this Office viii not hesitate
TO annul the contract with such institutions
Of learning"
GENERAL KAUTZ's REPORT.
Brigadier-General Kautz. commanding the
Departm" mt of the Columbia, in his annual
report speaks of the repeated troubles be-
tween the Indians and white settlers in the
Kuotnai River country. The Indians in that
section are unproYided with an agent, an
seem to have no one to look t. for aid or
counsel. General KautZ says in the near
future the great increase In the number of
settlers will Drecede the building of the
great northern railroad, and trouble will
follow unless some provision is made in
anticipation. In closing his report General
Kautz says he regards the highest duty Of our
small army in time OF peace to be the ac-
quisitiOn and dissemination of military
knowledge among the people. Recruits for
the army should be obtained from the
young, ambitious and energetic sons of pa
triOtic citizens, and the armY should cease
to be the refuge of the inefficient, indOlent
and wandering element Of the country. Re-
cruitS should be furnished from all parts of
the Union in proportion TO tie populato n,
to serve as rule only one enlistment, ana
then be returned to their homes to serve as
officers in the event of war and instructors
for State military organizations ia time OF
peace. The support of the Government to
this end would raise the standing of en-
listed men at once 10 one Of responsibility
and secure the enli stment OF the proper ma
terial, which cannot be obtained in view of
the low estimation that the average civilian
entertains for soldier IN the time of peace.
'It would also," says General Kautz, give
a distinctive and republican character to
our army, which | regard as very essential
under our form of government. We can
not hope to popularize the army so long as
we ape methods and details OF European
armies. and there is no necessity for so
doing"
CATTLE ON THE RANGES.
The census bulletin on range live stock"
issued to-day, says: Outside of tue stock
taken by the regular enumelators as ''on
farms" this investigation shows upon the
ranges in California. IN the census year Of
1890. 241. 800 cattle, 22,5l2 horses, 1903 mules,
so, ,S96 sheep and 9ll0 swine, with 1882 men
employed as herders, etc. The figures for
the range stock of Eastern Oregon are: Cat
tie 263, 5Sl, horses 9I,469, sheep 1,170,11
Washington cannot much longer claim
wheat growers are rapidly appro-
priating the ranges, and only ten
counties, located in the eastern portion of
the State, have stock ranges, and these IN
limited numbers. The loss in 1889 by
winter storms is reported at fully 90 per
cent of all stock The number of range
cattle is given at 81, los. range horses at a.
299, and sheep at 2US,2I8. In 1880 WASH
ington as Territory was tiourishng graz
ing district. It's now tlourishing wheat
field. The ranges of Arizona are not as
rule, over-crOwded, and wool growers have
uot iaI a.
cept in Apache aud Yayapai counties. The
range stock of Arizona is reported as fol-
lows: Cattle, 6507 horses, 1857; mules
and burros, 1908; sheep, 41,709; swine,
30l3. On account Of the very protracted dry
spells of late years, the industry in Nevada
has been much depressed. No figure $, are
given for Nevada.
ALARMED AT INDIAN ACTIONS.
A report has been received at the war De-
partment from Colonel Carine Fourth In
fantry), at Camp George Wright. near Spo-
kane, Wash, in regard to the recent Indian
troubles in Calispel County, from which
it appears that the Indians are in
censed at the white men because of
the alleged unlawful seizure OF their
hay land on the north and east sides OF the
Pend d'Oieille River. This land has never
been acquired by the Government, and the
chieftan of the Indians seems convinced
that his people are to be driven from their
homes by the whites without any compen-
satiOn. Settlers are alarmed at the actions
of the Indians, and at their request a troop
OF cavalry was sent to the scene to preserve
peace.
A PLEA FOR ANARCHISTS.
In the Supreme Court of the United
Ststes tomorrow Moses Solomon of Chicago,
attorney for Fieden and Schwab, the an
archists who were committed to the Joliet
Penitent;ary for life at the time that SpieS
nd ! infr nA..pl a1 n
murder at the Haymarket riot in Chicago,
will file papers in two cases to secure the
release Of the two c0nyicts, aud then move
that their cases be advanced The princi-
pal point is the old technical one, already
argued in the Illinois courts, that the men
were sentenced by the Illinois Supreme
Court when they were not present, and
that the court had no power to so sentence
them. There are other technical points
raised. General Benjamin f. Butler is as
sociated with Solomon.
LAND CASES DECIDED.
In the case of the Southern Pacific Rail-
road Company VS.. Robert Palmer. on ap-
peal by the former from the Commissioner 5
decision, acting Secretary Chandler sustains
the latter in rejecting the application of the
Southern Pacific Company. and selects as
indemnity certain land in the Visalia Dis
trict. The Commissioners decision Is al
hrmed in the following cases: State oil
Washington, involving school indemnity
selections in the Seattle District, VS.. 7. L..
Doane, S. G. Ward, Frank Kimball, Henry
Helm, Dudley Blanchard, Tulley a. Jenson
ct. al and George w. II. Davis.
PoACHING sEALERs CONDEMNED.
Captain Hooper, commanding the rev.
enue steamer Corwin, has telegraphed the
Treasury Department of his arrival at Porl
Townsend for coal on his way to San Fran.
cisco. He has also reported that the trial
of the schooners Ethel and La Nymphe be-
fore the United States Court at juneau FOL
violating the modus vivendi has resulted In
the condemnation of both vessels.
APPROVING THE SITE.
kilograms for and against San Francisco
new Postoffice site continue to come To Post
master-General Wanamaker and to Secre
tary Foster of the Treasury. The Pacific
Pine Lumber Company of san francisco
has sent le egram to Postalaster-G Genera
Wanamaker commencing the choice OF tht
department..
PENSIONS GRANTED.
Pensions have b, en- granted to the follow