Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-10-06
ANNUAL REPORT OF COMMITS
SioNER BROWNING.
IS SUBMITTED TO SECRETARY SMITH
No Attempt Is Made In 1t to Theorixe
on the ~ ilan Question-An Edu-
catIonai Aw ,ksniny u Noted
Among the Navnjocs-yaiuabie
information About Uncle
SANS Wards.

has submitted his annual report for
the year ending June 80. to the Sec
rotary of the interior. The commits.
sioncr says no attempt is made in the
report to theorize ON the Indian ques-
ton.
1.-The year." he says, "has been un-
martie by outbreak or disturbance Of
any kind. There has been steady
pressure OF earnest work all along
the lines. with satisfactory results.
Spccia! advancement has been made
in Indian education. The aggregate
enrolment for the year has been
2!.l5l, with IN average atten lance OF
ls,OMi, against ,il7 enrolment and
Ii. IOI attendance the previous year.
There has been an increase in the en-
rollment OF government boarding
schools on reservations, anl n falling
of in gov ,rnment day schools"
The commissioner notes an cduca-
tional awak. ming among the Nava.
joes, which he attributed to visit of
n delegation to the worlds fair. The
defects in most In liam schools are
had water supply and sewage. Con-
tracts for schooling of Indians have
been DECLARE of or reduced wherever
1t could b, done without depriving
the children of school privileges.
Average att niance III the various
classcs.of schools are given rs follows:
Government schools, II sla; contract
schools, 5.0'7: public day schools and
mission schools, not assisted by the
government, l1.OJn
The report states that no children
have been force To att N school
away from their reservation h mes
The op Mon is cx pre- 'Sel that tn. II.
tinntc enl of absorbing the Indian
ponu.utinn into our scdoo. system,
as well as oar evil policy must b.
kept constantly IN view IN cv ~ cf-
fo.t ma :. by pressure AMI PERSUASION
to Increase the atttn lan;c Of la i.ah
pupil, Mt public schools
This policy" the report states,
will be vigorously pushed. and In.
local authorize, VII b. encDi arei
by money payments u cooperate
with the government in getting the
Ind an children into the public
schools"
The commissioner reports progress
in the work of the allotm mt % lands
To Indians. an also in con ,tructing
system, of irrigat IN. The aggrtgat,
OF appropriations available daring the
year wa, $40 -. 100.
The comm $, oncr i of Tn. opinion
that thc net of May >. ISL, relating
IL Indian depreciation cams should
either he repealed or amen e |. So AS
to /, lace upon the Unit'l states the
sole r,spnn 'ibilitr an t.mrtt n
bill ~ for tn. paymcn' Of jnd rm MS,
rather IAN I, take III money from
the Ind IN funds.
during the past year Ian Is have
been set apart within the several In
dim reservations for tic temporary
use and occupancy of missionary and
religious soc cites rs follows: Wichita,
Olilnh ina. 100 acres. American Zap
tist HON. VI ssionary Soc::tf. pld-
paw. Ind an 'rritory, l0a res. Roman
Catholic; Klamath. Ore ron. liJ acres;
Methodist Episcnpa; faiima. Wash
/ in-ton, 100 acres, Rom N Catholic;
Mnquis, Ariz ma, ~ acres Mennonite
Miss on sucicty: Crow, Montana. 10
acres Roman Catholic: Furt i'cc.S,
( Montana, ~ acres, FRESH, ter
ian Hoard OF Foreign Missions;
; Lower Iru,c, Soul Dakota,
9 acres, picsbyter al: San Carlos,
Arizona, 10 acr =, Evangelist Lutheran
Geaural Synod OF " sc0n in; Chey-
cnnc, AMI Arupahot. Oklahoma, .
acres, PlymoutI CongrcgA 10 nal: Pine
/ X dye. South Dakota. ~ acres, Prot
estant Episcopal: Ro ebul, South Da'
koiu, laO acre. Protestant Episcnpal;
/ Warm Springs Oregon. II acres,
Iiuitel l're>byteri III; Watt Earth.
/ Mimi sofa. ~ acres, l'rntc ,ta 1t
! Episcopal: White Firth. Minnesota,
- acres, Roman Catholic; Nava Joe.
! New Mexico. Protestant Episcopa';
| u nc.iGcet Mon ana. 100 acres, Meth
cd st Episcopal church: Fort BcrthOld,
I North D'l'uta. ~ acres, Congrcga-
! onal On ida, Wisconsin, acre,
/ Prot Stnni Episcopal.
| Patent 30 thc number OF j.2SS have
been issued Turing the year to In
/ dinns who have taken allntmeIts.
/ Will = O0l aliotmcntS have been APP
proved. and 3,1D! il We bhen submit
! led for approval. The Indians real
| izc that they must scene allotmenis.
rs the best Ian l. bci taken, AMI
TREY must lead different mole of
life or perish.
Commissioner browning taxes the
same rnsiti II rs his pr".l zee 'Sor, that
all In Ian, arc unler AGENTS of the
government. and that tbs sale of
liquor 10 them Is violation of law.
H. says the character of the quest on
makes il impossible TO secure de-
cision from the United States supreme
court. which he deems unfortunate.
AMI "lh' government is helpless to
relieve thu Indians Of the dangers
! they are exposed to by reason OF the
attitude of the lower courts toward
these questions"
Attempt to " rrck Mckinley Excursionists
NoRrONvIII.H Kan. Oct 4-Thc