Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-12-26
THE NATIONS WARDS
Trouble-Agent Day Makes His
RepOrt-Other News.

Washington, Dec. 26.--General COM
plant against the issuance of govern
ment rations to Indians is made In the
annual report of the agents. Captain P.
H. Ray ofthe Shoshone agency, Wyoming,
says: "They will never become self sup
porting SO long as the government gives
them semblance of support; neither
can they begin to accumulate property
30 long as the supply of the necessaries of
life is solely in the hands of the white
traders" Captain Ray recommends the
removal of troublesome chiefs.
AS TO CURRENCY LEGISLATION.
Among the few members of the house
who we're at the capitol to-day, the pre-
vailing opinion seemed to be that the
Republicans had it IN their power to
pass or defeat the currency bill. The
Demo mocratlc vote, it is said, will be about
evenly divided, and the Republicans are
generally expected to vote against the
measure.
AN INDIAN TALE OF WOE.
The first information from agent Day
since the agreement of the southern Ute
Indians, to return from the invaded lands
in Utah to their reservation in Colorado,
is given in the following dispatch received
to-day from him at Dolores, Colo., and
bearing date of December oath: Colonel
Lawton, Interpreter Smith and myself
arrived last night, having been six days
and part of three nights in the saddle.
We secuted the approaches to Indian
valley, crossed Dry valley from north to
south, and from Carlisle's ranch north to
the Lisbon valley trail. We located fif-
teen
LODGES OF RENEGADE INDIANS
and eleven of Utes, there having been
but thirteen lodges Of Utes off the reser-
walton in Utahs The trip was made
through mud and snow and the entire
tribe of Wiminuches and their ponies are
in deplorable condition, and are ITO
miles from the agency. Wire me author
ity to ship supplies from Ignacio, and to
buy beef and -four in open market for
their immediate aid, the beef and -four to
be deducted from the contracts, and the
sugar, coffee, blankets, ETC., to come from
the agency.
A THOUSAND DOLLARS
will be ample. l reafirm all have writ
ten regarding this affair and re-assert that
the war and interior departments have
been grossly misled. Wire me at Du-
range, as we will not reach the agency
until Wednesday,"
Az TO SURVEYS.
The sub committee of the house ap-
preparations committee is considering
the sundry civil bill during the holiday
recess. Director Woloott of the geological
survey and Commissioner Lamoreaux of
the general land office were before the
commission explaining estimates for their
respective bureaus and were questioned
by the committee as to the advisability'
of reducing expenditures. Both main
tanned that the estimates were as low as
they thought judicious. They were also
asked as to recommendations that sur
veying Of public lands be made, under
direction Of the secretary, by geological
survey instead Of by the contract system
through the surveyors general of the
different states. This had been discussed
by Secretary Smith with both these Off
GERS before the recommendations were
made, and they were in favor Of the
change.
WANTS MILITARY POST.
There is prospect that the recon-
mendations of General Scofield and Cen
eral Otis for the establishment of mill
tary post at Spokane, Wash, will be car
ried out. Spokane has offered 1000 acres
of land.
TWO MEDALS OF HONOR.
Medals of honor have been awarded to
Colonel William Ward, company B, Fifth
Ohio volunteers, for distinguished gallan-
try for leading an assault on the con-
federate battery at vicksburg, Miss, on
the night of July 3, 1868, and to Private
James R. Sturgeon, company F, Forty
sixth Ohio volunteers, for advancing be-
yond the line of battle and with three
comrades capturing twenty-five prisoners