Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-04-28
ODD ITEMS OF EXPENSE.
Some Little Known Uses TO which che Ma.
lions Money Is Put.

Some Little Known Uses TO which che Ma.
tion's Money Is Put.
Some curious items entering into
Tho expense account Of Uncle Sam
arc mentioned by the St Louis Globe.
Democrat Away down in Arizona,
near the city Of Florence, there Is a
ruin Of the dwelling place Of some
prehistoric people. 1t il called Casa
Grandc. The government pays a
man $3.50 year to watch Casa
Grande and sec that some archpolo.
gist doesn't carry II away for exhibi.
tion purposes.
Secretary Gresham has tried TO get
along this year with So, 900 for bring.
ing home the remains OF diplomatic
and consular officers OF this country
who died abroad. In view of the
probable in .rcase Of mortality among
the unusually large number OF these
patriots who have responded to the
call OF Josiah Quincy and have gone
to places where the climate is bad,
Mr.. Gresham asks $40, 600 the com.
ing year for diplomatic mortality.
Another item OF close relationship to
the last mentioned Is IS, 900 to bring
home the widows OF those diplomats
who die abroad. The vaccination Of
indians Is charge Of $1,000 q year
on the United States Treasury. The
condition OF LO, the poor Indian, 10
the inspiration OF much sympathy
among certain Caucasian philan throp.
lists The regular budget for the
rcd man this year reaches 90, 931,.
1861 Next year year IL isexpccted
TO O. to 81, ODs, 8il.44. This covers O.
multitude Of things which civilized
people have never thought OF. For
instance every one Ut the 600 men
Crows gets u go suit Of 'wOOd wool.
en- clothing, consisting Of coat, hat,
pantalo0ns, flannel shirt and WOODEN
socks." Every one OF the 700 women
Crows gets "a flannel skirt q pair Of
wOolon hose, twelve yards OF calico,
and twelve yards Of Gotten domestic"
The END OF the Indian budget Is
not In sight. The Indian 10 as good
q slayer As the pensioner. Away
back In 1894 the Government stipu.
lated to nay the Six Nations OF New
York state certain sum-scveral
thousand dollars--every year, and IL
Is still dong It, There are annui.
ties which have been paid to the
Senecas religiousiy since 1877. The
Shawnees have been getting q good
round sum yearly since 1904. These
and many like them Sre permanent
annuities Some OF them have run q
hundred years. Most Of them have
been In operation fifty years They
seem to be Just rs good for another
century. There IRE the Pottawa.
tomies OF Indiana and Michigan.
They have worked tho white man
beautifully. In 1906 they got one
permanent annuity, which has been
paid regularly ever since. In 1909
they soaked II to our grandfathers for
another annuity IN 1878 the Pot.
Government agreed to pay them an.
0thcr sO.much.a.year without any
limitation OF time. The fourth per.
manent annuity FOR this thrifty
tribe was fastened upon the Treas.
ury In 1873. Between that time
and 1886 four moro permanent IN.
nuities were added to the Pottawat-
omics' list. And they have been
paid faithfully every year. They
will bc paid next year and the year
after, and nobody Knows where the
obligation will cease. Three OF these
annuities are payable In SILVER" and
silver 1t wss for the Indian all
through the war and afterwa,d.
when folks never saw the color
OF coin. Another annuity Is in
,'specie;" two more In money" The
other two annuities illustrate more
forcibiy tho farcical. Every year
since 1926 the Government has sol.
EMMY delivered 70 the Pottawat0.
mics tiity barrels OF salt And every
year since 1895 this Government has
maintained q blacksinith's shop with
equipments and supplies for three
blacksmlths at cost Of $l,00e.00 q
year for the PottawatOMics.
The disbursements to these Patta.
watomies, who long ago ceased to be
Indians In oil but name, amount to
go, 8i7.85. They must according to
the treaties. 70 on forever. They are
''permanent"
The Creeks have the oldest Of these
annuitiea II started In 1890. The
Chickasaws BEGAN tn draw o perma.
nent annuity In 1899. The Chuck.
taws were put on the roll for %, 600 o
year as early 40 1906. Is II any won.
der that tho more civilized he gets
the more tenacious the Indian grows
nj his tribal relation and NJ lynclo