The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-24
QUEER EXPENSE ITEMS.
Uses for Uncle Sans Money That Are Not
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Uses for Uncle Sans Money That Are Not
Generally Known.
Some curious items enter into the ex
pense account of Uncle Sam. Away
put in Arizona, near the city of Flor
ence, there is ruin of the dwelling
place of some prehistoric people. 1t is
called Casa Grande. The government
pays man $3.50 year to watch Casa
Erande and see that some Chicago
archaologist doesn't carry it away for
exhibition purposes.
Secretary Gresham tried to get along
last year with $1,000 for bringing home
the remains of diplomatic and consular
officers of this country who died
abroad. In view of the proba BILE in
crease of mortality among the unusual
ly large number of these patriots who
have responded to the call of Joseph
Quincy and have gone to places where
the climate is bad, Mr.. Gresham asks
$4,000 the coming year for diplomatic
mortality.
Another item of close relationship to
the last mentioned is $1,000 to bring
home the widows of those diplomats
who die abroad.
The vaccination of Indians is a
charge of 81, 900 year on the United
States treasury.
The condition of Lo-the-poor Indian
is the inspiration of much sympathy
among certain Caucasian philanthro.
pists The regular budget for the red
man this year reaches Sc, 93l, 156. 81.
Next year it is expected to go to ST.
39S,6l1.44. This covers a multitude of
things which civilized people have
never thought of For instance,
every one of the 600 men Crows gets a
$40 suit of good wooden clothing,
consisting of a coat, hat, pantaloons,
flannel shirt, and wooden socks"
Every one of the 700,women Crows gets
ga flannel skirt, pair of wooden hose,
twelve yards of cotton domestic
The end Of the Indian budget is not
in sight. The Indian is as good a
slayer as the pensioner. Away back in
1894 the government stipulated to paw
the Six Nations of New York state
certain sun-several thousand dollars
every year, and It is still doing it.
There are annuities which have been
paid to the Senecas religiously since
1917. The Shawnees have been GETTING
good round sum yearly since 1894.
These and many like them are perma-
nent annuities. Some of them have
run hundred years. Most of them
have been in operation fifty years.
They seem to be just as good for an
other century.
There are the Pottawatomies of In
diana and Michigan They have
worked the wife man beautifully. In
1913 they got one permanent an
nuity, which has been paid regu-
3arly ever since In 1909 they
Socked it to our grandfathers
for another annuity. In 1913 the
Pottawatomies came again, and this
government agreed to pay them anoth
err so-much-a-year without any limita
ton of time. The fourth permanent
annuity for this thrifty tribe was fas-
tened upon the treasury in 1923. Be-
tween that time and 1886 four more
permanent annuities were added to the
Pcttawatomies' list. And they have
been paid faithfully every year. They
will be paid next year and the next
after, and nobody knows when the oh.
legation will cease. Three of these an.
nuities are payable in SILVER" and sill.
iver it was for the Indian all through
the war and afterward, when white
folks never saw the color of coin. An
other annuity is in ''specie;" two more
are Sin money" The other two an.
nuities illustrate more forciblv
the farcial. Every year since
1926 the government has solemn.
Nv delivered to the Pottawatomies |
fifty barrels of salt. And every wear
since 1925 this government has main. |
tanned blacksmith's shop with equip |
ments and supplies for three black. |
smiths at a cost of 81 ,OOs 80 year for
the Pottawatomies.
The disbursements to these Potta. |
who long ago ceased to be
Indians in all but name, amount &c |
$50, 67.65. They must, according tc |
the treaties, go on forever. They are
permanent"
'HS SioSAS hn'o inc OlOeSt Oh these |
annuities. 1t started in 1890. The |
began to draw perma.
nent annuity in 1899. The Choclltaws |
were put on the roll for s., 900 wear |
as early as 1906. Is it any wonder that
the more civilized he gets the more tie.
nacious the Indian grows of his tribal |
relation and of Uncle Sans pateruak
ism?-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
Why Red Anglers . Bull.