Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-10-10

Indians are tried in the United States
courts. For murders and similar OIL
lenses the Indian courts ailiX the
death penalty. The condemned man
is sentenced and is usually given
thirty DAVIS IN which TO arrange his
earthly affairs and bid goodbye to
his family, at the end Of whlGl time
he is expected 10 appear and present
himself for execution. And up to 1880
not n condemned man had failed to
keep his appointment. There Is some
thing pathetic in this fcalty. But one
reason why the Christian realizes
something remarkable in 1t i@ that the
Indian has not been taught the fear
OF dea tn as his more splrituallZed
brother.
The population Of the five civilized
tribes Is 1907. In the different
tribes different ideas Of marriage pre-
vail; a thing that is easily understood
when we remember that each tribe
has brought from the east and pre-
served through all these years the
rules that were observed by their
forefathcrs from time lmmemorlal.
The ScmnoleS Intermarry with me-
grOrS, and some Of the best citizens
Of the nation are Of mixed Indian
blood IN the ChoCtaW nation, ON the
other hand, it is a capital offense for
an Indian 10 marry n negro, a word
about the mixed African blood Is val
liable
In every case where the black blood
has ntcrmnglcd with the red decided
progrctS has been noted. This is CS-
pccinIly noteworthy when we rcmcm-
Der That the black and the white blood
mixes with m exactly opposite result.
The trust fund paid the Indians by
the United States government
amounts TO tens Of millions. It Is said
That SD 100000 would be a small cs-
Innate to place ON the total that they
have received from the general gov
eminent.
At the conclusion Of the war Of the
rebellion 1896 slaves were owned by
Indians in the territory. The enamel
patton proclamation fire. ID them, but
the Indians held on until 1866, bclicv-
ing themselves exempt from the work.
Ings of the law. But In that year they
were persuaded to free their slaves
and there have since been no slaves
in the Five Nations.
or course the industry Of the pco-
I,In tu n n ihnI p,iulI In nynnntnI
Of n New England farmer. The land
Is so rich and so fertile that ShiftlcSs
methods are deemed sufficient An
other resultant condition is that there
are few bridges. ana fewer good road dis
In the territory. The principal farm
products are those Of Arkansas and
southern Kansas, and oven with the
careless methods and insufficient tools
the products are abundant. There are
three or four roads in the territory,
and there are numerous landings along
the banks Of the rivers most of which
are navignbIc. The Indian farmer
simply hauls his products to the near
eSt shipping point. And # the roads
are not good when he hArvpStS he
wallis tlll they are. There Is no n""h
FOR nm to hurry, lf he does not
strike one market he Will strike an
other. lie Is quite untrouhlcd. His
living Is assured. in any ease.
And tina brings one to speak Of the
natural resources of the country.
There Is probably no place in thc
whole continent so rich and varied In
its resources ms IS that Of fine Indian
territory. There are abundant forests
of the largest ana most valuahIc tim
Der, there Is n soil that Is unouuaIed
for richness climate as soft Ms that
Of southern California ana rs hnolth.
fnI MS thc mountains Grcot riycrs
traverse The territory. ana thousand
sm,ll sirnoms rivn nxcnl,nnt u.otorfny
TO the land
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There IS little in the way Of manu-
fa"tuW aS white men would under