The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-16

WasAiEEs00 City, Oct A-Specz4I-&He
report Of the Indian commissioners. D. IL
Browning. 10 the secretary Of the Ia
sertor. which has jest been sent 20 the
public printer. makes special mention OF
the work OF Irrigation az Fort Hall. Ida
10. the work Of The commission At Puy-
zIlup. Washington. the mineral entries
on the Coivllse reservation: the Wisham
and Tumvater fisheries on the Columbia
river. and other matters Of interest to
the Pacific Northwest
The commissioner speaks with common
Cation Of the work done In the Indian
schools .. Neah Bay. Chshalis. Tonaskcc,
PuyzaInp. Quinlauit. Skykomish and Yak
ina The combined capacity OF which 3
E3S pupils. which IN very little more than
the actual enrolment The Indian. as
rule" says Commissioner Browning.
looks upon the reservation school as Pc
culiarly bis osn, and by wise system OK
visitation on the part OF the parents the
school Is kept In touch with the Older
Indians It's influence in uplifting the
tribal life Is wonderful"
OF the i3 day schools maintained by the
government. six are In the state OF WASH
ingion-two schools on the Coiville res
e-yaitoa. one at Lummt, one at Neah
Bay. one az jamestown and one az Fort
Pills.
Congress declared In the last Indian APP
preparation bill that hereafter no appro-
pFiarfon VIII be made whatever for esiuca-
ton In any sectarsan school at places
where ron-sacrar.an schools can be pro-
vfded for Indian children. and then to an
amount not more than % per cent OF the
sum paid such schools in 1855
In obedience 10 this provision, the conn.,
missioner decided to reduce rates allowed
All contract schools to $l0 per pupil per
amman. TO withdraw aid generally from
contract schools of reservations. and 10
regard the provision OF the law pertain
Ing 10 division of aid among deno-nina tons
o. not reducing the number OF pupils at
the very few contract schools which ore
noE-Cas ho.Ic.
IN accordance with these principles.
schools IN the state of Washington are.
AFFECTED as follows: Or the Colyille gen
cy-At the SoiviIie boarding school the
number OF pupils allowed is reduced fram
10 10 - and the appropriation from 5000
10 b. 10, al the Occur d'Aiene boarding
scnooi the number OF pupils is reduced
from 40 to 81 and the appropriation IT ,m
sasso 10 Ss,s>o: at the North Yakima board
ing school. where D pupils were educat&d
IN isss at cost of S. $50, no appropriation
- made This year. al the boarding school
on the Puyalinp agency the number OF
pupils is reduced from 100 10 20 and the
amoan, OF the appropriation from SO. 500
u 10
the education OF Indians IN schools under
private control for lSsg, the Catholic
schools receive sIss rs
IAe commissioner states that at the
faAiHla reservation school the new DOR
milory viii soon be under way TO replace
the building burned in the winter. In
Place OF the boarding schools at Neah bay.
sAenais. sAoaomssh and Quiniault, which
from ofnciI reports appear to be IN
necessary. day schools for the current
l-scSi year have been substituted. which
commissioners Browning thinks will, with
out decreasing the deficiency OF the SER
vice. materially reduce the expenses az
ell OF said places. TIE commissioner also
recommends that the non-reseryat.on
school al Puysllup be greatly increased
Ay making It's capacity 500 pupils. The
enlargement. of this school. he says. would
IN measure obviate the terrible climatic
changes resulting from the transfer OF the
pupils to distant schools.
schedules OF allo.ments OF lands to / sss
irsslans belonging 10 the Yakima reserva-
ton in Washington have been received N
the Indian Office here, bu; have not been
nnasly acted upon.
Contcsting Indian Homesteads.
The usual number OF contests by whites
against Indian homesteads has been ini-
t.ated during the year, and In a few In
9
against whites for tresnass upon and oc-
curancy or their claims. From the fire.
qus1cy OF the contests" says the commits
ssoner. sit would seem that Indian lands
nave peculiar attraction for q certain
class OF white men. Theylseek the homo
OF an Indian because they apprehend tina.
the land contains valuable minerals water
facilities. timber or a soil better adapted
20 the purpose az agriculture or grazing
than other portions Of the surrounding
| country. This ss the case not only with
Indian homes upon the public domain. hu.
| also with Indian reservations upon which
| they too often trespass for prospecting and
/ grazing.
| II think I, fitting 10 mention the fact
! that Hon. William II. Brtnker. United
| states attorney for the distrzc. OF Wash
! ington. has rendered this offce and the
I Indians valuable assistance I'm these con-
tests. ana particularly those initiated by
/ the Northern Pacific Railroad Company.
! This company has recently made A mos.
/ determined and persistent effort 10 contest
| the claims OF Indians TO lands within rs
/ grant Or Indemnity limit. no matter how
long the Indians nay have been in ocrss-
psncy ard possession. nor what priority
4 81 rights they nav hold. with the con-
/ sent Of The department. the company has
/ the right under the law 20 exchange
lands he'd hv Iuftan occupants and 70
many eases II has declined TO CO so.'
ruyaiiup Indian Commission
The Indian appropriation act, approved
I June ra. tSes. contains the following clause
relative 90 ihe puyaslur commission.
/ Fer completing tire work of the P,Iysi-
/ iap in1lau comm ssssor appointed under
the act or March , fsss. TO select and an-
praise such portions Of The allotted lands
within tire puyallup reservation. Wash
g
gor the Indian afiottees. ans also TIA.
part ~ the agency tract. exclusive ~ The
! huvyisg ground. rot needed for school
/ purposes ard for the purposes Of aef-av-
tSg the expenses OF said commission
( sA9e0. 20 be reimbursed to TIE United
STATES ous % ths proceeds % tire sale cs
( tie agency trast az aslottsa lands, as
provided sr sad act. 20 re Immediately
available. ard SAD commission shall con-
+ csaae sss work AMI terminate on or before
/ the frst ssy Of December. tSs.''
3 TIE commissioner does net sh2zk that
( thlS commission ~stl Ne able BY the frs.
/ 90 nsxs December. 20 SELF al GO the agency
+ lets sad sae peTflsns o. allotted Lands 70
wh1Ss consent % sale has been gwen sy--
ths slsots@ss zr3 aeir~ % deceased a.
/ set.ses. The ceEsr-s sSsea sss not met wssa
I tas saccess expected N the prosecution az
similar work 81 Ascctsr; % rzIcs violent
+ egpos.tsau from certain hA,f-h-ee1x and
I Interested wAssez. and cwfas also % she
Z depressed financial condition 90 the cour-
Try. Wzts reference - me werk 81 the
; e.ssz n lsssn1. TIE following extracts from
+ th@ rsnarr a. Chairman James J. Aasser-
son a~s 1anseA,
10 sacs - taat vita the rnnSItta~s
I s@s xnzre9n3snEs 4 has Ascs a. srnrossl-
ksasgy - rsass a easrnsesk success st ere
wazk ias8 ont EsF TIE ears-a ar We
& have s0n<s saAs tines would improve ara