Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-11-25
a 4. REVIEW OF IT'S W DIRK.
Condition Of Affairs In the IN,
terror Department.
0aesetary Bliss Presents His Annuai
AsDort-Pension List GrOwing-ln.
dian Matters nm Important
lssue-Needs Of Alaska.


4ian Matters nm Important
Issue-Needs Of Alaska. "A.
Washington. Nov. 1s.-secretary Of the
4nterao1s Bliss. In his annual report. submits
sssmatss asgrsss ting lts Sc 49, tor ap
year ending June 20. 1889: .5s4
s5s sss E'ensions Clains.s Us ssafl
Discussing pensions, he says 900, 900 PEN
non claims are awaiting adjudication. and It
u oot1mated that 40 or 50 per cent. Of these
VII 20 finally admitted. If they are rapid
y aojudicated. they will swell the pension
ever. these claims are adjudicated the first
payments made thereon, the amount Of tho
pension roll will decrease very rapidly. pos
ssbly to n26.0o 10000 or sO.oOO0o0 the first
55# The indiana mi
The totaiIndian population of the United
states. exclusive Of the New York Indians
ane the five civilized tribes. approximates
lT4,YS located ION III reservations. which
contain approximately SO. 404, SS7 acres. OF
these 4,b45 have accepted allotments Of land
wn1ch aggregate about 644.1H acres.
Secretary Bliss says while the opening Of
the Wichita reservation. In Oklahoma. to
white settlement would greatly promote
the development Of that country, yet In
view OF the unsettled condition Of the ques-
lions anecting their rightsauntil there is
further legislation, he does notssee how II
can be done without causing great injury
ana Distress To guard against this, rec
ommendation is made that the Dawes COM
mission be authorized to Investigate ques-
t1Qns ~ to- theirSrights and claimsssandsre.
port recommendations for speedy and Just
settlement.
The Dawea Commission.. ~ =
Referring TO the work Of the Dawes COM
mission. It IL announced that the investiga-
ton Of the rights of applicants for citizen
snip In the Ave nations has been practically
completed; the commission has been pre-
pairing the rolls of citizenship Of the sew
eral tribes, and has negotiated three agree
ments. That. with both the Choctaws. and
Chickasaws Of April %, 1897, is before con-
gress, and has been ratified by those tribes.
That made with the Greeks September q last
was rejected almost unanimouslyHby the
Creek council. and there islittle prospect Of
any further agreement with them. The
Cherokees have, refused to- make. agree
ment. and NEGOTIATIONS with them shave
been abandoned for the8tine sbeingg Such
agreements. as have been concluded, vary
fact that eYen tual q uni form syst emSof
government must be- provided for the IN
dian territory, 1t is questionable, the re-.
port says Whethersany Of the agreementsl
should beAdednit eEys4 ra titled by congress
until the desired and necessary uniformity
can be secured.
Agreements Violated. -
The secretary says the five tribes have un-
dQubtedly violated in many ways the spirit
of their agreements with the United States
under which the territory e now held and
governed, and while ne does not recom.,
mend any harsh governments action, the
secretary calls the attention Of the presi-
dent and congress to the chaotic condition
ofanairs Of the territory. growing out OF the
several tribes. methods of administra ton.
Leading Indians have absorbed great tracts
to the exclusion Of the common people, and
government by an Indian aristocracy has
been practically established to the detri-
ment Of the people From 400, 900 to go, 900
whites, by permission Of the Indian govern
ment, have settled In the territory, but are
merely tenants by sufferance. No govern
ment for the Indian territory will be sat-
isfactory until congress shall provide for
the establishment OF a single;Nnifornn sys-
tenn for the entire Indian territory that
shall place all its inhabitants III posse ssion
Of the rights OF American citizens.
s Work of the Patent ONCE.
In the report on the bureau OF patents
the secretary says: .-1.x. -
The report shows there were received
within the, year 1854 applications tor
patents, 2,08S applications for designs, $50
applications for reissues, 2,1S7 caveats,
1894 applications for trademarks. and 81
applications for labels and prints. There
were G0sSS7 patents SIauSeOD f1UClOQ1u8s Te.
issues and designs; ]. 200 trademarks, three
labels and 81 prints registered The num-
Der Of patents which expired was 12.584.
The number of allowed applications, which
were by operation Of law forfeited for nom
payment of finalfees was 6.034s ~ a.
The total receipts were 81, s43, 779.A; the
expenditures. approximately. were g. 26.-
644.39. leaving surplus Of $317.135. 05.a The
moneys covered into the treasury on &C.
count Of receipts from fees. etc. in patent
cases, from July 9. 1885. up to and including
June 30. 1897, and in excess Of the cost Of the
management OF the patent office. amounts
= = - J. 4 ,.sa Alaska. s&
Concerning Alaska. Secretary Bliss says
existing conditions demand a radical
change in the laws relating thereto. and he
recommends that the public land laws be ex-
tended to that district. that additional land
Offices be created and appropria tons made
to carry them into effect: that the granting
of rights of way for railroads, telegraph
and telephone lines, and the construction Of
roads and trails@be specifically authorized:
that provision be made for the incorpora-,
ton Of municipalities, providing for the
holding Of elections, defining qualifications
for voting. and giving such powers as are
used and exercised by municipalities else
where: that the legal and political status
be defined; that citizenship be extendedsto
the Metlakahtla Indians, who emigrated
from British Columbia and under author
ity OF an act Of congress approved March
Z, 1891, now occupy Annette island: that
complete territorial government be author
ICED and established, and that representa-
ten In congress be granted. Ell
Nicaraguan Canal.
Work on the Nicaragua canal IL still sus-j
pended; and the company reports liza bilities
Consisting .of, the amounts sti Aduevundera
the concessions to the company Of $6.706.-
bilitiss Outstanding unpaid; assets, unused
capital stock. $518. 500 first mortgage bonds