The evening times., 1899-12-02
Bret Harte,
Mark Twain,
Robert Barr,
Booth Harrington,
Rudyard Kipling,
And Others.
age or in keeping with the possibilities OF

age or in keeping with the possibilities OF
the future.
1T is desirable that reasonable expendi-
lures be made by the Federal Government,
as well as by the States, as will gradually.
but as rapidly as possible, insure the bless
ings consequent upon a well-defned and
executed system "f irrigation
OF the Chippewa Indians land lately
ceded to the Government the report says:
"The aggregate area of the land therein
subject to disposal was 1884, ,2a7.ss acres,
valued at s5,273. .01012, OF which on Septem-
ber so, 1898. as appears from the annual re-
port of my predecessor, 407,17s.4s acres,
valued at s944 4,044.22, had been sold, leaving
s2,577, ,11S49 TO be disposed OF in the manner
prescribed by law
The land for forest reservation has been
increased from 40, 719. .474 10 46, ,021 $50 acres.
Forest flres burned over 131 SIS acres dur
ing the past year. Three hundred thousand
dollars is wanted for the forest service the
coming year.
On Indian affairs the report says:
Considerable progress has been made
by the Indians generally toward civilizs
ton; no uprising or outbreak has occurred
during the year. The Indian schools have
been well managed and productive Of good
results, particular attention having been
given to the industrial instruction Of the In
dians, so as to fit them for establishing
homes for themselves by taking up al1ot-
ments and properly working the same.
Excluding $3.50 Indians in New York
and $500 Indians embraced ir, the Five
Civilized Tribes. the Indians number ap-
proximately 1885, as against 1s0,132 re-
ported for the previous year.
The aggregate of appropriations on ac-
count of the Indian service for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1900, is $7,61S, 1858. .19.
Two thousand two hundred and eighty
three allotments in severalty were made.
embracing approximately 273, $50 acres. The
total allotments made since the passage of
the act of February 8. 1887, number ap-
proximateiy $3.50, with an acreage Of
{, 6,9S2,5Ss
1.-The Five Civilized Tribes, numbering
G., 500 with Is, 500 freedmen, and a white
population of 100000, inhabit the Indian
Territory. No allotments have yet been
made to members Of the Five Tribes.
THE entire educational system of the
Indian Bureau contemplates the ultimate
abolishing Of Indian reservations. To this
end many non-reservation schools. notably
Carlisle. lay great stress upon their out
ing system" by which pupils are placed
for fixed periods in private families, usually
farmers where they learn, as no institution
can teach them, how white people work and
live. As another step In that direction.
some Of the smaller agencies have been dis
continued and their duties devolved upon
the superintendent of the reservation
school.
THE annual report of the Dawes Com
mission to the Five Civilized Tribes is
worthy Of the most careful consideration
by Congress.
THE opinion is expressed by the COM
mission that the time has not yet arrived
for the installation of a Territorial or
State government. The reasons assigned
are the lack of uniform land tenures, the
class ownership Of the soil confined to ap-
proximately $1,000 citizens as against ap-
100000 non-citizens who do
not own a foot Of land. save as provision
has recently been made for the sale of
town lots. The agreement concluded with
the Choctaws and Chickasaws explicitly
extends their government until March 4,
1906. and as result q uniform system of
laws cannot be established at this time.
An agreement with the Seminoles, ratified
by Congress July i, 1898. permits the con-
Iinuance of the Seminole government in
limited way. and many other complications
exist which make impracticahle the imme-
diate establishment Of a Territorial or
State government t--~;r-.- ~
The following figures are given on PEN
sions: "On the 30th day Of July, 1888. there
were 993,714 pensioners borne, upon the
roll, and on the 30th day Of June. 1899,
here were 991,519, decrease Of 2, 1876.
The amount Appropriated for pensions
by the act of March IA, 1898; was sl4e,oo0.-
p.