Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-23
TIE INDIANS N |ON|A|
Government Agents Report Of the
sacs and Foxes on Tama
Reservation.
History Of the Recent Trouble From
the Standpoint Of the
Agent.
Outside Parties Charged With Stir.
ring up Strife Among the
Tribe.

Special to Times Republican.
Tama, Oct. 23-The government YER
sion of the trouble with the Sac and
Fox Indians on the reservation near
Tama will be given to the public thru
supplement to the annual report OF the
secretary of the interior, the advance
sheets of which have been sent out from
Washington. The report will show that
it was the meddling interference of OUT
side parties that started the disturb
ance. and the result has been to retard
the work of educating the reds, which
was Well under way before the trouble
broke out. The reports that grew out
of the disturbance We're grossly exag-
gerated, the authorities gay, and the
public has gathered a wrong conception
|of the Indians on the Iowa reservation.
believing them to be little more civilized
than the natives Columbus found here
As a matter of fact, the Sac and Fox
tribe is successful as farmers, and one
element, the majority, so progressive as
to secure recognition by congress.
Those Indians who regularly draw
their annuities and are progressive, who
favor education and better dwellings
and environments generally, the report
says, in reference to the two factions,
are doing better work on their farms
than ever before. The census Will show
better result from their livestock invest
ments than during any previous period.
Those who are opposed to civilization,
however, refuse to accept their annui-
ties and are buying their supplies on
credit, some of them having contracted
sIehfc, W nh hay a ~. 1,y,o t,l.
The division line is drawn sharply be-.
tween these two classes particularly
since congress. inspired by the persist
ent quarrels between them, took sides.
with the progressive faction, and recog-
nized their candidate for the chieftain-
ship, Push F. To Neke Qua as chief by
legislative enactment, appropriating
$500 year as an annual allowance for
him for the rest of his life. The result
| of this Interference in tribal affairs can.
not yet be fully measured. but for a
time it has set Push E To Neke Qua up
in business as chief with more prestige
than his' rival MUG Qua Push E To,
and naturally brought him more adher-
Tents"
| OF the particular case that was taken
INTO the courts. the agent says: "Insti-l
gated by certain parties living at Toledo
land Aiontour, Iowa, suit was instituted
for the release of certain Indian girl
who was enrolled as a pupil at the
school on the 1st of September, 1899, but
who was alleged to have been married
at subsequent date, while thus en-
stroiled: and on the 29th day of December.
A 1899. decision was obtained in thu
4 United States district court at Cedar
Rapids to the effect that these children
could not be retained in the school with
out the consent Of their parents or guar
dams Upon PRONUNCIATION of this
Iedict, influence was brought to bear up
on several of those who had children in
the school and by this means all but
Itwenty-three left the school within a
few days after said decision was made
known. This number was continued UNI
I'll the close of the school term. but run
a~ays We're frequent and the school. was
\ not so successful as ii otherwise would
nave been. altho the children remain
ling in the school made very satisfactory
sIiprogresSo