Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-11-28

annual report Secretary Hitchcock OF
the interior department indorses the
conclusions submitted by Commission
or of Indian Affairs Jones regarding
the present Indian education system.
The secretary says:
The MANAGEMENT Of the indian ser
nee In the field and in the schools,
while satisfactory under existing con-
gtions. IFS not deemed to be the best
Tor the welfare of the Indians, and diff
ferent methods will hereafter be
adopted. The policy conternplates re-
suiring the working by Indian allottees
able to do so of fair portion Of lands
allotted to them, and the contributing
by their industry to their own support
Of all not entirely disqualified by &C
tual disability, physical or Otherwise;
the discontinuance of the issue Of ra-
lions to those able to support them
selves"
The income Of the various Indian
tribes from all sources during the
year aggregated $5,338, 1880, falling
off of $2GO,952, mostly due TO the ex-
piration' of treaty obligations,
In the future full leasing privileges
will be confined to those whose DIS
ability or inability actually disquatiacs
them fro4 working any part of their
allotments and in a lesser degree to
those whose disability prevents their
working more than small part Of
heir allOtments, those conditions to be
clearly shown; all other allottecs to
nc required to work at least forty acres
x their allotment.
The Dawes commission to the five
civilized tribes in Indian territory re-
ports that che rolls of membership Of
only one nation the Seminoles, so far
have beer approved and their lands
have not yet been entirely allotted.
The time cannot be fixed with certain
by when the enrolment of the four re-
naming tribes will be finished
Secretary Hitchcock recommends
chat the commission be increased by
four members He also favors modi-
dcation Of the law requiring distribu
ton of lands on the basis of equal
valuation and that definite period be
Fixed for the completion of the work.
The report says that the act of June
g. 1887, known as the timber and stone
act if not repealed or radically amend
ed. will result ultimately in the com
Dlete destruction of the timber on the
unappropriatcd and unreseryed public
lands The time has arrived, accord
ing to the secretary, when reservoirs
must be built and managed as q part
Of q national system of forest and
water conservation.
The report highly endorses the work
and recommendation of Commissioners
Of Pensions Evans and says that the
veterans have no more sincere friend
than their cOmrade, the commissioner,
who himself served as an enlisted
man in the armies of the union, and
he but maintains and defends the
honor of their patriotic service, when,
refusing to ignore both the letter and
the spirit Of the law, he declines TO
permit the impostOr, whether claimant
or agent, to share in the boUny pro
Vided for the veteran and those de
pendent upon him."
On the question of reclamation Of
the arid region the secretary recon-
mends that construction at once be
begun as follows The San Carlos
storage reservoir in Arizona, reclaim
ing 100 0O0 acres of more OF public
land at an estimated cost OF $1,000, 100;
reservoirs in the Sierra Nevada in
California for retaining desert lands
IN Nevada: the diversion of st. Mary s
river in the headwaters of Milk river
iii Montana. An appropriation of
$3.50 900 is asked TO carry on the hydro
graphic work of the geological sur
vey
The secretary says that the net earn
iugs of the bond aided and land grant
railroads amounts to over $4,000 600,
and the increase in gross earnings to
$4,000 600 The debt of the Central
Pacific road to the United States now
stands at $5S,S12,15.
Maratlme Canal Report.
The secretary submits the annual re-
port received from the maratime
shows that since its organization TO-,
145 shares of its capital stock have
been subscribed for at par, aggregat-
ing $1.0l4500, and that the total
amount of cash received in the treas
ury reported by the company is
Sl174,603 The expenses Of the COM
pany have been $1,172.771 in cash. 81
900 shares of full paid capital stock,
100000 of first mortgage bonds, and
its obligation for $1,S55,O00 of these
first mortgage bonds It also has is
sued 10000 shares of its capital stock
Al par value in payment Of concession
airy rights, etc.
Its assets comprise its unused cap
ltal stock, the $51S500 first mortgage
bonds, and the liquidation of the
claim against the Nicaraguan Canal
Construction company, the concession.
etc, and the plant, railways supplies,
and other property in central erica.
THAT NEW FLYING MACHINE