The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-17
NORTH DAKOTA LAND
Settlers to Have Slices of It From
the Indians.
MARsHALL's REPORT ON TREATY
Major Edwards Will Get Something
=, Besides Assistant Postmaster r
a.4 Generalshtp.

From. The Journal Bursa,l, Room. 50. Post
Building, Warrington.
Washington, March Tin his report
on the bill to ratify the treaty with the
Devils Lake Indians Representative Mar
snail calls the Special attention Of the
house to the fact that it's passage will
result in the settlement of long standing
disputes over the payment for certain
tracts Of land which the Indians claim
have never been settled. The committee
recommends the adoption OF a new section
providing that sections 16 and IS in the
ceded territory shall be withheld from
entry and granted to the state of North
Dakota in accordance with the school
land grant to the state.
The lands to be coded embrace 104.416
acres, being all the land in the Indian
reservation and including the Fort Totten
military reservation, after deducting s, 100
acres to complete required a1lotments
6Ihe Indians are to receive $345 600 in pay
ment for the coded land, In full of all
claims and demands Of the Indians grow
ing out OF an erroneous survey of the
western boundary of the reservation in
1875, whereby about $4,000 acres were
Wrongfully excluded and since taken by
the white settlers; and in full payment of
all claims for compensation for timber
taken from the reservation for the use Of
the military post at Fort Totten from the
CllAlo VI us ESTABLISHMENT IN 1851 until
its abandonment in 1890. The two last
named claims are the ones that have been
IN dispute. In the amount to be paid the
Indians the lands taken when the survey
was made are estimated to be worth
$4,000, while the claim for timber
amounted to $1,000. By the passage of the
act the settlers will get a clear title to
their land, free Of all membranes and
not in dispute with the Indians.
The hill rau11iras tho satt1oro 10 nov,
$3.50 per acre for land taken by them.
Under the treaty the Indians are to be
paid $145000 in cash, and 100000 in ten
annual installments Of 900 each. Mr.
Marshall reports that the interior depart
ment approves this manner of distribu-
ton, as the Indians are far advanced to-
ward civilization and can make excellent
use OF the money In the purchase Of teams
and farm implements. Mr.. Marshall will
call up the bill in the house at the first
opportunity. There is little doubt of its
passage. :..~- - Live. y. - IA -
..'... E'The Majors" Outlook.
Major Edwards of the Fargo Forum, is
''livtn' in ,'opes." He may not get the
but it is believed that he will get some
thing equally as good" President Roose-
Welt is evidently in favor OF recognizing
North Dakota in some way, and means
what he. says about wanting to do the
handsome thing for Edwards. The appli-
cation for first assistant postmaster gen
eral will be pending till some definite
word has been received. ~"
. Postmaster General Henry G. Payne told
members Of the North Dakota delegation
that he wanted to do all that he could.
II won't say that I will not appoint
him. were his words; land won't say
that I will. You see, l am not very strong,
physically, and feel that I must have
somebody in the first assistants place who
can take hold and relieve me at times.
This man, to my mind, ought to be poll
tician Of national reputation and expert
ence. At the same time. I shall give
your recommendation Of Major Edwards
careful consideration" ,-..
Which probably means that somebody
else will be selected ..-..r -.
Jones and His Cotton Bales.
Senator Jones of Arkansas, the chair