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TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1903. LWH RESERVE REPRESENTATIVE MOODY FAV ORS OPENING TO SETTLERS. Reasons for His Position uiven in Report to the House Status of the Indians. RflnrpRentntlve Moodv recently rniiQ n fnvnraliln renort from the feommittee on Indian affairs, on his bill looking to opening to settlement Dart of the Klamath, inuian reerv A treaty was made with the Indians iiow upon the Klamath reservation in he Btate of Oregon, on uctoDer i msr.A nftiinh wne rinlv ratified and pro Ilaimed February 17. 1870, under the ierms of which the Indians aioresiuu leded to the United States a large Bot ,,r omintrv entlmated at 20.000,- ioo acres, for a money consideration Elf $115,000, and certain euucauumu fcnd industrial benefits, wnicn conuu- bed for a few years only. By the ierms of the treaty me wqiuub ir Icrved to themselves, at a place for linli- fntnrn linmOS. ft tract Of COUntrV within the boundaries of the great iract ceded to the government, tney E.-rronintr in remove and reside upon the same. In compliance with the rmn nf tne treaty tne luumua promptly went upon the reserved tract ?here they have since resiuea. I The treaty named the boundaries of hnlr reserved lands by natural tmrUR Hur.h as mountain peaks Streams, etc., and in 1871 a survey fas made, but the boundaries ae de- Ln..i nnt fnllnwprl and when KUUCU u" ! Settlers began to come in upon the StVwic whinh the Indians considered vau urviiii ifi ii nin lit i.iiv. ki uvt nnnii i iim in ii: i iu i ug mui a .nAnJnrt (hnt thn a nr. was erroneous. Another survey made in 1888, and -the Indian! pnmnlained that the original x i j. AknAMinJ Ivi run. , .. m ... 1 P Mint. r rno mtihk f ii T.nt uuuuu 11 v ui woa Survey Made. Vtv TnH nn o nnrnnrl nTinn npr fir . 4 g nr .1 -.1,1.1. Ikn nAdl. I W1IN IlllLIIIlIlCU III U - ill .1 .llitI..Ut t r nrtnnl. l nn in u r i i t i ; ii i ini-iiii. . ii uiinni- and determine just now mucn the Indians hal been deprived or reported uiui me amuum oi muu TTUMV MM IlllL'l HIT III I H lUlllUlia 86.36 cents per acre. Congress v . . Tirnvii imm tiihi n imw mirvi'v u boundaries snouid oe naa. ana on i, isuu, me commissioner oi iue R7n Minn nmnt inrnrmm liii khp. ipn t no mirvpvn ni i nn iinniiniu v nn liv fhfi erronnoiiR snrvev mane X71 wnrrn nf flip vnmnrinn Irnt tne seoreiary oi tne interior, tne Or ?&37,UU7.2U. Agreement Made. agreement was made with the dans In October, 1900, ty which stipulated that they would cede the United States all their right, and interest in said lands for lln money and. other consldera- of which the agreement net out the bill speaks for itself. 30 commissioner of Indian affairs ks as follows of the Indians' title tiese lands: rhere can be no doubt as to the of these Indians to their reserva- I, including the lands excluded by ; erroneous survey. If any doubt existed on this point, It was re- ted by the decision of the district tt of the United States, in which tstatus of the reservation is very and accurately stated. In my brt of November 24, 1900, I said: ese Indians have patiently waited lore than 30 years for recognition lelr rights to the land given them reaty stipulation, and a settlement them should be no longer deferr This statement I repeat with ad- I emphasis. It is earnestly hoped this agreement will be rati fled, at icoming session of congress,, .that Indians may no longer be corn- fed to await the pleasure of the trnment in fulflllling Its solemn y stipulations." The True Situation. te situation In a nutshell is this: emn treatv was made with thane ins In 1864, and a careless and er )lls survev of the lanrtfj reserved em out of a tract of over 20,000,- lpres, which they ceded to the nment, practically for nothlnsr. pade, and In spite of their pro . honoatlv and vleoroiiHlv marin tn atorlor -department, .have up to mtiuu ujiuo vUcul cart, 1 U1B lot been the fault of the Interior Itment. Secretaries of tV In- Ii Of both nnrtlnH pnmmlnalnnaro Han affairs under the last demo- administration and under the t republican nrtmInlHfr.tInn repeatedly called the atteatloa of congress to this matter, but no re lief has yet been afforded Dy con grcss. It was proposed to pay the In dians outright for the lands at the price agreed upon, but it lias been found Impracticable to press that ap propriation upon this congress, and the present bill proposes to modify the agreement so that the payment to the Indians may he derived from the sale of the lands, under the direction of the secretary of the Interior, re serving Borne 8000 acres, now settled upon by bona fide settlers, for dis posal under the terms of the general homestead law, so that the settlers may be protected In their right, and have reserved to them their Improve ments without in any way doing In jur)' to the Indians. Ask 86c Per Acre. By the agreement the Indians cede to the United States 621,824.28 acres, which, at the valuation fixed therefor by the commission, and confirmed by the report or Inspector McLaughlin, 8G.36 cents per acre, amounts to ?537, 007.20, which is provided for in the bill as follows: $25,000 to be paid to the Indians, share and share alike; $350,000 to be deposited to the credit of the Indians in the treasury of the United States, to bear interest at 5 per cent per annum, said Interest to be paid to the Indians annually in cash per capita payments, and 10 per cent of said principal fund to be an nually with consent of the Indians, expended for their benefit, including reasonable cash per capita payments; and the remainder of Bald sum of $537,007.20, after the payment of legal fees for attorneys having duly ap proved contracts, to be expended for drainage and irrigation of the lands within the diminished reservation of the Indians, the purchase of stock cat tle for issue to the Indians, and for such other purposes as, in the opinion of the secretary of the interior, may be for their welfare. Nothing From Treasury. All this money Is to be derived from the sale of the lands, and does not take a dollar from the federal treasury. The only appropriation car? rled by the bill Is the one for $500, In order that an agent may be sent to the Indians to receive their accept ance of the agreement as modified by this bill, the only modifications being as to the manner of procuring the money and as to when the agreement shall take effect It Is made to take effect on a proclamation of the presi dent, after the agreement shall have been ratified by the Indians. The Indians of the Klamath reserv ation, Oregon, receive no rations or annuities from the government of tlu United States; they have no funds to their credit In the treasury of the United States; they are self-suport-lng, laboring, etc.; they have taken allotments and otherwise make them selves more comfortable. Their lands are reported to be more suitable for grazing than for other uses ,and It will be helpful to them to Increase their supply of stock cattle. It Is be lieved, from the reports of their pres ent self-suBtaining condition, that they will make good use of the money that they will receive under the bill. Your committee are of the opinion that this measure of justice should be accorded these deserving Indians, who gave to the government a mag nificent domain, and In return there for have received practically nothing. It Is the belief of the committee that the modified agreement proposed by this bill will be quickly ratified by the Indians, and that the sale of the lands and a start toward doing Justice to these wards of the nation may be made before the assembling of the next congress. NEW ESSAY ON MAN. "And you never gossip about your friends?" "Never," answered Miss Cayenne. "I can't bring myself to be so cruel as to interrupt my friends when they are gossiping about one another." Washington Star. There are 144.000 mormons in the United States. Cricket lying fas' asleep Thoo do win' an storm. Man ho haftor stay awake An' hustle to keep warm. Honey bee Is layln" low Until do fros' Is fled; Man he haftor face do cold An' hunt his dally bread. Pore old man; I really do suppose You has about de toughest luck of any one I knows. Squirrel hab enough to eat Growln' In de tree, Man he gotter hab de cash, Sqlrrel gets It free. Groun' hog goes back home agin To pass de time and doze, Man. he has to buy hlsso'f A heavy suit of clothes. Pore olo man! Alius pays de cost! Ho's de mos unlucklest critter dat I ever run acrost, Washington Star. LITTLE THINGS BY THE MILLION. Wonderful Statistics of the Insignifi cant Things. The "needles nnd pins, needles and pins," which the old rhyme leads us us to infer have some relation to the troubles of married men, make an enormous showing In recent census reports, even though they count for little individually in the matter of size. Thus it appears that In the year 1900 nearly 10,000,000,000 toilet pins were manufactured In this country, while the number of needles turned out was nearly twice as great. These amounts would allow about one hundred and forty toilet pins and nearly 300 needles to every man, wo man and child in the United States, which, seeing that many people find no use for needles and much less for toilet pins, seems to be a highly lib eral allowance. Prom the samo source we learn that In the same year over 900,000,000 steel pens were man ufactured in this country and about 200,000,000 lead pencils, figures which bear eloquent testimony In their way to the fact that we tore, as a' people, much given to writing. How far tho old' spinning wheel and the way of making stockings which our grandmothers followed have been relegated to the rear may bo Inferred from the statement that of hose and half hose 28,891,000 dozen pairs were manufactured In tho United tSates In 1900. Leslie's Weekly. Col. Ochiltree's Estate. The estate left by Col. Tom Ochil tree Is tied up, and It Is doubtful If the $25,000 left by him will reach his sisters, as he Intended it should. The government secured two Judgments against Ochiltree several years ago which are still unsatisfied. When Ochiltree was United States marshal of Texas, one of his deputies was a dofaulter whllo Ochlltreo was taking a vacation In theso parts, and It was claimed that had ho been at homo tbo defalcation might not have occurred. After Ochiltree had been elected to congrcBB there waB a threat td hold up his salary. Ho told President Ar thur If the threat was carried out that ho would resign. "Rather than lose your valuablo Borvlces the gov ernment can afford to loso tho money," said the president, according to tho story that Ochiltree used to tell. The New Yorker. Otto "Teddy, you've been limping around for a week. Why don't you do something for your foot?" Toddy "I am doing something" Otto "What are you doing?" Teddy "Limping." j ' ' hH C m n i If '.' II U I'l I I KAI.I.Y lKSI).lK'T , Ituu mcl'tni'linly-ltMiKli'K luni nll riK ov. r. :u ii.it mild him Hi.l'k Mr Ml.iillsli mminmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm . .iiJib "' ft 3 a a a a a a Monopole Fruits 1 -- - Have the delicious flavor and freshness oi home-canned j Fruits without a suggestion of a trace of the "canny" taste common to ordinary brands. f First-class Grocers handle Monopole Fruits and Vegetables. 1 ACCEPT NO IMITATIONS OR SUBSUITUTES Wadhams & Kerr Bros., p"nd Monopole Grocers and Dry Coffee Roasters a a a a a a is: ... ...