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PA1LV AtT OWMONIAN, MNBHTON, OAKION. MONDAV, BMIMilN 14, 1IM. SECRETARY OF INTERIOR FILES REPORT BIG SALE COME TO THE GIFT GIVING SATURDAY NIGHT LIMIT SALE DECEMBER 19 ALEXANDER'S DEPARTMENT STORE MOVED TO 315 East Court Street jj Holiday Prices Now Placed on all f Pianos Organs Guitars, Mandolins, Violins, Sheet f Music and Holiday Goods Three Month's Free IntsruxfHon ! Given With Each Piano Sale INLAND EMPIRE MUSIC COMPANY 315 East Court Street Phone Red U5X H I HW H I I e I HIM OUR PLUMBING! Hive it k(I t by a Scientific Plumber ami you will not I bothtifcH rfith had hreak. Let us finure on your work. EOK, THE PLUMBER COURT STKCti The following excerpts nio taken from tho report of the secretary of the Interior, which was sent to con gress today. The report says: By the net of congress approved June 17, 1902, provision was made for the construction of Irrigation works for the reclamation of arid and semi arid lands of the Western states, 'l nereafter n reclamation service was organized, surveys made, and various ti-oleits considered. A contract has been let for the construction of diver sion vorks in the Truckco River, Ne t('a, and also of a canal to cany vatevc to a reservoir on the Carson river. Investigations In connection with other projects are rapidly ap proaching the point where contracts can bo let for their construction. A detailed report of the results of the reclamation work as herein out lined will bo submitted to congress, as required by the provisions of sec tion 2 of tho act above mentioned. Two additional forest reservations have been established and two re sgrves have been slightly reduced In area. The management of tlieso res ervations during the year has been satisfactory. I am of the opinion, how ever, as hereinafter Indicated, that the transfer of this service to tho ag ricultural department would be pro ductive of better administrative re sults. h latins laws relating to the puhils la'.ds In many Instances do not pio tdc adequate protection for the In. volunteers of tho civil war. The pen sion roll at tho close of tho year con tained the names of 728,732 Boldlers, 267,189 widows and dependents and 624 army nurses. Indian Affairs. Tho total Indian population of tho United States remains about tho same as last year, approximately about 270,000, of which tho five civil. Izcd tribes and New York Indians emlirnco about 90,000, leaving about ISO.umi occupying 166 reservations, containing 55,127,000 acres outsldo of mo Indian Territory and the state of New Yoik, Ode thousand six hundred and ulnc teen allotments were mado during the ytar, the area thereof being approxi mately 211,326 acres. Allotments in severalty aggregating 8,823,000 acres have boon made since the passage of the general allotment uct (February S, 1887, 24 Stat, 1. 388) to approxi mately 73,040 Indians. General conditions nmoug tho ' dlans have been satisfactory during the year, no serious trouble having occurred. Tho marked progress to ward civilization noted In recont years still continues, more Indians than ov er before having engaged In Industri al pursuits and In earning a livelihood for themselves and families. In pursuance of tho policy ndopted by the department under authority of law, the abolishment of Indian agen cies, and the devolving of the duties appertaining thereto upon bonded sn frosts of the government, nnd rorne-I PcrlntcndentB In charge of Indian dial legislation In the cases nnd along the lines as suggested herein should be enacted by congress at tho earliest practicable date. Public Lands. There weie I'lsposcd of during tho fiscal year ende l Juno 30, 1903, public lands aggrcgatlig 22,S24,299.fi3 acres, classified as fulows: Cash sales, 3,073,S96.99 acr s; miscellaneous en tries, embracing honvsteads, land warrants, scrip locations, state selec tions, swamp lands, railroad nnd wag on road selections, Indian allotments, etc. 19,577,031.1(1 acres, and Indian lands, 173.371.50 acres, showing an Increase of 3.335,7(14.33 acres as com pared with the aggregate disposals lor the pieeedlng fiscal year. The total cash receipts during the fiscal year from various sources, In cluding disposal of public land, $10. 557,61 S.Cfi, and Indian land. $30S, M9.14: from depredations on public lands, $ 95.251 .31; from sales of tim ber on forest reserves, $31,966.24: from sales of government property, $849.82; and for furnishing copies of records and plats, $30,118.48; aggre gate, $11,024,743.65, an Increase of $4,762,810.47 over the preceding fiscal ear. The total expenses of district laud tint of for salaries and commissions el registers and receivers, incidental exf-cnseH and expenses of depositing pul'llc moneys during the fiscal yc.ir ended June 30,1903, were $828,862.6:', a i Increase, as compared with the fi cal year ended Juno 30, 1902, of $10, 361.02, Pencions. The report of the commissioner of pensions shows that during the fiscal vie ended June 30 1903, th 'olal nriiibt- ot pensioner on tho rj" was 1,043,933, and the number remaining on the roll at the close of the year was 996,545, a net loss of 2.901 from the previous year. The gains to the rolls during the year wcte 40,086 new pensioners and 4,401 restorations and renewals, a total of 44,487; of this number 231 were pensioned by special acts of congress. The losses to the rolls dur ing the same time by death were 40, 907 and trom other causes 6,481, a total of 47,388, a net loss for the year of 2,901. The number of deaths of soldier pensioners for the year was 29,123 and of this number 27.842 were IT It FOR LADIES, TOO. Tfcrr Caa stop Tbtlr Hair Falllac Oat With Jlcrplelde. Ladles who have thin hair and whoM hair ! falllne out, can prevent the hair falling out, and thicken the growth, with Newbro's "Herplclde." Besides, Ilerpl clde Is one of the moit agreeable hair dressings there Is. Herplclde kills th dandruff germ that eats the hair off at the. root. After the germ is destroyed, the root will shoot up, tnd the hair grow long as ever. Even a sample will con vince any lady that Newbro's Herplclde Is an Indispensable toilet requisite. It contains no oil or grease, It will not ntaiu or dye. Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c. In sumps for sample to The Herpl clde Co., Detroit, Mich. F. W. Schmidt, special agent. training schools located at such ngeu cies, has liocn continued, with the re sult that the number of agencies pro vided lor In the appropriation for the ptesent fiscal year In 33, ns against 43 for the past year. (3 real emphasis is placed upon this policy by the Indian department, and It Is chimed thnTIt meets tho condi tions which will best enable tho In dlan to bleak away from ancient tri bal traditions and Influences, nnd to lieeomo self-supporting. The policy of requiring Indian allot tees to work portions of their allot ments has been continued Turing the past year, thus, by their Industry, largely contributing to their support. The New York Indians number 5.232, and occupy eight small reserva tions of about 88,000 acres In the northwestern part of tho state of Now York. These Indians receive small annuities in money nnd goods under treaty stipulations. The Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek and Sem inole, known as tho five civilized tribes, located in the Indian Terri tory, including lioedinen. number about S 1,500, and occupy leservatlons whose aggregate aiea Is 19,475,614 acres. More than 300,000 non-citizen whites arc said to be living on the lands of tho said tribes. Allotments to the Creeks' have been practically completed, and allotment work In the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations and the Cherokee nation Is progressing. Indians were largely employed dur ing the year In the agency and field service as harnessmakers. shoemak ers, blacksmiths, herders butchers, teamsters, pollco and in like occupa tions and in tho school service as nurses, matrons, clerks, cooks, laun dresses and as industrial and other teachers, whoso salaries aggregated nearly $600,000. The amount appropriated by the In dian appropriation act for the fiscal year ending Juno 30, 1904, is $8,621, 306.77. For tho fiscal year ending June 30, 1903, the sum of J,132,028.10 was appropriated, and In tno general deficiency act of March 3, 1903, the additional amount of $40,246 was ap propriated, making tho total appro priation for tho fiscal year 1903, $9, 172,273.10. The following was tho Income of the various Indian tribes from all sources during the fiscal year 1903; Interest on trust funds, $1,525,171.39; treaty and agreement obligations, $2, 118,304.95; gratuities, $799,900; In dian moneys, procoeds of leases, la bor, etc., $1,698,639.01; aggregating $6,142,015.35, as against $5,119,106.36 for the fiscal year 1902, nn increase of $722,909. Clothing Slaughtered Furnishings of all kinds reduced Saturday Specials Call at Store for particulars THE FAIR WE WISH YOU THE COM PLIMENTS OF THE SEASON ! with all hrartiacM, and at the iwuuh lime beg to remind you that If you vvlili to make Clirlstiaai u "White Day,1' you wilt do well to have us launder your lluen mid nil of your washable garments, fonxxitu! for It U n matter of common knowledge that clothes are washed cleau and prop erly Ironed here. THE DOMESTIC STEAM LAUNDRY Indian Education. During tho fiscal year 1903 there were in operation 257 Indian school"), as against 249 the previous year. Of these, 20 were nonrcservatlon board ing schoolB (one moro than last year), 91 reservation boarding schools (one more than last year), inn! 140 dav schools (six more than Inst year), with a total enrollment of 24,357 pupils and an average attend nnc. of 20.876. against a total aver age attendance for 1902 of 20,610, or an Increased uveragn attendance ioi 1903 of 336. SAFETY RAZORS ' The kind wo gimraiiteu to give complete satiBt'ao tion. It rumlers shaving a luxury and entirely ob viates the danger of cutting tho faeti. Tho blades are all of the best steel, full concave ground, and easily removed, and if UHod for individual shaving will last for years without honing. Wo have them from $a.oo up to $7.50. These make elegant Christmas (lifts. A. C. K0EPPEN & BROS., The Drug Store with the Log Cabin Soda Fountain. The French Restaurant Beet 25 cent Meal in the City Private Dining Parlors Elegant Furnished Rooms in Connection CUS LaFONTAINE, Prop: 633 Maiu Street COMMERCIAL STABLES Q. M. FflOOME, PROPRIETOR. Carryalls for picnic parties. Uooo teams with competent drivers for commercial men. Speedy horsca and handsomo rigs for ovonlng and Sun .iiiv drives. Gentle horses for family use. Stock boarded at rcanouablo rates. Ilest or care given to transient stock. Opposite Hotel Pendleton Phone Msln 161. For Choice Home - Made Gandies Call at THE DUTTON CANDY KITCHEN J. A. Herron, Prop. M 'HI I'll K UDBBX HUTIU CI Msoir (arnlibtMl coiuloil.M. room. Iron rMiliUD. Mttirlr MiruuiliOQl. goetu UIiop House In imullou. We.li st Ml iihurt only wtilts Uslp ui llojd. ll?a m Ul.l. ' Free. Wednesday, Dec. 16 Santa Clause will give a twelve men kiu .. J 50c purchase of crockery or glassware. The dolls have !"H head of hair, smiling open mouth with teeth, and stock- HIPS flnrl clinnA.c Coo usinrlnw disolav. O- 3. 4JW TT SSSWW 1 " ONLY ONE DOLL TO A PERSON Nleei.rlv as we did not have enough last year. OLD SANTA INVITES YOU ' To come to us this year. Everybody who visits our store is surprised that a town of the size of Pendleton should carry so large a line of fancy china and bric-a-brac. So much that is new, dazzling designs and beautiful decorations-so much that appeals to the lofty ideals of the human heart. Come and view of line even if you do not buy. OWL TEA" HOUSE OWL TEA HOUSE REAL HAND PAINTED CHINA J647 ROGERS WAKis