Nebraska Newspapers

    Gallant Leader of tho First
Nebraska Slain.
SHOT WHILE LEADING AN ATTACK
Lieutenant Kliinu und Three Men of the
Fourth Cavalry AUo Killed—Forty-four
Men Are Reported Wounded—First Ne
braska Uas llaptlsm of Fire at QuenKui.
Killed—Colonel John M. Stotsen
berg, First Nebraska; Lieutenant lis
ter 15. Sisson, company K, First Ne
braska, Columbus; two privates, First
Nebraska volunteers; three privates
Fourth cavalry.
WASHINGTON, April 21.—The fol
lowing regarding the tight at (Juengua
was received at the war department;
"MANILA, April 23.—Adjutant Gen
eral. Washington; A reconnoissance
on (Juengua place, six miles northeast
of Malolos, made by Major Hell and a
troop of cavalry this morning, result
ed in contact and battle, in which four
battalions of infantry and four pieces
of artillery became engaged. Bnemy
driven from entrenchments with con
siderable loss. Our casualties quite se
vere. Colonel Stotseuberg and Lieuten
ant Sisson, First Nebraska, killed; also
several enlisted men. Considerable
number wounded; not yet reported.
"OTIS.”
The following dispatch was receiv
ed at the war department last even
ing
MANILA, April 23.—Adjutant Gen
eral; Casualties at Quengua today—
First Nebraska, two officers and two
enlisted men killed; two officers and
two privates wounded. Fourth caval
ry; Two men killed and five wounded.
Fifty-first Iowa: Seven enlisted men
wounded. Utah light artillery: One
officer and two enlisted men wounded.
Total, 41# Names in morning.
•OTIS."
MANILA, April 24.—Four men of
the First Nebraska regiment, including
Colonel Stotsenberg, Lieutenant Sis
son and three men of the Fourth cav
alry were killed and forty-four wound
ed in an engagement at (juengua today.
The Filipinos retreated with small
loss.
The engagement developed into a
disastrous, though successful fight.
The insurgents had a horseshoe trench
about a mile long, encircling a rice
field on the edge of a wood.
Mejor Meil, with forty cavalrymen,
encountered a strong outpost. One
of his men was killed and five were
wounded by a volley.
The Americans retired, carrying
their wounded, under fire an.» with
great difficulty, being closely pursued,
a fog enabling the enemy to creep up to
them.
Two men who were carrying a com
rade were shot in the arms, but they
continued with their burden.
Major Hell sent for reinforcements
to secure the bodies of the killed cav
alrymen and a battalion of the Ne
braska regiment, under Major Mulford,
arrived and advanced until checked by
volleys from the enemy's trenches. The
Americans lay about 800 yards from
the trenches, behind rice furrows, un
der fire for two hours.
Several men were sunstruck, one dy
ing from the effects of the heat, as
they lay there waiting for the artil
lery to come up.
Finally the Second battalion arrived
and then Colonel Stotsenherg, who had
spent the night with his father at Ma
nila, came upon the field. The men
immediately recognized him and raised
a cheer.
Colonel Stotsenherg deciding to
charge as the cheapest way out of the
difficulty, led the attack at the head
of his regiment. He fell with a bullet
in the breast, dying instantly, about
200 yards from the breastworks.
Lieutenant Sisson fell with a bullet
in his heart, the bullet striking him
near the picture of a girl suspended
by a ribbon from his neck.
In the meantime the artillery had
arrived and shelled the trenches. The
Filipinos stood until the Nebraska
troops were right on the trenches and
then they bolted to the second line of
entrenchments, a mile hack.
The Nebraska regiment lost two pri
vates and had many wounded, includ
ing two lieutenants. The Iowa regi
ment had several wounded.
The Utah regiment had one officer
and three men wounded.
Thirteen dead Filipinos were found
In the trenches. Their loss was com
paratively small on account of their
safe shelter.
The Americans carried the second
trench with small loss and are holding
the town tonight.
Ntw PIjmii* ( oluuin tortiieil.
WASHINGTON \|ii il
department received a cablegram front
General Otl* announcing the forma*
tion of a new Ilyina column under
conuuaud of Ueueral l.awton and the
initiation of a new campaign which U
expected to reault in rlearlng out the
Jungle In the countr ynorth of Manila
up to the foothill* of the mountain* on
the nortb*a»t and up to the termtua*
tion of the railroad at Hulacan
t*lee* for • Kira War.
CIIAHLKdTON, H C. April !l-A*
an outcunia of the Greenwood county
negro lynching the negro«a of Hl>h<
ardeoavtlle have determined to prevent
negro lynching* and whitecapping*
The plan adopted t* to murder a white
man or hum th home of a white man
for every aegro lynched or whipped
They are *ald to have handed together
tor this purpuae
a
he llfkl falNHM tf«M
iT t.nt'lrt Aprtl 14 A large ant)
true! Iwtwou factory te to he alerted
la d( I .out* ae ataug a* arrangement*
rga he mad* the proponed far*orv
promt*** to h* ntte of th* Urgent In
the lowatry Kvert pr«*mtoa l* n ■
lag <ahea to heep the matter gmet uu
tti the ptaa* are fully developed and
those whom agate* ate mentioned in
("Hun iii,N ntth the n*w enterprise
lefnee to dlecua* th* matter
According to the report* a hi h are
rlr* ulaDha In inam ut ttr<l#e M <*
Wrinuf* mil tw pt,*,r|*nt nnd general
Manage** of the new company
THE EXPORT TRADE
A Report That Miown Satisfactory Condi
tion for Our Country.
WASHINGTON, APRIL 24.—Tho
fiscal year of 1898 was the banuer
year of the foreign trade of the United
States, our exports being the largest
ever recorded for a like period nnd
our Imports exceptionally small. Ac
cording to a comprehensive report Ju»t
prepared by Frank 11. Hitchcock, chief
of the section of foreign markets of
the Agricultural department, the total
value of our domestic exports reached
the enormous sum of $1,210,291,913, ex
ceeding the record-breaking figures of
the preceding year by $178,284,310.
On the other hand, the imports dur
ng 1898 were the smallest since 1885<
their value being $016,049,554, a de
cline of $148,680,758 from the figures
of 1897. Broadly stated, for every dol
lar’s worth of foreign merchandise
brought into the United States two dol
lars worth of our products found a
market abroad. Our domestic exports,
as compared with out imports, showed
an excess of $594,242,259, or more *han
twice the excess for 1897, which was
the largest previously reported.
An interesting fact developed by the
report of Mr. Hitchcock is the lncrea->3
In the exports of agricultural products,
there being a total of $858,507,912, a
gain of nearly 25 per cent over 1897.
JCxJorts of this class also show a great
er gain proportionately than non-agri
cultural exports.
Our purchases of foreign agricultural
products In 1898 amounted to oniy
$314,291,796, as compared with $409,.
871,468 in 1897, a decrease of $86,759,
672, or about 22 per cent. The vnluo
of American farm produce sent alnoad
during 1898 was much more than dou
ble that of our agricultural importi.,
the excess of the former over the latter
amounting to $544,216,146. In 1897 the
excess on the side of the agricultural
exports was only $268,883,725. and in
the years immediately preceding still
.-•mailer.
1 he total valup of breadstuffs "cnt
abroad advanced from $197,857,210 !n
1807 to $333,897,119 in 1898. In wheat
and flour alone there was a Rain of
nearly $100,000,000. While these onru •
mous gains resulted in part from the
higher prices that prevailed, there
was at the same time an important in
(tease in the quantity shipped. The
total wheat shipments were 148,231,201
bushels, nearly double the quantity ex
ported in* 1S97. Averagin', the export
prices at 98.3 cents per bushel, the val
ue was $145,684,659, a gain of$S5.7G4,
481 over 1897, when the average prices
was 75.3 cents per bushel and the total
value $59,920,178.
Although our exports of wheat and
flour did not increase very much In
quantity during 1893, the gain in value
as a result of the higher prices amount
ed to $13,849,371. During 1898 the ex
port prhe averaged as high as $4,51 per
barrel, making the total value of the
shipments $09,203,718, an compared
with $55,914 347 for 1897, when the av
erage price per barrel was only $3.84.
In the quantity shipped there was an
increase from 14,569,543 to 15,349,1*13
barrels during the two years men
tioned.
The combined shipments of wheat
and flour would amount to 145,124.978
bushels for the former year and to
217,306,055 bushels for the latter. The
total value of the exported wheat and
wheat flour reached as high as $214,
948,377 in 1898, while in 1897 It was
only $115,834,525.
Next to wheat Indian rorn showed
(he largest gain. the total exports be
ing 208,744,939 bushels, valued at $74,
196,850, as against 176,916,365 bushels,
valued at $54,851,112 in 1897. The av
erage price in 1898 was 35.5 cents per
bushel as compared with 30.6 cents
per bushel the piecedlng year. There
were also noticeable increases in ex
ports of corn meal. 826,662 barrels be
ing sent abroad in 1898 as against
475,266 barrels in 1897. There was an
increase in the price of 23 cents per
barrel, making the value of the ex
ports $1,766,068 as against $902,061 in
the preceding year.
Talking Through the Air.
CHICAGO. April 24.—Prof. Jerome
J. Greeu, the new disciple of Marconi,
sat at his receiving instrument placed
on the eighth floor of the Marquette
building last night and received tele
graphic signals sent via the air line
from the Tribune building, two blocks
away, it meant success for the wire
less telegraphy experiment for that
distance and was a triumph for the
young si ientist over conditions which
were exceedingly unfavorable. The
lirst test of the day. when an attempt
was made to communicate from the
: Dearborn station at Polk street to the
Tribune buildiug, had been a failure.
Subsequent events proved that local
| obstructions were the cause. In the
second experiment signals were trans
i mltted clearly and accurately from one
| room to another through walls and
three thick doors. The second tist
sent the dots and dashes to the sounder
across Dearborn stieet to the Hart
ford building instantaneously and
without a break. Then Prof. Green
consented to make the teat over the
long-distance and the apparatus was
. transferred to the Marquette building,
a distance uf ai out ISO yards The
vertical wire was lowered from tha
sixteenth floor and the receiver was
placed on the eigiith Moor. When all
was ready for th.* trial word was sent
| through the telephone to the sending
station, where th» professor's assist
ant, Albert Kaehor. was walling the
command The trial was a succetg.
Further experiment* will Ire made,
Ml* I •!!!• I tt«M Ht* I *ftl
WAMHINGTON. April 44 The Wads
court of inquiry held a brief open ses
sion to listen to the reading of deposi
tions sad t«> take Iks testimony of
Major James II laiacgatsr of tks
Fourth artillery Major t-snraaler said
that shile kis command was la htria
Hlco It n'e only native beef and tkat
It was relished lie expressed th#
opinion tkat lira cattle rout I have b-eu
landed *t Mahiutri
HW«t Sie s( st t k*ws*
|n\l*»S April !l Itigkt ll>>n Itlr
Jokn Itt«lier t Mon brat r* dead dir
John Mowbray was the ntst ksrusrt
of that name ike har«>n*t y basing
been rrested In Itt'l lie was bus
June J. ||v represented the rtty
•rf Durham in the house uf . om nutria
from HU t • list and Ike I'nlverstty
of ilsford from I* t 11 the t at of hi*
BRUSH WITH REBELS.
Fighting Renewed tn the North and
Southwest of Manl'a.
MANILA, April 22.—A force of about
200 rebels yesterday afternoon attacked
the outposts of the Washington regi
ment near Taguig, south of Pasig and
Pateros.
Two companies Immediately engaged
the enemy and advanced into the open
In skirmish order. The rebels were
checked and routed after two hours'
fighting, leaving twelve men killed on
the field and several wounded.
The heat is Intense. At noon the
thermometer registered 95 degrees and
the mercury was still rising. There
were several prostrations from the
heat among the troops, but only one
man was founded.
Later the army tugs opened fire on
the enemy along the river banks. The
rebels are unusually active west of
Maloloa as far as Calumplt. They have
have been busily at work on their
trenches and several new trenches
have been discovered within two miles
of the railroad. Fires are burning east
of the railroad and It would appear
that the rebels are evacuating tne foot
hill towns in anticipation of an attack
upon the part of the American troops.
At 6 o’clock this morning three com
panies of the South Dakota regiment
marched from Bocave and in conjunc
tion with three companies of the Min
nesota regiment from Ouiguinto, north
of Bocave, encountered a rebel force
numbering fully 500 men, when two
miles out. The enemy retired three
miles in fairly good order, in spite of
the fact that the rebels suffered heavy
losses. The Americans, having ex
hausted their ammunition, were com
pelled to return to their camps.
NEW YORK. April 22.—A special to
the Tribune from Washington says:
Nearly 9,000 regulars of the 14,000 that
the president has determined to order
to General Otis during the coming
summer have been practically selected
and no difficulty Is apprehended by the
war department authorities in securing
the remaining 5,000 by the time they
are needed. The excellent outlook la
Porto Rico and Cuba will, In all likeli
hood, permit the withdrawal of four
more regiments from those Islands be
fore the summer Is over and the 5.000
thus obtained will fill the requirements,
either by being sent forward directly
to Manila or by relieving domestic
garrisons for service across the Pa
i clfle.
I ho lark of transportation facilities
eonstltuttes the greatest problem, but
General Otis fortunately floes not re
riulre more than 30,000 troops during
the summer and by the time he does
need the remaining 5.000 they will be
ready for him and the ships will be
available to transport them.
llufT^lo licrrlfM llryan.
BUFFALO, N. Y., April 32—Fully
3,000 people crowded Music hall to
night to listen to W. J. Bryan. Among
those in the boxes were Mayor Conrad
Diehl, Vicar General Connery of the
diocese of Buffalo, and the chief city
officials. Mr. Bryan appeared upon the
stage at 8:25 o’clock, aicompanied by
a large company. He was enthusi
artically received, the crowd rising and
cheering for some time. Among those
on the platform were Frank L. Bapst,
chairman of the democratic general
committee; Norman E. Mack, sup:eme
court justice, Robert O. Titus and
Oliver H. P. Belmont.
Justice Titus presided. He spoke
against territorial expansion and urged
the democratic party to plant Itself
squarely in opposition to “that heresy.
The chairman Introduced Mr. Bel
mont. who was received with hearty
applause.
Justice Titus paid a high tribute to
Mr. Bryan, who was received with tie
mendous cheering.
Cannon Wants Speakership.
CHICAGO. April 22.—Congressman
Joseph G. Cannon came to Chicago
from Danville today to tell a few
friends he was an avowed candidate
for the speakership of the house of
representatives and then took a train
for Washington.
As a result of the growing rivalry
between the supporters of Congress
man Hopkins and Congressman Can
non for Mr. Reed’s place, there is talk
of a conference, probably in Chicago,
of Illinois republican congressmen to
decide which of the two they will sup
port. They feel a divided delegation
from Illinois might jeopardize chances
of success, and hope to focus their
energies in favor of one man.
Term of Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON. I). C., April 22.—The
I'nited Slates supreme court will ad
journ for the present term on May 22.
The call of the docket for cases will
be suspended on Friday, the 28th Inst.,
leaving one week for the argument of
cases. On Monday, May 1, the court
will meet for the announcement of
opinions and the hearing of motions
and then will take a two weeks' recess.
The sessions of May 15 and 22 will be
held for the promulgation of opinions
only.
Uuay )• Mlrnt
WASHINGTON. D. C\. April 22 —
Senator (Jusy of Pennsylvania Is In
the city, stopping at his house on K
street. He was met at the station on
hia arrival today by a number of
frtends. who congratulated him on the
outcome of hla trial and appointment
aa senator. The senator declined to
be interviewed There were n number
of callers at the house and many con*
gralniatory telegram* received
Oul at N»l>ra>k «»»
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Nahraab« will h# moai*r*<| oul May II
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A NEW CHAUTAUQUA.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SEC
OND ANNUAL GATHERING.
He*t Sp»»l(i>r» In tli« I.unit to He Kngaicrri
nnd lUuy Iniprovroicuit* Umle In I'rc.
inote the Ihtpularltjr tit (he Nnv Kt
•ort In the Itoehjr Mniinlnln*.
(IhMivcr I.etter.1
A busy hum of lift* pervades Boulder,
Colorado, and it is on the ipii vivo of
expectation, preparing to receive In
royally good style all guests of the
Texas-Colorado Chauttiaipia, on July
4th. The second annual meeting of
this young hut large and enthusiastic
Itody will be Inaugurated by introduc
ing some of the best patriotic speakers
of the country, by tilling the air with
•trains of most beautiful melody and
ending the day .in it blaze of pyrotech
nic glory.
Houlder: The name conjures up
such delightful visions of nature’s
gifts. The mighty hills lit* hazily blue
around tin* nestling town and waft an
air of balm and healing that Is like
ellxer to the tired brain and body.
Mountains are always deceptive and
one who views them from a distance
cannot know and appreciate them un
til he goes right into the heart of them
and learns tlielr secrets.
When you an* In Boulder tin* moun
tains are "right there.” and u short
stroll will take you to their base, then
bring a goodly supply of warm flan
nels and a big shawl or wrap for sit
ting out after the sun has gone down.
Stout shoes, so that one can take the
walks and elltnbs in kite mountains,
will be needful. The thill-soled foot
coverings are practically of no use for
the rough stones and pebbles are
quickly felt, and footsore and weary
you will return from your Jaunts if
this kind be affected.
In making plans, do not forget the
children. They love an outing as well
ns ttie grown folks, nnd the manage
ment lias made very excellent provis
ion for their entertainment and accom
modation. Bring sensible dresses, old
shoes, old lints ami old everything, and
then turn them loose to frolic and en
joy to their little hearts’ content.
Mothers can feel perfectly at ease to
have their little ones under careful su
pervision and take short excursions
bent solely on pleasure.
The advisory Imard of the Texas
Colorado Chautauqua is composed of
men of international reputation. These
names should Indicate the high stand
ing of the summer school: J. II. Baker,
president of the State Cnlverslty, Boul
der, Colorado; Z, X. Snyder, president
Colorado state Normal School, Greeley,
Colorado; ltcgts Chnuvcnct. president
State School of Mines, ({olden. Colo
rado; tV. I-'. Slocum, president Colorado
College. Colorado Springs, Colorado.
All information desired about the
Chautauqua enn lie gained by writing
to tin* secretary, J. W. Freeman, Coop
sc'ene in boulder canon.
I you can follow any winding trail and
| U* ready for all the little surprises that
I come In your way. The gladdening In
j tluenee of nature'* music will hood on
! thuse, Inspire, and you will tlnd your
i self admiring all the artlKtlc touches on
lichen-covered rocks, the masonry of
great walls of boulders, here and there
: dotted with dark fuzzes of stunted
: pine, or overgrown with blooming ten
drils. Brave little flowers will bid you
welcome from some rudecradlehighup
on tin* mountain sides and you will
wonder where they derive their life
and sustenance. Then again they will
cast themselves all around your feet,
clamoring for recognition, and you
bend to lavish caresses and assert
ownership of these gorgeous and at
tractively fragile beauties. The birds
tilt around you and carelessly plunge
Into spray-crowned brook, which goes
leaping and flouncing along, with
mirthful abandon, kissing and cooling
the gray granite walls of Its canon
lover as it scurries along to the mys
tical sea. The soft frowning of these
mountain streams miuglcd with the
soughing of the winds in the pines
complete nature's harmonious greeting
and It has a most liciicHccnt cflect on
mind sml spirit, when weary und need
lug content meiit and peace.
or, building, room 717, Deuver Colo
rado.
Some of the country's greatest solo
ists will uppear during the course and
the services of one of the thirst or
chestras obtainable will be secured.
There is it sharp competition now ex
isting among leading band musters and
orchestra leaders to Hecttre this cov
eted honor. Satisfaction given here
means a card for the orchestra else
where.
A school and collegiate department
will be In full operation, and these
will be iu charge of the best instruc
tors. The course will embrace litera
ture. languages, mathematics, natural
history, general history, pedagogy,
child study, and kindred branches and
domestic science, if there In* enough
applications for the same. Philosophy,
religion, art, and music will he given
each its Important place.
It Is doubtful if there he a more suc
cessful teacher of art than Mrs. John
It. Sherwood of Chicago. She is a
great philanthropist ns well as lec
turer. aud gives the proceeds of her
work towards the maintenance of the
Working tiIris' Home in Chicago. Iu
tlu> Windy City she is considered a
great drawing card, and her uit con
ferences are tllbsl with the best au<l
most cultured people, site was at
Hotildcr last year, ami It Is possible
that she w ill Is- again welcomed then*
at the ('hntltntl<put at Its second res
stole She hits -I lid led In all tile Kltrir
pc.iii centers, and the course In art
will embrace similes of art Iu all the
Kuropean Cities. She travels with a
real art gallery, aud she illustrates by
photographs all her subjects, site ae
curvd at a great expense last year
some of the most noted paintings ami,
with a heavy Itisursm-e on ile-se. slm
was able to pri-seUI to Iter classes these
masterpieces of tie* brush The course
this year will Is* a utost earnest oue,
and the h How ledge gained will tie *
great eye o|iem*r towards • appr, eta
! tton of the beauty la art am! nature
I hereafter
Sixty or wvriiiy tlvo thro*- tunl four
room rottitgoa nr** Imlug twiwl itml
tin* rout of l» pnr«*ly nominal. A
larg** illulng hall, oapnhh* of grating 4*t>»
nt a tlims x\ III !»• oinlor tin' aiiporvtaUm
of ouo of tin* l«'*t tio'fit of tin* roitli'
try. liiMinl will Ih* rvaaouahl*'.
Tlio I mat lii-tori' tnli'iit In tho i-oun
try It Iwlng Mt-uriil ami tin* largo atnl
Itorluut. with avatiug i upailiy of 5.0110,
In llki'ly to In* ovi'rtuxi'il On tliln i*i-•
•*o 11 tit, lid to protrM#* for otnorgomloa
win'll thw amllloriuui la ori-tipio*!, It la
ihfiiitHl ailtlaaMo to mil a largo roil
tral oottagn with a uuuilior of ronnia,
noar tin* ainlltortuni Horo all tin*
1001 tlnga of tlio W oman a t'omn ll 1 an
la* Mil, or an i-xtra araaton of ronton
tiona No • liargo will I* ntailo for tlio
U.. of Itila Imlhitug, a rotirat* moro III*,
oral tbau la in pra* How In any of tho
ol'l oatat4tahoil 1 haniamiuaa Ihmhlwr
la i|ot«*mtin*H| to toail in wvwrytliing,
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point of ounipinoni taloni ami l*»»w
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1 iilti *1 ntalww to »|**-ml uar a auiunwr
«alh*n
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Ihrir augln****ra on th<* grown*l an*l Hot
art* making imp* ami taking tt*|.|
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th** rhau>«iK|ttn t**t« mi *llvii|*mU ami
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THE UTE RESERVATION
la iisn Lands In Colorado Now Opsued for
Settlement.
A Washington dispatch says: Tha
opening of the Southern L'te Indian
Reservation. which has been awaited
with impatience for many mouths,
lias at last been accomplished, the
President having issued his proclama
tion on April 4th, announcing the open
ing of these lands for settlement ef
fective at noon, Mny 4, lSVrt).
This vast area of arable lands, fif
teen by sixty miles in size, locuted on
either side of the Denver & lllo Grande
railroad, south and east of Durango,
cannot fall to attract a large and de
sirable class of settlers. The l'te In
dians are entitled, under the law of
181*5, to .'{74 allotments out of the en
tire tract. All the remainder of the
area, about OJIb.OOO acres, will be sub
ject to entry under the desert home
stead, timber and townslte laws, and
the laws governing the disposal of coal,
mineral, stone and tlmhcr lunds, ami
tunny of the Indian allotments will he
leased by Intelligent white men at rea
sonable rates. The lands embrace both
valley and mesa or uplands, but the
supply of water for irrigation is many
times greater than will lie called for.
The soils are the semi-adobe, sandy
loam and red the former Isdng peeu
llarly adapted for the growth of grain
nml grasses, while the soils last named
are unequalled for the growth of vege
tables, alfalfa and fruit trees. Owing
to the percentage of gypsum 111 the hot
tom lauds, tlie yield of clover is as
high as three and one half tons to the
acre.
Aside from the agricultural future of
this great area of virgin soil, the stock
industry gives promise of almost un
limited growth. The plateaus afford
range for lens of thousands of head of
cuttle, horses and sheep, while tribu
tary mining ramps supply nu utmuduut
market noted for good prices.
I'nder Federal enactment, l’te In
dians who so elect may accept allot
ments in severalty. The lands allotted
to the Southern I'tes aggre
gate about sixty tliuusuud acres,
divided equally between agri
cultural and grazing lands, and allot
ments are generally in compact form.
The Indian may lease Ids allotment for
n period of three years, for agricul
tural, and ten years for mining and
grazing lands. The advantages of the
leasing system are:
I* Init—Tho lands are exempt from
taxation and fm* from cost of water
Charges, ns tin* India us own the canals
and ditches.
Second -Tlie r< ntal In most Instances
i a small amount In cash and a share of
the crop—one-fourth or one-third.
Third Indians can la* hired to work
at small wages and spent! their money
at home, thus keeping tlie money iu
circulation In the community.
Fourth The I'tes are paid $50,000
annually hy the government. Tint
treaty provides that this payment shall
continue “forever," 'J ills money goes
Into circulation in the immediate re
gion where It Is distributed from the
bountiful hand of Uncle Sam.
The act of Congress of February 20,
1 Sl>5, which tlxed tin* time for the
l’rcsldent’s proclamation six mouths
from thnt date, but whleh lias been de
layed until now, cites how the land
shall be taken up by the whites, uud Is
as follows:
“And shall be subject to entry under
tlie desert, homestead and towns!to
laws, and the laws governing tlie dls
|S)sal of coal, mineral, stone and tlm
ls*r lands, but no homestead settler
shall receive a title to any portion of
such lands at less than one dollar and
twenty-live cents per acre, and sliall
be required to make a cash payment
of fifty cents per acre at the time tiling
Is made upon any of said lands.”
The advantages of cash payment of
flfty cents per acre are many. It shuts
out the "professional boomer,” and
leads direct to a first-class citizenship
—that is, men of thrift, energy and In
dustry.
Tin* location of the lands In question
fcU'J* Uie iiuVH*; dgyitiiu uitrys In Colo
rado, so fi? is fSuftlllv lam|g_
extends, forever, as this pamcClftf jtfei
embraces all that has been, by virtue
of Imlng an Indian reserve, witbeld
from entry. It Is the last chance for
cheap, fertile and enviable homes.
The land offices are In the city of
Durango, which Is the commercial,
manufacturing and educational center
of southwestern Colorado. The city
enjoys a population of 8,000 and the
singular distinction of belug the best
built city of Its size In the West, be
ing largely of brick and stone and em
bracing among Its edifices many costly
business and residence structures, as
well ns expensive modern public, school
and church buildings. Durango num
bers among Its business enterprises the
San .limn branch of the Omahn-Oraiit
smelter, employing hundreds of men,
several large coal and coke companies,
electric street railways, two dully pa
| pers, iron works, flouring mills, umtiu
! factoring enterprises of various de
scriptions and many extensive whole
; sale and retail establishments. The
city Is the terminal of the Itlo (iramie
system and enjoys ns tributaries a
large section of the Knn Juan mining
country as well ns the agricultural, or
chard and range sections of southwest
ern Colorado, northern New Mexico
and southeastern I'fnli Durango's
prosperity and commercial Importunes
will Is* materially Increased l>) open
lug for piddle entry under the home
stead, timber and mineral laws the un
allotted lands embraced wltklu tbs
j tsMiiidarlca of the Southern I'te reser
vation and provided for by congres
sional enactment, as the soils subject
to entry are susceptible t«» the perfect
growth of cereals, grasses, fruit sud
vegetables slid tributary to the lest
cash markets the West affords To Im
press the homeseeker and those of SO
agricultural Inclination with the su
lierlor market facilities of this asetloo.
It Is only necessary to call attention ts
the fact that the rtteusivs wining In
terests embraced In the Man Juan •*oao
try afford employment to many thou
sands of men who depend abeolutaty
upon tributary agricultural sect laws
for the products of the ranch, rangs.
..r. hard ami garden Durango la not
de|s-ndewt it|M>n tire ehh and Mow of
any one industry, hut Mends smelting,
manufacturing, mining i<*ual. Iron sad
trecioua metals) with agrtculturw,
orttculmre ami stwh growing to an
esteut that rentiers the future a cer
tainty as to commercial prominence
• ud ttodustrial success.
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