Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 November 1894 — NEW SOIL FOR PLOWS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEW SOIL FOR PLOWS.

INDIAN RESERVATIONS SOON TO BE OPENED. All That Is Needed Is the President’s Proclamation— White Man’s Civilization wui Follow — Fund to Be Created for the Uee of India *. Waiting for the Word. All that now prevents the settlement of the Yankton -. D.)lndian Resirvation by white settlers is the proclamation of the President. The treaty has been signed, the allotment of lands to the Indians has been approved by the Secretary of the Interior, and Congress has made an appropriation to carry out the provisions of the treaty. This land will be readily taken, as it is desirable, being in a oounty that produced good crops this year, and one which is rated as the host corn-produc-ing county in the State. The Yankton Indian Reservation lies within the borders of Charles Nlix County. Outside the reservation the county is well settled, and contains three thriving villages and a great many well-cultivated farms. Negotiawith these Indians were concluded Dec. 31, 1892. By the treaty thus made the Indians released to the United States IBs.OOO acres of choice fanning land, which will soon be open to settlement to'homesteaders at $ .75 per acre. The si.m thus realised will goto reimburse the government for the amount pa d tho Indians for their land. There are about 2,900 of these Indians, who have made considerable progress in civilization, and have all taken land in severalty and become citizens of the United States. They are now entitled to vote for State officers. Soil that Is Deep and Fertile. Tho soil of the reservation is a rich, black alluvial and vegetable mold, slightly sandy, and from one to four feet deep. The surface soil is underlaid by a clay, or more properly a calcareous marl subsoil which has a remarkable faculty of holding moisture and enables vegetation to withstand practical droughts such as would ruin crops in a less favored country. The reservation is in the celebrated corn and stock belt of South Dakota, and when thrown open to settlement will give the homesteader some of the best land at the Government's disposal. On the land in Charles iviix County, outside the reservation, the yield, per acre, of crops in 18 3 was: Wheat, 2'; oats, 59; oorn, 62; flax, 11; barley, 54; rye, 19; potatoes. 150. As yet no railroad penetrates the reservation or the county in which it

is located, but one road terminates four miles from the northern boundary and another road terminates at the Missouri River, three miles from the eastern boundary of the reservation. A railroad has been surveyed from the city of Yankton, through the reservation, to the western boundary of Charles Mix County. The Yankton Indians are making satisfactory progress in civilisation, aid already many of them are capable of taking care of themselves, and for such, it is believed, it would he better if all pecuniary aid from the government were withdrawn, throwing them wholly upon their own resources. HOME OF THE KICItAI’OOS. RloT and Beautiful, and Inhabited by a Lazy, Worthless People. It will not be long before the Kickapoo indian reservation in Oklahoma Territory is thrown open to settlement, and when that time comes the sun of this curious race of people will have nearly set. Already the note of approaching dissolution of the tribe is sounded in the McCrae bill, which provides for the selling of the public lands in the leservaticn at public auction. This measure is in the interests of the cattlemen, and is regarded as an outrage against the poor citizens who are clamoring for homes in this, almost the last, remnant of the public domain. The reservation consists of 200,00 t acres, and is of great value. It is timbered, well watered, and the soil in the South Canadian River valley is as black and rich as Illinois prairie lea-'-. The Kickapoo Indian who possesses the 1 rdly domain is constitutionally lazy. In the South Canadian River bottoms the Indians grow little patches of corn. "When they have planted the crop they think they have done their duty, and as a result they scorn cultivation, and weeds and wild sunflowers keep pace with the growth of the corn. The hickapoos have no schools within their reservation. There are no missionaries there. Rut for the effort of a gentle C uaker lady, Mis 4 Elizabeth Test, who has successfully oonducted a small school in the K ickapoo country, the rising generation would he exceedingly dull in the matter of education. Miss Test ha-* been seventeen years among the Indians teaching the little

papooses the primary steps toward an education. The Kickapoo country is rich in timber. The settlers who are fortunate enough to secure these lands will reap a rich harvest. Pecan, wild plum, hickory, elm, red oak; post oak.'jack oak burr oak, whito oak, walnut, chitam, persimmon, cottonwood, and mulberry trees grow in prolusion, and many game birds, including the quail, prairie chickens and wild turkeys, are to be found. Of the wild animals, there are eray wolves, timber wolves, coyotes, wildcats, catamounts, and occasionally, in the stillness of the night, the cry of the panther can be heard in the dense forests along the Canadian l iver. The woods are full of the frisky gray and fox squirrels, and as they playfully leap from tree to tree

they keep up a chatter that is confusion. CLOTHING MEN UNITE. Organisation Backed br Millions Formed to Stop Profitable Bankruptcy. Twenty-five of the largest wholesale manufacturers in Chicago, according to a dispatch, have organi. ed a strong defensive association. They propose to reorganize the system of credit*, to protect their interests when threatened by hostile legislation, and to grapple as one firm with organized labor, should concerted action be necessary. There are thirty-one large establishments in Chicago where men s and youths’ clothing is made. The twentyfive manufacturers, under the name of the Merchants’Association of Chicago, represent an invested capital of *ls- - to *.0,000.000, and employ from 10,000 to 15.000 tailors,cutters,and seamstresses. The first object is said to be to prevent overpurchasing by that class of merchants which gees into bankruptcy just after laying in a large stock of goods. These dishonest failures have hit wholesale clothiers harder than any other manufacturers. Oust; mers whose credit wa- good for several thousand dollars at the utmost found it both possible and profitable to come to Chicago markets, buy to their limit at half a dozen or more houses and then go home and fail just about the time their bills fell due. That is one of the things the Merchants’ Association intends to stop. The entire system of credits has been changed. Instead of each firm making credits for itself, there is now an interchange of credit news, so that any firm can learn from headquarters whether a shaky customer is over-buying.

A NOTED QUEEN. The Famous Worn,in Wlio Rules Over Mad* a?»Hcar. The efforts of the French to gain control of Madagascar bids fair to cause a big disturbance with other

European powers. The warlike natives of the islands also object t o French domination. The island, which is the largest in the woi\d, is a monarchy, but is not all under one ruler. Queen Rana-j vaiona rules the! greater part of it,' however. She is the’ great-granddaughter of Rahety, and is said to be intensely

proud of her ancestry. She was born in 1801, and appointed queen by her predecessor, who was her mother. The royal dynasty of Madagascar boasts of blue blood in spite of black skins. It has been in power since 1700. The present ■ ueen dresses in the garb of western civilization, her dresses being imported from Paris. She has been cn the throne nearly eleven years.

MAY SUCCEED MILES. General Thomas 11. linger Is Now Much Talked Abou In Army Circles. One of the most talked of men in United States army circles is General Thomas H. Huger, who will in all

probability succeed Gen. Nelson A. Miles in command of the Department of the Missouri, with headquarters in Chicago. He is now located -at San Francisco, in charge of the California division. Gen. ( Huger is about 58 years of age, and is a very genial and accomplished man. He

entered upon his cadetship at West Point, July 1, 1850. and graduated in 1854, taking rank as I ieutenant. Till 1855 he served as assistant in charge of constructing the defenses on the approaches to New O.leans. He then resigned and began practicing law, but at the outbreak of the war promptly enlisted and did excellent service for the Union throughout the war. He was brevetted Brigadier General for gallant services. Since the war he has been in almost constant service, and held many responsible army odices in all pUrts of the country.

GOVERNMENT SCHOOL. YANKTON AGENCY.

RED TOMAHAWK AND DOG CHASER.

QUEEN RANAVALONA.

GEN. T. H. RUGER.