Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 September 1895 — Some Figures. [ARTICLE]

Some Figures.

Iu the complete Indian census report just published an Interesting attempt is made for the first time to cast up in figures an aggregate of the government expenditures on account of the red men residing within the United States since the Union was established in 1789. The result of this attempt indicates in the statistics presented that the gigantic sum of $1,105,219,372 was spent by the government up to the year 1890, either upon the Indians directly, or because of Indians. Counting in, however, the civil and military expenses for Indians since then, together with incidental expenses not recognized in the official figures given, it is safe to say that up to June 30, 1895, a further sum of $144,780,043 may be added to the aggregate figures, making a grand aggregate of $1,250, 000,000 chargeable to Indians to date. The Indian wars under the government of the Uuited States are stated to have numbered more than forty, and to have cost the lives of about 19,000 white men, women and childreu, Including about 5,000 killed in individual encounters, of which history takes no note, and of 30,000 Indians, including 8,500 killed in personal encounters.— Boston Globe. In Italy but little credit business is done, and none without good security being given.