Indian Commission to negotiate land reductions and removals
A three member commission led by John W. Wright and Charles F. Larrabee with Bishop H. B. Whipple has been appointed to negotiate reduction of reservations and land settlements across Minnesota, Montana, Dakota, Washington and Idaho. Plans include removal and consolidation of Chippewa bands to White Earth and cession of lands at Fort Berthold and other reserves. The effort aims to relieve distress and secure government compensation up to a $625,000 appropriation after inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Wright
Tennessee
H. B. Whipple
Minnesota
Charles F. Larrabee
Indian Oflice
Secretary of the Interior
Montana
Dakota
Washington
Idaho
White Earth
Lake Winnebago
Leech Lake
Mille Lacs
Fond du Lac
Grand Portage
Boise Fort
Deer Creek
Fort Berthold
Blackfeet
Piegans
Gros Vantres
Assinaboines
River Crown
Indian Office
Spokane
Pen d’Oreilles
Colville
Jaco
Cour d'Alene
Atkins
Indian Bureau
Leach Lake
J. W. Wright
Indian
H. P. Whipple
Congress
John V. Wright
Larrabee
Re Ee Ee An
Interior Department
Bishop Whipple
Wisconsin Mound Builders in Delavan Lake Area Report
Rev Stephen D Peet editor of the American Antiquarian reports two days of study near Delavan Lake Wisconsin noting large petroglyphs and effigies at Lake Lawn including birds and turtles across about five acres with thirty seven large forms some partially obliterated by cattle and campers. Additional mounds lie at Petersburg and Sennett’s woods one mile south of Delavan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen D. Peet
The
American Antiquarian
Delavan Lake
Wis
Lake Lawn
Delavan
Petersburg
Sennett's Woods
Delevan
Labrador Ice Blocks York Harbor and Famine Follows
The Barrett schooner reports York Harbor blockaded by ice for nearly two weeks. Five families from Sandwich Bay traveled over 100 miles inland on pony-drawn sleds to find subsistence. Eastern Labrador suffered a July 190 snowfall burying the region and isolating 15,000 people. Relief vessels shift to York Bay to aid the stricken coast. Up to 20 survivors arrived. death toll estimated at 1,500 as an east wind worsened coast ice conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s
N. F
Barrett
Labrador
York Harbor
Northwest River
Sandwich Bay
York Bay
White Bay
Hudson Bay Strait
New Premier Address at Carlton Club Meeting
Lord Salisbury welcomed by a large crowd as he announced he accepted the prime ministership The Liberal Unionists pledged support to a Conservative government on Empire issues and redress for Irish concerns while Hartington declined to form a government but promised loyalty to a Conservative administration.
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Era
Lord Salisbury
Carlton Club House
London
Salisbury
Said
Eet
Lortington
Lord Hartington
Calles
le Hartington
Marquis of Hartington
Alleged Mexican Baseness and Murder Case
A Galveston dispatch reports Francisco Rasares, a naturalized American, arrested by County Judge Hoffstetter and surrendered to Piedras Negras authorities without a hearing. He was taken from prison eight hours after incarceration, shot, and buried under orders of Mondragon. Rasares, who had become citizen in 1873, was allegedly killed over a love affair with Mondragon’s paramour, after escaping earlier from two armed attackers. Mondragon fled to Saltillo after dispatching orders to authorities and appealing to US Consul Lynn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Fracisco Rasares
Hoffstetter
Mandragon
Piedras Negras
Mexico
Mondragon
Eagle Pass
Rasures
Rasares
Res
Saltillo
Ae Sidtin
United States
Lynn
Mondron
Sea Serpent Sighting Near Yellowstone Lake
A Wakefield and Haynes driver with two tourists reported a giant reptile near Yellowstone Lake in the National Park. The creature allegedly stood head high and stretched over thirty five feet, sparking a chase at Mammoth Hot Springs. A later party led by Col West and Capt Barronette saw a hiss and a reptile head emerge briefly. no sighting since. The leviathan is believed to inhabit the lake area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cinahar, Mont
Wakefield & Haynes Stage Company
Yellowstone Lake
National Park
Mammoth Hot Springs
Col. West
Capt
Barronette
Leviathan
Timber rules aim to curb fraud on government lands
Secretary Lamar plans a code to regulate timber cutting on government lands. It allows settlers to harvest for personal use and lets vetted firms obtain two year permits to cut for open market with full sales records. Purchasers must certify timber stays in territory and is not exported. A Belgian duel ends with a fatal heart shot to the army surgeon. The French government informs England it will act during the current emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamar
General Land Office
Riots, trials, and civic note fill late 19th century dispatches
Reports from Europe and America detail riots in Amsterdam with deaths, trials in Mons, and sentences ranging from three months to fifteen years. Other items note Heidelberg University’s 500th anniversary, Irish political demonstrations, diplomatic letters, and local Dakota Territory updates on crime, weather, and infrastructure projects.
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Hebrides
Heidelberg University
Mons
Belgium
Roux
Amsterdam
Dublin
Lieut. Aberdeen
Ireland
Citizens’ and Trades Council Committee
Earl of Aberdeen
England
Swirdler
Climax
George A. Jenks
Pennsylvania
Matthews
Albany
Fred Douglas
Bach
Montana
Supreme Court
Cleveland
Ohio
New York
New York Central
Lake Shore
Missouri
Cane Texas
Louisville & Nashville
Israel
Hamburg
Winnipeg
James Magernin
Aroma
Chicago
Cullom
Wilson
Miller
Board of Trade
Hennepin Canal
A.M. Wright
George Stone
Carter H. Harrison
L. J. Gage
John R. Walsh
William Bross
Alfred Cowles
Andrew Schuman
H. F. Eames
Henry Field
W. K. Sullivan
Savannah
Mary Koch
Detroit
Mich
Phillips Brooks
Trinity Church
Boston
Pall Mall Gazette
Marquis of Londonderry
County Down
Trish
Antite Sas
Miss Touce
Nick
Plato
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Important Indian Commission
Consul Wood
Dundee
Scotland
Derennes
Mr. Wood
William P. Pierson
American Baptist Publication Society
Philadelphia
Towa
Buckner
Louis Mohlis
Wisconsin
Norman
Anthony G. Schauer
Perry
Ida P. Andrews
Senator Dolph
General Sheridan
Senate
Theodore Dunmire
Company Jr
First
Virginia Engineers
Dunmire
Guiteau
House
Mme. Catalani
Madrid
Pine Ridge Agency
Maj. Bell
McGillicuddy
Major Bell
Pine Ridge
Tire
de Freycinet
Madagascar
France
Waterford
Thomas Francia Meagher
George I
William III
J. W. Harrington
Brimfield
Canada
Capt. Doherty
Fort Bennet
Cheyenne
J. A. Herald
Coal Harbor
Oak
John Prill
Pittsburgh
California
Stoneman
Hearst
W. W. Saunders
Oregon
Alsea Bay
Yonkers
N. Y
Muskegon
Bigham
John B Gordon
H. J. Nowlan
Seventh Cavalry
War Department
Paris
A. A. Ade
District of Columbia
William Hunter
J. B. Moore
Delaware
E. Spencer Pratt
Alabama
Persia
Reet Reeg
Brie
CG. Perin
M. Vincent
J. J. van Horn
Aith Infantry
C. H. Alden
Fort Snelling
Minn
Liege
Artiuss
Sauvage
Frelle
Ceutenant
Missouri River
Kansas City
United Ireland
Marquis of Salisbury
de Lesseps
Berlin
Marquis Tseng
Blenheim
Rubens
Rembrandt
Anon
Henry Ward Beecher
Theodore Tilton
Moore
Anne of State
Bayard
Tenth
James Baumgartner, Jr
Indiana
Alvin P Moves
Bs. Chase
Kansas
John A. Anderson
Dakota Territorial News
Jacob Hultman
I, Bining
Wessington
Flandreau
Agias County
Barbour- Albright
Pierre
Deadwood
Fort Meade
Leeds
Turtle Mountain
Manitoba
Devil’s Lake City
Jules Quintall
Milner
Columbia
Bowls
Fair Association
Milwaukee
Northwestern
Hayter
Esmond
Dakota Post
Yankton
King and Wise
Fort Randall
Spearfish
Albert Power
Prof
Cook
Mr. Power
Rapid City
Ellendale
Mike Flynn
Northern Pacific Section
Mapleton
North Dakota
Hillsboro
Green
W.J. Murphy
Grand Forks Plaindealer
Josephine Hopkins
Huron Lands Office
Barnes County
A.M. Pease
Francis
Sixth Studical District
Pease
Lake Kampeska
Huron
Duluth, Watertown & Pacific
Rock Island
St. Paul
Exara Fos
St. Mary's Evangelical
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