Show a 1 The Indians Clamoring for Titles > t 11 J 1 WASHINGTON August 31 Acting Commissioner Upshaw of the Indian office has issued the following letter of instructions to agents upon the various reservations where under the existing laws and treaty stipulations allotments of lands in severally may be madejj The business of allotmg and pal i ting lands to the Indians should be pressed win the utmost vkor The Indian is awakening to the importance of indi vi ual ownership in the soiland the agents must foster aid enc brage this feeling by all the means in their power The Indian asks for a paper title for his land and with that iu his possession he has some guarantee that J e land he improves will not be Ukenfrom him The Inoians must be impressed with the fact that if they desire to make their stay upon their reservation Sure and stable they niu t take lip lands and get a regular title to them from th6 government 11 Mr Dpshaw said today thatjmany tribes are now as clamorous for allotments allot-ments and patents as they welre forxn1 erly tenacious of holding all lauds in common |